BLANEY HARPER - son of Francis Harper Sr.(who was son of ALEXANDER HARPER): BLANEY HARPER,SR., b. abt. 1757 in Dobbs County, NC(in that part which later became Craven County,N.C.); d. in Greene County, 18 March 1821; Served in the Rev. War. First wife was ELIZABETH MCILWEAN, mother of four children: a. Mary Jones Harper b. Laney Harper c. Elizabeth Harper d. Blaney Harper, Jr. If you are interested in this line, please contact me, [email protected] Sincerely, Nancy Harper Vick (PS: I lost my note from the person who requested this info. Others of you may be interested in this line, too.) ____________________________________________________________________________ __________ Dr. Nancy Harper Vick, Professor Emerita of Education, Longwood College;1703 Gilliam Drive, Farmville, VA 23901-2359 Phone: 804-392-8359; Family Histories: Harper, McLean, Smith(VA-NC),Hollingsworth,Fountain, Snow, Gibson,Vick & Taylor

Just curious to find out which state Tuscaloosa County is in. Can somone tell me? Thanks! Janina ******************************************************************* -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 7:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Fwd: [HARPER] RE: Harpers in Monongalia Co, WV Troy: Saw your information on the Harpers. Would like to provide the following information: Mary Frances HARPER daughter of Robert HARPER from what I've been told and what is in the "Pioneers of Tuscaloosa County" did indeed marry James WEBB. However, the information on the death of James WEBB is based on the fact that "a" James WEBB died and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Tuscaloosa. This is probably not the James WEBB who was the spouse of Mary Frances HARPER. I realize that the approximate birth dates of the two - and the ages are within the 2 year range which genealogists recognize as being sacrosanct. My husband James Robert WEBB is a direct descendent of James WEBB, husband of Mary Frances HARPER. James WEBB and family are in Tuscaloosa County in 1830. James WEBB and family are in Choctaw County, MS in 1840. A land transaction between a William Thieary on or before 19 October 1840 (date recorded) is recorded in an archived (retrieved from a storehouse and donated to the State Archives) document. James WEBB and Mary are in Choctaw County, MS in 1850 with children: Permelia, Celina, James and Cedenia (some of these are apparently grandchildren). Adult children William Harper WEBB and Robert Clark WEBB live nearby. James WEBB and Mary are in Winston County in 1860 and listed on the Census. In the 1870 cenus Mary WEBB is listed as living in the household of her son-in-law William Massey. Mary WEBB is buried at Camp Ground Cemetery in Winston County. (The family in recent years (the last 20 or so) placed a marker at her grave site). The family relates that James WEBB during the Civil War returned "home" because of the illness or death of a relative and either did not return and was buried back "home" or is in an unmarked grave next to the "unmarked" (marked with a large stone) grave of his wife who lived many years past his demise. Although my husband's line left MS in about 1859, the William Harper WEBB line has remained and is still strongly entrenched in Winston County. We have visited with them and been provided information on the family by them. I have no doubt (unless Mary Frances lost one James WEBB as a husband and married another James WEBB - farfetched - but still possible) that the James WEBB who is in the Greenwood Cemetery is not the James WEBB who was the husband of Mary Frances HARPER. Would love to have your thoughts. Barbara Webb [email protected] --part1_b0.e0e018.25c8e198_boundary-- ==== HARPER Mailing List ==== Your contributions to RootsWeb helps make HARPER-L possible. RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

--part1_b0.e0e018.25c8e198_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_b0.e0e018.25c8e198_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: Purvisweb Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:15:10 EST Subject: Re: [HARPER] RE: Harpers in Monongalia Co, WV To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 44 Troy: Saw your information on the Harpers. Would like to provide the following information: Mary Frances HARPER daughter of Robert HARPER from what I've been told and what is in the "Pioneers of Tuscaloosa County" did indeed marry James WEBB. However, the information on the death of James WEBB is based on the fact that "a" James WEBB died and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Tuscaloosa. This is probably not the James WEBB who was the spouse of Mary Frances HARPER. I realize that the approximate birth dates of the two - and the ages are within the 2 year range which genealogists recognize as being sacrosanct. My husband James Robert WEBB is a direct descendent of James WEBB, husband of Mary Frances HARPER. James WEBB and family are in Tuscaloosa County in 1830. James WEBB and family are in Choctaw County, MS in 1840. A land transaction between a William Thieary on or before 19 October 1840 (date recorded) is recorded in an archived (retrieved from a storehouse and donated to the State Archives) document. James WEBB and Mary are in Choctaw County, MS in 1850 with children: Permelia, Celina, James and Cedenia (some of these are apparently grandchildren). Adult children William Harper WEBB and Robert Clark WEBB live nearby. James WEBB and Mary are in Winston County in 1860 and listed on the Census. In the 1870 cenus Mary WEBB is listed as living in the household of her son-in-law William Massey. Mary WEBB is buried at Camp Ground Cemetery in Winston County. (The family in recent years (the last 20 or so) placed a marker at her grave site). The family relates that James WEBB during the Civil War returned "home" because of the illness or death of a relative and either did not return and was buried back "home" or is in an unmarked grave next to the "unmarked" (marked with a large stone) grave of his wife who lived many years past his demise. Although my husband's line left MS in about 1859, the William Harper WEBB line has remained and is still strongly entrenched in Winston County. We have visited with them and been provided information on the family by them. I have no doubt (unless Mary Frances lost one James WEBB as a husband and married another James WEBB - farfetched - but still possible) that the James WEBB who is in the Greenwood Cemetery is not the James WEBB who was the husband of Mary Frances HARPER. Would love to have your thoughts. Barbara Webb [email protected] --part1_b0.e0e018.25c8e198_boundary--

Do you have a location for your Robt. HARPER? Here are the Roberts I have in my family, starting with my 3g-grandfather: Descendants of Robert HARPER 1 Robert HARPER b: Bet. 1760 - 1768 in VA d: 1840 in Tuscaloosa County, AL . +Marjory PAYNE m: Dec 21, 1787 in Bedford, VA Father: John PAYNE, Sr. Mother: Mary ____? ... 2 Rachel HARPER b: Bet. 1788 - 1789 in VA ....... +James DUNCAN b: Bet. 1787 - 1789 in TN? m: Abt. 1821 in Pickens, AL ... 2 John Payne HARPER b: 1790 in VA d: 1863 in Jackson Co., AL ....... +Martha PHILLIPS b: 1798 in KY d: Aft. 1870 in Van Zandt Co., TX(?) m: Mar 12, 1813 in Madison Co., AL ........ 3 Robert P. HARPER ............ +Melinda ------ .............. 4 Andrew Lloyn HARPER .............. 4 John W. HARPER .............. 4 Caroline HARPER .............. 4 William P. HARPER .............. 4 Drucilla HARPER .............. 4 Martha HARPER .............. 4 Sarah Matilda HARPER ........ 3 Andrew HARPER ............ +Nancy ------ ... 2 Mary Frances HARPER b: Abt. 1792 in VA? ....... +James WEBB b: Aug 27, 1793 d: Jan 21, 1831 m: Bef. 1815 ... 2 Margary HARPER b: Bet. 1800 - 1810 ....... +Berry WEBB b: Bet. 1800 - 1810 m: Bef. 1825 ... 2 Josiah HARPER b: Bef. 1807 in VA d: Aug 31, 1868 in Pickens Co., AL ....... +Elizabeth A. HANKS d: 1834 Father: Rev. A. M. HANKS ........ 3 Robert T. HARPER b: 1834 d: 1881 ... *2nd Wife of Josiah HARPER: ....... +Elizabeth C. LAND b: Jan 6, 1822 in Spartanburg District, SC d: Feb 24, 1895 in Spring Hill, Pickens Co., AL m: Jun 19, 1838 in Probably Pickens Co., AL Father: James LAND Mother: Charlotte COLEMAN ... 2 William HARPER, (Sr.?) b: Feb 22, 1810 in AL d: Feb 2, 1873 in Winston County, MS ....... +Lucinda B. FULLER b: May 15, 1811 in TN d: Mar 27, 1894 in Winston County, MS m: Sep 13, 1832 in Tuscaloosa County, AL *2nd Wife of Robert HARPER: . +Sarah (Sally) HEWITT m: Jan 13, 1826 ... 2 Lucinda HARPER b: Aug 15, 1826 in AL d: Oct 1, 1914 in Noxubee Co., MS ....... +Thomas B. PAULETTE, Sr. b: 1816 in VA d: 1859 in Noxubee Co., MS m: Bef. Nov 1845 ... *2nd Husband of Lucinda HARPER: ....... +Spencer MCHENRY b: Mar 2, 1806 d: Sep 28, 1869 in Noxubee Co., MS m: May 19, 1863 in Noxubee Co., MS Reply to [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 1:42 PM Subject: [HARPER] RE: Harpers in Monongalia Co, WV > I am looking for any information on a Robert Harper who married Laura ?. > They had a daughter, Rose Elizabeth Harper who was born ca 1900-10 and died > Dec 18, 1962. She married Okey Russell Cook. > > Would like to know Laura's last name and parents of Robert. > > Diane > > > ==== HARPER Mailing List ==== > Your contributions to RootsWeb helps make HARPER-L possible. > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

I am looking for any information on a Robert Harper who married Laura ?. They had a daughter, Rose Elizabeth Harper who was born ca 1900-10 and died Dec 18, 1962. She married Okey Russell Cook. Would like to know Laura's last name and parents of Robert. Diane

Hello List Members, I am searching for information on my ggg-grandfather, Oliver Harper. He was born in Duplin Co., NC around 1796, married Catherine Mary Swinson, about 1820. They had 3 known children, Catherine b. 1822 married James Whittington, George Clark, b 1825 married Louisa Putnam and Levi b. 1829 married Sarah Jane Putnam. Oliver was a Justice of the Peace in Bibb Co., AL from the 1820s to the late 1830s. The family then moved to Leake and/or Scott Co., MS. Oliver died in 1846. I have no parents or siblings for Oliver. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please email information to [email protected] Thank you, Anne Harper

In a message dated 01/26/2000 1:31:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > how to check the digest. Hi Madaline, Just go to: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl At the first screen, type: Harper At the second screen, type something that will limit the number of "hits" you get, such as spouse name. TTYL, Fran Daniels [email protected] http://members.aol.com/sandyinbc/sandra.htm You know you're a genealogy Addict: When you read the New Testament in Sunday School and find yourself comparing the pedigrees in Matthew and Luke.

Wish I had paid more attention when someone shared how to check the digest. Would anyone help me please? Mitzie -- Preston, Madaline H [email protected]

I received a death certificate today for a Laura Harper. Unfortunately, it was NOT the Laura Harper I've been looking for. I am more than willing to mail this copy to whomever feels it fits their 'family'. Stats are: Harper, Laura Edna dob: 27 Sept 1888 dod: 19 Dec 1932 Spouse: Mitchell R Harper Please respond off list -- thanks!

Hi List!! I am very new to these lists. I am looking for information on my great-grandmother Frances HARPER born in Co. Donegal in 1884. She came to the US around 1900-1910. She settled in MA. She married Alexander ALLAN, and had three children: Alexander (b. 1919), Natalie (b. 1921) and Helen (b./d. between 1919 and 1921) Her siblings are: Eliza Jane HARPER (sister) Francis HARPER (brother) m. Elizabeth GENTLES (later moved to Scotland) Hugh HARPER (brother) John James HARPER (brother) Sarah HARPER (sister) Tom HARPER (brother) Samuel HARPER (brother) b. 7/17/1870 m. Eliza Jane IRVINE (later moved to Glascow Scotland) Martha HARPER (sister) m. James MITCHELL (later moved to Boston, MA.) Parents are: John HARPER father and Martha IRVINE mother (born about 1839) John's father is Tom HARPER and his mother is Frances THOMPSON Martha's father is Samuel IRVINE and her mother is Elizabeth JOHNSTON I only know names. Do not have any details on these people. Am just beginning my search. If anyone has any info on these people, please email me directly at [email protected] Thank you so very much Denise Smith

I just received the death certificate for, I think, my husband's great grandfather. It states James W Harper was born 15 May 1849 in Tennessee. The death certificate, dated 11 November 1923 is from Mansfield, Arkansas. What I find interesting, and maybe exciting if this is indeed the James W Harper I've been searching for, is both parents are listed. They are Blaney Harper and Elizabeth Griffin. The birthplace for James W Harper is listed as Tennessee. (I ran across some similar information in regard to birthplace when searching Census reports. Also, a George Harper is listed as the informant. James W Harper had a son, George...) I am curious if anyone out there researching the Harper surname recognizes the given name of Blaney. Could Blaney be a nickname for something? Most importantly, does anyone out there recognize this combination??? Thanks in advance to all! Jeannette Harper Orangevale CA

Hi there, I'm new on this list, and would like to share my "most-wanted" HARPER! I am searching for Lillian HARPER, b. 1820, d. 1894. She married Felix THIBAULT (b. 1821, d. 1908). Lillian and Felix lived in Vermont (Franklin County), and had a son, Joseph THIBAULT. Does this fit into anyone's line? Thanks, Chris (Coon) Barron [email protected]

Trying to locate living cousins in ESSEX, United Kingdom. Peggy Vera ELLIS married William Edward JERRETT in February 1949, Shoreditch Register Office, London UK. We know they had three daughters. Janet Linda JERRETT born October 1949 married David C SIMMONS in Thurrock (Essex) in 1971. Marion G JERRETT married Brian HARPER also in Thurrock in 1973. I have no information on any children. Have yet to find out if Margaret JERRETT married. My cousins and I are desperate to track down any of the above. Please only contact me if you have any leads on the above. I have no ancestral details on any of these names apart from ELLIS which is my Grandmother's maiden name. Many thanks Jason Eden Tottenham, London UK

GEORGIA: I would be very interested to see what you have on FRANK HARPER. Do you have any connections in GA or NC? My grandfather was FRANK HARPER and we know his father was STEPHEN, but we are at wit's end to find/prove STEPHEN's father. Thank you for making the correction. I am concerned about online info until it is proven. I hope people will be careful. Sincerely, Nancy Harper Vick ================ At 04:24 PM 1/17/00 -0800, you wrote: >HARPER-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 9 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Harriet Harper/McDowell ["M.Georgia Rivera" <[email protected]] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from HARPER-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 04:36:16 -0600 >From: "M.Georgia Rivera" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: Harriet Harper/McDowell >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I just wanted to let anyone researching Harriet Francis (Harper) >McDowell >know the information on familysearch is incorrect. > >It shows Harriet as a child of Thomas Wesley Harper and Lucinda >Harper. >The child born in Aug 1850 to them was a male. He is listed on the >Fayette co Texas federal census for 1850, 1860, and 1870. His name >is >Francis Marion Harper and he was born in West Point, Fayette co Texas. > >He is buried in Cotula Texas. Francis AKA Frank is my ggrandfather. > >I dont know who Harriet Francis Harper is and I dont know where the >incorrect >information orginiated. She may be related but I know Thomas and >Lucinda didn't >have a daughter named Harriet. Maybe she was the daughter of one of >his brothrs. > >If you will email me I will give you all the information I have on >this >Harper family. >[email protected] > ____________________________________________________________________________ __________ Dr. Nancy Harper Vick, Professor Emerita of Education, Longwood College;1703 Gilliam Drive, Farmville, VA 23901-2359 Phone: 804-392-8359; Family Histories: Harper, McLean, Smith(VA-NC),Hollingsworth,Fountain, Snow, Gibson,Vick & Taylor

I just wanted to let anyone researching Harriet Francis (Harper) McDowell know the information on familysearch is incorrect. It shows Harriet as a child of Thomas Wesley Harper and Lucinda Harper. The child born in Aug 1850 to them was a male. He is listed on the Fayette co Texas federal census for 1850, 1860, and 1870. His name is Francis Marion Harper and he was born in West Point, Fayette co Texas. He is buried in Cotula Texas. Francis AKA Frank is my ggrandfather. I dont know who Harriet Francis Harper is and I dont know where the incorrect information orginiated. She may be related but I know Thomas and Lucinda didn't have a daughter named Harriet. Maybe she was the daughter of one of his brothrs. If you will email me I will give you all the information I have on this Harper family. [email protected]

"Hello again Cousins!" Some have asked in the past, "Why don't I ever see any posts on this list?" Thought that I would share with each of you just how the various lists I serve as List Adm for, do stack up in size of subscribership as of today's date. As we all readily recognize, there is a direct relationship between the size of the subscribership and the amount of traffic that might happen to go through a list over a given period of time. Mail List 11-Jan-00 BARBER 344 BARBOUR 23 BEAMAN 33 BEEMAN 79 BURNS 413 CLARK 296 CLARKE 713 COLLINS 564 GOULD 247 GRAY 503 GREY 24 HARPER 428 INSKEEP 29 MORGAN 657 POLAND -Surname 14 POLING 97 PRICE 585 SHENANDOAH 727 STRODE 14 STROUD 240 THOMAS 604 TOWNE 110 WILCOX 293 WILCOXSON 28 7065 Thank you for your patience, cooperation, and participation in the HARPER Mail List! TTYL Craig List Adm "Always looking for Cousins!"

Hi, All-- Hope you enjoy this story as much as we did! THE ANT AND THE CONTACT LENS A true story by Josh and Karen Zarandona. Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear, took a hold on the rope, and started up the face of that rock. Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather. As she was hanging on there, the safety rope snapped against Brenda's eye and knocked out her contact lens. Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet above her. Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn't there. Here she was, far from home, her sight now blurry. She was desperate and began to get upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to find it. When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens to be found. She sat down, despondent, with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them to make it up the face of the cliff. She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible verse that says, "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me." Finally, they walked down the trail to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?" Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it! Brenda told me that her father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a picture of an ant lugging that contact lens with the words, "Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You." At the risk of being accused of being fatalistic, I think it would probably do some of us good to occasionally say, "God, I don't know why you want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if you want me to carry it, I will." "God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called." Sorry! Forgot to "paste" before we mailed the last message! --Gary and Sharon -- Gary E. Myer 6272 Light Point Place Columbia, MD 21045-4435 (voice) 410-381-1699 (email) [email protected] Occupations: Librarian, Internet trainer. Interests: Promisekeepers, family, genealogy.

I am new to this list. I am looking for info on the parents and siblings of Nancy C. Harper. She was born May 21, 1855 in Elba, Coffee County, AL. She married Lovie Columbus Graves on Mar 17, 1878 in Coffee County, AL. They had 4 children. She died Mary 23, 1924 in Covington County, AL. She is buried in Bethel Cemetery, Babbie, Covington County, AL. Any info on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Brenda Smith Inlow [email protected]

-----Original Message----- From: acurran <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 29 December 1999 11:28 Subject: My HARPER Family >These are my Harpers: > >John HARPER of the parish of Hungerford-Fairleigh Castle, and Ann FRANCIS of >the parish of Charterhouse Hinton, Somerset, UK were married by banns on >28th day of May 1771 at Norton St Philip. X marks the signature of >Ann . >Witnesses: The mother: Betty MOODY, David FRANCIS and Jane FRICKER. > >Know children: >Moses HARPER: Bap July 20, 1783 married Pricilla Ann GERRISH: Bap 1788 in > Boughton Glifford, Wiltshire, UK married Oct 12, >1812 in Fairleigh > Hungerford, Somerset, UK >John HARPER born March 17, 1782 >Betty HARPER born July 5, 1778 >Hanah HARPER born Feb 9, 1777 >Mary HARPER born Oct 22, 1775 >Sarah HARPER born May 15, 1774 >Ann HARPER born April 12. 1772 > >Known children of marriage: >Stephen HARPER Born: Jan 4, 1814 in Fairleigh Hungerford, Somerset, UK. >John HARPER born Sep 10, 1815 Somerset, UK >Thomas HARPER born May 2, 1819 Somerset, UK. Cause of death: Effects of >injuries accidentally recurred. > >Thomas HARPER born May 2, 1819 married Ann YOCKNEY born Rode, Somerset, UK. > >Known children of marriage: > >Priscilla HARPER born: Chippendale, Sydney, Australia >Henry HARPER born: 1843 St Peters, Sydney, Aust >Moses HARPER born: 1845 St Peters, Sydney, Aust >Walter HARPER born: July 7, 1846 St Peters, Sydney, Aust >William HARPER born: March 26, 1848 St Peters, Sydney, Aust >Stephen HARPER born: Dec 1, 1849 Cooks River, Petersham, Sydney, Aust > died: Effects of injuries accidentally >received. >Lucy Ann HARPER born: Nov 30, 1851 Cooks River, Petersham, Sydney, Aust >John H HARPER born: 1852 Paddington, Sydney, Aust >Martha HARPER born: 1854 St Peters, Cooks River, Sydney, Aust > My GG Grandmother >Joan HARPER born: 1859 >James HARPER born: March 1860 St Peters, Sydney, Aust > >Regards >Amanda Curran [email protected] Sydney, Australia > > > > > > > >

Anyone have anything on William Harper born abt 1735 in Pa or Md. Had the following children: Zephaniah Zilpah Drusilla Rhoda William Elizabeth Zephaniah settled in Rowan Co NC Mike Allen Shelby Co Al