Here are some exerpts from the 1894 booklet "History of the Descendants of Samuel Harper, James Purdy and James Leeper" from the family reunion of August 30, 1893. Let me know if you are related. dmaley1@columbus.rr.com "Samuel Harper and Jane Strang were married in Scotland. They came to America in 1754. It is said by some of their descendants, that they settled at what is now known as Harper's Ferry, VA. Be this as it may, we know that for many years before his death, Samuel Harper resided on a farm in Hopewell Township, York Co, PA, within the bounds of the Associate Presbyterian Congregation of Guinston, in which he was a Ruling Elder until the time of his death. His family consisted of two sons: Samuel, Jr., and James, and two daughters, Jane and Agnes." "Samuel Harper, Jr married Jane Purdy on May 30th 1780. He resided in York Co. PA for eighteen years after his marriage. He then removed with his wife and eight children to Western PA and settled in Hanover Township, Washington Co, PA in the year 1798 and in the year 1800 he purchased Judge Redick's mill on Big Travis Creek in Hanover Twp, Beaver Co, PA. After his removal to Washington, York Co, he with his wife and children united with the Associate Presbyterian Church of Kings Creek, then under the pastoral care of Rev. John Anderson, D.D. and was shortly afterwards elected a Ruling Elder, which office he faithfully filled until his death, which occurred Feb 25th 1814, in his fifth seventh year. He died of Camp Fever. He was interred in the "Old Kings Creek Cemetery." Eleven days after his death, his wife died of the same disease and is buried in the same grave with her husband. On their tombstone is inscribed " They were lovely in their lives, and in their deaths they were not divided." "James Harper, son of Samuel Harper was married, but to whom we are not able to state (I've read elsewhere that it was Margaret Wallace but cannot confirm.) Some years after his brother Samuel Harper, Jr. went to W. PA, James moved to Zanesville, Ohio where some of his family were living in 1854." "Jane Harper, daughter of Samuel Harper, married Archibald Richmond _____. They had three sons and one daughter _____, _____, John and Nancy. John Richmond married a Miss Leeper and they had three children: James, William, and Esther. Nancy Richmond married a Mr. Nelson and resided at Cambridge, Ohio." "Agnes Harper, daughter of Samuel Harper married a Mr. Lawrence Maley. Their daughter Agnes married a Mr John Harris and settled in VA at a place now known as Harrisville (WV)." (This is my line.)