Sharp

The Sharp family first appears in the neighborhood of Sandy Ridge in Delaware Township in 1750.

Sandy Ridge, part four

January 26, 2019ByMarfy GoodspeedinBodine Family, Butterfoss, Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Ent Family, Historians Revisited, Sandy Ridge, Sharp2 CommentsTags:early settlers, houses, land titles, proprietors

This article continues my exploration of the neighborhood of Sandy Ridge by presenting the first half of Egbert T. Bush’s article “Sandy Ridge Long a Farm Community.” There could be no better expert on the subject than Mr. Bush, who lived in Sandy Ridge for many years and taught at the old Vandolah School.

Sharp Family Tree

January 26, 2019ByMarfy GoodspeedinFamilies, SharpNo CommentsTags:family trees

Robert Sharp immigrated from Deal, Kent County England to Philadelphia prior to the Revolution. He moved to Princeton and apprenticed as a shoemaker before settling in Hunterdon County. He married Rachel Ent, one of the twelve children of Valentine Ent and Susannah Moore about 1778, while the Revolution was in progress. The family is discussed in Egbert T. Bush’s article “Sandy Ridge Long a Farm Community,” published as Sandy Ridge, part four.

1863 Politics in Delaware Township

October 9, 2015ByMarfy GoodspeedinBarber, Delaware Township, Hoppock, Sharp, Trout2 CommentsTags:Civil War, politics

This article is a follow-up to the Democratic Club of Delaware Township, published last spring.

The previous article described the Club’s principles and resolutions, reflecting the alarm felt by Hunterdon Democrats at the war measures taken by President Lincoln. The article was published in the Hunterdon Historical Newsletter.¹ But because of length restrictions, short biographies of the club’s officers had to be postponed to a future newsletter.