Eleanor Sharp

Eleanor was born on October 28th, 1740 in ,,Of Penn..¹   Eleanor's father was John Sharp and her mother was Jane Hamilton.  Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Sharp and Cynthia Wallace; her maternal grandparents were William Hamilton and Catherine Graham. She had three brothers and five sisters, named Thomas, John, Benjamin, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah and Susan.  She was the oldest of the nine children.  She died at the age of 20 on August 27th, 1761 in ,York, Pennsylvania.¹