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     Nancy Jane Tharp was born on 24 February 1823 in Rush Co., Indiana.¹ She died after 1850.¹

     Eliza W. Tharp was born on 30 May 1824 in Rush Co., Indiana.¹ She died after 1860.¹

     Hawkins Caesar Tharp was born on 25 May 1827 in Rush Co., Indiana.¹ He married Harriet E. Scott on 23 April 1853 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 22 October 1907 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, at age 80.¹

     Harriet E. Scott was born about 1834.¹ She married Hawkins Caesar Tharp, son of Andrew Tharp and Rebecca Hawkins, on 23 April 1853 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She died about 1896.¹

     Nide Pettyjohn was born about 1797 in Surry Co., North Carolina.¹ He married Elizabeth Tharp, daughter of Andrew Tharp and Rebecca Hawkins, on 12 August 1824 in Rush Co., Indiana.¹ He died on 1 January 1882 in near Talmo, Republic Co., Kansas.¹
     On 10 August 1821 he bought 80 acres of land from the federal government west of the Big Blue River in Ripley Twp., Rush Co., Indiana (the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 26, Township 15 north, Range 8 East).¹ He and Elizabeth had the following known children, all born in Rush Co., Indiana: William Alexander (b 25 September 1825, d 2 December 1903), Washington Tharp (b 3 January 1827, d 26 May 1894), Lydia Ellen (b 5 January 1828, d abt 1912), Susan Ann (b 25 April 1829).¹

     Sarah Ann Roane was born about 1814.² She married first Andrew W. Trapnell.¹ She married second Thomas James Tharp, son of Andrew Tharp and Rebecca Hawkins, in 1836 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky.^1,2 She married third James Monroe Mattingly in 1853.¹ She died on 29 December 1859 in Bardstown, Nelson Co., Kentucky.^1,2
     After their marriage in 1836, she and her second husband Thomas moved to Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. They had five sons and a daughter, all born in Louisville, but names are only known for three sons: Patrick Henry (b September 1837, d September 1881), Spencer Roane (b 20 January 1842, d 1 September 1905), and Andrew Thomas (b January 1846, d 1 January 1912).^3,1

     Andrew Tharp was born in August 1804 in North Carolina.¹ He married Jane Ryne on 6 December 1830 in Hancock Co., Indiana.¹

     Jane Ryne was born in 1804.¹ She married Andrew Tharp, son of William Tharp, on 6 December 1830 in Hancock Co., Indiana.¹

     John Tharp was born about 1711 in Talbot Co., Maryland.¹ He married Elizabeth Jordan, daughter of James Jordan, about 1738 in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland.¹ He died about 1765 in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.¹
     He served with his brothers Isaac and Ogle in Capt. John Emory's company of the Queen Anne's Co., Maryland, militia, where their names appear on the rolls dated 6 February 1748/49.¹
     He and his wife Elizabeth moved to Kent Co., Delaware, sometime before 7 August 1750¹, when he and his brother William deeded 100 acres of land in Talbot Co., Maryland, to John Plummer, Sr., in exchange for 6000 pounds of tobacco, and were described as being of Kent Co., Delaware.¹ He lived in Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware, from 1751 to 1755¹, and in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware, from 1756 to 1764.¹
     In November 1755 he sold 50 acres of land in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland, to his brother Isaac. This was the same property that his father William had purchased in 1735, and left to his son Thomas in his will, but that was then acquired by John.³
     On 4 January 1758 he was granted 250 acres of land in Mispillion Hundred for a yearly quit-rent (i.e., tax) of "1 penny sterling per acre."¹ He also bought land in Kent Co. from John Summers in 1761.¹

     Elizabeth Jordan was born about 1720.¹ She married John Tharp, son of William Tharp and Jane Austin, about 1738 in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland.¹
     She and her husband John moved to Kent Co., Delaware, sometime before 7 August 1750.¹

     William Tharp was born on 15 May 1740 in Talbot Co., Maryland.² He married Ruth Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark and Sarah Luff, about 1762 in Kent Co., Delaware.² He died on 16 April 1812 (another place in the same source says 6 April 1812) in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware, at age 71.²
     On 17 August 1772 he bought 150 acres of land in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware, from George Fleming and his wife Margaret for £225.² In the assessment for Mispillion Hundred in 1787, he owned 365 acres, of which 260 had been cleared.²

     James Tharp was born about 1741 in Talbot Co., Maryland.² He married about 1765 (based on the birth date of his first child), but his wife's name is unknown.² He died after 1804 in North Carolina.²
     He probably moved to Kent Co., Delaware, with his parents about 1750¹, and he is listed in the tax lists for Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., from 1757 to 1763.² He then moved to Rowan Co., North Carolina, sometime before 1778.²
     On 28 September 1778 he applied for a land grant of 283 acres in Guilford Co., North Carolina, and it was approved on 13 November 1779.² In December 1779 he bought 150 acres in Stokes Co., North Carolina, which borders Guilford Co. on the northwest.³ He sold this land in June 1804.² In 1804 he also sold 300 acres of land, including his home, in Guilford Co.²
     He served as a juror in Guilford Co. in 1782, 1783, and 1784, and grand juror in 1786. He was also a road overseer in 1784, and county patroller in 1787.²
     In the 1790 census, he is listed as having one slave.²

     Isaac Tharp was born about 1747 in Talbot Co., Maryland.² He married Elizabeth (?) about 1764.² He died in Guilford Co., North Carolina.²
     He lived in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware, from 1763 to 1764 and from 1774 to 1786, when he appears there on the tax lists. He may have lived elsewhere, though, between 1764 and 1774.² He moved to Guilford Co., North Carolina, about 1787², and served as a grand juror there in February 1796.²

     Mary Tharp was born about 1750 in Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.¹ She married (?) Campbell.¹ She died between 4 July 1805 and February 1806 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.¹
     She may have moved to North Carolina with her brother Isaac about 1787, possibly as a widow.¹ Together, she and Isaac's son Aaron purchased a still there.¹
     Her will was dated 4 July 1805 and proved in February 1806 in Guilford Co., North Carolina. She left 1/4 of her estate to each of two of her nieces, daughters of her brother Isaac.¹

     (?) Campbell married Mary Tharp, daughter of John Tharp and Elizabeth Jordan.¹

     Nathan Tharp was born about 1754 in Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.¹ He married Elizabeth (?).¹
     He applied for a grant of 108 acres on the south side of Ready Fork in Guilford Co., North Carolina, on 20 June 1780. The grant was approved, but not until 9 July 1794.¹ He served as a juror in Guilford Co. in August 1784 and September 1786.¹

     Elizabeth (?) married Nathan Tharp, son of John Tharp and Elizabeth Jordan.¹

     John Tharp was born about 1756 in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.² He married Leah Morris about 1782 in Maryland.² He died in 1844 in Fayette Co., Indiana.²
     He lived in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware, in 1772, 1774, and 1775, at least, but not in 1773 when his name in the tax list was crossed out. He was also listed there in 1780 with an "X" by his name, and in 1781 with an "O" by his name, meaning he owed taxes but was not found.² In 1782 he was living in Murderkill Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware, just north of Mispillion Hundred.²
     He and his wife Leah moved to North Carolina sometime before 1790², where on 24 August 1790 he bought 212 acres of land along the Rich Fork of Abbots Creek in Rowan Co. (now Davidson Co.) from David Woodson for £70.² He sold this land on 22 April 1804 for £280.²
     He and Leah moved to Dearborn Co. (now Franklin Co.), Indiana, by 1809, when he was listed there as a voter.² He bought 160 acres in Franklin Co. (the northeast quarter of Section 8, Township 9 north, Range 2 west) on 11 September 1811², and 160 more acres (the southeast quarter of the same section) on 4 November 1814.²
     He and Leah moved to Fayette Co., Indiana, in 1832.²

     Ruth Clark was born on 12 May 1747.¹ She married William Tharp, son of John Tharp and Elizabeth Jordan, about 1762 in Kent Co., Delaware.¹ She died on 24 July 1823 at age 76.¹

     Letitia Tharp was born on 3 December 1763 in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.¹

     Asa Tharp was born on 14 March 1765 in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.¹

     William Tharp was born on 27 January 1767 in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.¹

     Sarah Tharp was born on 6 August 1768 in Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware.¹ She married William Sipple.¹

     William Sipple was born about 1766.¹ He married Sarah Tharp, daughter of William Tharp and Ruth Clark.¹