John Sharp, Jr. was the son of John Sharp, Sr. ("died Oct. 18, 1816, aged 89") and Ann "Boyd" Sharp ("1740 - 1810"). According to the retyped version "from Family History written by Capt. James M Sharp in about 1894." Verify with original record. Sevier County (Tennessee) Public Library System (history.seviercountytn(dot)org site lists the Dr. Joe Sharp Collection made in 1958-1971. It references 4 Sharp works, 1st piece (see photo of p 5-6).

He was thrice married. First to Isabella "Ibby" McChesney, on 23 Aug 1796, daughter of James McChesney and Sarah Patterson, in Rockbridge Co., Virginia, near Brownsburg.

Isabella had Sharp children:

Mary "Polly" McChesney, 28 Jul 1798 (Robt McCroskey), below

Annie Boyd, 11 Dec 1800 - 8 Dec 1802

Narcissa, 8 Jan 1803 (Wm Cowan Gillespy), below

Martha Patsy Montgomery, 16 Mar 1806 - 1865 (Dr. Saml Pride & Langtry Armstrong)

Sally, 12 Apr 1808 - 17 Aug 1809

He (John "Sharps") married second to Jane Johnson (AKA Jean Johnston), daughter of Zachariah Johnston and Ann Robertson, on 8 Sep 1812 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia by G A Baxter. Typed, Rockbridge Co.. Virginia Register of Marriages, p 154 (FS 92 of 586).

Jean had Sharp children:

Ann Johnston, 6 Jun 1813 - 10 Jun 1838 (Caswell Lea)

John Zachariah, 4 or 7Jan 1815 - 3 Jun 1815

James Madison, 8 Jul 1816 (author of this source), below

He married third to widow Ann McNelly Crawford ("Craford"), "10 Apr 1769 - 3 Mar 1848" (Thomas Crawford) on 31 Mar 1825, no children.

He served in the Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War.

He was on the 1840 Blount Co., Tennessee census

The John Sharp, (Jr.) bible was in possession of Reuben T Sharp of Mulberry, Loudon, Tennessee (plus Alexander and James Sharp bibles from the same family). It was printed in Philadelphia in 1802 and purchased in 1803. Includes his 3 wives, children and many births and deaths and were combined above. The typed record was on 4 pages, titled Knoxville Chapter Daughters of the Americasn Colonist and James White Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Bible Records of Families of East Tennessee and Their Connections From Other Areas, Page 915 of the bible includes my young negroes ages and birth dates (see photo of transcription).

He has 2 markers, one standing and a military grass marker. Though his standing marker says he was aged "81 years, 7 months & 3 days," he was actually 81 years, 8 months and 5 days instead (based on the dates (on both markers).

http://history.seviercountytn.org/Joe%20Sharp%20Family%20research/Sharp%20will%20of%20James%20Sharp.pdf

NOTE: There is only one marker at North Mountain that says "ANN SHARP, 1740-1810" on the cenotaph. Currently, in 1-2022, there are now 2 Ann Sharps there. One with maiden name "Dill" born 1737 or 1740-1810 (23313799) and a newer DUPLICATE site with maiden name "Boyd," born 1726 (date changes). Waiting for a site CORRECTION. Seek more documentation of Ann, mother of Thomas. Suspect Boyd is correct, but more documentation is needed.

"SHARP BIBLE

Owned by

Mr. Reuben T. Sharp,

709 Mulberry, Loudon, Tennessee


THE

OLD TESTAMENT

Translated

out of

THE ORIGINAL HEBREW

and

With the former Translations diligently compared and revised

Together with the

APOCRYPHA

Done by the

Special Command of his Majesty, King James I of England

———

Philadelphia

Printed for Matthew Carey, No. 118, Market Street

October 27th 1802

FAMILY RECORD

John Sharp and Ibby McChesney was married the twenty third of

August Anno 1796

I married my second wife Jean Johnston Sept. 8th, 1812 (I S)

I married my third wife Ann Craford 31st March 1825


BIRTHS

Polly McChesney was born July the twenty Eighth Anno 1798

Anny Boyd born Dec. the Eleventh Ano 1800

Narcissa was born Janr. Eighth Anno 1803

Patsey Montgomery was born March16th, 1806

Sally was born Aprl. 12th, 1808

Anny born June 6th 1813

John Zachariah born 4th Jany. 1815

James Madison born July 8th 1816

Ann Sharp was born April 10th 1789 died 3 March 1846


DEATHS

Anny Boyd departed this life on the eighth of Dec. 1802

Sally departed this life 17th August 1809

My Loving wife Ibby departed this life September the eighth 1810 aged thirty six years

John Zachariah departed this life third of June 1815

Ann Johnston departed this life June 10th 1838


John Sharp departed this life July 16 Anno domini 1844 in the

--- of his age

Ann Sharp departed this life March 3 Anno domini 1846

James M. Sharp and Rebecca Cannon were married December 3rd, 1846

John William Sharp son of James M. and Rebecca was born February

14th, 1848

James Madison Sharp son of t he above parents born March 13th, 1849

Nancy Ann born March 2 died May 25, 1851

Guilford Earnest Sharp born October 26th 1852

Samuel Pride born October 14th, 1855

At the end of the New Testament appears the following:


THIS BOOK WAS PURCHASED

Anno Domini 1803

By John Sharp

Page 915 of the Bible

My young Negroes ages

(follows a list of slaves and birth dates)"

-NOTE: sadly this final list was not copied

Based on a transcription on spirit duplicated images in purple print (AKA

mimeograph or ditto machine, from about the 1960's (see photo).


Bio by LSP