Robert Sharp

• General Notes
  • Family History: New England Families #2  SHARPE The Sharpe family is of English origin. Robert Sharpe, the immigrant ancestor of the families of this surname, came from London, England, to Boston, in the ship 'Abigail' in 1635. He seems to have lived in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and then settled in Brookline, or Muddy river, where in 1650 he purchased with Peter Aspinwell, 150 acres of land of William Colborn. His house was situated near the corner of Harvard and Auburn streets, on what is now Harris lawn. He died in 1654, and in 1656 his widow petitioned that Peter Aspinwell and Thomas Meekins be appointed guardians for her children, Aspinwell to take two daughters and Thomas Meekins the son. The petition was signed January 15, 1656, by Abigail Clapp, widow and administratrix of Robert Sharpe's estate, and her signature shows that she had married again. Children: John, mentioned below; Abigail, born about 1648; Mary, born about 1653.