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The Rev. William Henry Sharp
Reverend William Henry Sharp was born 04/04/1771 in Somerset Co., MD, the
4th child of George Bailey Sharp and Hannah Bailey,
and died 03/18/1845 near Durand, Meriwether Co., GA. He married abt. 1800 in
Hancock Co., GA to Judith Smith. She was born
02/02/1778 in MD (although one source says 1776), and died 07/25/1853 near
Durand, Meriwether Co., GA. Both are buried in the
Sharp Family Cemetery near Durand.
Reverend Sharp was a famous Methodist preacher, known as the "Weeping
Prophet." His plantation contained the land that is now Warm Springs.
H. Ross Perot, famous business man and former presidential candidate is a
descendant of this couple.
The Children of Rev. William Henry Sharp & Judith Smith:
1. Martha G. “Patsy” Sharp
b. 1802 in Baldwin Co., GA
d. 09/06/1849 in Meriwether Co., GA
m. 09/26/1820 in Baldwin Co., GA to
Rev. Hobson Morgan
b. 1794 in Mecklenburg Co., VA
d. 08/09/1837 in Warm Springs, Meriwether Co., GA
2. George Washington Sharp
b. 1803 in Baldwin Co., GA
d. 1869 in TX
m. unknown date & place to
Elizabeth M. Fort
3. Dr. William Smith Sharp, M.D.
b. 03/08/1805 in Meriwether Co., GA
d. 05/10/1852 in Tuskegee, Macon Co., AL
m. 1) 08/10/1834 in Meriwether Co., GA to
Caroline Matilda White
m. 2) 08/07/1842 in Chambers Co., AL to
Sarah Bibb Allen
b. 1816 in AL
d. 1857
4. Jehu Harrison “Gee” Sharp
b. 03/16/1808 in Meriwether Co., GA
d. 12/26/1874 in Lodi, Marion Co., TX
m. 1) unknown date in Macon Co., AL to
Tabitha White
m. 2) unknown date in TX to
Sarah J. Unknown
b. 11/04/1818
d. 04/01/1887
Notes: Both buried in Old Foundry Cemetery, Jefferson, TX.
Gee bought some of the first land lots in Texarkana, TX.
I have one note that says Gee died on 12/28/1874.
5. Harriet S. Sharp
b. 10/30/1811 in Meriwether Co., GA
d. 08/02/1847 in Harris Co., GA
b. Sharp Family Cemetery, near Durand, GA
m. 12/13/1827 in Monroe Co., GA to
Randolph “Randall or Randol” Morgan
b. 10/09/1806 in Lincoln Co., GA
6. Elizabeth H. Sharp
b. 1814 in Meriwether Co., GA
d. 05/27/1841 in Hamilton, Harris Co., GA
m. unknown date & place to
Daniel R. Stone
7. Eliza Ellen Sharp
b. 08/26/1815 in Meriwether Co., GA
d. 03/09/1884 in Greenville, Hunt Co., TX
m. 11/28/1837 in Meriwether Co., GA to
Milo Brinkley Mathews
b. 10/18/1813 in Baldwin Co., GA
d. 07/22/1856 in Meriwether Co., GA
b. Sharp Family Cemetery, near Durand, GA
8. James T. Sharp
b. 06/06/1818 in Meriwether Co., GA
d. 03/31/1888 in Neches, Marion Co., TX
m. 1) 12/20/1838 in Meriwether Co., GA
Mary Blalock
b. abt. 1825 in GA
d. abt. 1858 in TX
m. 2) 08/17/1861 in Marion Co., TX to
Tenipa/Terripa A. Cocke
9. Joseph Sharp
b. in Meriwether Co., GA
10. Infant Sharp