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John Sharpe
1755–1824 · Male · died at 69
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John Sharpe1755–1824Martha Sharpe1756–1821Wife
Service
Revolutionary War · Branch not stated · about 1776 Likely
Estimated: his gravestone says Revolutionary officer; about 1776 is a guess from his birth in 1755. No roll seen.
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Family
Wife: Martha Sharpe 1756–1821 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Daughter: Martha Levering Sharpe c. 1799–1834
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Life events
| Born | 28 APR 1755, Anson, Mecklenburg Co., NC Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
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| Died | 1 NOV 1824, Smyrna, Rutherford Co., TN Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
| Also recorded as | "Maj" John Sharpe |
| Military service | Gravestone at Smyrna, Tennessee, reads 'Major John Sharp, Revolutionary officer'; a county compilation lists him as a lieutenant from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Identity is firm (same death day, place and wife). The stone says Major and 'Revolutionary officer', while the Rutherford County compilation, citing a DAR file, says lieutenant from Mecklenburg County. No roll or DAR file has been seen, so the war-time rank is open; 'Major' could be a later Tennessee militia rank. Records: Review: assessed 10-02-2026. |
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- Findagrave Maj John Sharp1 Nov 1824
Sources
- Gravestone of Major John Sharp, Cannon Cemetery, Smyrna, Tennessee: 'Revolutionary officer', died 1 Nov 1824 (Susan G. Daniel, Cemeteries and Graveyards of Rutherford County, 2005, no. 174). Daniel, Revolutionary War Veterans associated with Rutherford County, no. 176: 'He served as a Lieutenant from Mecklenburg Co., NC in the Revolutionary War' (cites DAR A102951) Burials and memorials Citation only Military service
- Gravestone of Major John Sharp, Cannon Cemetery, Smyrna, Tennessee: 'Revolutionary officer', died 1 Nov 1824; Susan G. Daniel, Rutherford County cemetery and Revolutionary War veterans compilations (cites DAR A102951). Image in the family tree; Rutherford County compilation. No URL recorded Family histories and trees Citation only Military service
- Gravestone, Cannon Cemetery, Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee (photograph held in the tree): 'Major JOHN SHARP[E] Revolutionary officer. Died the 1st of Nov. 1824, in the 72nd yr of his age.' Susan G. Daniel, Cemeteries and Graveyards of Rutherford County (2005): '174 Maj. John Sharp, age 72 ... a Revolutionary War officer' Burials and memorials Citation only
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