Uriah Loper (1735 - bef. 1807)

Born 1735 in Cumberland, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Garrison) Loper — married about 1750 (to 17 Apr 1772) in Cumberland, New Jersey [uncertain]

Husband of Alethea (Gilman) Loper — married 13 Sep 1774 in Deerfield, Deerfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey

Died before 26 May 1807 before age 72 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Uriah was born in 1732. He is the son of James Loper and Mary Unknown.

Note as of July 2020, the birth order and birth dates for the children of James Loper are unknown, though the names of the childern are certain as they have been identified in his will. Consequently, the children of James Loper have been entered into the Wikitree database in random order with a best guess estimate of the date they might have been born.

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Sources

Other Sources

• New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Title: Volume XL, Abstracts of Wills, 1806-1809; Uriah Loper of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, will dated 13 Mar 1807, Inventory $625.70 by Ephraim Terrill and Jedidiah Davis. Sworn to by Elizabeth Loper, Admx 26 May 1807.
  • Note adjacent Arthur Loper Estate is inventoried by Daniel and John Moore who are IDed in the will of William father to own property adjacent to that bequeathed to Arthur and Uriah.

• New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890; Uriah Loper is listed on the June 1793 Tax List of the NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822 at Pittsgrove, Salem County, NJ.

• Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 ; Uriah Loper married Alethea Gilman on 13 Sep 1774 at the Presbyterian Church in Deerfield, Cumberland, New Jersey.

• Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the State of New Jersey, Vol XXXIV; page 204: Uriah Loper was the administrator for the 20 Oct 1774 estate of Ephraim Gilman.

• Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey page 681. Asserts Eli Loper is the son of Uriah and Alethea Gilman.

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