William Harper, Jr.

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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.


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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]

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William married Catherine Huey. [Group Sheet]

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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]

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Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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Inscription:
In Memory of Andrew K. Harper who departed this life on 1st September 1833 aged 46 years and 25 days leaving a wife, five sons and five daughters to lament their loss. The Lord's my Shepherd I'll not want, He makes me down to lie, In pastures green He leadeth me, The quiet waters by Born Aug. 6, 1787

Andrew married Elizabeth Lathan. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
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