Lenoir County NcArchives Military Records.....Harper, John Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Old Dobbs Gen Soc n/a December 25, 2007, 4:53 pm John Harper – Date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Harper are not shown. While residing in Kinston, Lenoir County, NC, John Harper enlisted and served as private in Captain Sharp’s North Carolina Regiment and was discharged June 4, 1782, having served one year. He died in 1808, exact date not shown, in Lenoir County, NC. He married November 1, 1783 in Lenoir County, NC, Sarah Taylor, date and place of her birth and names of her parents not shown. Sarah, widow of John Harper, was allowed pension on her application executed November 26, 1844 at which time she was aged eighty eight years and resided in Lenoir County, NC. The following names of children are listed: Anne born November 6, 1784; William born September 29, 1786; Charity born March 7 (?), 1789; Benjamin born May 17, 1791; Daniel born June 1 (?), 1794; Gatsy (daughter) born February 6, 1797; John born June 26, 1800. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/lenoir/military/revwar/pensions/harper158mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb