William Harper

1704 - 1777  (~ 73 years)

• Name	William Harper
  Born	ca 1704	Ulster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1777	Lancaster Co. SC
  Buried	Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC
  	Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111753953&ref=acom
  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.
  Person ID	I28368	Master File
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family	Margaret Knox,   b. ca 1711, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1780, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Children	1. Mary Harper,   b. 1723, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 09 Nov 1810, Mecklenburg Co. NC  (Age 87 years) + 2. Benjamin Harper,   b. ca 1737, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 12 Jun 1801, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 64 years) + 3. Robert Harper,   b. ca 1742, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1777, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 35 years)   4. Dr. Daniel Harper,   b. ca 1747, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 15 Jul 1791, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 44 years) + 5. William Harper, Jr.,   b. ca 1749, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 19 Sep 1813, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 64 years)   6. James Harper,   b. ca 1751, Ulster, Ireland   7. John Harper,   b. ca 1753, Ulster, Ireland   8. Jane Harper,   b. ca 1756, Ulster, Ireland
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F12193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart