Samuel "the Tory" Sharp

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Samuel Sharp

Also Known As: "Samuel Sharpe"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, Province of New Jersey
Death: 1786 (44-45)
Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, British North America
Immediate Family:

Son of William Sharp, Jr. and Sarah Sharp
Husband of Priscilla Sharp
Father of Mary Holder; Sarah Smith; Joseph Sharp; Samuel Sharp, Sr.; Martha Sharp and 3 others
Brother of Sarah Sharp; Henry Sharp; William Sharp; Langstaff Sharp; Jonathan Sharp and 1 other
Half brother of Anne Stites; Rachel Buzby; Allen Sharp; John Sharp; Mary E. Dunham (Sharp) and 1 other

Occupation: blacksmith/farmer/loyalist
Managed by: Private User
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About Samuel "the Tory" Sharp

Per the UELAC:

"... Samuel was born 1741 in Woodbridge N.J He was a recruiting sergeant for the Loyal American Regiment at Staten Island New York. He arrived at St John N. B. with the July Fleet of 1783 with a wife, 2 children over 10 years (one being Mary) and 2 children under 10 years. He received Lot 2 Bedell’s survey of the Kingston Grant at Long Reach as a Loyalist grant. ..."

Death also seen as 1806.

Sources

  • "Oldest Loyalists." United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada. < link > Accessed 27 June 2023.
  • Millennium File. Heritage Consulting via Ancestry.com.
  • Wiepert, Robert. Ancestry Family Tree. < link > Accessed 4 August 2019.
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Samuel "the Tory" Sharp's Timeline

1741
1741
Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, Province of New Jersey
1762
July 22, 1762
Piscataway, New Jersey
1766
1766
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, United States
1767
July 24, 1767
New Jersey
1771
September 18, 1771
1771
Richmond, Ontario County, New York, United States
1772
1772
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, United States
1774
1774
Head of Millstream, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
1786
1786
Age 45
Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick, British North America