Isham Sharp

 ISHAM SHARP (b abt 1755 d Nov 1840) - Revolutionary War soldier.  He can be found in Russell county, Kentucky with his wife Mary in the 1830 and 1840 census as well as the Pensioners census.   Mary is found living in home of Joel Coffey.                                                                                 A portion of Isham's pension application is here.  January 1834-                                         “He states that in the early part of 1779 he was drafted for three months in Guilford County, state of NC. He then belonged to Capt. LEAK’s company. That he immediately entered the service of the United States as a private drafted militiaman under said Capt. LEAK, JOHN DAVIS, Lt.   He was immediately attached to Col. MARTIN’s regiment, Maj. HUNTER’s battalion. Marched to Salisbury where they stayed a short time and joined Gen. RUTHERFORD’s brigade. They then marched up the Catawba River to its head where they remained for some short time, when they marched on the Cherokee nation where they burned several villages, killed two or three Indians and after remaining in that region some time, was marched on homewards and after reaching home he was honorably discharged by his captain.”

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