Mary Harper

Notes:

Came to America with her husband John, and son Robert in 1759 aboard the ship "Helena," landing in Charleston in August of that year. In 1761 moved to Mecklenburg County.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9304889

Mary married John Hunter. John was born 1720, Ulster, Ireland; died 12 Jun 1794, Mecklenburg Co. NC; was buried , Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

1. Robert Hunter was born ca 1749, Ulster, Ireland; died 03 May 1835, Tennessee; was buried , Bethbirei Cemetery, Lewisburg, Marshall Co. TN.
2. Martha Ann (Patsy) Hunter was born 1761, North Carolina; died 06 Oct 1830, Mecklenburg Co. NC; was buried , Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
3. Agness Nancy Hunter was born ca 1762, Mecklenburg Co. NC; died 12 Feb 1812, Mecklenburg Co. NC; was buried , Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC.

Notes:

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1767; Page Number: 93

Name: William Harper
Birth Year: abt 1704
Arrival Year: 1767
Arrival Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
Age: 63
Source Publication Code: 7343
Primary Immigrant: Harper, William
Annotation: From the Journals of the Council of the Colony of South Carolina. Names and land allotments under the Bounty Act of 1761.

Source Bibliography: REVILL, JANIE. A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773. Columbia [S.C.]: State Co., 1939. 163p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1981.
Page: 93

Arrival Date: December, 1767
Ship: The Earl of Donegal
Shipmaster: Duncan Ferguson
Listed on the ship included:
William Harper, age 63
Margaret, age 56, his wife
John Harper, age 14, his son
Jane Harper, age 11, his daughter

Plus his adult children:
Daniel Harper, age 21
William Harper, Jr., age 18
James, age 16

Benjamin Harper, age 30
Martha Harper, age 24, his wife
William Harper, age 4, his son

Robert Harper, age 25
Agnes, age 24, his wife
John, age 6, his son

The males over age 16 made applications for land grants in Craven Co. SC, which part is now in Lancaster Co. SC.

William Harper, Sr. received 250 acres on Wild Cat Creek in Craven Co.; He was granted 100 acres for himself and 50 acres each for his wife and two youngest children, John and Jane. Each of the boys over age 16 received 100 acres in their own names for Daniel, William, Jr. and James.

Resource for further research: Descendants of William Harper, Irish Immigrant to Lancaster County, SC. by Viola C. Floyd.

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111753953&ref=acom

William married Margaret Knox. Margaret was born ca 1711, Ulster, Ireland; died 1780, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1767; Page Number: 93

Name: William Harper
Birth Year: abt 1704
Arrival Year: 1767
Arrival Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
Age: 63
Source Publication Code: 7343
Primary Immigrant: Harper, William
Annotation: From the Journals of the Council of the Colony of South Carolina. Names and land allotments under the Bounty Act of 1761.

Source Bibliography: REVILL, JANIE. A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773. Columbia [S.C.]: State Co., 1939. 163p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1981.
Page: 93

Arrival Date: December, 1767
Ship: The Earl of Donegal
Shipmaster: Duncan Ferguson
Listed on the ship included:
William Harper, age 63

The males over age 16 made applications for land grants in Craven Co. SC, which part is now in Lancaster Co. SC.

William Harper, Sr. received 250 acres on Wild Cat Creek in Craven Co.; He was granted 100 acres for himself and 50 acres each for his wife and two youngest children, John and Jane. Each of the boys over age 16 received 100 acres in their own names for Daniel, William, Jr. and James.

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111754091