Caswell Conrad Sharp

Caswell Conrad SHARP was born in 1767 in Orange County, NC. He was buried in 1826 in Lost Creek Cemetery, Campbell, TN. He died on 11 Dec 1826 in Probate Date, Campbell, TN. He was baptized into the LDS church on 2 Dec 1939. He was endowed on 24 Jan 1940 in the Mesa Arizona LDS temple.

The following is written by a distant cousin:

(Caswell Conrad Sharp -- mostly known

as Conrad Sharp. He was supposedly born in 1767 in North

Carolina. At this point there is some seroius division regarding

his ancestry. The "accepted" ancestry makes him the son of a

Henry Sharp and of German lineage but I believe this is based on

a series of faulty assumptions and have seen no documentation --

there is however documentation of alternate stories):

Family "letter":

"THE ORIGIN OF THE SHARP FAMILY

The Sharp family originated in Holland, according to the

records of an ancient Dutch Bible in the possession of the Sharp

family that dates back over 400 years.

William Sharp was born and reared in Holland. He

traveled to England en route to America, where he met and married an

Irish girl. He joined an English Colony, and with his bride proceeded

on his journey to America.

William Sharp arrived in Boston during the early 1770's,

after the Stamp Act when "Taxation without Representation is Tyranny"

became a current issue. He became an active patriot and

participated in "pouring tea" at the Boston Tea Party on Dec. 16,

1773. He was one of the band of Patriots, disguised as Indians

and armed with hatchets, who boarded one of the British vessels

and broke open 342 chests of tea, throwing their contents into

the harbor.

He joined the army of Patriots shortly following George

Washington's appointment as commander-in-chief of all the

continental forces on June 15, 1775. He was wounded at the

Battle of Brandywine Creek, at Chad's Ford, Penn., on Sept 11,

1777.

Following the Revolutionary War, he journeyed with his

family to North Carolina and from there took the American Trail to the

new frontier in Tennessee. He explored this new country and traded

the Indians a rifle for 400 acres of land in Powell's Valley,

Tennessee.

He and his family settled on this land in the Powell's

Valley in the early 1780's and built a two room log cabin with entry

way between. He established a mill on Lost Creek about the year 1790

and built a chapel on the highest knoll on the land.

The following is a list of the children of William Sharp,

according to his Will in slavery days:

Alfred Sharp

Caswell Conrad Sharp

Hamilton Sharp

Eli Sharp

Francis Sharp

Henry Sharp

Jenny Irwin

Lousia Loy

Orlena Sharp

Nancy Lee Sharp

Sarah Stocksberry

Mary Ann Sharp

The Sharp homestead was located in Powell's Valley on Lost

Creek, about two miles from the Clinch River, in Union County,

Tennessee. William Sharp was buried in the cemetery in the

Church yard of Sharp's Chapel, which he built.

Caswell Conrad Sharp was born in 1785. He married Sally

Gibbs, daughter of Nicholas Gibbs and settled in Union County,

Tennessee. The children of this union are listed as follows:

Isacc Sharp married Heath

Henry Sharp married Margaret Black

William Sharp married Snodderly

Jacob Sharp married Heath

Polly Sharp married Hill

Phoebe Sharp married Peter Loy

Anna Sharp married Taylor Albright

Henry Sharp married Margaret Black and settled in Union

County, Tennessee. He later moved to Missouri where he died in 1850.

The children of this union are listed as follows:

Jenny Sharp married Ferrin Hill

Polly Sharp married Isaac Snodderly

Peggy Sharp married John Martin [this is correct as it is my

line]

Sally Sharp married Green Herrin

Nancy Sharp married William Campbell

George Sharp married Rebecca Snodderly

John Sharp

Isaac Sharp married Nancy Graves

Jacob Sharp married Eleanor Pritchard

Daniel Sharp married Elizabeth Landers

Conrad Sharp

William Sharp died on the plains in the 1849 gold rush with

Nicholas Gibbs Martin [this is also documented elsewhere as

correct]

Polly Black, sister of Margaret Black was attacked by a

panther as she was walking home through the woods late one evening

after visiting a neighbor. The panther sprang on her from a tree and

ripped the clothes from her back but she escaped without a

scratch.

William H. Sharp of Santa Ysabel, California furnished

the above historical data on the Sharp family. He was a son of Nancy

and Isaac Sharp and Isaac and Jacob Sharp who died in prison with

John Martin during the Civil War, were his brothers. William

Kennut, the only survivor, was a cousin.

Captain Ivan Sharp, son of William H. Sharp, was killed

at the Battle of Manilla during the Spanish American War. Corporal

Jack Sharp, son of Henry Sharp and great grandson of Daniel Sharp, was

killed in action in Luxembourg during World War II."

From the Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society's book "Nicholas Gibbs

and His Descendants 1733 - 1977":

"Sarah (Sally-Sallie) Gibbs b. ca. 1767-8 Orange Co.,

N.C. (Census records for Campbell Co., Tn. 1830 shows her between

50-60, b. 1770-80.) She m. ca. 1785-86, probably in Orange Co.,

N.C. to Conrad Sharp (Sharpe-Scharp-Schorb-Scherb) b. ca. 1767

Orange Co., N.C., son of Henry Sharp Sr. and his wife Barbara

Graves, daughter of Johan Sebastian Graff (John Graves) and his

wife Catherine. Some records show that the Sharps came to Orange

Co., N.C. from Pa, ca. 1758. Rev. Offman gave this name as

Scherbb in some of his records. It is possible that Conrad and

Sarah were married before 1782 when Conrad's father went to Va.

And that they were living in Henry's home until Conrad acquired

land or that Conrad returned to Orange Co., N.C. from Va. to

marry Sarah. Conrad more than likely accompanied his father to

Botetourt Co., Va. in 1782 where he acquired a survey of land on

Mar. 29, 1782 and was no longer on the Tax list of Orange Co.,

N.C. and appeared on the 1783 Botetour Tithables until 1786.

Henry was listed June 3, 1785 Botetourt, Va. And then Montgomery

Co., Va. Aug 31, 1786, Sinking Creek, branch of New River.

Conrad was possibly there also by Dec. 21, 1785. Conrad was on

the Tax list of March 11, 178 Montgomery Co., Va. Over 21, taxed

on 3 horses. He appeared last in 1789 personal property tax,

making his return May 15, Montgomery Co., Va. As white male over

21, 0 white males between 16-21, 0 slaves and 4 horses, land on

Stinking Creek, listed as Coonrod. He probably left there that

summer or fall for East Tennessee. Henry sold his land Nov. 2,

1795, although in June 1792, Hawkins Co., Tn. Henry Sharp's name

had already appeared. Other records show Henry coming to the

Clinch River, Bold Valley, June 9, 1795. Since early records are

not available on Conrad, it is important to follow Henry because

Conrad remained very close to his father.

The Knox County records show Conrad bought 200 acres on

the north side of Clinch River, the first bottom above the mouth of

the Big Buffalo Creek from Joseph Beaird on Feb. 10, 1794 for 50

pounds. On Oct. 22, 1798 Henry Sharp (possibly jr.) Purchased

600 acres on the north side of Clinch River adjoining Henry

Sharp's land (probably Sr.) From Conrad Sharp (Knox Co.), land he

had purchased from John Gibbs of Knox Co., who had bought the

land from Martin Rice. This tract of land was later willed to

wife Sarah and their youngest son Wm., who settled in Andrew Co.,

Mo. And Wm. Sold this tract to his brother Isaac, who gave it to

his son Bratcher Sr., who in 1880 sold it to Ferrin

Hill."

The Nicholas Gibbs book also states: "Conrad Sharp was buried in

Lost Creek Cemetery in what is now Union Co., Tn., Central

Peninsula, and beside him is thought to be buried his wife Sarah

Gibbs Sharp. A large plain limestone was erected, which Martin

Rice witnesses in 1826. In 1934 J. Crit Sharp and his son

Lillard replaced this stone with a new and larger fieldstone

which he had smoothed and lettered and set beside the older one.

On the side facing the woods is: "Conrad Sharp b. in N.C. 1767,

son of WM. b./ in Germany, grandson of Benjamin Sharp b. in

Ireland, nephew of Maj. Benja. Sharp who served under Col. Sevier

in the Battle of Kings Mt. 1826." On the back side from the road

is: Polly (Sally) Gibbs, wife of Conrad Sharp - Henry, Isaac,

Jacob, Wm., Polly Hill, Penie Loy, Bethie (Betsy) Albright, Sally

Longmire."

Inscription:
Born in N. C. 1767 son of WM born in Germany and grandson of Benj. Sharp Born in Ireland and nephew of Maj. Benj. Sharp who under COL. Seiver Found in the Bat. of Kings Mt & Boyds Cr. Conrad Sharp died 1831.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55714994

Mother was a daughter of John Graves of Stinking Quarters Creek, Orange Co., NC.

Revolutionary War Veteran. Father of Henry Sharp, Elizabeth SHARP, Nicholas Sharp, Mary SHARP Hill, Isaac Sharp, Jacob Sharp, Peney SHARP Loy, Bettie SHARP Albright, Sarah SHARP Longmire and William Sharp.

Conrad Sharp died in Lost Creek, which was a settlement that is now under water and is part of the backwaters of Norris Dam. Inscription: Conrad Sharp Born in N. C. 1767 son of William Sharp who was born in Germany and grandson of Benj. Sharp who was born in Ireland and nephew of Maj. Benj. Sharp who under COL. Seiver fought in the Battle of Kings Mountian & Boyds Creek.

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