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Descendants of Joseph Harper

Generation No. 3

4. REBECCA³ HARPER (NATHANIEL², JOSEPH¹) was born 1777 in Brinswick, VA, and died May 06, 1850 in Athens, Limestone, AL. She married EDWARD PEGRAM June 24, 1799. He was born February 14, 1778 in Dinwiddie, VA, and died April 10, 1824.

Children of REBECCA HARPER and EDWARD PEGRAM are:

LOUISA⁴ PEGRAM.

Notes for LOUISA PEGRAM:
Information from Susan Harper.

ii.

MARIAH A. M. PEGRAM, b. Abt. 1800.

Notes for MARIAH A. M. PEGRAM:
Information from Susan Harper.

iii.

MARY BAKER PEGRAM, b. Abt. 1800.

Notes for MARY BAKER PEGRAM:
Information from Susan Harper.

	iv.		MARTHA REBECCA PEGRAM, b. December 27, 1806, , VA; d. February 01, 1841.
	v.		NATHANIEL HARPER PEGRAM, b. 1807; d. 1889.
	vi.		JULIA K. PEGRAM, b. January 27, 1811.

Notes for JULIA K. PEGRAM:
Information from Susan Harper.

5. SR. JOHN WILLIAM³ HARPER (GEORGE², JOSEPH¹) was born Abt. 1770, and died Aft. October 04, 1829 in , Clarke County, GA. He married (1) SUSANNAH NORTH Bef. 1799 in Virginia, daughter of JOHN NORTH and SARAH EPPES. She died 1837 in Clarke County, Georgia. He married (2) DRUCILLA HODGES July 10, 1827 in , Clarke County, GA.

Notes for SR. JOHN WILLIAM HARPER:
Source: "Harper" by Linda Beall Weldon, 1998
John's will was probated November 10, 1829 in Clarke County. It is recorded in Will book B, pages 82, 83.

In the nameof God I John W. Harper, Sr. of the county of Clarke and state of Georgia, being feeble in body, but of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament.
First - I bequeath my soul to God with a belief in the blessed redeemer and humbly relying in his kindness and good will hereafter.
Secondly, - It is my will that all my just debts be first paid out of my estate.
Thirdly - It is my will, that all the balalnce of my estate both real and personal, after paying my just debts, be equally divided between my four children in the following manner, to wit, to my beloved son Joseph M. Harper one fourth of my estate as afore said to him or his heirs forever; to my beloved son Nathaniel Harper, one fourth of my estate as aforesaid, to him and his heirs forever; to my beloved daughter Mary E. Echols, one fourth of my estate as aforesaid to her and her heirs forever - and I will in trust to my son Joseph M. Harper and my son-in-law, Thomas Echols the other fourth of my estate for the use of my beloved daughter Martha Hewell, during her natural life and at her death to descent to her children, to them and their heirs forever.
Fourthly - I do hereby constitute and approve Joseph M. Harper and Thomas Echold executors of this my last will and testament, relying on their honesty and fidelity in faithfully managing my estate.
In witness whereof I have here bout set my hand this 19th day of April 1829. John W. Harper, Sr. X his mark
Witnesses: John Brighwell; Peter Bradshaw; Joseph Ligon

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More About SR. JOHN WILLIAM HARPER:
Burial: , Clarke County, GA

Notes for SUSANNAH NORTH:
Information from Susan Harper bham

SOURCE:
"Harper" by Linda Beall Weldon, 1998
Deed Book 1 page 52 Clarke County, Georgia Recorded March 23rd 1816
"of William Eps the sum fourty pounds Virginia Currency for his agency in receiving the money due me from my brothers Abriham and John North dec'd by them inclulding the interest in my fathers estate. It being full of all demands with them and is full discharge for letting the same and do acknowledge should either involve themselves with me in the business to make good any just demands to given under my hand.
John W. Harper (seal)
Ageny for Susannah Harper
Attest
Thomas N. Epps
Joseph Hodges

Before me personally came Joseph Hodges and made oath that he was John W. Harper assign the within receipt and that he the said Joseph was a subscribe it as a witness and also that he saw Thomas N. Epps the other subscribing witness assign it sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th april 1819. Joseph Hodges

Notes for DRUCILLA HODGES:
from Kay Bradley, Texas

Children of JOHN HARPER and SUSANNAH NORTH are:

"POLLY" MARY E⁴ HARPER, m. THOMAS ECHOLS, February 06, 1821, , Clarke County, GA.

Notes for "POLLY" MARY E HARPER:
from Kay Bradley, Texas

Notes for THOMAS ECHOLS:
from Kay Bradley, Texas

7.	ii.	DR. JOSEPH MALONE HARPER, b. January 08, 1799, , , VA; d. August 01, 1850, , Coffee County, Alabama.
8.	iii.	MARTHA HARPER, b. Abt. 1801, , Halifax Co., VA; d. 1884.
9.	iv.	NATHANIEL H. HARPER, b. Abt. 1805, VA; d. Abt. 1850, Dale Co. (?), AL.

6. ANSELM L.³ HARPER (GEORGE², JOSEPH¹) was born Abt. 1782 in , , VA, and died July 05, 1868. He married LUCINDA MELTON July 18, 1822. She was born January 12, 1801, and died July 04, 1878.

Notes for ANSELM L. HARPER:
Information from Kay Bradley, Texas.

Information from Susan Harper.

CENS PLAC Year: 1850; County/State: Clarke Co., GA; Page #: 056

Children of ANSELM HARPER and LUCINDA MELTON are:

	i.	MARTHA⁴ HARPER, b. August 12, 1823.
	ii.	GEORGE HARPER, b. July 03, 1826, , Clarke County, GA.
	iii.	JONATHAN HARPER, b. April 18, 1829.
	iv.	MARY HARPER, b. July 15, 1831; m. JEREMIAH A. CROSS, December 09, 1849, , Clarke County, GA.
	v.	SARAH HARPER, b. March 15, 1834; m. JOHN W. RIGWAY, January 27, 1853, , Clarke County, GA.
	vi.	ELIZABETH HARPER, b. July 26, 1836, , Clarke County, GA; m. DAVID HARRIS MALCOMB, January 27, 1856, , Clarke County, GA.
10.	vii.	ANSEL LEE HARPER, b. July 05, 1839; d. January 25, 1911.

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