▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Catherine ▁Re ese ▁in ▁Me ck len burg ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 7 6 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Row an ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁or ▁ 1 7 6 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Row an ▁County ▁that ▁became ▁I red ell ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁William ▁Sh ar pe ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁Creek ▁Cong reg ation ▁in ▁Row an ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁( near ▁what ▁became ▁States ville , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ) ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁members ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 3 . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Sh ar pe ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Provin cial ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Row an ▁County ▁Committee ▁of ▁Saf ety . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁a ide ▁to ▁General ▁Griff ith ▁R uther ford ▁of ▁the ▁Sal is bury ▁District ▁Brigade ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁▁ ▁William ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁commission ers ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Cas well ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁Indians ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁ ▁William ▁served ▁as ▁Colonel ▁command ing ▁the