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William Conway Harper 1624 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1624

Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1702

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Father: Edward Harper

Mother: Jennett Cowlman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Benson

Children(s): Edward Grandfather)

According to available records, William Conway Harper was born in 1624 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, the child of Edward O (Maj)** Harper and Jennett Cowlman. Following those early years, William Conway Harper married Elizabeth (Harper) Benson, and their family grew to include Edward Harper (9th Great Grandfather). In the later years of life, William Conway Harper died in 1702 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Parents

Edward Harper
1591 – 1669
Birth Location: Berrynarbor, Devon, England
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Jennett Cowlman
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Benson
1626 – 1707
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Edward Grandfather)
1654 – 1716
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1624
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1702
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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