Benjamin Harper

1737 - 1801  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Benjamin Harper
  Born	ca 1737	Ulster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jun 1801	Lancaster Co. SC
  Buried	Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster Co. SC
  	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.
  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
  Person ID	I28370	Master File
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	William Harper,   b. ca 1704, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1777, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Knox,   b. ca 1711, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1780, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F12193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha,   b. ca 1743, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 01 Jan 1815, Lancaster Co. SC  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Children	1. William Harper,   b. ca 1763, Ulster, Ireland
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F12194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart