William Henry Haines Raper (1725 - 1795)

Born 30 Dec 1725 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah C. (Nicholson) Raper — married 1744 in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died Feb 1795 at age 69 in Abbotts Creek, Guilford, North Carolina, Colonial America

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Biography

William Raper performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

William Raper is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A094587.

• Sunday, September 16, 1928 THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE

The First Raper Immigrant William Raper, born in Yorkshire, England, about 1725, emigrated to America in 1754 and in 1755 settled in what was then eastern Rowan county now Guilford county, N. C., five miles north of High Point, N. C. Yorkshire is a north-eastern county of England the largest in England, bounded on the east by the North Sea. This original William Raper of Yorkshire was descended from an ancient family of Normandy in France whose original name was del Ripa.

Before leaving Yorkshire he had married, but the name of his first wife is unknown. His second wife was Rebecca Simmons of Rowan Co., N. C., a daughter of William Simmons whose estate was settled by William and Rebecca Raper, under date of May 6, 1772. His third wife was Elizabeth Hollingsworth, and the date of marriage was Feb. 2, 1793 His will is on record in Guilford county in Book A p. 313; it was written July 6, 1794, and probated in Feb. 1795. Following the custom of his day, William Raper was buried on his farm, his grave today is marked by a stone without inscription.

William Raper purchased 520 acres of land from William Churton for 50 pounds, Churton acting as agent for the King of England. A tax receipt for the year 175 6 still exists. William Raper died Feb. 1795.

We have no record of any children either by his first or third wife, but the following are known:

1. Christian who married Richard Glover
2. Elizabeth who married James Gray
3. Lydia who married Daniel Kelley
4. Thomas
5. Jacob
6. William born Dec. 30, 1771, died May 29, 1859; married Keziah Davis who was born Oct. 27, 1775 died May 27, 1851, being a daughter of William and Elizabeth Davis.

The descendants of the original William and Rebecca (Simmons) Raper (1725-1795) became widely scattered, being found today in one half of the States of the Union.^[1]

Name

Name: William /Raper/^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1725

Place: Bolton, Yorkshire, England^[5][6]

Death

Death:

Date: Feb 1795

Place: Abbotts Creek, Davidson, North Carolina, United States^[7]

Marriage

Husband: John H Raper

Wife: Sarah Wall

Child: William Raper

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1730

Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States^[8]

• Fact: Burial Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Wallburg, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Abbotts Creek Church and the Raper Family; The High Point Enterprise: Sun. Sept. 26, 1928 - Image with Transcription
2. ↑ Source: #S-2074883487 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolb&h=3675153&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1725Birth place: Bolton, Yorkshire, England APID: 1,5769::3675153
3. ↑ Source: #S-2075315817 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoold&h=2140212&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: February 1795Death place: Abbotts Creek, NC, USA APID: 1,5771::2140212
4. ↑ Source: #S-2074882645 Page: Source number: 21.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BM2. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=994960&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1725Birth place: EN APID: 1,7836::994960
5. ↑ Source: #S-2074883487 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoolb&h=3675153&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1725Birth place: Bolton, Yorkshire, England APID: 1,5769::3675153
6. ↑ Source: #S-2074882645 Page: Source number: 21.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BM2. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=994960&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1725Birth place: EN APID: 1,7836::994960
7. ↑ Source: #S-2075315817 Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoold&h=2140212&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: February 1795Death place: Abbotts Creek, NC, USA APID: 1,5771::2140212
8. ↑ Source: #S-2083774199 Page: Data Source: North Carolina State Archives. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncmarriages&h=1321028&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: Marriage place: Wilson, North Carolina APID: 1,8909::1321028

• William Raper (1725-1795) on Find A Grave: Memorial #15436669 Retrieved 21 November 2017.

See also:

• Source: S-2074880503 Repository: #R-2141384234 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/24749900/family
• Repository: R-2141384234 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-2074882645 Repository: #R-2141384234 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0
• Source: S-2074883487 Repository: #R-2141384234 Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5769::0
• Source: S-2075315817 Repository: #R-2141384234 Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note: APID: 1,5771::0
• Source: S-2083774199 Repository: #R-2141384234 Title: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Note: APID: 1,8909::0

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 20, 2017), "Record of William Raper", Ancestor # A094587. Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1725 YORKSHIRE ENGLAND Death: ANTE 2- -1795 GUILFORD CO NORTH CAROLINA Service Source: NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #657, ROLL #S.115.119 Service Description: 1) PROVIDED SUPPLIES

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Raper-68 created through the import of Tallent Family Tree.ged on Nov 21, 2011 by Richard Tallent. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.