Sharples, Catharine Franklin, 1768-1824

Catharine Franklin Wistar was born in 1768 to Caspar and Mary (Franklin) Wistar. Caspar Wistar (1740-1811), was the youngest child of Caspar and Catherine (Jensen) Wistar. In 1804 Catharine married Abraham Sharples (1748-1835) of Aston (now Thornbury), Chester County. The Wistar and Sharples families were active in the founding and early years of Westtown School, near West Chester, Pennsylvania. Catharine and Abraham's son, Caspar Wistar Sharples (1805-1865), married Elizabeth Onderdonk in 1840 and continued the family tradition of practicing law.

From the description of Catharine Franklin Sharples family papers, 1709-1866, bulk 1790-1840. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 61324905