Person:John Harper (49)
Captain John Harper
b.3 Oct 1728 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
d.7 May 1804 Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Dec 1727
  1. Captain John Harper1728 - 1804
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Captain John Harper1728 - 1804
  • W.  Sarah WellsAbt 1730 - Abt 1780
m. 20 Oct 1750
  1. Robert Harper1757 - 1781
  2. Rebecca Harper1759 - 1797
  3. Sarah Harper
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Captain John Harper1728 - 1804
  • W.  Mary ReynoldsEst 1750 - 1832
m. 25 Nov 1782
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Facts and Events
Name[1][3][4] Captain John Harper
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4] 3 Oct 1728 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 20 Oct 1750 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States(Location probable)
to Sarah Wells
Marriage 25 Nov 1782 to Mary Reynolds
Death[2][3][4] 7 May 1804 Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia
Burial[3][4] Alexandria, Virginia, United StatesOld Presbyterian Meeting House cemetery
References
  1. ↑ Eagleson, Pamela S. "The Art, Trade, and Mystery of a Mariner: Captain William Greenway of Philadelphia, Mariner and Patriot.", in National Genealogical Society quarterly. (Washington, District of Columbia: National Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 92 (Dec 2004): 285-300.

    See the article for details of the extensive sources cited.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Capt. John Harper (grandfather of John Lloyd), in RootsWeb: Descendants of THOMAS LLOYD
    Generation No.5.

    His (John Lloyd's) maternal grandfather was the famous Capt. John Harper (1728-1804) of Revolutionary war fame. Capt. Harper, a Quaker, who was born in Philadelphia in 1728 was married twice. It is thought that Capt. Harper was residing in Alexandria by 1773. Insurance records definitely place him at 209 Prince Street in 1796. Although a Quaker, Capt. Harper was instrumental in securing gunpowder from Philadelphia for the Prince William and Fairfax County militias during the revolution. After the war, he carried on an extensive merchantile and trading business at his wharf at Prince and Union Street. He later constructed a large number of homes for many of his children on the north side of the 100 block of Prince Street commonly referred to as Captain's row. Capt. Harper died in 1804, age seventy-six and was buried in the Old Presbyterian Meeting House cemetery.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 John Harper, in Find A Grave: Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia
    Memorial# 39597723, Jul 18, 2009.

    Birth: Oct. 3, 1728, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Death: May 7, 1804, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA
    Burial: Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA

    Inscription: In this cemetery rest the earthly remains of Patriots in the Revolutionary War. Many of whom were of Scottish Ancestry. These Patriots, along with many Presbyterians from Alexandria, fought for the cause Liberty and assisted the soldiers of Washington's armies.

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