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  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 privat...

 The Sharp Family           John Sharp  was probably born before 1718 in Virginia. He was living in Goochland County before the formation of Albemarle County in 1744. and died 1778 in North Carolina. He had multiple land transactions as he moved to North Carolina. He received a patent in Goochland This patent, issued to him 26 Mar 1739  [Patent Book 18, p. 227] , states...  for the consideration as 20 shillings.-----200 acres on the branches of Phills Creek, a branch of Bird Creek; ...  ( TL NOTE If required to be minimum 21 yr old then he was born at least by 1718),  and sold that land about 5 years later to Philip Hoggarth (in Weisiger, Goochland County, Virginia, Wills, 1742-1749, page 37, giving its date as 21 Aug 1744 and its location at Goochland County Deed Book 4, page 394. ). He then obtained a patent for land in Littleton Parish, Albemarle (the land was located in what later became Buckingham County). ------Albem...