William Tharp, *

Abt 1729 - 1807  (78 years)

• Name	William Tharp  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	Abt 1729	Tuckahoe Hundred, Talbot, MD   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Apr 1807	, Iredell, NC, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I12156	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Tharp, *,   b. Abt 1681, Langford Bay, Kent, Maryland, USA d. 1748, Talbot, Maryland, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane (Oistone) Austin, *,   b. Abt 1689, St. Peter's Parish, Easton, Talbot, MD d. 1730, St. Peter's Parish, Easton, Talbot, MD (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Jan 1709	St. Peter's Parish, Easton, Talbot, MD   [3]
  Family ID	F3977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ponder,   b. 5 Oct 1738, Maryland or Sussex, Delaware d. Abt 1816, , Iredell, NC, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1764	Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE   [3]
  Children	1. Ester Tharpe,   b. Abt 1782, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE d. Abt 1859, , Iredell, NC, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Issac Tharpe,   b. Abt 1780, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE d. Aft 1818 (Age > 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Tobas (Tobias) Tharp,   b. 31 Jul 1778   d. Bef 28 May 1816 (Age < 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Ruth Tharp,   b. 3 Dec 1776, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE d. Bef 28 May 1816 (Age < 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Kezia Tharp,   b. 27 Dec 1771, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE d. Aft 28 May 1816 (Age > 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Anncey Tharpe,   b. 1 Oct 1773, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE d. Aft 28 May 1816 (Age > 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Unise Tharp,   b. 3 Aug 1769, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE d. Aft 28 May 1816 (Age > 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Armeila Tharp,   b. 27 Nov 1767, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE d. 1840 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Zadoc Tharp,   b. 9 Apr 1775, Mispillion Hundred, Kent, DE, USA d. Bef 1 Jun 1821, , Iredell, NC, USA (Age < 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Joseph Tharp, *,   b. 10 Mar 1765, Mispillion Hundred, Kent, DE, USA d. Aft 1850, , Clinton, IN, USA (Age > 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara Jordan,   b. Abt 1730, Queen Ann, MD, USA d. Bef 1763 (Age < 32 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1754
  Children	1. Andrew Tharp,   b. 22 Sep 1755   d. Bef 28 May 1816 (Age < 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Tharpe,   b. 27 May 1757, Murderkill Hundred, Kent, DE, USA d. Dec 1849, , Iredell, NC, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  He is in Kent county, Delaware records on Aug 27,1772 with George Fleming and Wm Tharp, then on Jan 12 1775 Wm Luff and Wm Tharp. On May 13, 1772 there is an indenture between Wm Tharp and Ann wife and Thomas Hall and between J Fleming.l Thorp is listed in Kent County, DE with land called New Years Chance. In 1785 he and his son witnessed a land purchase in Troublesome Creek in Guilford Co, N.C. On October 8, 1794 a William Tharpe bought 150 acres of land from Isaac Duncan and another 60 acres from John Maiden on August 10, 1795 in Iredell Co., NC. He later sold John Maiden's land to his son. In William's will in Will Book I, p. 220, Iredell Co., NC dated Apr. 25 1807, he names wife Mary, sons: William, Joseph, Zedic, Isaac; and daughters: Esther, Armelia Cahoon, Unica, Kezziah, Ann; and grandson: Jesse Tharpe in care of son Isaac. His witnesses are Zedic Tharp, Jurat, and Samuel Wales. Amelia Calhoon and other Cahoon (Calhoon) families can also be found in Gallia Co., OH where some of William's children migrated too. Other Calhoons appear to have married Tharps in Gallia. (CL-452)

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Robert L. Tharp, Descendents of Thomas Tharp, Born About 1640 (Unpublished). [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S12] Pederson, James, Descendants of Unknown Tharp (c2001 forwarded to me via an email attachment and is well sourced. James "Pete" Pederson's email address in 2005 is pete_hye@hotmail.com.). [S142] Bob Tharp to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated 06/09/1996 In Linda Coate files. [S182] Candee Varvill, [(E-ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE),], to Linda Coate, e-mail, 2018; privately held by Coate.