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Adam Brown Harper

2 May 1776 – 7 Dec 1855

Birth	2 May 1776
Death	7 Dec 1855
Cemetery	Morton Cemetery Mackey , Gibson County , Indiana , USA
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44504342

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Adam R. Harper b. May 2, 1776 d. Dec. 7, 1855 Morton Cemetary is located SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 Sec 12 T2S R9W From Indiana 57 at Mackey, Ind. go 2.5 mile on CR700S. CR700S and CR150E cross. Go north .3 miles, follow logging trail .3 miles NW. Researcher writes: "Harper, Adam Brown b. 2 May 1776 probably SC (source Family Bible) Spouse #1 Lucretia Pott M. before 19 Jan. 1799 when son was born Adam & #2 had 1) Robert H.; b. May 3, 1806; 2) Thomas Harper, b. Dec. 17, 1807; 3) John Harper, b. Dec. 6, 1813; 4) William H. Harper was born Jan. 14, 1816 All these listed in Family Bible." Adam Brown HARPER Birth: 2 May 1776 in South Carolina Death: 7 Dec 1855 in Gibson City, Indiana Father: Robert* HARPER , Jr. b: 1755 in Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia) (?) (This translates to Frederick County, Virginia.) Mother: Margaret BROWN b: 18 May 1755 Married: 1) Lucretia POTT Married: before 19 Jan. 1799 Children Lewis Walter HARPER b: 19 Jan 1799 (S. Family Bible) Robert Adam HARPER b: 3 May 1806 Thomas Adam HARPER b: 17 Dec 1807 Married: 2) Catherine BELL b: 7 Jan 1788 in South Carolina Married: 1816-1845 Children John HARPER b: 6 Dec 1813 William H. HARPER b: 14 Jan 1816 in Kentucky Nancy Agnes HARPER b: 14 Mar 1818 James Francis Marion Monroe HARPER b: 12 Oct 1821 Elijah Walton HARPER b: 17 Apr 1824 in Columbia, Gibson County, Indiana Riley HARPER b: 28 Oct 1826 David Hiram HARPER b: 7 Jan 1829 Quincy A. HARPER b: 25 Mar 1832 in Columbia, Gibson County, Indiana The above was submitted, but no proof is available to me as yet where the Robert about was born. Obviusly, the submitter feels that he was born in the area, which is now Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia. West Viriginia didn't exist until the time of the Civil War. Adam Harper Age: 74 Estimated birth year: abt 1776 Birth Place: South Carolina Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Columbia, Gibson, Indiana Family Number: 75 Household Members: Name Age Adam Harper 74 Catharine Harper 60 Quincy A Harper 18 Elizah Harper 26 Mary Jane Harper 27 Polly A Harper 9 William A Harper 4 Margaret C Harper 1

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Family

Parents

• Robert Goodlow Harper Jr 1755–1829
• Margaret Brown Harper 1755–1841

Spouse

• Catherine Bell Harper 1788–1859 FaG

Siblings

• Thomas Harper 1783–1829
• William Harper 1786–1851
• Margaret Lydia Harper Hardin 1803–1860

Children

• Lewis Harper 1799–1851 FaG
• John B. Harper 1813–1847 FaG
• William H Harper 1816–1892 FaG
• Nancy Harper Baldwin 1818–1896 FaG
• Elijah W Harper 1824–1911 FaG
• Riley W Harper 1826–1883 FaG
• Hiram Harper 1829–1909 FaG
• Quincy Adams Harper 1832–1923 FaG

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