Sarah Harper

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35039508

Sarah married John McMurray. John was born 03 Nov 1776, South Carolina; died 03 Sep 1813, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Shiloh Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster Co. SC. [Group Sheet]

1. Col. William Harper McMurray was born 27 Sep 1801, Lancaster Co. SC; died 27 Dec 1846, Union Co. NC; was buried , Tirzah Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Waxhaw, Union 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 1749
Arrival Year: 1767
Arrival Place: Charles Town, South Carolina
Age: 18
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 his parents and siblings:
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

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


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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William married Anne Young. Anne was born 02 Jan 1745, North Carolina; died 16 Jul 1841, Lancaster Co. SC; was buried , Shiloh Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster Co. SC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46718437

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