I always wondered what the first name actually was of the person that Sharp's Mountain in Medford is named for. Looking over old deeds I came up with William.
Sharp's Mountain
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I am fascinated with that name Rehoboam Braddock. I have never seen Rehoboam as a first name. Like many names, it is Biblical in nature.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehoboam. I read a lot of old deeds in my work and I have never come across Rehoboam.
Eliphalet is a biblical name too. Eliphalet Remington founded what is now Reminton firearms in 1816.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehoboam. I read a lot of old deeds in my work and I have never come across Rehoboam.
Eliphalet is a biblical name too. Eliphalet Remington founded what is now Reminton firearms in 1816.
"Rehoboam Braddock married Jemima Darnell and had 10 children. He passed away on 20 May 1812 in Evesham, Burlington County, NJ."
Could Jemima Mount be connected to Rehoboam's wife Jemima Darnell?
Could Jemima Mount be connected to Rehoboam's wife Jemima Darnell?
Sharp is one of those family names in Medford that dates back to at least the 1770s, along with Braddock, Haines, Stratton, Evans, and Stokes (among others) - at least from what I understand of the history. I'm not a professional historian or anything like that. The families are extensively interconnected by marriage. For example, Rehoboam Braddock's daughter Elizabeth (1767-1834) married Noah Sharp (1763-1827).
Robert Braddock III (1759-1842), Rehoboam's half brother, purchased a home built around 1760 from the Stratton family in 1795. It is still standing to this day in downtown Medford Village. It's marked by Medford Township historical sign #24.
I am not absolutely positive because there are quite a few William Braddocks (no less than two men named William Braddock witnessed Noah Sharp's last will and testament), but if the deed is from 1872, probably the one referenced is the same one who ran a sawmill on John Prickett's dam of Kettle Run, known as Braddock's Mill, in about 1860. That would make him William Elton Braddock (1834-1899), Rehoboam's great-grandson. The site of the mill is marked by Medford Township historical sign #1, right across the street from the entrance to Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. According to the sign, oak cut from that area was used to make charcoal to run the Philadelphia Mint.
William Sharp (1689 - 1759) could be the namesake of the hill, but I'm not sure about that. The deed says "the late" but by 1872 he had already been deceased for over 100 years.
Love this thread, thanks for starting it. Always interested in more history of my hometown.
References:
Robert Braddock III (1759-1842), Rehoboam's half brother, purchased a home built around 1760 from the Stratton family in 1795. It is still standing to this day in downtown Medford Village. It's marked by Medford Township historical sign #24.
I am not absolutely positive because there are quite a few William Braddocks (no less than two men named William Braddock witnessed Noah Sharp's last will and testament), but if the deed is from 1872, probably the one referenced is the same one who ran a sawmill on John Prickett's dam of Kettle Run, known as Braddock's Mill, in about 1860. That would make him William Elton Braddock (1834-1899), Rehoboam's great-grandson. The site of the mill is marked by Medford Township historical sign #1, right across the street from the entrance to Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. According to the sign, oak cut from that area was used to make charcoal to run the Philadelphia Mint.
William Sharp (1689 - 1759) could be the namesake of the hill, but I'm not sure about that. The deed says "the late" but by 1872 he had already been deceased for over 100 years.
Love this thread, thanks for starting it. Always interested in more history of my hometown.
References:
Genealogy of the Stokes Family
www.markstratton.org
The Family History of Mark Stratton - born 1692
markstratton.org
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I am again looking for more stones in the area of Sharp's Mountain and that is why I am working on the deeds. I know more about the property lines in that area than any other place and found a few deeds that will tell me more. The problem is I can't figure out where they are starting at and the stone season is coming to a halt for the most part.
