In a message dated 11/12/98 12:26:21 PM Central Standard Time, HARPER-D- [email protected] writes: << Hello All, Does anyone know of a Thomas Harper Jr b 1758 that lived in Rowan Co NC and moved to Tn? Thanks, Kathy mailto:[email protected] >> Kathy, I hope we can get some more connections to this line: Descendants of Thomas Harper, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS1 HARPER, SR. was born Bet. 1730 - 1731, and died Aft. 1820. He married MARY STENSON 16-Apr-1754 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Children of THOMAS HARPER and MARY STENSON are: 2. i. JOHN2 HARPER, b. Feb-1756, prob. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; d. 14-Sep-1834, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky. ii. THOMAS HARPER, JR., b. 2-Jan-1758, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1834, Pickens Co., Alabama; m. SARAH WILSON, 12-Feb- 1789, Rowan Co., No. Carolina. iii. SAMUEL HARPER, b. Abt. 1760, prob. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; d. 1840, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama; m. MARY FORD, 1784, Rowan Co., No. Carolina. iv. POLLY HARPER, b. Abt. 1771; m. SAMUEL FELPS, 14-Oct-1791, Rowan Co., No. Carolina. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 HARPER (THOMAS1) was born Feb-1756 in prob. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, and died 14-Sep-1834 in Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky. He married BARBARA STRUBLE Abt. 1777. Children of JOHN HARPER and BARBARA STRUBLE are: 3. i. DAVID3 HARPER, b. Abt. 1778, Pennsylvania; d. 1850, Butler Co., Kentucky. ii. LOTT HARPER, b. 29-Nov-1781, prob. Berks Co., Pennsylvania; d. 13- Oct-1866, Buncombe Co., No. Carolina; m. (1) MIRIAM WHITAKER; m. (2) SUSANNAH WHITAKER. iii. JOHN D. HARPER, b. Bet. 1791 - 1796; m. CHARITY LYNN, 13-Apr- 1817, Kentucky. iv. JEANETTE HARPER, b. Abt. 1795, No. Carolina; d. 19-May-1885; m. GEORGE PENROD, 18-Jul-1816, Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky. v. LUCY HARPER, m. ELIJAH HUNT. Generation No. 3 3. DAVID3 HARPER (JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1778 in Pennsylvania, and died 1850 in Butler Co., Kentucky1. He married LYDIA ENGLER Abt. 1800, daughter of DAVID ENGLER and SARAH (MIRACH?). Children of DAVID HARPER and LYDIA ENGLER are: i. LOTT4 HARPER, b. Abt. 1802; m. POLLY TALBERT. ii. JOHN K. HARPER. iii. SQUIRE HARPER, b. Abt. 1807; m. ELIZA JENKINS. iv. SARAH ("SALLY") HARPER, b. Abt. 1811 m. JOSEPH HUNT v. MARY HARPER m. ? DEWEESE vi. NANCY HARPER m. JO HUNT Thomas HARPER, Sr. and his sons, Thos. Jr. and John were all Rev. War veterans. I have more info if anyone is interested. I'm still looking for more on "my David" (son of John). Marcie