George William Harper (abt. 1650 - abt. 1720)

Born about 1650 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Elizabeth (Shipley) Harper — married 1700 in Gloucester, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1720 at about age 70 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

George Harper was a Virginia colonist.

According to descendants, George Harper is the son of Patrick Harper and Janet Dron.

On the 10th of October 1672, George Harper received a land grant for 133 acres between the bounds of the Chiescake Indian land and the land of Conquest Wyatt in Gloucester County for the transportation of three persons into the colony: George Anderton, Dorothy Jones, Simon Statey[sp].^[1] George perhaps migrated to another county by 1677. The only Harper found in the Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County Vestry book, 1677-1793 was Mr. John Harper in April 1709.^[2]

Descendants claim he died in 1720.[source needed - Note: FAG just has info posted by descendant which is not a reliable source.]

Sources

1. ↑ Library of Virginia. Virginia Colonial Land Office. Land Office Patents No. 6, 1666-1679 (pt.1 & 2 p.1-692), p. 438, citing George Harper, (Reel 6). Digital images: Library of Virginia. https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/133t6jf/alma990007652480205756. Accessed 21 Oct 2020.
2. ↑ Chamberlayn, C. G., The vestry book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793. Richmond Virginia. The Library Board. 1933. Page 100, citing 10: John Harper Digital images: Hathi Trust Digital Library.

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ4D-FFZ

• Ancestry-kristinab77. Many sources. [Note: only three sources on this link - Ancestry trees, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 listed twice [Please note: This information is not considered reliable. ], Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 for one George W. Harper and Martha parents of Edward Henry Harper no date or place given, and International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current.]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237170838/george-william-harper: accessed 02 February 2023), memorial page for George William Harper (1650–1720), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #237170838; Burial Details Unknown, Specifically Buried somewhere in Gloucester Virginia.; Maintained by Dustin Harper (contributor 50780235).