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Abraham Sharp was born in Horton Hall in Little Horton near Bradford in England. Although we do not know the date of his birth we do know that he was baptised on 1 June in Bradford.There is some confusion as to the date of his birth since an inscription in Bradford states that he died in his ninety-first year.
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However, there is good reason from Sharp's own writing to believe that this inscription is wrong and the he was indeed born shortly before he was baptised. His parents were John Sharp of Little Horton, and his wife, Mary Clarkson of Bradford.
John Sharp was quite well off. He had made money as a farmer and a merchant before serving as financial secretary to General Sir Thomas Fairfax during the English civil war.
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He therefore took the side of Parliament and later became a Commonwealth tax collector. Abraham was his parents sixth son and ninth child so he was brought up in a very large family. Being fairly wealthy, his parents were able to give Abraham, and all th