At 12:11 PM 3/12/03, you wrote: >I am interested in the William Harper b abt 1815. Do you have anything else >on him? How did you get his birth year? My Wm was in SW Virginia in >1850-1880. The census says his birth place was MD. >Nancy Nancy, my notes say it is from the 1880 census of York Co, NE, which said he was 65. Fair enough, but I am now puzzled as to how I know he connects. Most of my information on this family comes from family data that I inherited and I imagine his existence is mentioned in that, but I can't prove it at the moment. His father Joseph, again according to family information, was born in 1790 but it does not say where. Interestingly for your question, though, I do have his mother Agnes 'Nancy' Major, born in Harford Co Maryland 12 Dec 1792. So maybe that is where they came from. They did not connect to my people until they, or some of them, got to Belmont Co, OH. I have not really tried to trace the Harpers back - I am not descended from them myself, but I am trying to find descendants of Samuel Alexander Harper (brother of the William you asked about) and Margaret Price TAYLOR (my greatgrandfather's sister), who would be my cousins. Hope this helps though I am not confident it will. Please let me know if you connect and know or find out any more about this family. Does Nebraska sound right to you? Jan

Hi All I'm look for information on Mary Johnston that married Joseph Harper 12/29/1823 in Franklin County NC Joshua Jonston father of bride. Jean Carter jhcarter@cetlinkl.net

I'll get back to you after more reflection. Interesting that his mother was from MD. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: Janice A. Frank <janiceaf@ix.netcom.com> To: <HARPER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 2:38 PM Subject: [HARPER-L (D)] Re: [HARPER-L (D)] Re: [HARPER-L (D)] Re: Samuel Harper d 1774 in York PA: Ohio connection? > At 12:11 PM 3/12/03, you wrote: > >I am interested in the William Harper b abt 1815. Do you have anything else > >on him? How did you get his birth year? My Wm was in SW Virginia in > >1850-1880. The census says his birth place was MD. > >Nancy > > Nancy, my notes say it is from the 1880 census of York Co, NE, which said > he was 65. Fair enough, but I am now puzzled as to how I know he > connects. Most of my information on this family comes from family data > that I inherited and I imagine his existence is mentioned in that, but I > can't prove it at the moment. His father Joseph, again according to family > information, was born in 1790 but it does not say where. Interestingly for > your question, though, I do have his mother Agnes 'Nancy' Major, born in > Harford Co Maryland 12 Dec 1792. So maybe that is where they came > from. They did not connect to my people until they, or some of them, got > to Belmont Co, OH. I have not really tried to trace the Harpers back - I > am not descended from them myself, but I am trying to find descendants of > Samuel Alexander Harper (brother of the William you asked about) and > Margaret Price TAYLOR (my greatgrandfather's sister), who would be my cousins. > > Hope this helps though I am not confident it will. Please let me know if > you connect and know or find out any more about this family. Does Nebraska > sound right to you? > > Jan > > > > ==== HARPER Mailing List ==== > HARPER List rule #5: Please make sure to unsubscribe if you are going on vacation or know you will not be able to check your email messages. If YOU exceed your ISP's limit, mail will bounce. I will be forced to remove you from the list. >