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Seaborn Harp

1800 – 1873

Birth	1800
Death	1873
Cemetery	Macedonia Cemetery Chattooga County , Georgia , USA
Added by	Old Waco / T. B. Willis on 04 Feb 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72241664

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Seaborn Harp was the son of Thomas M. Harp/Harrup (ca. 1762-1855) and Sarah Martin Harp/Harrup (born ca. 1768) of Virginia; Columbia County, Georgia; and Monroe County, Georgia. Seaborn Harp, who was a farmer, was born circa 1800 in Chattooga County, Georgia and died in 1873 in Chattooga County. After his death, his wife, Feriba O'Rear Harp, and their children moved to Johnson County, Texas by covered wagon and settled in the community of Sand Flat. Several of Feriba's brothers and sisters also settled in Johnson County, Texas. The children of Seaborn and Feriba Harp were: Benjamin F., Mary, Sarah Jane, James, Elizabeth, Margaret, Thomas B., Daniel Franklin, Louronia Ellen (Ella), and Amanda Louise Harp. Sarah Jane Harp, born October 22, 1839 and died June 22, 1881, married Nathaniel C. Boatwright. Daniel F. Harp, born January 24, 1853 and died April 25, 1942, married Martha Sugg Harville. Louronia (Ella) Harp, born 1856 and died 1921, married Daniel Wesley Teasley. Amanda Louise Harp, born August 8, 1857 and died November 30, 1912, married William Franklin Beck, born January 11, 1853 and died February 20, 1933. Feriba O'Rear Harp was the daughter of Benjamin O'Rear, who was born circa 1789 in North Carolina and died in 1855 in Chattooga County, Georgia. Benjamin O'Rear, a Veteran of the War of 1812, and his father, Daniel O'Rear, a Veteran of the American Revolution, are buried in the Macedonia Churchyard in Chattooga County, Georgia. Benjamin and his first wife, whose name is unknown, had several children: Daniel Floyd, James, and Feriba O'Rear. After his first wife's death, Benjamin O'Rear married Elizabeth Cook on May 27, 1829, in Greene County, Georgia. They had the following children: Benjamin Franklin, Lewis B., Martha A., Monroe Berian, Elizabeth Susan, Mary, Emery, and Thomas O'Rear. After his second wife died, Benjamin O'Rear married Mary O'Donald on November 4, 1849 in Murray County, Georgia. Benjamin O'Rear was a farmer and a Veteran of the War of 1812, serving as a private in the Georgia Militia. Additional information on the Beck, Harp, and O'Rear families may be found in The History of Johnson County, Texas published by the Johnson County History Book Committee in 1985 and Chattooga County The Story of a County and Its People by Robert S. Baker. +++ 1840 United States Federal Census Name: Seaborn Harp Home in 1840 (City, County, State): District 927, Chattooga, Georgia Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 4 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4 +++ 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Seaborn Harrop [Seaborn Harrip] Age in 1860: 63 Birth Year: abt 1797 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1860: Broom Town Valley, Chattooga, Georgia Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Seaborn Harrop 63 Phereby Harrop 50 Mary Harrop 16 Elizabeth Harrop 13 Thomas Harrop 9 Francis Harrop 5 Ellen Harrop 3 Amanda Harrop 2 +++ From the 1870 Chattooga County, GA census: Name: Seaborn Harp Estimated Birth Year: 1799 Gender: Male Age in 1870: 71 yr Color: White Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1870: Georgia Household Gender Age Seaborn Harp M 71 y Feraby Harp F 56 y Mary Harp F 32 y Elizabeth Harp F 22 y Thomas Harp M 21 y Franklin Harp M 19 y Ellender Harp F 14 y [Ella] Amanda Harp F 12 y +++ Per the Will of Seaborn Harp written in Chattooga GA Jul 1873 and probated/recorded in Sept 1873, he died somewhere between those two dates. Contributor: Janice J (48336262)

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Feriba O'Rear Harp 1815–1890

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