Benjamin Sharpless and Martha Mendenhall

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Husband Benjamin Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 26 Jan 1709 1
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           Died: 16 Mar 1785 1
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         Father: Joseph Sharpless (1678-1757) 2
         Mother: Lydia Lewis (      -1763) 2

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       Marriage: 21 May 1746 - Concord, Chester Co, PA 1

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   Other Spouse: Edith Broom (Abt 1718-1744) 1 - 27 Apr 1737 - Concord, Chester Co, PA 1

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Wife Martha Mendenhall ¹

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           Born: 8 Feb 1724 1
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           Died: 20 Oct 1812 1
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         Father: Benjamin Mendenhall (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Lydia [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Joshua Sharpless ³

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           Born: 28 Feb 1747 1
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           Died: 21 Sep 1826 1
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         Spouse: Edith Yarnall (1743-1787) 1
           Marr: 15 Dec 1768 - Middletown, Chester Co, PA 1

         Spouse: Ann Trimble (1752-1827) 1
           Marr: 20 May 1789 1

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2 M Isaac Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 16 Jul 1748 1
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           Died: 23 Jan 1780 1
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3 F Rebecca Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 29 Dec 1749 1
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           Died: 9 Feb 1780 1
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4 F Martha Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 28 Dec 1751 1
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           Died: 7 Sep 1763 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Ann Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 1 Jul 1754 1
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           Died: 4 Sep 1763 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Aaron Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 26 Aug 1756 1
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           Died: 25 Aug 1798 1
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7 F Amy Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 17 Nov 1758 1
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         Spouse: Jesse Darlington (      -      ) 1

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8 M Enoch Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 15 Sep 1760 1
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           Died: 15 Sep 1763 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 U [Infant] Sharpless

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           Born: Mar 1763 1
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           Died: 3 Apr 1763 1
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10 F Hannah Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 9 Apr 1765 1
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         Spouse: Peter Yarnall (      -      ) 1

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11 F Esther Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 21 May 1767 1
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Jehu Garrett (      -      ) 1

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12 F Sarah Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 25 Sep 1769 1
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: William Pool (      -      ) 1

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13 M Samuel Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 25 Nov 1770 1
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           Died: 1796 1
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Sharpless

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He resided on part of his father's land in Middletown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 723.

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

3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 503, 723.