Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Nathan Sharpless and Hannah Townsend




Husband Nathan Sharpless 1 2

           Born: 2 Nov 1715 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1755 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Joseph Sharpless (1678-1757) 3
         Mother: Lydia Lewis (      -1763) 3


       Marriage: 10 Dec 1741 1



Wife Hannah Townsend 2 4

           Born: 9 Aug 1718 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Dec 1790 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Joseph Townsend (1684-1766) 5 6 7
         Mother: Martha Wooderson (1684-1767) 5 6



   Other Spouse: Charles Ryant (      -      ) 2 8 - 13 Apr 1758 1


Children
1 M Joseph Sharpless 1

           Born: 24 Mar 1744 1
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 



2 F Martha Sharpless 9

           Born: 16 Nov 1745 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob Haines (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 6 Nov 1783 8


3 F Lydia Sharpless 1

           Born: 27 Sep 1746 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 M Nathan Sharpless 1

           Born: 29 Nov 1749 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 M William Sharpless 1

           Born: 9 Jan 1752 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Oct 1817 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ann Hunt (1755-1820) 1
           Marr: 7 Oct 1773 1


6 F Hannah Sharpless 1

           Born: 15 Nov 1753 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Abel Otley (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - Nathan Sharpless


He and his wife removed, perhaps in 1743, to part of her father's land, and in 1747 purchased 203 acres near by or adjoining, in Goshen, later a part of West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Sources


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

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

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

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

5 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 745.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1027.

7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 153.

8 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 577.

9 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 577, 723.


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