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John Harper 1740 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Edward Harper

Mother: Ann Hundley

Spouse(s): Jean Logan

Children(s): Juliette Harper

John Harper Sr was born in 1740 in Amelia, Virginia, United States, the child of Edward Harper and Ann Turner Hundley. John Harper Sr married Jean Jane Logan, and had children including Juliette Elizabeth Harper. John Harper Sr passed away in 1816 in Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Harper Sr was born in 1740 in Amelia, Virginia, United States, the child of Edward Harper and Ann Turner Hundley.
  • John Harper Sr married Jean Jane Logan, and had children including Juliette Elizabeth Harper.
  • John Harper Sr passed away in 1816 in Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Harper's Ancestors

Self
John Harper
1740 – 1816
Birth Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States
Parents
Edward Harper
1706 – 1764
S Farnham, Essex, Virginia, United States
Ann (Turner) Hundley
1707 – 1760
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Harper
1683 – 1745
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Margaret ("Maggie") Turpin
1687 – 1741
Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Charles Hundley
1685 – 1778
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Anne Motley
1685 – 1779
Westover Parish, Charles City, VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Grandfather)
1654 – 1716
Lydia Hudson
1665 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Harper
1624 – 1702
Elizabeth Benson
1626 – 1707
Henry Hudson
1642 – 1707
Lydia Smith
1647 – 1687

John Harper's Descendants

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John Harper (1740 – 1816) m. Jean (Jane) Logan (1740 – July 1813)
  1. 1. Juliette (Elizabeth) Harper (1770 – 1810) m. Peter Hance (1776 – 1850)
    1. 1. Sabrina Hance (10 September 1803 – 13 September 1872) m. Isaac (C) Bratton (14 Apr 1804 – September 7, 1858)
      1. 1. Betsy (Ann) Bratton (16 Jan 1829 – )
      2. 2. James Bratton (12 Nov 1830 – 8 April 1894) m. Martha Buckman ( – 18 January 1881)
        1. 1. Eva Brathen (abt 1863 – )
        2. 2. Lou (Emma) Bratton (25 Feb 1864 – 03 Mar 1944) m. Samuel Sailor
        3. 3. Hattie (E.) Bratton (Abt 1871 – )
        4. 4. May Bratton (Abt 1873 – )
        5. 5. Bessie Ross (abt 1876 – 7 Jun 1963)
        6. 6. Willie Bratton (Abt 1879 – )
        7. 7. Edith (Bratton) (SR) (14 Jan 1881 – 25 Mar 1929) m. John (Marion "Johnny") Howland (5 August 1864 – 13 April 1910) m. John (Earl) Matthews (abt 1880 – Abt 1953)
        8. 8. Franklin Brathen
      3. 3. Peter (A) Bratton (20 Aug 1832 – 25 May 1928)
      4. 4. Mary (A) Bratton (12 Jan 1838 – )
      5. 5. William (Jasper) Bratton (14 Jun 1840 – 20 Mar 1906)
      6. 6. Henry (H) Bratton (28 Jun 1844 – 27 Sept 1913)
      7. 7. David (F.) Bratton (28 Jul 1847 – )

John Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of John Harper Sr in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Amelia, Virginia, United States
1816
1816
Age 76
Death of John Harper Sr in Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

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