Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia (McCall - 1969) Robert HARPER, served as a Revolutionary Soldier under Gen. Elijah Clarke at the Battle of Kettle Creek, Wilkes County, GA, brother of William HARPER. William HARPER, b: Halifax County, VA; d: Wilkes County, GA. Served at Battle of Kettle Creek, under Gen. Elijah Clarke. Received bounty land in Washington County, GA, 1785. Married Ann Philada Hudson, daughter of Charles and Mary Hudson of Wilkes County, GA, and granddaughter of Samuel Hudson of VA.) William HARPER, Revolutionary Soldier. Buried in Family Cemetery, Hancock County, GA. Drew pension. Born in VA. Married Mary Ingram. The Georgians - Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers (Jeannette Holland Austin - 1986) HARPER: Two brothers came from Ireland ro Richmond County, GA. One, James HARPER, b: 1791 Ireland, Merchant, and William HARPER, b: 1793, Ireland, married Mary Ann Caskin, b: 1805, GA on 05/01/1823 in Richmond County, GA. He was a merchant, cotton factorage business. They came to USA in 1810. Issue of William HARPER: JOHN C., b: 1827; MARGARET, b: 1829; ADELINE, b: 1833, WILLIAM, b: 1835; HARRIET, b: 1837; ELLEN, b: 1839; JAMES, b: 1841; HENRY C., b: 1843; CHARLES A., b: 02/22/1845, all in Richmond Co., GA. Charles A. HARPER, b: 02/22/1845, d: 1857, Augusta, GA., was President of the Board of Education in Richmond Co., GA., Pvt. 12th Ga. Battn. Civil War, m: in 1872 Mary E., daughter of Hamilton H. Hickman of Augusta, GA, and had issue SARAH WHALEY HARPER. Robert HARPER, Jr., d: 1809 Greene Co., GA John HARPER, GA., militiaman in Rev. War, b: 1760-65 Craven Co., SC, d: 1789-1790 Wilkdes Co., GA, married Sarah Jackson, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Jackson, 1788, Wilkes Co. His widow, married 2nd Thomas Scott. They had son, JOHN JACKSON HARPER, Judge, moved to ALA and helped build the town of Auburn, Ala, b: 12/13/1789, d: 02/20/1847, Auburn, Ala., married Sarah Frances Ogletree in 1812, daughter of William and Mary Bird Ogletree of Wilkes County, GA. JOHN JACKSON HARPER lived in Monroe Co., and Harris Co., GA, and is Macon County, ALA 1836-37. Issue of JOHN JACKSON HARPER: WILLIAM H. HARPER, d: 07/16/1838 Auburn, Ala., atty in Harris Co., GA; THOMAS H., d: 03/16/1843, married Elizabeth Taylor 1837m dau of Swenson Taylor of Harris Co., GA; Amanda F., b: 1815 GA., married Littleton Wynn; JOHN JACKSON, JR., b: 1817, d: 1848; GEORGE W., d: Hickory, Miss.; JAMES H., b: 1822, d: 1850 Auburn, Ala..; Mary E., d: 08/22/1851 Auburn, Ala., married Dr. Robert Wynn; PHILEMON O., b: 1827, married Mary Croft, d: 1849, Chamber Co., Ala., WESLEY F.; SARAH FRANCES; ASBURY F. George HARPER, Pvt. In Revolutionary War, b: 09/11/1763, d: 11/27/1839, Jones County, GA., married Lydia Jane Sexton, 1788, b: 02/27/1766, d: 1846 Tallapoosa County, Ala. Received bounty grants in Washington County, GA while living in Wilkes County. Issue: WILLIAM, b: 01/13/1789, married Matilda Russell, 10/08/1807, Wilkes County, GA; ELIZABETH, b: 04/24/1791, married James Huff; JANE L., b: 11/14/1782, d: 1870 Tallapoosa County, Ala., unmarried; NANCY, b: 11/10/1795, d: 1854 Talbot County, GA, married John B. Heath; JAMES, b: 05/03/1797, d: 1880, married Malinda Cotton; MICAJAH, b: 12/14/1798, d: 1856 Tallapoosa County, Ala., married 1st James Doggett, 2nd, Wiseman Ross; Lavina, twin, b: 10/02/1804, d: infancy; ELMIRA, twin, b: 10/02/1804, d: 1836 Monroe County, GA, married Wiseman Ross; GEORGE R., b: 02/26/1810, d: 1877 Sumter Co., GA, married Margaret Ann Ponder of Monroe County, 1828; and LYDIA, b: 11/19/1811, d: 1867, Camp Hill, Ala, married John Johnson Slaughter. SAMUEL HARPER, Rev. soldier, b: 1757, d: 1837 Hardeman Co., Tenn. ALEXANDER HARPER, Sr., b: 1829 Simpson County, Miss. JAMES HARPER, lived in Jackson County, GA, 1802; Jasper County, GA, 1809. Greene County, GA, 01/20/1796. ALEXANDER HARPER, ROBERT HARPER, GEORGE HARPER and JAMES HARPER of Wilkes and Hancock Counties, to SAMUEL HARPER of Greene County, the grantors as heirs of WILLIAM HARPER, decd, 187 ½ acres in Greene County on waters of Shoulderbone. GEORGE HARPER listed on 1805-06 land lottery, Clarke County, GA. His LWT dated 03/23/1812, pvd 03/01/1813, naming wife MARTHA and JOHN HARPER of Hancock County, exrs. Listed on 1820 Clarke Co. Census was his son, JOHN W. HARPER. Issue of GEORGE HARPER: JOHN W. HARPER, married 07/10/1827, Clarke Co., Drucilla Hodges. LWT Tallapoosa Co., Ala, book 1, p. 17, 1838-66. ANSELMN L. HARPER married Lucinda Melton 07/18/1822, Clarke Co., GA. SARAH HARPER married William Shaw, Jr., 10/04/1821, Clarke Co., GA, and 2nd Mr. Wingo. MARY HARPER GEORGE W. HARPER, b: abt 1800, d: Tallapoosa Co., Ala, 1837. His son, GEORGE, JR., married Sarah Ann Melissa Thornton, marr. Bond signed by Agnes and Yancy Thornton, 12/23/1855. GEORGE, JR., listed on 1860 Tallapoosa Co., Ala census, having issue: WILLY Y., b: 1857 Ala. Sarah C. Wingo was admx. Est. Of GEORGE W. HARPER, Sr., 03/10/1837, Tallapoosa County, Ala, 2/1837, $15. Pd to J. J. HARPER for gathering cattle and furniture; pd. Sarah C. Wingo for feeding horses and boarding three children. 05/29/1840, Sarah C. Wingo gtd to her nephew, GEORGE HARPER, for love, property in Dadeville, Ala. ROBERT HARPER, Sr., found Orange Co., NC, 1753, d: abt 1799 Wilkes Co., GA, now Taliaferro Co., Hardin Cr. In 1761 he moved to Wrightsborough Community in GA, Wilkes County, DBGG, p. 27, ROBERT HARPER, Sr. to GEORGE HARPER, 300 acres on Hardins Cr., 04/15/1789. Issue: WILLIAM HARPER, d: 1785, Wilkes Co., GA., unmd. An Index to Georgia Tax Digests 1809-1811 - R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation - 1986 HARPER, , Clarke Co., Prophet District, 1809/ 040* HARPER, , Jones Co., Huckaby District, 1811, 004 HARPER, Alexander, Jackson Co., Garrison Districk, 1810, 034* HARPER, Alexander, Jackson Co., HARPER District, 1810, 072* HARPER, Allen, Morgan Co., Skidmore District, 1810, 023* HARPER, Arthur, Richmond Co., Ketchum District, 1809, 043 HARPER, Benjamin, Jefferson Co., Ingram District, 1810, 012 HARPER, George, Clarke Co., Oliver District, 1809, 005* HARPER, Haywood, Clarke County, Oliver District, 1809, 005* HARPER, Henry, Greene County, L. Watts District, 1809, 058* HARPER, James, Clarke County, Prophet District, 1809, 040* HARPER, John, Jackson Co., Lane District, 1810, 093 HARPER, John, Wilkes Co., Holmes District, 1809, 059* HARPER, John W., Clarke Co., Prophet District, 1809, 040* HARPER, Josiah, Morgan Co., Hughey District, 1810, 050* HARPER, Mary, Wilkes Co., Thurmon District, 1809, 008* HARPER, Nathaniel, Baldwin Co., Jarrat District, 1810, 296* HARPER, Robert, Greene Co., Jenkins District, 1809, 063* HARPER, Robert, Jackson Co., Garrison District, 1810, 036* HARPER, Robert, Jackson Co., Garrison District, 1810, 036* HARPER, Robert, Lincoln Co., McDole District, 1810, 024* HARPER, Robert, Richmond Co., Ketchum District, 1809, 049 HARPER, Samuel, Greene Co., Davis District, 1809, 054* HARPER, Sarah, Greene Co., L. Watts District, 1809, 058* HARPER, Shurod, Clarke County, Oliver District 1809, 005* HARPER, William, Lincoln County, Mays District, 1810, 030* HARPER, William, Lincoln County, McDole District, 1810, 025* HARPER, William, Lincoln Co., Wiseman District, 1810, 021* HARPER, William, Jackson Co., HARPER District, 1810, 074* HARPER, William A., Pulaski Co., Fulgham District, 1810, 003* HARPER, William P., Morgan Co., Elliott District, 1810, 034* HARPER ?, Joseph ?, Jones Co., Huckaby District, 1811, 004 * after a page number, indicates that the page number was supplied editorially and does not appear on the original document Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia (McCall - 1969 Robert HARPER, served as a Revolutionary Soldier under Gen. Elijah Clarke at the Battle of Kettle Creek, Wilkes County, GA, brother of William HARPER. William HARPER, b: Halifax County, VA; d: Wilkes County, GA. Served at Battle of Kettle Creek, under Gen. Elijah Clarke. Received bounty land in Washington County, GA, 1785. Married Ann Philada Hudson, daughter of Charles and Mary Hudson of Wilkes County, GA, and granddaughter of Samuel Hudson of VA.) William HARPER, Revolutionary Soldier. Buried in Family Cemetery, Hancock County, GA. Drew pension. Born in VA. Married Mary Ingram.</DIR></DIR> The Georgians - Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers (Jeannette Holland Austin - 1986) <DIR> <DIR> HARPER: Two brothers came from Ireland ro Richmond County, GA. One, James HARPER, b: 1791 Ireland, Merchant, and William HARPER, b: 1793, Ireland, married Mary Ann Caskin, b: 1805, GA on 05/01/1823 in Richmond County, GA. He was a merchant, cotton factorage business. They came to USA in 1810. Issue of William HARPER: JOHN C., b: 1827; MARGARET, b: 1829; ADELINE, b: 1833, WILLIAM, b: 1835; HARRIET, b: 1837; ELLEN, b: 1839; JAMES, b: 1841; HENRY C., b: 1843; CHARLES A., b: 02/22/1845, all in Richmond Co., GA. Charles A. HARPER, b: 02/22/1845, d: 1857, Augusta, GA., was President of the Board of Education in Richmond Co., GA., Pvt. 12th Ga. Battn. Civil War, m: in 1872 Mary E., daughter of Hamilton H. Hickman of Augusta, GA, and had issue SARAH WHALEY HARPER. Robert HARPER, Jr., d: 1809 Greene Co., GA John HARPER, GA., militiaman in Rev. War, b: 1760-65 Craven Co., SC, d: 1789-1790 Wilkdes Co., GA, married Sarah Jackson, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Jackson, 1788, Wilkes Co. His widow, married 2nd Thomas Scott. They had son, JOHN JACKSON HARPER, Judge, moved to ALA and helped build the town of Auburn, Ala, b: 12/13/1789, d: 02/20/1847, Auburn, Ala., married Sarah Frances Ogletree in 1812, daughter of William and Mary Bird Ogletree of Wilkes County, GA. JOHN JACKSON HARPER lived in Monroe Co., and Harris Co., GA, and is Macon County, ALA 1836-37. Issue of JOHN JACKSON HARPER: WILLIAM H. HARPER, d: 07/16/1838 Auburn, Ala., atty in Harris Co., GA; THOMAS H., d: 03/16/1843, married Elizabeth Taylor 1837m dau of Swenson Taylor of Harris Co., GA; Amanda F., b: 1815 GA., married Littleton Wynn; JOHN JACKSON, JR., b: 1817, d: 1848; GEORGE W., d: Hickory, Miss.; JAMES H., b: 1822, d: 1850 Auburn, Ala..; Mary E., d: 08/22/1851 Auburn, Ala., married Dr. Robert Wynn; PHILEMON O., b: 1827, married Mary Croft, d: 1849, Chamber Co., Ala., WESLEY F.; SARAH FRANCES; ASBURY F. George HARPER, Pvt. In Revolutionary War, b: 09/11/1763, d: 11/27/1839, Jones County, GA., married Lydia Jane Sexton, 1788, b: 02/27/1766, d: 1846 Tallapoosa County, Ala. Received bounty grants in Washington County, GA while living in Wilkes County. Issue: WILLIAM, b: 01/13/1789, married Matilda Russell, 10/08/1807, Wilkes County, GA; ELIZABETH, b: 04/24/1791, married James Huff; JANE L., b: 11/14/1782, d: 1870 Tallapoosa County, Ala., unmarried; NANCY, b: 11/10/1795, d: 1854 Talbot County, GA, married John B. Heath; JAMES, b: 05/03/1797, d: 1880, married Malinda Cotton; MICAJAH, b: 12/14/1798, d: 1856 Tallapoosa County, Ala., married 1st James Doggett, 2nd, Wiseman Ross; Lavina, twin, b: 10/02/1804, d: infancy; ELMIRA, twin, b: 10/02/1804, d: 1836 Monroe County, GA, married Wiseman Ross; GEORGE R., b: 02/26/1810, d: 1877 Sumter Co., GA, married Margaret Ann Ponder of Monroe County, 1828; and LYDIA, b: 11/19/1811, d: 1867, Camp Hill, Ala, married John Johnson Slaughter. SAMUEL HARPER, Rev. soldier, b: 1757, d: 1837 Hardeman Co., Tenn. ALEXANDER HARPER, Sr., b: 1829 Simpson County, Miss. JAMES HARPER, lived in Jackson County, GA, 1802; Jasper County, GA, 1809. Greene County, GA, 01/20/1796. ALEXANDER HARPER, ROBERT HARPER, GEORGE HARPER and JAMES HARPER of Wilkes and Hancock Counties, to SAMUEL HARPER of Greene County, the grantors as heirs of WILLIAM HARPER, decd, 187 ½ acres in Greene County on waters of Shoulderbone. GEORGE HARPER listed on 1805-06 land lottery, Clarke County, GA. His LWT dated 03/23/1812, pvd 03/01/1813, naming wife MARTHA and JOHN HARPER of Hancock County, exrs. Listed on 1820 Clarke Co. Census was his son, JOHN W. HARPER. Issue of GEORGE HARPER: JOHN W. HARPER, married 07/10/1827, Clarke Co., Drucilla Hodges. LWT Tallapoosa Co., Ala, book 1, p. 17, 1838-66. ANSELMN L. HARPER married Lucinda Melton 07/18/1822, Clarke Co., GA. SARAH HARPER married William Shaw, Jr., 10/04/1821, Clarke Co., GA, and 2nd Mr. Wingo. MARY HARPER GEORGE W. HARPER, b: abt 1800, d: Tallapoosa Co., Ala, 1837. His son, GEORGE, JR., married Sarah Ann Melissa Thornton, marr. Bond signed by Agnes and Yancy Thornton, 12/23/1855. GEORGE, JR., listed on 1860 Tallapoosa Co., Ala census, having issue: WILLY Y., b: 1857 Ala. Sarah C. Wingo was admx. Est. Of GEORGE W. HARPER, Sr., 03/10/1837, Tallapoosa County, Ala, 2/1837, $15. Pd to J. J. HARPER for gathering cattle and furniture; pd. Sarah C. Wingo for feeding horses and boarding three children. 05/29/1840, Sarah C. Wingo gtd to her nephew, GEORGE HARPER, for love, property in Dadeville, Ala. ROBERT HARPER, Sr., found Orange Co., NC, 1753, d: abt 1799 Wilkes Co., GA, now Taliaferro Co., Hardin Cr. In 1761 he moved to Wrightsborough Community in GA, Wilkes County, DBGG, p. 27, ROBERT HARPER, Sr. to GEORGE HARPER, 300 acres on Hardins Cr., 04/15/1789. Issue: WILLIAM HARPER, d: 1785, Wilkes Co., GA., unmd.</DIR></DIR> An Index to Georgia Tax Digests 1809-1811 - R. J. Taylor, Jr., Foundation - 1986 HARPER, , Clarke Co., Prophet District, 1809/ 040* HARPER, , Jones Co., Huckaby District, 1811, 004 HARPER, Alexander, Jackson Co., Garrison Districk, 1810, 034* HARPER, Alexander, Jackson Co., HARPER District, 1810, 072* HARPER, Allen, Morgan Co., Skidmore District, 1810, 023* HARPER, Arthur, Richmond Co., Ketchum District, 1809, 043 HARPER, Benjamin, Jefferson Co., Ingram District, 1810, 012 HARPER, George, Clarke Co., Oliver District, 1809, 005* HARPER, Haywood, Clarke County, Oliver District, 1809, 005* HARPER, Henry, Greene County, L. Watts District, 1809, 058* HARPER, James, Clarke County, Prophet District, 1809, 040* HARPER, John, Jackson Co., Lane District, 1810, 093 HARPER, John, Wilkes Co., Holmes District, 1809, 059* HARPER, John W., Clarke Co., Prophet District, 1809, 040* HARPER, Josiah, Morgan Co., Hughey District, 1810, 050* HARPER, Mary, Wilkes Co., Thurmon District, 1809, 008* HARPER, Nathaniel, Baldwin Co., Jarrat District, 1810, 296* HARPER, Robert, Greene Co., Jenkins District, 1809, 063* HARPER, Robert, Jackson Co., Garrison District, 1810, 036* HARPER, Robert, Jackson Co., Garrison District, 1810, 036* HARPER, Robert, Lincoln Co., McDole District, 1810, 024* HARPER, Robert, Richmond Co., Ketchum District, 1809, 049 HARPER, Samuel, Greene Co., Davis District, 1809, 054* HARPER, Sarah, Greene Co., L. Watts District, 1809, 058* HARPER, Shurod, Clarke County, Oliver District 1809, 005* HARPER, William, Lincoln County, Mays District, 1810, 030* HARPER, William, Lincoln County, McDole District, 1810, 025* HARPER, William, Lincoln Co., Wiseman District, 1810, 021* HARPER, William, Jackson Co., HARPER District, 1810, 074* HARPER, William A., Pulaski Co., Fulgham District, 1810, 003* HARPER, William P., Morgan Co., Elliott District, 1810, 034* HARPER ?, Joseph ?, Jones Co., Huckaby District, 1811, 004 * after a page number, indicates that the page number was supplied editorially and does not appear on the original document</DIV>