Person:Henry Harp (2)

Watchers
  • HHenry HARP1735 - 1788
  • WLydia Wood1735 - Bef 1778
m. 8 Mar 1756
  1. Margaret HARP Marjory1756 -
  2. John HARP1759 - Bef 1810
  3. Judica HARP1760 -
  4. Edward HARP1763 -
  5. Lydia HARP1764 -
  6. Henry HARP, Jr.1766 -
  7. Jacob Harp1767 - 1828
  8. William HARP1770 -
m. 6 Dec 1778
Facts and Events
Name Henry HARP
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1735 Germantown, Adams Co.(?), PA
Marriage 8 Mar 1756 Kingston RDC, Kingston, Ulster Co., NYto Lydia Wood
Marriage 6 Dec 1778 Rochester Reformed Dutch Church, Rochester, Ulster, New York, United Statesto Eva CLEARWATER
Death[2] 1788 Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States


From the Kingston marriage register: 8 March 1756 Henry Herp and Lidia Woed, j.d., both residing under the jurisdiction of Rochester. Banns published but dates not given.

From the Rochester marriage register: March 29 1756 Henry Haerp, j.m., born in Gharmentine [Germantown], Pa., and Liedea Wood., j.d., born in Saugerties, and both living in Rochester, banns in church at Rochester.

1778, Dec. 12 Henry Harp, widower, born in Pensilvania, living in Rochester, and Eva Klaerwater, j.d., born in Marbletown and living there.

Listed as a first subscriber in the Rochester RDC Church, 10 November 1767

DAR patriot numbr: A050988 Henry Harp (1735-88) served as private and sergeant in Colonel Pawling's 3rd regiment, Ulster County, New York, militia. He was born in Pennsylvania; died in Ulster County, NY.

NY in the Revolution, vol. 2, p. 18: "Sejt. Henry Harp, being duly sworn..." (minutes of a court martial) See muster roll 75, image 769 for original, dated 22 June 1778.

Mentioned in will (written 25 June 1785; proved 29 Feb 1788): sons Edward, Henry, Jacob; wife Eve (step-mother of his children); daughters Majary, Jude and Lidia

References
  1. Several communities in PA were called Germantown
  2. will proved 4 March 1788