John SHARP

HAIRSTON.org ID#3022, d. 12 February 1656
Father*George Scharp d. 1641
Mother*Agnes LAURIE1
John SHARP was the son of George Scharp and Agnes LAURIE.1 
Marriage*John SHARP married Elizabeth HAIRSTANES, daughter of John HAIRSTANES Laird of Craigs and Agnes GLEDSTANES, on 30 September 1647 in Dumfries, Scotland. The Book "History of Dumfries" shows a marriage date of 21 September 1667. Mentions Elizabeth as being John Hairstens of Craig oldest daughter..2,3,1 
Death*John SHARP died on 12 February 1656 in Dumfries, Scotland.4 

Family

Elizabeth HAIRSTANES b. a 1625

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3020] Percy Walter Lewis Adams, History of the Douglas Family of Morton in Nithsdale (Dumfriesshire) and Fingland (Kirkcudbrightshire) & Their Descendants, The Sidney Press 1921.
  2. [S180] Old Parish Records - Scotlands People. Online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
  3. [S191] Old Parish Records, Dumfries & Galloway Family History Society, Dumfries, Scotland - this data was collected during my 2012 trip to Dumfries, Scotland. It is also available on the website Scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
  4. [S115] The Transactions and Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Session 1969 , Printed at the Courier and Herald Offices, Dumfries, 1970. Dumfries and Galloway Family History Society, Dumfries, Scotland.
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