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Harper
Margaret
w/o A. Harper
Born Randolph Co., VA
02/04/1785
Died
07/29/1871
Aged
86y-05m-25d
Lived and died in the full triumphs of faith in Christ.

Farewell dear mother farewell. From earth now passed away. To the mansions of bliss to dwell with Christ in endless day.
Grafton

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Margaret (WAMSLEY) Harper
Birth: 4 Feb 1785 in Randolph Co, Virginia, which is
now in West Virginia
Death: 29 July 1871 in West Virginia

Note: Margaret was born in Viriginia. West Virginia didn't exist until just before the Civil War. See the history of West Virginia.


Father: William Wamsley b: 5 Oct 1759 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Mother: Susannah Jane WATSON b: 25 OCT 1761 in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia or New Jersey

Married: Adam Harper b: 1779

Children
1. Susannah "Susan" HARPER b: 9 Mar 1808 in Virginia
2. Eunice HARPER b: 28 Oct 1810 in Virginia
3. Jacob Watson HARPER b: 17 May 1809 in Virginia
4. Ruth HARPER b: 28 May 1811 or Calc 1815 Virginia, now, West Virginia
5. Mary HARPER b: 11 Oct 1812 in Virginia, now, West Virginia
6. William J. HARPER b: 20 Mar 1814 & Calc 1822 in Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia
7. Lemuel HARPER b: 20 Dec 1816 in Of Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia
8. John Adam HARPER b: 18 May 1818 in , Randolph, Virginia
9. Margaret HARPER b: 10 or 20 Nov 1820 in Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia
10. Adam Harper b: 1821
11. Ezekiel HARPER b: 28 Nov 1823 in Of Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia
12. Sarah Ann HARPER b: 29 Jul 1824 & Calc 1831 in Virginia, now, West Virginia
13. Jerome HARPER b: 10 Nov 1826 in Of Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia
14. Peter HARPER b: 1827 in Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia - error
15. Thaddeus HARPER b: 26 Nov 1829 in Of Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia
16. Johnathan Watson HARPER b: 28 Jul 1832 in Virginia, probably Randolph Co., Virginia, now, West Virginia

Note: It is reported that Peter 156206524 is the son of Peter 789849545.