William Sharpe

• Name	William Sharpe
  Gender	Male
  Departure	26 Aug 1685	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Aboard the America Merchant
  Arrival	Oct 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Imported by Lord Neill Campbell
  Role	Oct 1685	Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Free emigrant
  Name	William Sharp
  Residence	Jul 1695	Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Property	6 Jul 1695	Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Quitclaim, James Dundas of Perth Amboy, as administrator of the estate of Lord Neil Campbell dec'd, to William Sharp of Rariton River, Summersett Co., for all claims, causes of actions, etc
  Residence	1696	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Property	20 Jan 1699/00	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Land conveyed by Archibald Riddell to William Sharp
  Person ID	I45132	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Smith
  Marriage	13 Feb 1687/88	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  Children	1. William Sharp,   b. Abt 1695, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA d. Aft 23 Apr 1749, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age > 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Departure - Aboard the America Merchant - 26 Aug 1685 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Arrival - Imported by Lord Neill Campbell - Oct 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Role - Free emigrant - Oct 1685 - Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 13 Feb 1687/88 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - Jul 1695 - Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Quitclaim, James Dundas of Perth Amboy, as administrator of the estate of Lord Neil Campbell dec'd, to William Sharp of Rariton River, Summersett Co., for all claims, causes of actions, etc - 6 Jul 1695 - Raritan River, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1696 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Land conveyed by Archibald Riddell to William Sharp - 20 Jan 1699/00 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Follow up will dated 23 Apr 1749 in Honeyman, p428. Their son? Also a William Sharp of Woodbridge who conducted the inventory of Fadvid Ayres, 25 Jul 1743

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p68. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p222. [S3739] Monnette, Orra Eugene, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge, p533. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, B-2(EJ): Folio 25 (SSTSE023). [S3604] Dally, Joseph W., Woodbridge and Vicinity, p345.