Peerage Record – 69177

     John Sharp was born in 1678.¹ He was the son of Most Rev. John Sharp and Elizabeth Palmer.¹ He married Anna Maria Hosier, daughter of Charles Hosier.¹ He died on 9 March 1727.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ripon between 1701 and 1714.¹ He was Commissioner of Trade from 1713 to 1714.¹

     Thomas Sharp was born on 12 December 1693.¹ He was the son of Most Rev. John Sharp and Elizabeth Palmer.¹ He married Judith Wheler, daughter of Sir George Wheler and Grace Higgons, on 19 June 1722.¹ He died on 16 March 1758 at age 64 at Durham, County Durham, England.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1712 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1716 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Dean of Durham in 1755.¹

     Anna Maria Hosier is the daughter of Charles Hosier.¹ She married John Sharp, son of Most Rev. John Sharp and Elizabeth Palmer.¹
     Her married name became Sharp.¹

     Charles Hosier lived at Wicken Park, England.¹

     Judith Wheler was the daughter of Sir George Wheler and Grace Higgons.¹ She married Thomas Sharp, son of Most Rev. John Sharp and Elizabeth Palmer, on 19 June 1722.¹ She died on 2 July 1757.¹
     From 19 June 1722, her married name became Sharp.¹

     John Sharp was the son of Thomas Sharp and Judith Wheler.¹ He died on 28 April 1792.¹
     He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)¹

     Granville Sharp was born on 10 November 1735 at Durham, County Durham, England.¹ He was the son of Thomas Sharp and Judith Wheler.¹ He died on 6 July 1813 at age 77 at Fulham, London, England, unmarried.¹
     He wrote the book A Representation of the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency of Tolerating Slavery, published 1769.¹ He wrote the book A Declaration of the People’s Natural Right to a Share in the Legislature, published 1774.¹

     William Sharp is the son of Thomas Sharp and Judith Wheler.¹
     He was a surgeon at Fulham, London, England.¹

     Grace Higgons is the daughter of Sir Thomas Higgons and Bridget Granville.¹ She married Sir George Wheler, son of Colonel Charles Wheler and Anne Hutchin.¹
     Her married name became Wheler.¹

     Sir Thomas Higgons was born in 1624.¹ He was the son of Thomas Higgons and Elizabeth Barker.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Paulet, daughter of Sir William Paulet.¹ He married, secondly, Bridget Granville, daughter of Sir Bevil Granville and Grace Smith, on 11 November 1661.¹ He died on 24 November 1691.¹
     He lived at Grewel, Odiham, Hampshire, England.¹