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Samuel Harper 1760–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Jun 1829

Death Location: Crawford, Georgia, United States

Father: Thomas *

Mother: Mary Stenson

Spouse(s): Mary Ford

Children(s): William Harper, James Harper, Margaret Harper, Jesse Harper, Samuel Harper, Juan Harper

The story of Samuel Harper began in 1760 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1783, Samuel Harper resided in Caernarvon, Berks, Pennsylvania. In 1790, Samuel Harper resided in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. Samuel Harper married Mary Ford, and had children including James Madison Harper, Jesse Harper, Juan Harper, Margaret Harper, Samuel L Harper, William H Harper. Samuel Harper passed away in 1829 in Crawford, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Harper began in 1760 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1783, Samuel Harper resided in Caernarvon, Berks, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1790, Samuel Harper resided in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.
  • Samuel Harper married Mary Ford, and had children including James Madison Harper, Jesse Harper, Juan Harper, Margaret Harper, Samuel L Harper, William H Harper.
  • Samuel Harper passed away in 1829 in Crawford, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas *
1722–1820
Birth Location: Douglasville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Stenson
1726–1761
Birth Location: Sawley, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Ford
1760–1830
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Harper
1801–1856
Birth Location: North Carolina
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James Harper
1812–1862
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JH
Margaret Harper
1806–
Birth Location: –
MH
Jesse Harper
1808–1879
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JH
Samuel Harper
1784–1862
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Juan Harper
1802–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JH

Samuel Harper's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Harper
1760–1829
Birth Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Harper *
1722–1820
Douglasville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Stenson
1726–1761
Sawley, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Stenson
1701–1754
Sawley, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth Henshaw
1703–1745
Weston Upon Trent, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Stenson
1680–1725
Mary Somers
1680–1724
James Henshaw
1672–
Alice Bullock
1676–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bullock
1650–1704
Judith Dennis
1656–1718

Samuel Harper's Descendants

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Samuel Harper (1760–Jun 1829) m. Mary Ford (ca 1760–1830)
  1. 1. William (H.) Harper 1801–1856 m. Mary (Jane) Tucker 1810–1860
    1. 1. Joanna Harper 1848–
    2. 2. J.M. ((James Madison?)) Harper 1839–
    3. 3. Jesse Harper 1843–1883 m. Lucinda (Angeline) Long 1843–1903
      1. 1. Sylvester Harper 1867–
      2. 2. William (Cicero) Harper 1875–1950
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Harper 1877–1957
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Harper 1832–1860
    5. 5. M.H. Harper 1846–
    6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Harper 1835–1860
    7. 7. Samuel Harper 1827–1857 m. Mariah Aultman 1827–1880
      1. 1. Louis (L) Harper 1851–1934 m. Eliza (Ann) Schofill 1856–1887 m. Mary (Ellen 'Molly') Shurley 1875–1952
        1. 1. Julia (Charity) Harper 1879–1964
        2. 2. Philip (Leonados "Lonnie") Harper 1877–1950
        3. 3. Anna Harper 1887–
        4. 4. Ida Harper 1883–
        5. 5. Mattie (Belle) Harper 1896–1941
        6. 6. Lula (Odelle) Harper 1906–1974
        7. 7. Berta (Louise) Harper 1909–
        8. 8. Bernice (Evelyn) Harper 1914–1978
        9. 9. Rabon (R) Harper 1913–1985
        10. 10. Lewis (A) Harper 1910–
    8. 8. William Harper 1837–1908
    9. 9. Sarah Harper 1827–
    10. 10. Edward Harper 1849–
    11. 11. Joseph (S) Harper 1852–1923 m. Lavonia Wise 1878–1938 m. Fannie Land 1858–1895
      1. 1. James Harper 1893–
      2. 2. Aaron (Dewey) Harper 1898–1972
      3. 3. Gertrude Harper 1896–1903
    12. 12. Elijah (David) Harper 1850–1928 m. Frances (Catherine) Bryant 1851–1899
      1. 1. Leonard (Augustus) Harper 1881–1941 m. Leila (M) Harper 1883–1970
        1. 1. Martha (H Harper,) Kemp 1917–1993
        2. 2. Mildred (Lucile) Harper 1910–1984
        3. 3. Silas (Leon "Leon") Harper 1905–1976
        4. 4. Leonard (Augustus) Harper 1915–1982
        5. 5. Leom Harper 1906–1941
        6. 6. Raymond Harper 1913–
      2. 2. Edna (L) Harper 1881–
      3. 3. Margaret Harper 1871–1938
      4. 4. Sarah Harper 1873–1951
      5. 5. John (Thomas) Harper 1876–1947 m. Hattie (Pauline) Hollis 1881–1957 m. Hattie Bloodsworth 1887–1904
        1. 1. Eugene (Franklin) Harper 1918–2005 m. Margaret (Edna (Peggy)) Barker 1921–2003
        2. 2. Walter (Rogers) Harper 1916–1992
        3. 3. Clover Harper 1906–
        4. 4. Adelle Harper 1910–1910
        5. 5. Alma Harper 1904–1904
      6. 6. Willie Harper 1879–
      7. 7. William (Washington) Harper 1879–1940
    13. 13. John Harper 1832–
    14. 14. Ellis ((Elijah) Dallas) Harper 1848–1864
  2. 2. James (Madison) Harper 1812–1862 m. Harriet (Elizabeth) TUCKER 1817–1880
    1. 1. Edward (Judge) Harper 1850–1930 m. Eganora (Jenetta Harper) Grimsley 1854–1892 m. Piety (Devania Harper) Stone 1850–1938 m. Alice (Amelia Harper) Cowles 1858–1904
      1. 1. James (Edward) Harper 1878–1967 m. Agnes (Margaret) Eriksson 1888–1980
        1. 1. James (Vernon) Harper 1910–1976 m. Lillian (M) Brown 1909–1998
        2. 2. Margaret (E) Harper 1914–1975 m. Arthur (Bradford) Knott 1916–1982
        3. 3. Mildred (Evelyn "Babe") Harper 1917–1999 m. John (Willard) Glisson 1917–1937 m. Arthur (Allen) Riebe 1915–2001
      2. 2. Tolitha (Lidy Elizabeth) Harper 1876–1963 m. James (Lawton) Coward 1856–1925
        1. 1. JAMES (LESTER) COWARD 1903–1983
        2. 2. Andrew (Thomas) Coward 1906–1944
        3. 3. Ruby (Mae) Coward 1907–
    2. 2. Frances (C.) Harper 1846–
    3. 3. James Harper 1842–
    4. 4. Louisa Harper 1859–1952 m. John (Calhoun) Carter 1854–1900
      1. 1. Walter Carter 1877–1885
      2. 2. John (Bishop) Carter 1879–1969
      3. 3. Julian (Carroll) Carter 1882–
      4. 4. Harry Carter 1882–
      5. 5. Edith (Gertrude "Gertie") Carter 1889–1976
      6. 6. Mitchell (Fleming) Carter 1896–1932
      7. 7. Claude Carter 1891–
      8. 8. John Carter 1893–
      9. 9. Golden Carter 1899–
    5. 5. Margaret (Ann Eliza) HARPER 1856–
    6. 6. Mary (E.) Harper 1852–
  3. 3. Margaret Harper 1806–
  4. 4. Jesse Harper 1808–1879 m. Permilia Cook 1815–1870
    1. 1. Eliza (A) Harper 1838–
    2. 2. Frances (Elizabeth) Harper 1841–1903 m. Francis (Marion "Frank") O'Neal 1834–1862 m. John (H) Howard 1857–1928
      1. 1. Thomas (Marion) O'Neal 1859–1915
      2. 2. William O'Neal 1858–
      3. 3. Joseph (Bradford) O'Neal 1862–1922
      4. 4. Wade (Stonewall) Howard 1879–1946
    3. 3. James (Madison) Harper 1843–1924 m. Florence (Virginia) Howard 1855–1888
      1. 1. Albert (Britt) Harper 1884–1930 m. Tempie (Julie) Sullivan 1886–1963
        1. 1. Tonie Harper 1915–2002
        2. 2. James (Milton) Harper 1916–1981
        3. 3. Thelma Harper 1923–2015
        4. 4. Lois (Virginia) Harper 1926–2011
        5. 5. Iona Harper 1914–2002
        6. 6. Claude Harper 1918–1987
      2. 2. Eva (Permelia) Harper 1886–1951
      3. 3. John (Thomas) Harper 1879–1949 m. Hattie (Maude) Duffell 1883–1979
        1. 1. Ernestine (Harper) Marshall 1921–1999
        2. 2. Ruby Harper 1906–1987
        3. 3. Josie Harper 1909–
        4. 4. Oliver (Cline) Harper 1909–1974
        5. 5. John (Thomas Harper) Jr 1914–1956
        6. 6. Ida (Ruth) Harper 1916–2000
        7. 7. Alice Harper 1912–
      4. 4. Annie (Pearl) Harper 1888–1965
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Harper 1835–1906 m. James (William) Hudson 1835–1862
      1. 1. Lane (A) Hudson 1857–
      2. 2. Green (H) Hudson 1859–
    5. 5. William (F.) Harper 1848–
  5. 5. Samuel (L.) Harper 1784–1862 m. Nancy Harper 1787–1871
    1. 1. John (Henry) Harper 1814–1891 m. Sarah Lesley 1827–1904 m. Elizabeth (Bennis) Goodner 1823–1860
      1. 1. John (Henry) Harper 1866–1946 m. Mattie Shirley 1875–1960
        1. 1. Sara (Vera) Harper 1899–1983
        2. 2. Emil (Archibald) Harper 1896–1986
        3. 3. Joseph (Turner) Harper 1904–
        4. 4. Samuel (Moses) Harper 1905–1995
        5. 5. James (Ewell) Harper 1911–
        6. 6. Marvin (Lee) Harper 1919–2009
        7. 7. Mattie Harper 1919–1998
        8. 8. John (Lewis) Harper 1898–1977
      2. 2. William Harper 1869–1879
      3. 3. James Harper 1870–
      4. 4. Mary (Thompson) Harper 1849–1925
        1. 1. John Smith 1877–1938
        2. 2. Ida Smith 1874–
        3. 3. Ruth Smith 1876–
        4. 4. James Smith 1879–
      5. 5. David (Samuel) Harper 1850–1925 m. Carthagena (Angeline) Strickland 1854–1942
        1. 1. Martha (Vista) Harper 1879–1880
        2. 2. Savanna (E) Harper 1882–1927
        3. 3. Mary (Eula) Harper 1884–1966
      6. 6. Blooming (T) Harper 1853–1928
      7. 7. Ophelia (Ann) Harper 1854–1929
      8. 8. Martha (Eliza) Harper 1857–1935 m. James (Smith) Montgomery 1855–1931
        1. 1. Martha (J.) Montgomery 1899–
        2. 2. Jimmie (Ethel) Montgomery 1898–1988
        3. 3. John (H.) Montgomery 1896–1896
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Montgomery 1887–1889
      9. 9. Nancy (Jane) Harper 1856–1857
    2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Harper 1826–1892 m. John (Smith) Hamner 1820–1907
      1. 1. Oliver (Turner Pendleton) Hamner 1857–1939
      2. 2. Barbara (Abigail) Hamner 1863–1943
      3. 3. Samuel (Walker) Hamner 1850–1934
      4. 4. Gabriel (Moore) Hamner 1847–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Hamner 1853–
      6. 6. Harper Hamner 1869–1907
      7. 7. Lucie (P) Hamner 1854–
      8. 8. Mary (Adeline) Hamner 1856–1919
      9. 9. Martha (Henley) Hamner 1861–1941
  6. 6. Juan Harper 1802–

Samuel Harper's Timeline

7 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Samuel Harper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1783
1783
Age 23
Samuel Harper resided here in Caernarvon, Berks, Pennsylvania
Caernarvon, Berks, Pennsylvania
1790
1790
Age 30
Samuel Harper resided here in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 40
Samuel Harper resided here in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
1820
1820
Age 60
Samuel Harper resided here in Capt Awtreys District, Greene, Georgia, United States
Capt Awtreys District, Greene, Georgia, United States
1829
Jun 1829
Age 69
Death of Samuel Harper in Crawford, Georgia, United States
Crawford, Georgia, United States
1830
1830
Age 70
Samuel Harper resided here in Capt Pass District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Capt Pass District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Caernarvon, Berks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 317

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 316; Image: 516; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 393; Image: 334; Family History Library Film: 337909

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Capt Awtreys District, Greene, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Capt Awtreys District, Greene, Georgia; Page: 237; NARA Roll: M33_8; Image: 174

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Capt Pass District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Capt Pass District, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 20; Page: 80; Family History Library Film: 0007040

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1829
    Event Place: Crawford, Georgia, United States
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