Sarah Sharpless

READ ON THE PAGE IMAGE 9 Sep 2026 (sources/cope-1887-sharpless-genealogy-PAGE-423-VERIFIED-entry685-*.jpg; archive.org; register L14). Running head "LINE OF NATHAN3, JOSEPH2." Verbatim: "685. Sarah Sharples5, William4, b. West Chester, 7, 30, 1774; d. there 2, 10, 1832; m. 4, 18, 1799, in Philadelphia, to Philip Derrick, b. 1772, d. West Chester, 4, 21, 1819; son of Christian Derrick and Maria Rosina Gartenmeyer, of Philadelphia: both buried at Friends' Mtg., West Chester. He was a printer and assisted in the publication of the first newspaper and magazine issued from the press in Chester County (see p. 279). Children,- 2427. Anna M., b. 2, 18, 1800; d. 1, 19, 1865; m. Townsend Haines. 2428. William S., b. 7, 31, 1802; d. 5, 15, 1852; m. Anna P. Lyons. 2429. Louisa, b. 3, 30, 1805; m. William H. Price. 2430. Joseph, b. 8, 8, 1808; d. 5, 17, 1809. 2431. A. Hamilton, b. 10, 15, 1810; d. 3, 18, 1864; m. Emma Lyons." Dates are Quaker numeric month, day, year. CLASS: compiled genealogy = INFORMANT for the parentage of William S. [507] (his own entry is p. 766 no. 2428, register K222); the 1799 marriage is separately record-backed by the Concord MM minutes (Hinshaw vol. 1 p. 860).