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Generation: 1
1. | William Harper was born ca 1763, Ulster, Ireland (son of Benjamin Harper and Martha). 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 1763
Arrival Year: 1767
Arrival Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
Age: 4
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:
Benjamin Harper, age 30
Martha Harper, age 24, his wife
William Harper, age 4, his son
Plus his grandparents, aunts, and uncles:
William Harper, age 63
Margaret, age 56, his wife
John Harper, age 14, his son
Jane Harper, age 11, his daughter
Daniel Harper, age 21
William Harper, Jr., age 18
James, age 16
Robert Harper, age 25
Agnes, age 24, his wife
John, age 6, his son
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Generation: 2
2. | Benjamin Harper was born ca 1737, Ulster, Ireland (son of William Harper and Margaret Knox); died 12 Jun 1801, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC. Notes:
IMMIGRATION RECORDS
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1767; Page Number: 93
Name: Benjamin Harper
Birth Year: abt 1737
Arrival Year: 1767
Arrival Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
Age: 30
Source Publication Code: 7343
Primary Immigrant: Harper, Benjamin
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:
Benjamin Harper, age 30
Martha Harper, age 24, his wife
William Harper, age 4, his son
As well as his father, mother, brothers, and sisters:
William Harper, age 63
Margaret, age 56, his wife
John Harper, age 14, his son
Jane Harper, age 11, his daughter
Robert Harper, age 25
Agnes, age 24, his wife
John, age 6, his son
Daniel Harper, age 21
William Harper, Jr., age 18
James, age 16
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.
CENSUS RECORDS
Name: Benjamin Harper
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Lancaster District, South Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Slaves: 4
Number of Household Members Under 16: 3
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 10
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Harper&GSiman=1&GScid=2131051&GRid=10224818&
Inscription: [decoration: eagle with outspread wings clutching in one claw three arrows and in the other an olive branch.]
In Memory of
BENJAMIN HARPER
who died June 12th A.D. 1801.
Aged 66 Years.
Friend, do not carelefs on thy road
O'erlook this humble fhrine;
For, if thou art a friend of God,
Here lies a friend of thine.
His clofet was a bethel fweet;
His houfe a houfe of pray'r:
In humble ftrains at Jesus' feet
He wreftled daily there.
Benjamin married Martha. Martha was born ca 1743, Ulster, Ireland; died 01 Jan 1815, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Martha was born ca 1743, Ulster, Ireland; died 01 Jan 1815, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC. Notes:
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Charles Town, South Carolina; Year: 1767; Page Number: 93
Name: Martha Harper
Birth Year: abt 1743
Arrival Year: 1767
Arrival Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
Age: 24
Source Publication Code: 7343
Primary Immigrant: Harper, Martha
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:
Benjamin Harper, age 30
Martha Harper, age 24, his wife
William Harper, age 4, his son
Plus her in-laws:
William Harper, age 63
Margaret, age 56, his wife
John Harper, age 14, his son
Jane Harper, age 11, his daughter
Daniel Harper, age 21
William Harper, Jr., age 18
James, age 16
Robert Harper, age 25
Agnes, age 24, his wife
John, age 6, his son
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Harper&GSiman=1&GScid=2131051&GRid=10224870&
Inscription:
In Memory of
Matha Harper Who
DeParted This Life
January 1st 1815
Age 74
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Generation: 3
4. | William Harper was born ca 1704, Ulster, Ireland; died 1777, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC. 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]
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5. | Margaret Knox was born ca 1711, Ulster, Ireland; died 1780, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC. 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
Children:
- Mary Harper was born 1723, Ulster, Ireland; died 09 Nov 1810, Mecklenburg Co. NC; was buried , Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
- 2. Benjamin Harper was born ca 1737, Ulster, Ireland; died 12 Jun 1801, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC.
- Robert Harper was born ca 1742, Ulster, Ireland; died 1777, Lancaster Co. SC.
- Dr. Daniel Harper was born ca 1747, Ulster, Ireland; died 15 Jul 1791, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC.
- William Harper, Jr. was born ca 1749, Ulster, Ireland; died 19 Sep 1813, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Shiloh Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster Co. SC.
- James Harper was born ca 1751, Ulster, Ireland.
- John Harper was born ca 1753, Ulster, Ireland.
- Jane Harper was born ca 1756, Ulster, Ireland.
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