Elizabeth Sharp NC & Campbell/Scott Co., TN 1807-1850
Seeking parents/family for Elizabeth Sharp born ca 1897 NC whose husband was David Stephens born ca 1803 (Grayson Co.,?) VA. David was in Campbell Co., TN by his Oct 1828 land entry for land adjacent to that of Solomon Stephens. David and Elizabeth married, probably in Campbell Co., TN, by the October1831 birth of their first child. No record of their marriage was found in the Tennessee Marriage Book. Children, all born in Campbell Co., TN: Daniel, Sarah, Morgan, Isham, Solomon, Rachel, David, Elizabeth and Nancy. The Campbell Countian Vol. 14, No. 3, pg. 56 notes Rev. David Stephens as one founder of the Buffalo Baptist Church, founded in 1836. David and Elizabeth lived on Buffalo Creek, becoming part of Scott Co., TN at its formation in 1850. Other Stephens resident at Buffalo Creek were: Solomon by 1828; a John & an Allen by 1835; a Widow Stephens and a Hiram by 1843. Were they related? If so, how? Sharp families on Buffalo Creek were: Isham, Jr. by 1836; Joseph before 1836; and, Isham, Sr. How was Elizabeth related to them? Just after the 1850 census David, Elizabeth and all their children relocated to Indiana. Contact: Cheryl Nelson, [email protected]