Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Sharp was born on 31 January 1647, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Sharpe, was 40 and his mother, Marion Hunter, was 11644. He married Christan Mitchell on 28 July 1677, in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Robert Sharp, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Androu Sharp in entry for Janet Sharp, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Andrew Sharpe in entry for David Sharpe, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English sharp(e) ‘sharp, quick, smart, acute, keen-witted’ (Old English scearp).
Irish: when not the English or Scots name in 1 above, an Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Scharf ‘sharp-cutting’ or of any of several other European names with similar meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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