Elizabeth Sharp

Elizabeth Smith was born ABT 1700?, and died 1762 in Frederick Co., VA.

Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith of Township of Evesham in the County of Burlington and western Division of the province of New Jersey

Family

She married Thomas Sharp on 03 DEC 1724 in Haddonfield Mo. Mtg., Haddonfield, NJ, son of John Sharp and Elizabeth Paine. He was born 23 AUG 1698 in Burlington Co., NJ, and died BET 13 JAN 1762 AND APR 1762 in Frederick Co., VA.

Children of Elizabeth Smith and Thomas Sharp are:

1. Elizabeth Sharp was born ABT 1725 in Frederick Co., VA, and died AFT NOV 1799 in Randolph Co., NC.
2. Thomas Sharp was born ABT 1726? in NJ.
3. Rebecca Sharp was born ABT 1727? in NJ.
4. Sarah Sharp was born ABT 1729? in NJ.
5. Anne Sharp was born ABT 1731? in NJ.
6. Mary Sharp was born ABT 1733? in NJ.
7. Mary 2 Sharp was born ABT 1735? in NJ.
8. Easter Sharp was born ABT 1738? in NJ

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Last Will and Testament of Thomas Sharp 1 Jan 1762, Frederick, Virginia, named wife Eliz. Sharp. Children Rebecca Churchman, Elizabeth Nation, Sarah Love, Ann Haines, Jane Hankins, Mary Ramey, Mary Frazier, Easter Sharp, Thomas Sharp (Jr). Also listed are Thomas Jr's three sons, John, Thomas and Samuel. “Thomas Sharpe Sen in the Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900” < AncestrySharing >

Notes

• from http://genforum.genealogy.com/sharp/messages/5780.html There is a Thomas Sharp from Gloucester (Newton) Co, NJ that has been confused with Thomas Sharp of Burlington Co, NJ. The (Newton) Thomas Sharp married 4 times, first to Sarah Fearne in Chester Co, PA 8/8/1684, second to Elizabeth Winn 7/17/1701 in Haddonfield, Gloucester Co, NJ, third to Katherine Hollingham 8/9/1710 at Haddonfield, and 4th to Judith Smith Potts 2/27/1728.
• There are some researchers who list Thomas Sharp as husband of Elizabeth Harrison and the marriage date used by these researchers is the same as the date the Haddonfield marriage record for his marriage to Katherine Hollingham. Clearly, the marriage information for Thomas Sharp to an Elizabeth Harrison on 8/8/1810 is not correct.
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/sharp/5731/. There has been some confusion over whether the Thomas Sharp living in Berkeley County, VA in the 1770s on was related to Thomas Sharp I who died in Frederick County, VA in 1762. In his will, Thomas I left 150 acres in Frederick County, VA to his wife Elizabeth except for 50 acres that went to his son Thomas Sharp. However, all of the land would revert to his grandson, John Sharp, upon the death of Elizabeth and of Thomas Sharp II. This land was in Frederick County and remained in Frederick County. However, Thomas Sharp I purchased some additional land as follows …

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References

• "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZVM-KY9 : 20 January 2020), Elizabeth Smith in entry for Thomas Sharp, 1724. Name Thomas Sharp Sex Male Father's Name John Father's Sex Male Spouse's Name Elizabeth Smith Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Father's Name Thomas Spouse's Father's Sex Male Marriage Date 3 Oct 1724 Marriage Place Gloucester, New Jersey, United States Marriage Place Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States Event Type Marriage
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/201516/I52165/elizabeth-smith/individual
• Here is their marriage information. You can find it in Haddonfield 1724. "Thomas Sharp to Elizabeth Smith 1724" "Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickitt, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton and Engle families". Page 431. < FamilySearch >