Peter Sharps (son of Christina Vanover) was born in Sussex County, New Jersey,
Born 1781
He married Elizabeth Horn.
He was for a number of years a merchant miller at
Stewartsville, New Jersey,
He later moved to Ithaca, New York,
Issue:
i. Christopher Jonn Sharps; Inventor and manufacturer of the Sharps' repeating rifle, Connecticut.
He later was associated in business with his nephew, General James Stewart.
ii. Mary Sharps; married 31 May 1821, James Stewart, son of Lieutenant Thomas and Rachel (De Wees) Stewart.
iii. John Peter Sharps; married Mary Roseberry.
iv. Eliza Sharps; died young.
Born 1781
He married Elizabeth Horn.
He was for a number of years a merchant miller at
Stewartsville, New Jersey,
He later moved to Ithaca, New York,
Issue:
i. Christopher Jonn Sharps; Inventor and manufacturer of the Sharps' repeating rifle, Connecticut.
He later was associated in business with his nephew, General James Stewart.
ii. Mary Sharps; married 31 May 1821, James Stewart, son of Lieutenant Thomas and Rachel (De Wees) Stewart.
iii. John Peter Sharps; married Mary Roseberry.
iv. Eliza Sharps; died young.
Peter Sharps (son of Christina Vanover) was born in Sussex County, New Jersey,
Born 1781
He married Elizabeth Horn.
He was for a number of years a merchant miller at
Stewartsville, New Jersey,
He later moved to Ithaca, New York,
Issue:
i. Christopher Jonn Sharps; Inventor and manufacturer of the Sharps' repeating rifle, Connecticut.
He later was associated in business with his nephew, General James Stewart.
ii. Mary Sharps; married 31 May 1821, James Stewart, son of Lieutenant Thomas and Rachel (De Wees) Stewart.
iii. John Peter Sharps; married Mary Roseberry.
iv. Eliza Sharps; died young.
Born 1781
He married Elizabeth Horn.
He was for a number of years a merchant miller at
Stewartsville, New Jersey,
He later moved to Ithaca, New York,
Issue:
i. Christopher Jonn Sharps; Inventor and manufacturer of the Sharps' repeating rifle, Connecticut.
He later was associated in business with his nephew, General James Stewart.
ii. Mary Sharps; married 31 May 1821, James Stewart, son of Lieutenant Thomas and Rachel (De Wees) Stewart.
iii. John Peter Sharps; married Mary Roseberry.
iv. Eliza Sharps; died young.
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