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genealogical websites stating that his children were born in Ohio are
probably incorrect. As James Sharrock did not marry Jane Everard until
1 January 1783, any birth dates of children before this time are probably
incorrect. Also, it was the custom in those days, when writing a will, to
list the children in order of birth, by gender; James Sharrock’s will
lists the children as follows: “Timothy; Benjamin; Everard; George; John;
Phoebe; and Mary.” Thus “filtering out the noise,” we are able to winnow
down the purported birth listings to ones that are plausible:
Timothy SHARROCK Born: c. 1785, Westchester, New York
Married: Eleanor KRONK or CRONK, Aug 1807,
Guernsey County, Ohio
Died: 30 Jul 1874, Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio
Benjamin SHARROCK Born: c. 1787, New York
Married: Constance or Constantine WILLIAMS,
11 Apr 1809, Guernsey County, Ohio
Died: 16 Nov 1878, Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio
Phebe SHARROCK Born: c. 1789, Peekskill, Westchester, New York
Married: Cornight McCOY, c. 1805, Guernsey, Ohio
Buried: Miller Cemetery, Salesville
Guernsey County, Ohio
Everard SHARROCK Born: c. 1790, Westchester, New York
Married: Amy Jane STEVENS, 1813, Guernsey Co., Ohio
Died: 17 Jun 1866, Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon
NOTE: In the 1790 census for Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, “James
Shark” is listed with three boys under 16, and two females.
Mary Jane SHARROCK Born: c. 1791 or 1794, New York
Married: John George OVERLY, 19 Feb 1818,
Guernsey County, Ohio
Died: 21 Oct 1869, Guernsey County, Ohio
George SHARROCK Born: c. 1792, New York
Died: After 16 May 1826
Polly SHARROCK Born: 13 May 1797, Peekskill, Westchester, N.Y.
Died: 26 Sep 1799, Peekskill, Westchester, N.Y.
John Watson SHARROCK Born: c. 1799, Westchester, New York
Married: Priscilla BALLARD, 5 Aug 1836,
Guernsey County, Ohio
Died: Feb 1877, Near Fredericktown, Madison,
Missouri
NOTES: In the 1800 census for Salem, Westchester, New York, “James
Shorrock” is listed with his wife, one girl under 16, and four boys, two
under 10, and two under 16. One boy and one girl are unaccounted for. The
family was not found in the 1810 census for Westchester County, New York.
The 1810 census for Ohio (except Washington County) has been lost. In the
1820 census for Wills, Guernsey, Ohio, “James Shorrack” is listed with his
wife, one girl under 10, and one boy under 16, possibly grandchildren.
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