Very inspiring history about this patriot! R.I.P. Andrew Sharp💜
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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The family has so much to be proud of.
@Grannygetyourgun7721
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I loved this story. What a great Patriot!
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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Amen to that! The family has lots to be proud of!
@whelenhunter4469
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Very good story
@outdoorlife5396
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I love these stories you tell. This one is cool and tragic. That this guy was very right, if you surrender, you are at the mercy of your enemies. There is an old saying, stick to your guns.
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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Absolutely Sir! What a cool ancestor to have, isn’t it?!
@soaringbob
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Great story Colonel, and good luck to anyone expecting to match it. When I was growing up I don't remember being too interested in ancestry, but lucky for me my mom, dad, aunts and uncles talked my Great Aunt Jessica into putting together some family history. This was back in the 1960's, and since most of my great aunt's family history began in the greater Boston area (Ipswich, Essex and Watertown) in the 1600's, she enlisted the help of her cousin, who lived in Washington, D.C. He spent three years researching records (at the National Archives, I presume) which resulted in a two page, type written time line covering my paternal grandmother's (Aunt Jess's big sister) family back as far as he could dig. Many years later, in reading through that type written family report, I noticed mention of a relative, Colonel William Bond, who had served and died in the American Revolution! I don't expect mom and dad, nor aunts and uncles paid that a great deal of attention, as they never said anything at family gatherings, so what I've learned since about the Colonel was probably not known by them, and they have all passed away in recent decades. The genealogical report mentions that Colonel Bond took command of his regiment at battle of Bunker Hill, and he died the following year at Mount Independence opposite Fort Ticonderoga, which left me with a thirst for more information. Over the years I've learned that Col Bond, who was my 5th great grandfather, was 2nd in command as a Lt. Colonel of the 25th Continental Regiment at the Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it was Breed's Hill), with Colonel Gardner in command. Col Gardner was mortally wounded so grandpa took over. Colonel Gardner eventually died of his wounds, and was the highest ranking American soldier in command to die from the battle. Dr. Joseph Warren, who had been elevated to the rank of Major General, was killed during the battle but he chose not to take command that day, but rather chose to fight alongside the troops, or so I've heard. Colonel Bond died at the end of August, 1776, probably the victim of biological warfare, thanks to his regiment's incursion into Canada and the deliberate spread of smallpox by the enemy. Since General Washington attended Colonel Gardner's funeral (I don't remember where I got that from), I expect he and Colonel Bond had to have greeted each other if they hadn't met previously. Among Colonel Bonds "papers" housed by the University of California at San Diego are several autographed documents and letters signed by General Washington, Dr. Warren, and other American generals. Did grandpa Bond hobnob with the upper echelon of revolutionaries; well that remains a mystery to me, but his papers can be read online here: libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/mss0080.html My Great Aunt Jess also found herself touched by a historical event or two! She spent her life as a career journalist working for newspapers, and that all began with her attending Stanford University. She was in her third year at Stanford when the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires leveled much of the city, sending most everyone south on trains as refugees. She never returned to Stanford, but back home in southern California she remembered the last great manhunt of the west beginning in her home town of Banning in 1909. The story of Willy Boy was made into a movie in the late 1960's, starring Robert Redford as the sheriff and Robert Blake as Willy Boy. Aunt Jess just thought of it as another story in the news at the time, and no big deal. Around 1912 she wrote the history of the area she grew up in, the San Gorgonio Pass, which was published as chapter 20 in a book a couple of years later titled "History of Riverside County", edited by Elmer Wallace Holmes (google online if interested). With that story under her belt, her career was off and running, and during WWII she was placed in charge of running the Riverside Press Enterprise, as the chief editor and other men all went to war. I guess that's enough rambling about historical connections!
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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Oh. My. Goodness… You have a TON to be proud of! Wow!
@mikesherman4565
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I would like to know more about my ancestors of daniel Stuart sherman
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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I hope that you are able to learn more. Maybe you will find information, if not, we are here!
@jimplummer4879
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I would be very excited..
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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Right?! So much to be proud of!
@davohl1
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I groan a little when I see Pittsburgh spelled with the H 😄
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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I had to look this up, actually wasn’t aware of the change.
@davohl1
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@@familytreenutshistorygenealogy The city was named by a Scottish general, hence the same ending as Edinburgh. It officially changed to Pittsburg from the 1870s to around 1910, but that was so unpopular the city had to switch back.
@davohl1
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Now this I did not know about. Very interesting. The uncertainty of the birthplace of Captain Sharp's parents seems typical of the era, with the lack of historical (genealogical) records. My gr-gr-gr-gr-great-grandparents, the Thompsons, lived in Allegheny County several miles south of Pittsburgh. They were said to have come from eastern Pennsylvania, possibly Chester County, and may have been born in Scotland. They were also born in the same approximate time period as Captain Sharp. The Thompsons had lived in the area since at least the 1780s so they would certainly have been aware of the attack.
@familytreenutshistorygenealogy
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That’s right, there is often confusion with this type of thing. Your family may have even known, or known about Captain Sharp.
@65stang98
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i wish you could do a video on my ancestor Parker Adkins and his sons elias and hezekiah they all fought in the revolution. They were from lincoln county west virginia. Hezekiah and his wife have a mile marker there somewhere.
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