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49. William Graves Sharp (Married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Albright (50), 5 November 1817) (Source of "Graves" is Cindy Bishop Fentress, descendant of William)

Born: 18 October 1794 of Sebastian (Boston) Bostian Sharp (97) & Catharine Garrett (98) in Orange County, North Carolina.

Died: 28 January 1862 in Alamance County, North Carolina. Buried at Old Stoner’s Cemetery in Alamance County, North Carolina.

 

[His siblings included:

John Sharp: (Married Sallie Loy) Born: ? Died: ?;

Isaac Sharp: (Married Polly Rich, T. Isley, & Betsy Rich) Born: ? Died: ?;

Eli Sharp: Married Sally Neese) Born: ? Died: ?;

Daniel Sharp: (Married Eva Anthony) Born: ? Died: ?;

Benjamin Sharp: (Married Polly Coble, T. Loy) Born: ? Died: ?;

Polly (Mary) Sharp: (Married Green Nicholson) Born: ? Died: ?;

Sally (Sarah) Sharp: (Married Levi Isley) Born: 25 October 1805 in Orange County. North Carolina. Died: 15 October 1846 in Orange County, North Carolina?] (Information in red is from Ancestry.com.)]

Miscellaneous: In the 1830 North Carolina Federal Census Index for Orange County, p. 291, there is a William Sharp listed as the head of his family. The census shows one male under five years of age, two males of five and under ten, one male of ten and under fifteen, one male of thirty and under forty, two females under five years of age, and one female of thirty and under forty. According to church records, in 1830, Willliam would have been 36.

In early years, the area that is now Alamance County was a part of Orange County. In 1850, it was made a separate county. William Sharp is listed in the 1850 North Carolina Federal Census Index for Alamance County, p. 23, South District, ID # NCS5a1535581. In this census, Willliam is 55, his wife Elizabeth is 57, and his children include Elizabeth 21 and William 19. William is a farmer. The value of his real estate is $1600.

Elizabeth and William had 8 children: Henry Albright (25), Jerry Mars (Jeremiah), Edwin (Edward), Mary Catherine, Eli, Elizabeth A., William Graves, and John.

The 1860 North Carolina Federal Census for Alamance County on 11 July, 1860 shows that William is 65, Elizabeth is 67, and John is 21. There is a J.A. Sharp (female and 21 years of age) listed. She is probably Julia Ann Steele Sharp, John's wife. William is a farmer. The value of his real estate is $2000 and the value of his personal estate is $1000.

 

 

Left: Willam's tombstone at Stoner’s Cemetery in Alamance County, North Carolina. (GPS: 36° 1.074 minutes N, 79° 25.571 minutes W). This photograph was taken on September 30, 2005.