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Johannes Ernest Harness “Aaron” Sharp

Birth
Germany
Death
1756 (aged 56–57)
Virginia, USA
Burial
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His father was Isaac Sharp b.c1660 in Scotland & died in Germany and his mother Anna Elizabeth.

Above death date is approximate at Draper's Meadow, VA, it was a settlement near the present Blacksburg, VA. His wife was Anna Margaret Johnson who died in Augusta County, Virginia.
Brother of Isaac Sharp 114184023

Emigrated to America in 1738. the name of the ship was the "Queen Elizabeth" and landed at Philadelphia, PA on Sept 16,1738 per the Ships' manifest.
The German spelling is "Scherb, Scherp, or Scharpf. His german name was Johannes Ernst Harness Scherb, anglicized to Aaron Sharp and Johannes Ernest Sharp and sometimes seen as Harness Sharp. He obtained 320 acres in the northern part of Draper's Meadows in 1754
Died at Draper's Meadow, He may have been victim of the Draper's Meadow massacre. His land had lapsed and was resurveyed Nov. 1779. His son Johann Georick "George" Sharp had 285 acres next to his land.
His father was Isaac Sharp b.c1660 in Scotland & died in Germany and his mother Anna Elizabeth.

Above death date is approximate at Draper's Meadow, VA, it was a settlement near the present Blacksburg, VA. His wife was Anna Margaret Johnson who died in Augusta County, Virginia.
Brother of Isaac Sharp 114184023

Emigrated to America in 1738. the name of the ship was the "Queen Elizabeth" and landed at Philadelphia, PA on Sept 16,1738 per the Ships' manifest.
The German spelling is "Scherb, Scherp, or Scharpf. His german name was Johannes Ernst Harness Scherb, anglicized to Aaron Sharp and Johannes Ernest Sharp and sometimes seen as Harness Sharp. He obtained 320 acres in the northern part of Draper's Meadows in 1754
Died at Draper's Meadow, He may have been victim of the Draper's Meadow massacre. His land had lapsed and was resurveyed Nov. 1779. His son Johann Georick "George" Sharp had 285 acres next to his land.


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