Son of George Harper 1723-1766 & Elizabth "Betty" Shipley 1822-1814. Married possibly his 2nd or 3rd wife Sarah Summers around 1776 in Prince William Co., Va. Father of:
Charles Harper 1770-1848
Anna Jane Harper 1772-1841 (Stephen England)
Polly Harper 1775-1861
Elizabeth "Betsy" Harper (John I Hurst) 1776-1844
Keziah Harper 1781
Lydia Harper 1785-1861
Philadelphia "Adelphia" Harper 1787-1847
Jemima Harper 1791
Parthenia Harper 1791-1839
Hepsibbah "Sibby" Harper 1795-1883
Oct 8, 1777 John Harper Signed Oath of Allegiance-Prince William Co., Va...pension application R.21.782
Apr 1779 Signed Corn Compact with his brother Peter Harper at Boonesborough, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1779 Preemption Warrant #140 granted a preemption of 400 acres of land at the state price in District of Ky. lying south side of Lulbegrud Creek opposite land of Edward Williams, by maing settlement on 1 June 1779
1779 John Harper was guard and spy in Boonesborough Fort.
1783 Kentucky Land Grant for 400 acres
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John Harper also helped raise his orphaned nephews, Fielding and George Hanks, children of his deceased sister, Sarah and brother-in-law-law Abraham Hanks, parents of Nancy Hanks, mother of the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. Sarah, Abraham and later Nancy each died from drinking milk from a cow that ate snake root.
Contributor: Julie White (51004383)
Son of George Harper 1723-1766 & Elizabth "Betty" Shipley 1822-1814. Married possibly his 2nd or 3rd wife Sarah Summers around 1776 in Prince William Co., Va. Father of:
Charles Harper 1770-1848
Anna Jane Harper 1772-1841 (Stephen England)
Polly Harper 1775-1861
Elizabeth "Betsy" Harper (John I Hurst) 1776-1844
Keziah Harper 1781
Lydia Harper 1785-1861
Philadelphia "Adelphia" Harper 1787-1847
Jemima Harper 1791
Parthenia Harper 1791-1839
Hepsibbah "Sibby" Harper 1795-1883
Oct 8, 1777 John Harper Signed Oath of Allegiance-Prince William Co., Va...pension application R.21.782
Apr 1779 Signed Corn Compact with his brother Peter Harper at Boonesborough, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1779 Preemption Warrant #140 granted a preemption of 400 acres of land at the state price in District of Ky. lying south side of Lulbegrud Creek opposite land of Edward Williams, by maing settlement on 1 June 1779
1779 John Harper was guard and spy in Boonesborough Fort.
1783 Kentucky Land Grant for 400 acres
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John Harper also helped raise his orphaned nephews, Fielding and George Hanks, children of his deceased sister, Sarah and brother-in-law-law Abraham Hanks, parents of Nancy Hanks, mother of the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. Sarah, Abraham and later Nancy each died from drinking milk from a cow that ate snake root.
Contributor: Julie White (51004383)
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