John Sharpless and Jane Moore

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Husband John Sharpless ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1624
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Apr 1685 1
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 1662 1

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Wife Jane Moore ¹

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            AKA: Jane Moor 2
           Born: Abt 1638
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Sep 1722 1
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Phebe Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 20 Dec 1663 - Mearemore 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Apr 1685 1
         Buried: 

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2 M John Sharpless ¹

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            AKA: John Sharples 3
           Born: 16 Jan 1666 - Blackenhall 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jul 1747 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hannah Pennell (1673-      ) 3
           Marr: 23 Nov 1692 - Middletown Twp, Chester (later Delaware) Co, PA 3

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3 M Thomas Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 12 Jan 1668 - Hatherton, Cheshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jul 1682 - at sea 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M James Sharpless ^{4 5}

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           Born: 5 Mar 1671 - Hatherton, Cheshire, England 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Edge (      -1698) 4
           Marr: 3 Mar 1698 4

         Spouse: Mary Lewis (1674-      ) 1 2
           Marr: 20 Feb 1699 1

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5 M Caleb Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 22 Sep 1673 - Hatherton, Cheshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Sep 1686 1
 Cause of Death: Snake bite
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Jane Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 13 Aug 1676 - Hatherton, Cheshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 May 1685 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M Joseph Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 28 Jul 1678 - Hatherton, Cheshire, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Spring, 1757 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lydia Lewis (      -1763) 1
           Marr: 31 May 1704 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Sharpless

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of Hatherton, in Cheshire, England

In the year 1682 the family removed to Pennsylvania, landing at Chester on the 14th of 6th mo., 1682, more than two months prior to the arrival of William Penn. John Sharpless had purchased 1000 acres from Penn, by lease and release of April 4 and 5, 1682, part of which they took up on Ridley Creek, about two miles northwest from Chester, "where they fell a large tree, and took shelter among the boughs thereof about six weeks, in which time they built a cabin against a rock, which answered for their chimney-back, and now contains the date of the year when the cabin was built, viz., 1682, in which they dwelt about twenty years, and where they all died except the mother and three sons; in which time Joseph learnt the trade of house-carpenter, and when of age built the first dwelling-house, which is now standing (1816) and occupied by one of their descendants. Part of the original floors are still in use, being fastened down with wooden pins of about an inch in diameter, instead of nails. It is a sizeable two-story dwelling, the walls of stone."
The remainder of the land was taken up, part in Middletown, near the later location of Darlington Station, and part in Nether Providence.

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General Notes: Wife - Jane Moore

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from Hatherton, in Cheshire, England

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 722.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 432.

3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 679.

4 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 528, 722.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 427.