Uriah Loper (1764 - 1843)

Born 31 Aug 1764 in Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Roberts) Loper — married 1788 in Salem, Salem, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1843 at age 78 in West Burlington, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Uriah Loper, son of William H. Loper and Bethinia Packer was born 30 Jun 1764 at Salem County, New Jersey, USA., and he died 23 Jun 1843 (aged 78) at Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[1]

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[1] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #85245839: Uriah Loper was born 30 Jun 1764 at Salem County, New Jersey, USA., and he died 23 Jan 1843 (aged 78) at Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA.
   1. ) Marriage. Uriah Loper married Rebecca Roberts (1769–1860).
   2. ) Children:
      1. ) Prethenia (Loper) Newell (1796–1883)
      2. ) Daniel Loper (1797–1878)
2. ) BURIAL. Uriah Loper was buried in the Hilton Cemetery at Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: " History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, (W. W. Munsell & Co., New York : 1883): Uriah Loper Sr., one of the very first settles of Union, was a native of Salem County, New Jersey, and located in the township of Union eighty years ago, on the farm now known as the John Simpkins place. His family consisted of a wife and nine children, all of whom are dead, with the exception of Prethena, widow of the late John Newell, and Mrs. Rebecca Riley, widow of the late Henry Riley, of West Burlington, Bradford County. When Mr. Loper first settled in Union there were only two other families within miles of the place. He cleared up a farm, lived until about the year 1842, and was buried in West Burlington."
   2. ) Tombstone Photo: Inscription, "URIAH LOPER |died | Jan. 23, 1843 |Ӕ 78 Y. 1 Mo. & 23 D. " {The remainder of the inscription is undecipherable from the tombstone photograph.}

Probate Records

Last Will and Testament of grandfather, William Loper:

• Primary Source, Elmer Hutchinson, Colonial, Revolutionary, and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, First Series--Volume XXXV;; ^[2] Data:

1. ) Image: NJ Will Abstracts; page 253: Will of William Loper of Pittsgrove Twnshp, Salem, NJ; 30 Nov 1782.
   1. ) To grandson Uriah, 125 acres on the west side of my old place; grandson Samuel Tomlinson to receive the rest of the land.
   2. ) If the wife of William should survive him, she is to be supported from the profits of the land.
   3. ) Sons John and William to receive £10.
   4. ) Grandchildren, ie. children of John Loper, William Loper & Edward Mankins to receive £10?, Isaac Loper, son of John, and William Mankins, son of Edward Mankins, to receive an additional £5.
   5. ) Witnessed by Benjamin Burroughs, Samuel Mead Jr., and Joseph Lindsey. Proven 17 Oct 1783.
   6. ) Inventoried 6 Oct 1783 by Samuel Mead and Samuel Mead Jr. Estate valued at £159 s19.

Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source, John L. Sexton, History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania; ^[3] Data:

1. ) History of Tioga, PA; page 210: Union Township:
   1. ) Uriah Loper Sr., one of the very first settlers of Union, was a native of Salem County, NJ, who settled in the township of Union eighty years ago, on the farm now known as the John Simpkins place. His family consisted of a wife and nine children, all of whom are dead, with the exception of Prethena, widow of the late John Newell, and Mrs Rebecca, Riley, widow of the late Henry Riley of West Burlington, Bradford, Co. When Mr. Loper first settled in Union there were only two other families within miles of the place. He cleared up the farm, lived until about the year 1842 an was buried in West Burlington.
2. ) History of Tioga, PA; page 212: In 1814 John Newell married Prethena, daughter of Uriah Loper, by whom he had ten children.

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2. ) Arthur Loper has a grandson and two great grandsons named Uriah. His son James Loper has a son named Uriah Loper and Arthur's great grandson, Uriah Loper of this profile, was the son of William H. Loper, Arthur's grandson. There is irrefutable evidence linking Uriah Loper, who died in Cumberland Co.,NJ to be the son of James; hence this Uriah Loper (the only other Uriah Loper of the era) who was born later and migrated to Pennsylvania, must then be the son of William Loper as identified in grandfather Wm's will.
3. ) This baptism record from the Pittsgrove Baptist church of Daretown, NJ records a 2 Sept 1786 baptism of Uriah Loper and a Tabitha Mayhew at the Pittsgrove Baptist Church The presence of Isaac, Rhoda, and John all descendants of William in this congregations strongly supports this Uriah Loper to be the grandson of William Loper.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 August 2020), memorial page for Uriah Loper (30 Jun 1764–23 Jun 1843), Find a Grave Memorial no. 85245839, citing Hilton Cemetery, Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by GG (contributor 47706677) .
2. ↑ Hutchinson, Elmer T.; Colonial, Revolutionary, and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, First Series--Volume XXXV;; Calendar of New Jersey Wills Volume VI 1781-1785 [Ancestry.com database on-line]. MacCrellish & Quigley Co., Printers, Trenton, NJ. 1939. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company. Image Text snippets available here (public).
3. ↑ Sexton, John L.; History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania; New York, W. W. Munsell and Co., 36 Vesey St., 1883. Public Domain.

Other Sources

• United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-XKHY : 12 March 2018), Uriah Loper, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 128; FHL microfilm 882,646.

• 1800 Sock, Lycoming, Pennsylvania Septennial Census, 1779-1863; In 1800, Uriah Loper, age 34, was the head of a Sock, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, household and his wife was Catherine Loper age 26. 1800 Census image;

• 1810 Lycoming, Lycoming, Pennsylvania Census; Uriah Loper Head of Lycoming, Lycoming, Pennsylvania Household age 26-44. Seven in household.

• 1820 Sullivan, Tioga, Pennsylvania Census: Uriah Loper, age over 45, head of Union City, Tioga, Pennsylvania household. Four in household.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPT-ZP8 : 10 September 2017), Uriah Loper, Union, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 14, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 163; FHL microfilm 20,637. Uriah Loper age 80-90 (b. before 1850)

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