Joseph Sharpless and Lydia Lewis

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Husband Joseph Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 28 Jul 1678 - Hatherton, Cheshire, England 1
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           Died: Spring, 1757 1
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         Father: John Sharpless (Abt 1624-1685) 1 2
         Mother: Jane Moore (Abt 1638-1722) 1

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       Marriage: 31 May 1704 1

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Wife Lydia Lewis ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1763 3
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         Father: Ralph Lewis (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 1 2

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Children

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1 F Susanna Sharpless ⁴

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           Born: 18 Feb 1705 3
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         Spouse: Joseph Chamberlin (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 19 Feb 1726 6

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2 M Joseph Sharpless ³

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           Born: 8 Sep 1707 3
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           Died: 4 Jan 1769 3
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3 M Benjamin Sharpless ³

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           Born: 26 Jan 1709 3
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           Died: 16 Mar 1785 3
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         Spouse: Edith Broom (Abt 1718-1744) 3
           Marr: 27 Apr 1737 - Concord, Chester Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Martha Mendenhall (1724-1812) 3
           Marr: 21 May 1746 - Concord, Chester Co, PA 3

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4 M Samuel Sharpless ³

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           Born: 7 Feb 1711 3
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           Died: 24 Nov 1790 3
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5 F Lydia Sharpless ³

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           Born: 7 May 1713 3
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         Spouse: John Martin (      -      ) 3

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6 M Nathan Sharpless ^{3 7}

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           Born: 2 Nov 1715 3
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           Died: 1755 3
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         Spouse: Hannah Townsend (1718-1790) 7 8
           Marr: 10 Dec 1741 3

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7 F Jane Sharpless ³

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           Born: 4 Feb 1718 3
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         Spouse: Jacob Pyle (      -      ) 3

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8 M Abraham Sharpless ³

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           Born: 7 Jul 1720 3
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           Died: 1784 3
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         Spouse: Ann Young (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 2 Oct 1751 3

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9 M Jacob Sharpless ³

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           Born: 14 Dec 1722 3
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           Died: 19 Jul 1775 3
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         Spouse: Ann Blakey (Abt 1725-1811) 3
           Marr: 23 Nov 1748 3

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10 M William Sharpless ³

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           Born: 31 May 1725 3
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           Died: 1751 3
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         Spouse: Abigail Sharp (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 30 Dec 1747 3

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Sharpless

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He married and settled in Nether Providence, afterwards in Middletown, Chester (later Delaware) County, Pennsylvania. About 1737 they removed to West Caln with their younger children and remained seven years.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 722.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 432.

3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 723.

4 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 496, 723.

5 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 495.

6 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 496.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1028.

8 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 579, 723.