Benjamin Sharp Genealogy

Record modified: 2022-11-22

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Born: 1806-00-00 Kentucky USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. 1830-11-27 Rebecca Crandall

Children of Benjamin Sharp and Rebecca Crandall:
Isaac Sharp b. 1833-01-05
Chinelsa E Sharp b. 1839-05-18


Notes:

These census entries look like him, except the birth places are wrong in 1880:

1880 census Montgomery Co IN p414b
Benjamin Sharp 74 IN/MD/MD
Elizabeth 70 KY/MD/MD

next door is Robert Sharp 38 IN/IN/IN

1870 census Montgomery Co IN p46b
Benjamine Sharp 65 KY
Betsy A 60 KY
Robert P 28 IN
James Nullitou? 15 IN
Mary J Floyd 13 TN

1860 census Montgomery Co IN p41
Benj Sharp 55 KY
Elizabeth A 50 KY
Rebecky A 22 IN
John T 20 IN
Robert P 18 IN
Prudence J 17 IN

1850 census Montgomery Co IN p508b
Benjamin Sharp 45 KY
Elizabeth A 40 KY
Sarah E 19 KY
Mary L 18 IN
Rebecca A 12 IN
John T 9 IN
Robert P 8 IN
Prudence J IN

This really should be him, as it is next door to William D M Sharp, his brother:
1840 census Montgomery Co IN p202
Benjamine Sharp 1 M <5, 3 M 5-10, 1 M 30-40 [no F]
[(John <1), Isaac 7, x, x, Benjamin 35, (Rebecca 2, Mary 8, Sarah 9, Elizabeth 30)]

If the 1850 and 1860 entries are him, it looks like he had two wives. Apparently Rebecca is dead before 1840. He still should have at least three daughters in 1840, though.

Note that this Benjamin's son Isaac is in Montgomery Co IN on the 1850 census.

However,
This RootsWeb entry says that the Benjamin who married Elizabeth was s/o Benjamin Sharp 1760 MD + Elizabeth Wright, and lists children as the above census entries. Elizabeth's last name is given as Harrison.
A tree that no longer exists had the will of the older Benjamin. He had a son Benjamin, but no son William.

The 1840 to 1860 censuses show only one Benjamin Sharp in Montgomery Co IN.
William D M Sharp is back in Harrison Co IN with the rest of his siblings from 1850 on.

In Casey Co KY on the 1880 census is Benjamin Sharp 84 KY/MD/MD with wife Elizabeth 69.
On the 1850 census this Benjamin is also in Casey Co. His wife appears to be Sarah 38 KY.
On the 1860 census, also in Casey Co, his wife is Elizabeth 49. He is shown born in Lincoln Co KY.
He is also in Casey Co on the 1870 census with wife Elizabeth.

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 27840
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