It is important to know from history that not all the Indians were so innocent. They frequently exterminated rival tribes when given the chance, and some attacked whites with the same ferocity. However, the Cherokee were the most adaptable of all, and were mainly farmers. The motive for the 1830 act was simple greed, in taking their land. Some of the Cherokee evaded the ethnic cleansing roundup by taking to the hills, and emerged later to continue life in their traditional lands. As I recall, some were slaveholders, and at least one was a Confederate general during the War. Those displaced to the wastelands of Oklahoma may have ultimately been partially compensated by a providential justice in that petroleum was discovered on their land. As an example of the character of the Cherokee, I recall a publication of the Bureau of Ethnology which recounted interviews with Cherokee on their lifestyle and culture by a professional anthropologist. The scientist ask a Cherokee man what was done in their culture to prevnt births. The subject seem startled by the questions, and responded that no one would wish to do that, for "women love children." The questioner further asked if there were any techniques for obtaining abortions, and had to repeat the questions in several ways before getting the notion across. The Cherokee was shocked and revolted, and the anthropologist wrote that "I think that his opinion of white people was considerably lowered by my even asking the question." Food for thought! --PSB On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Betty Briggs wrote: > But there are still Cherokee in that area. Did they just go hide in the > hills or are they on a reservation in NC? I just flat out do not remember. > Mental-pause is a terrible thing. > > Mary Anne Kuebel wrote: > > > The Indian Removal Act, which was passed with a narrow majority by > > Congress in 1830, created Indian Territory (later mostly within the > > states of Oklahoma and Arkansas - even a great deal of this land was > > later taken from the Indians) west of the Mississippi R. and gave the > > Native American population east of the Mississippi until 1838 to > > voluntarily "resettle". Since few of the Cherokee tribe did so, they > > were forcefully removed. Their extensive and valuable lands in western > > NC, eastern TN, northern GA and northeastern AL became available for > > white settlers, causing much influx in these areas from 1838-1850. John > > Ehle's book "Trail of Tears" is one of the best documentations. > > > > Mary Anne in Germany > > > > ==== 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 > > > ==== HARPER Mailing List ==== > Did you know that only 7% of Rootsweb subscribers support Rootsweb? > Thank you for your generous financial support of Rootsweb! > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >

But there are still Cherokee in that area. Did they just go hide in the hills or are they on a reservation in NC? I just flat out do not remember. Mental-pause is a terrible thing. Mary Anne Kuebel wrote: > The Indian Removal Act, which was passed with a narrow majority by > Congress in 1830, created Indian Territory (later mostly within the > states of Oklahoma and Arkansas - even a great deal of this land was > later taken from the Indians) west of the Mississippi R. and gave the > Native American population east of the Mississippi until 1838 to > voluntarily "resettle". Since few of the Cherokee tribe did so, they > were forcefully removed. Their extensive and valuable lands in western > NC, eastern TN, northern GA and northeastern AL became available for > white settlers, causing much influx in these areas from 1838-1850. John > Ehle's book "Trail of Tears" is one of the best documentations. > > Mary Anne in Germany > > ==== 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

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off list please [email protected] wrote: > Someone posted Harper information a week or so ago, showing Jacob Harper b. > 1785, maybe Va or W. Va. I would like to get in touch with you concerning my > Jacob Harper b. Aug 23, 1785. Harriet Stairs - [email protected] > > ==== 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

off list please [email protected] wrote: > Donna, please share your information with the rest of us > re: the Spanish in St. Augustine, Florida, and the French > Hugenots in South Carolina. Maybe you also have information about the > Hugenots in early Virginia or the Spanish in Louisiana > or the many, many other people/places that deserve to be recognized. > Please feel free to add or make correction to 'The Land Settlement In the > United States' I submitted to the Harper- > L list.... The document wasn't intended to be a COMPLETE > U.S. Historical Settlement Fact Sheet. Diane > > > > ==== HARPER Mailing List ==== > HARPER Family Mail List Archives: > courtesy of Rootsweb, our gracious host! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Just type in the mail list's name: HARPER

Thank you, Sunnie, for sharing that concise, informative and very interesting piece of land settlement in the U. S. It explains so much, and makes clearer why these ancestors of ours moved, seemingly, all over the place. I knew I should take the time to look it up "sometime," but much prefered to look up a surname instead! Thank you for sharing! Barbara Bower Yorktown, VA

Donna, please share your information with the rest of us re: the Spanish in St. Augustine, Florida, and the French Hugenots in South Carolina. Maybe you also have information about the Hugenots in early Virginia or the Spanish in Louisiana or the many, many other people/places that deserve to be recognized. Please feel free to add or make correction to 'The Land Settlement In the United States' I submitted to the Harper- L list.... The document wasn't intended to be a COMPLETE U.S. Historical Settlement Fact Sheet. Diane

In a message dated 7/20/99 2:20:10 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Subject: Land Settlement In The United States Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----------forward from <[email protected]>---------- Events Affecting Land Settlement In The United States >> Somebody seems to have forgotten about the Spanish in St. Augustine, FA, and the French Hugenots in SC. The reason I say this is I orignally made the same mistake in my Master's Thesis. C YA, :>) Donnie Graves

Mary, I suggest you send the dates to the list re: Acquisition of Cherokee lands which led to the national shame of the Trail of Tears. I would be interested in the dates you have and I am certain everyone on this list would be happy if you would share your information and/or dates. I appreciate anything....anyone shares with me.... none of us can do genealogy alone....the rights/wrongs, the sadness/happiness, the life/death, the writings/teaching of others before us is what genealogy is about to me. I am proud of each and every man/woman/child that endured the many hardships to make America the country we all love.

-----------forward from <[email protected]>---------- Events Affecting Land Settlement In The United States 1607 -- First permanent English colony in American founded at Jamestown, Va. 1618 -- Land tenure in Virginia based on head-right system, by which 50 acres of land granted to each person who paid either his own or someone else's transportation from England to America. Larger tracts could be purchased also from the Virginia Company. All tracts located indiscriminately, without system of land survey. 1620 -- First English colony founded in New England, at Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1624 -- First Dutch colony founded in New Netherlands, at New York. 1630--Land grants to immigrants in New England made by General Courts. Settlers granted tracts of 10 to 100 acres. English officials voted themselves tracts of 1,000 to 9,000 acres. 1634--English colony founded in Maryland. Land tenure similar to head-right system of the Virginia Company. 1636--Settlers in New York granted land tracts up to 100 acres each. Extensive tracts awarded for importation of as many as 50 families of Dutch immigrants. 1662--Connecticut issued corporate charter. All land grants deter mined by New England Council. 1663-- Rhode Island issued corporate charter. All land grants determined by New England Council. 1664--After creation of New Jersey, land tenure established according to the head-right system of the Virginia Company. After the English assumed control of New York, land tenure was established similar to head-right system of Virginia. 1670--English colony founded in Carolinas, at Charleston. Land allotted similar to head-right system of Virginia, with each colonist granted 20 to 80 acres. Much larger tracts sold to affluent buyers. All tracts located indiscriminately, without system of land survey. 1676--Sale of lands first introduced in New Jersey. 1681--Pennsylvania founded as colony of England, by William Penn, adopted the head-right system of land allotment, with each colonist granted 50 acres of farmland. 1683--Sale of lands first introduced in Maryland. 1687--Sale of lands introduced in North Carolina. 1694--Sale of lands introduced in South Carolina. 1701--Sale of lands introduced in Virginia. 1713--First regular use of rectangular system of surveys in New England. Townships 6 miles square,surveyed beyond settler frontier for future expansion. 1715--First State land grants to veterans of colonial wars in New England. 1732--Georgia founded as English colony. Granted 50 acre farm to each colonist and 500 acres of land to settler with family of six or more. 1763--England acquired right to all lands east of Mississippi River as result of the Seven Years' War, which cancelled all claims of individual colonies. Pioneers prohibited from entering region west of Alleghenies. 1764 Settlers moved into Vermont and New Hampshire, and later Maine. 1770-- First colonists from Virginia and North Carolina begin the illegal settlement of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky. 1774--First local land offices open western Virginia for direct sale of tracts to setters in that region. 1775--Virginia promised land bounties of 100 acres for enlistment in the Continental Army. 1776--First act of Continental Congress pertaining to disposition of public lands. Act of August 14th offered deserters from British Army (both English and Hessians) fifty acres of Public lands plus citizenship. Act of September 16th promised land bounties for military and naval services during the Revolutionary War. Land warrants, subsequently issued to veterans, were confined to a "military district" of 2,560,000 acres of public land in the Northwest Territory. 1777--Continental Congress urged all States to seize and dispose of land owned by Loyalists and adherents to English King. All States had followed this advice by 1782, and were in the real estate business. 1780--New York, ceded all western land claims to new government. Virginia surrendered vast region north of Ohio River in 1781. Massachusetts ceded all western claims in 1784. Connecticut followed in 1786. South Carolina in 1787, North Carolina in 1790 Georgia. in 1802. All of these areas. collectively, constituted the public domain. 1785--Land Ordinance established rectangular system of cadastral surveys of public lands in Northwest Territories north Ohio River. Ordinance of May 20th reserved the Virginia Military Land District which could be used for location of military bounty lands. 1786--First Government survey of public lands began in eastern part of the Northwest territory. Using rectangular system, region under survey included the "Seven Ranges" north of the Ohio River. 1800--Act of May 10th authorized first Federal system of district land offices for transfer of surveyed public lands in Ohio Territory. 1801--Act of March 3 instituted first of many laws on pre-emption or preference right of pioneers. Pre-emption favored squatters, and discriminated against land speculators and investors,. 1802--Cumberland Road authorized for construction between Potomac and Ohio Rivers. Completed in 1818. 1807--Government first recognized and so confirmed to claimants, land titles originally granted or issued under foreign governments of Spain, France, Mexico and other countries. 1812--Act of April 25th established the General Land Office, Washington,. DC. as bureau of the Treasury Department 1812--Act of May 6th established. system of warrants or land bounties for military service during War of 1812 by veterans, or heirs. Military land warrants could be located upon any of the pubic lands were within a military district. Three new military districts.; each about two million acres, reserved in Illinois, Arkansas and Missouri. Military warrants and land grants administered by the General Land Office. 1814--After War of 1812 settlers began major migration west ward to occupy public lands in the Mississippi Valley. 1842--Military land warrants could be located on on any vacant, unreserved public lands subject to sale. 1845--Texas became a State, but retained title to all unoccupied lands. Thus Texas, was not a public-land State. 1848 Mexico ceded a vast territory in the Southwest, providing the United States with an additional 338 million acres of public lands to include the present States of California, Nevada , Utah, Arizona and portions of New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. 1850 Oregon Donation Act granted as much as 320 acres each single male, or 640 acres to husband and wife, on condition of settlement for 4 years in undeveloped parts of Oregon. Act later extended to include Washington. Act expired by limitation in 1855. 1850--Act of September 28th authorized land bounties of 160 acres to any veteran of Indian Wars, War of 1812, or the Mexican War. 1862 -Act of 20 May, the Homestead Act, authorized unrestricted settlement on public lands to all settlers, requiring only residence, cultivation and some improve- ment of a tract of 160 acres. Any person was eligible who was head of a family or had reached the age of 21, who was a citizen or intended to become one, and who did not own as much as 160 acres. After living on the land and farming it for six months he could buy the homestead for $l.25 per acre. Act of July 1st, 1862 granted lands for railroads and telegraph systems. Act of July, 2nd, 1862; the Morrill or Land Grant Act authorized grants of public lands to help establish and support State Vocational Schools.

Someone posted Harper information a week or so ago, showing Jacob Harper b. 1785, maybe Va or W. Va. I would like to get in touch with you concerning my Jacob Harper b. Aug 23, 1785. Harriet Stairs - [email protected]

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I would also like a copy of the POEM sent to me. Thank You Pchap [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > HARPER-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 84 > > Today's Topics: > #1 POEM [[email protected]] > #2 Re: Poem [[email protected] (William James] > #3 Maryland Marriages ["The Woehrle's" <[email protected]] > #4 POEM [[email protected]] > #5 Re: POEM (Ode to Old Harpers?) [Betty Briggs <[email protected]>] > #6 Joe's Anna Harper ["Chuck Watts" <[email protected]] > #7 Re: POEM (Ode to Old Harpers?) [[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. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: POEM > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:16:01 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Would someone please send me(privately) a copy of the poem sent by sunrise - > I accidentally deleted it. > Thanks, > Charmaine Riley Holley > [email protected] > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Poem > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:50:15 -0400 (EDT) > From: [email protected] (William James) > To: [email protected] > > ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Love Ya James Gang!!! > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Maryland Marriages > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:58:31 -0500 > From: "The Woehrle's" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > I recently wrote to a library in Washington County Maryland asking for any > info on my HARPER ancestors. The very kind librarian sent me copies of > HARPERS from various Marriage Books. I don't see any of my ancestors , but > maybe this info can help someone else so here it goes! > > MARYLAND MARRIAGES 1634-1777 Compiled by Robert Barnes > > Harper, Edward 4 April 1682, Lydia Hudson (Huttson) Somerset Co. > > Harper, John, Nov. 1740, Mary Weithers Cecil Co. > > Harper, John, 12 Dec. 1717, Anne Crawley Anne > Arundel Co. > > Harper, John, 1 Jan. 1760, Catheron Addams Somerset > Co. > > Harper Samuel, 27, Dec. 1744 Sarah MacCraree Baltimore Co. > > Harper, Thomas, 9, Oct. 1748, Mary Hawke Queen Ann > Co. > > Harper, Thos, 19 June 1759, Mary Shields > Baltimore Co. > > WASHINGTON COUNTY MARRIAGES 1799-1860 by Traces > > HARPER > Jc./ to Mary Fisher 7/24/02 > > Jm./ to Sr. Bean 12/22/08 > > Jm./ to Eliz. Smith 6/7/10 > > Abr./ to Char. K. Pennell 2/17/25 > > Jm./ to Reb. Youtz 1/26/27 > > Jc. F./ to Eliz. Leggett 11/7/35 > > Jm./ to Ellen Harper 1/24/39 > > Chas. N./to Cath. Shaneberger 3/12/59 > > My thinking of these abreviations is Jc.= Jacob , Jm.= James, Abr.= Abraham > , Chas= Charles, Sr.= Sarah > > MARRIAGE LICENSES of FREDERICK COUNTY 1811-1840 by Margaret Myers > > Harper, Emily(Negro) to Stewart, John(Negro)- Mar. 14, 1836 > > Harper, George to Marlow, Cornelia M.- Nov. 21, 1831 > > Harper, Jane to Coursey, Wesley B.- Sept. 30, 1833 > > Harper, Juliett to Mc Pherson, Amos- July 27, 1831 > > Harper, Levina to Pickins, Jacob- Jan. 4, 1827 > > Harper, Lloyd to Scaggs, Elizabeth Ann- Dec. 31, 1822 > > Harper, Mary to Cross, Joseph- March 6, 1835 > > Harper, Mary Anne Margaret to Murphy Wm.- May 20, 1828 > > Harper, Rhoda to Purdyd, Singelton- Apr. 15, 1826 > > Harper, Richard to Keller, Sophia- April, 28, 1834 > > Harper, Thomas to Miller, Sarah- Sept. 26, 1811 > > Harper, William to Shawen, Ann- May 4, 1833 > > Judy Woehrle > [email protected] > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: POEM > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:45:33 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > I've never seen the like of so much controversy over a poem........why don't > you folks learn to sit back and relax! Glad my Harper ancestors didn't pass > on as much aggression as ya'll seem to have. Have a seat on the verandah and > smell the roses sometime. > > Glenda Harper > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: POEM (Ode to Old Harpers?) > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:24:55 -0700 > From: Betty Briggs <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Well, now that our blood is pounding in our ears, and maybe our knickers are > untwisted just the tinsiest bit, do you think we're awake enough for it to be a > good time to ask about those ancestors? > > There is some controvery (ok, maybe not as much as "The Poem" stirred up) about > the Armistead Harper/Rachel Bishop union. They were born about 1800-02 in the > Russell co, VA and/or Pike co, KY area. They ended up in Jackson/Roane counties, > WV and had a passel of kids - it could be that truly only God knows for sure how > many. I am really only concerned about the one, Jerusha who was born about 1838. > > Does anyone have any solid source for who Armistead's parents were? Birth > certificates along with fingerprints, photo ID and possibly a DNA sample would > do.Family legends are ok, but no viscious gossip, please. (~_*) > > Thanks, > Betty > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Joe's Anna Harper > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:41:40 GMT > From: "Chuck Watts" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > As I was reading the responses to the poems, I noticed where Joe has a Anna > Harper in his line. I have a Anna Harper, too. She was formerly a Little > from Licking Co., OH, but married Mathew Harper in the 2nd half of the last > century and moved to Fulton Co., IL. Any connections here? > > Chuck Watts > Wilmington, OH, home of the banana split, 1907 > > >From: [email protected] > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: HARPER-D Digest V99 #83 > >Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 09:19:56 -0700 (PDT) > > > ><< message2.txt >> > ><< message4.txt >> > ><< message6.txt >> > ><< message8.txt >> > ><< message10.txt >> > ><< message12.txt >> > ><< message14.txt >> > ><< message16.txt >> > ><< message18.txt >> > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: POEM (Ode to Old Harpers?) > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:21:47 -0500 (CDT) > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi Betty, > > You are a brave soul! I remember when this subject came up on another > list. The second Civil War (a friendly one) almost broke out! Since I > descend from these folks too, I would like to know the truth also. > > I personally have not researched Armstead (but other good researchers > have-of which you are one) but until info proves otherwise, I will stay with > him being the son of James and Agnes BIRCHFIELD Harper. What do > you think? > > As for Jerusha...I have her married to Spencer D. Green with children being: > Sarah Elizabeth and Mary J. Can you add to this? > > I descend through the Harper's on TWO lines. Epperson Nelson and Mary > Ann GREEN Harper and Enoch M. and Margaret RHODES Harper. > > Can other's add to this? > > TTFN, > > Brenda Jo > > On 07/13/99 20:24:55 you wrote: > > > >Well, now that our blood is pounding in our ears, and maybe our knickers are > >untwisted just the tinsiest bit, do you think we're awake enough for it to be a > >good time to ask about those ancestors? > > > >There is some controvery (ok, maybe not as much as "The Poem" stirred up) about > >the Armistead Harper/Rachel Bishop union. They were born about 1800-02 in the > >Russell co, VA and/or Pike co, KY area. They ended up in Jackson/Roane counties, > >WV and had a passel of kids - it could be that truly only God knows for sure how > >many. I am really only concerned about the one, Jerusha who was born about 1838. > > > >Does anyone have any solid source for who Armistead's parents were? Birth > >certificates along with fingerprints, photo ID and possibly a DNA sample would > >do.Family legends are ok, but no viscious gossip, please. (~_*) > > > >Thanks, > >Betty > > > > > >==== HARPER Mailing List ==== > > If you're not already a Rootsweb member, please join with us! > >RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > >

Is anyone out there researching HARPER"S in Houston, TX.??? Iam seeking information on the family of Walter D. HARPER & wife Minnie May who resided on Thompson Street in the 1930's/40's.. Any information would be grately appreciated. Patricia Btawner-Schiro [email protected]

Sorry for the extra confusion. I erred again.......the address should read: [email protected] >The message below is an excerpt from a query from: > > Dwgraves01aol.com > >>> I am stuck on my James Thomas HARPER. I believe that his grandfather was >>> from MS because there was a J. T. HARPER from MS who bought land in AR. >>> Right this minute I do not remember where he was from in MS. >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >Thanks, > Jane > >[email protected] >

The message below is an excerpt from a query from: Dwgraves01aol.com >> I am stuck on my James Thomas HARPER. I believe that his grandfather was >> from MS because there was a J. T. HARPER from MS who bought land in AR. >> Right this minute I do not remember where he was from in MS. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks, Jane [email protected]

I am stuck on my James Thomas HARPER. I believe that his grandfather was from MS because there was a J. T. HARPER from MS who bought land in AR. Right this minute I do not remember where he was from in MS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have info on HARPERS of Leake Co., MS. Jane Yoakum Evans Broken Arrow OK [email protected]

Hey Margaret, I do not remember if I sent you what I had on my Harper line or not, because of my surgery and school I got behind. Do you have a copy of the book Carroll Co. Mississippi Estate Records 1840-1869 with Freedman Apprenticeships? If so could you send me a copy of it. Or at least the information where the will can be found, Will Book, date, etc. I think that the name Seaborne is too coincidental. I am stuck on my James Thomas HARPER. I believe that his grandfather was from MS because there was a J. T. HARPER from MS who bought land in AR. Right this minute I do not remember where he was from in MS. I shall get back to you as soon as I look at the land records. Land records have very good details. Refresh my memory about whether or not I sent you a Genealogy Report on my Harper line. If I did not then I shall send it to you ASAP. THANKS IN ADVANCE. C YA, :>) Donnie Graves