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Reuben I Harper 1737–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Father: Henry Soldier)

Mother: Rachel Hughes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Powell

Children(s): Richard 🧬

Reuben I Harper was born in 1737 in Essex, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Alexander Harper Revolutionary War Soldier And Rachel Jordan Hughes. Reuben I Harper married Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Richard Harper. Reuben I Harper passed away in 1804 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Reuben I Harper was born in 1737 in Essex, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry Alexander Harper Revolutionary War Soldier And Rachel Jordan Hughes.
  • Reuben I Harper married Elizabeth Powell, and had children including Richard Harper.
  • Reuben I Harper passed away in 1804 in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Soldier)
1700–1766
Birth Location: , Essex, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Hughes
1700–1765
Birth Location: Essex,,Virginia,USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Powell
1740–1804
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Richard 🧬
1763–1851
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Reuben Harper's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Harper
1737–1804
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Alexander Harper (Revolutionary War Soldier)
1700–1766
, Essex, Virginia, USA
Rachel ((Jordan)) Hughes
1700–1765
Essex,,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
John Harper
1660–1699
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, US
Lydia ("Ledey" Peabody) Howlett
1660–1718
, Essex, Virginia, USA
Jordan Hughes
1675–1767
Northumberland County, Virginia
Elinor Madden
1680–1740
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Harper's Descendants

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Reuben (I) Harper (1737–1804) m. Elizabeth Powell (1740–1804)
  1. 1. Richard (Harper) 🧬 1763–1851 m. Nancy (Anne Forrest) 🧬 1761–1840
    1. 1. Elmina (D Botts) 🧬 1806–1869 m. Seth (Botts) Jr 1806–1868
      1. 1. William Betts 1830–1887 m. Emily (E.) Carrington-Betts 1834–1928
        1. 1. Sally Botts 1832–1957 m. Papa Norwood 1827–1846 m. Isam Norwood 1827–1906
        2. 2. Wylie Betts 1865–1946
        3. 3. Walter Betts 1872–1955
        4. 4. William (E) Betts 1863–1949
        5. 5. Lucy (Alice) Betts-Dennis 1857–1945
        6. 6. Louisa (F.) Botts 1855–1915
        7. 7. Margaret (Ann) Botts 1853–
        8. 8. Willie Betts 1864–
        9. 9. Alice Botts 1859–
        10. 10. James (Wolford) Botts 1863–1948
        11. 11. Emma Betts 1869–
      2. 2. Martha (A Botts) -Yankee- 1835–1887
      3. 3. David (Monroe) Botts 1840–1909
      4. 4. Daniel (W Botts) 🧬 1837–1915
      5. 5. Sarah (Malinda Crawford) -Crawford- 1849–1882
      6. 6. Martha (Ann) Yankee 1835–1887
      7. 7. Louisa Embree 1830–1852
      8. 8. John (H) Botts 1833–1854
      9. 9. Nancy (Elizabeth Calvert) 🧬 1843–1901
    2. 2. Celia Harper 1798–1828
    3. 3. Frances Harper 1791–1835
    4. 4. Sarah Harper 1795–1878
    5. 5. Susannah Harper 1789–1850
    6. 6. Tilman Harper 1792–
    7. 7. Lucy Harper 1802–1851
    8. 8. Reubin Harper 1794–1871
    9. 9. John (Calhoun (1st.Lieutenant)) Harper 1787–1849
    10. 10. Sally Harper 1785–
    11. 11. Sarah (A.) Harper 1828–1870

Reuben Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Reuben I Harper in Essex, Virginia, United States
Essex, Virginia, United States
1804
1804
Age 67
Death of Reuben I Harper in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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