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William Harper 1683 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jul 1683

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 11 Feb 1745

Death Location: Dorchester, Maryland, United States

Father: Edward Grandfather)

Mother: Lydia Hudson

Spouse(s): Margaret Turpin

Children(s): Edward Harper

William Harper was born in 1683 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Harper (9th Great Grandfather) and Lydia Hudson. William Harper married Margaret "Maggie" Turpin, and had children including Edward Harper. William Harper passed away in 1745 in Dorchester, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • William Harper was born in 1683 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Harper (9th Great Grandfather) and Lydia Hudson.
  • William Harper married Margaret "Maggie" Turpin, and had children including Edward Harper.
  • William Harper passed away in 1745 in Dorchester, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Grandfather)
1654 – 1716
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England
EG
Lydia Hudson
1665 – 1700
Birth Location: Morumsco, Somerset, Maryland, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Turpin
1687 – 1741
Birth Location: Dorchester, Maryland, United States
MT

Children(s)

Edward Harper
1706 – 1764
Birth Location: S Farnham, Essex, Virginia, United States
EH

William Harper's Ancestors

Self
William Harper
1683 – 1745
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Edward Harper (9th Great Grandfather)
1654 – 1716
Rye, Sussex, England
Lydia Hudson
1665 – 1700
Morumsco, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William (Conway) Harper
1624 – 1702
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth ((Harper)) Benson
1626 – 1707
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Henry ("Britt") Hudson
1642 – 1707
Hungars Creek, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Lydia (Schoolfield) Smith
1647 – 1687
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Harper
1591 – 1669
Jennett Cowlman
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Harper
1556 – 1626
Ann Trowbridge
1563 – 1644

William Harper's Descendants

1.
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William Harper (04 Jul 1683 – 11 Feb 1745) m. Margaret ("Maggie") Turpin (1687 – 1741)
  1. 1. Edward Harper (1706 – 24 April 1764) m. Ann (Turner) Hundley (1707 – 1760)
    1. 1. 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)

William Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1683
04 Jul 1683
Birth of William Harper in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States
1745
11 Feb 1745
Age 62
Death of William Harper in Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Dorchester, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1683
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1745
    Event Place: Dorchester, Maryland, United States
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