Sharp, John

1795 - Bef 1870  (74 years)   Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Sharp, Pvt. Adam (Revolutionary War) (Geni,WT)

1764 - 1846  (82 years)

Birth	12 Jan 1764
Died	1 Oct 1846	, Rockingham, North Carolina
Father	Sharp, Thomas,   b. Bef 1734
Family	Whitsett, Mary,   b. 1768, North Carolina
Married	15 Oct 1789	, Orange, North Carolina
Children	1. Sharp, Thomas L.,   b. 1789, , Orange, North Carolina   2. Sharp, Samuel,   b. 1790, North Carolina   3. Sharp, Margaret "Peggy",   b. 4 Apr 1791, , Orange, North Carolina   4. Sharp, James,   b. 1794, North Carolina   5. Sharp, John,   b. 1795, North Carolina   6. Sharp, Unknown Son,   b. Abt 1797, , Orange, North Carolina   7. Sharp, Mary,   b. 1802, North Carolina   8. Sharp, Unknown Daughter,   b. Abt 1806, North Carolina   9. Sharp, Celia,   b. 1815, , Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Whitsett, Mary

1768 - 1831  (63 years)

Birth	1768	North Carolina
Died	22 Oct 1831	, Rockingham, North Carolina
Father	Whitsett, John (Geni,WT),   b. 1711, , Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Mother	Unknown, Rachel (Whitsett) (WT),   b. Bef 1724
Married	Abt 1742	Pennsylvania
Family	Sharp, Pvt. Adam (Revolutionary War) (Geni,WT),   b. 12 Jan 1764
Married	15 Oct 1789	, Orange, North Carolina
Children	1. Sharp, Thomas L.,   b. 1789, , Orange, North Carolina   2. Sharp, Samuel,   b. 1790, North Carolina   3. Sharp, Margaret "Peggy",   b. 4 Apr 1791, , Orange, North Carolina   4. Sharp, James,   b. 1794, North Carolina   5. Sharp, John,   b. 1795, North Carolina   6. Sharp, Unknown Son,   b. Abt 1797, , Orange, North Carolina   7. Sharp, Mary,   b. 1802, North Carolina   8. Sharp, Unknown Daughter,   b. Abt 1806, North Carolina   9. Sharp, Celia,   b. 1815, , Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

• Name	Sharp, John
  Birth	1795	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8FD9E27D17A90043BD27FC840748ABC2EA8F
  Reference Number	962
  Death	Bef 1870	, Lawrence, Mississippi
  Person ID	I928	Rockett Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Sharp, Pvt. Adam (Revolutionary War) (Geni,WT),   b. 12 Jan 1764   d. 1 Oct 1846, , Rockingham, North Carolina (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Whitsett, Mary,   b. 1768, North Carolina d. 22 Oct 1831, , Rockingham, North Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1789	, Orange, North Carolina
  	Marriage bond from the NC Dept. of Archives bet. Adam Sharp and Mary Whitside. Check Orange Co., NC, census for 1790 pp. 93-95 for all sorts of variants of the names Sharpe and Whiteside/Whitsell. There are many names of each living within 2 pages of each other.
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1795 - North Carolina Death - Bef 1870 - , Lawrence, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  On 14 Jan 1823, he married Deborah V. Faucett (Abt 1802-Abt 1875) in Orange Co., NC, daughter of William Faucett and Martha Hamilton. He is in the 1860 US Lawrence Co., MS Census.