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Sharpe Family History
Sharpe Genealogy & Family TreeSharpe is a Scottish name from Peeblesshire, Scotland, where the family was prominent. It comes from the Old English scearp which means "sharp" or "keen." The earliest known ancestor--Healethegn Scearpa--was recorded in 1026. The family motto is Dum spiro spero which means "While I have breath I hope."
Other spellings include "Sharp," "Scharp," "Scharpe," and "Schearpe." Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Bud Sharpe (Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Pittsburgh Pirates), English novelist Tom Sharpe (Porterhouse Blue, Grantchester Grind, The Wilt Inheritance), and American football player Luis Sharpe (St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Cardinals, Memphis Showboats). The first Sharpe to come to the Americas was Samuel Sharpe in Bermuda in 1609.
Sharpe Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Sharpe -- --, 1534 December 0, 1605 England
- John EMPTYNUL Sharpe -- --, 1648 April 21, 1676 Emptynul
- Alison EMPTYNUL Sharpe -- --, 1562 Emptynul
- George EMPTYNUL Sharpe -- --, 1564 Emptynul
- William John Sharpe -- --, 1458 December 5, 1525 England
Sharpe Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Robert Sharpe -- --, 1600 December 0, 1668
- Isaak Sharpe -- --, 1622 August 25, 1680 Virginia
- John Sharpe -- --, 1520 October 7, 1580 England
- Elizabeth Sharpe -- --, 1722 December 0, 1765 Maryland
- Robert Sharpe -- --, 1515 December 0, 1538
