Jemima Stockton Sharp
Birth: 1747
Albemarle County
Virginia, USA
Death: Jul. 10, 1833
Winchester
Franklin County
Tennessee, USA
Jemima Stockton, a daughter of Richard and Agnes Stockton, and a granddaughter of Davis Stockton of Albemarle County, Virginia, married William Sharp. Jemima appears to have been born in Albemarle County in 1747, however, she might have been born in about 1754.
It is not known when or where William Sharp and Jemima Stockton married. Many of Jemima's siblings moved from Albemarle County to Augusta County where they lived for a few years. Some of Jemima's siblings then moved south to Henry County. It is not known if Jemima also moved to Augusta County before moving to Henry County, but it appears very possible that she did.
By 1778 William and Jemima Sharp were living in Henry County, Virginia, probably near the North Mayo River. This was very close to the Henry County border with Patrick County. Several of Jemima's siblings were also living in Henry County at that time. Jemima's brother, Thomas Stockton, Sr., who married Mary Golden in Henry County, also owned property on the North Mayo River.
By about 1812 William and Jemima Sharp had moved to near Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee. The 1830 census Franklin County, Tennessee, shows William Sharp, 70 to 80 years old, and one female, 70 to 80 years old.
Jemima (nee Stockton) Sharp's headstone indicates a 1747 year of birth, however, she might have been born about 1754. Her husband was born in 1751, her first child was born in 1777, and her last child was born in 1800.
William and Jemima Sharp were the parents of:
Richard Sharp
Sue Frances Sharp
Margaret Sharp
Mary "Polly" Sharp
James Sharp
Nancy Jemima Sharp
William Sharp, Jr.
Robert Stockton Sharp
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