Randolph-Chatham-Orange County NcArchives Military Records.....Harper, Jeduthan May 19, 1857
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Jeduthan Harper, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll ____, Application #W19734
Guilford County, NC, May 19, 1857, Alexander Gray, a son-in-law of the late 
Col. Jeduthan Harper and a resident of Randolph County, aged 52 years: “That 
this declarant, Alexander Gray, in the behalf of his wife, Sally Gray, a 
daughter of the aforesaid Col. Jeduthan Harper, states that the said Jeduthan 
Harper was a colonel of militia in the Army of the Revolution as the heirs do 
understand, and as such he served the United States against the common enemy. 
That during the Revolutionary struggles the said Jeduthan Harper resided in the 
County of Chatham, state aforesaid, and had command of a military force that 
belonged in that part of the country. That amongst the old papers of the said 
Col. Harper is found a letter from Governor Caswell on military business, also 
sundry receipts for supplies furnished the army, all of which will be furnished 
to the department as evidence of the service of the aforesaid Col. Harper. That 
declarant is of the opinion, from the knowledge that he has of the said Col 
Harper’s Revolutionary services, which is traditional, that he was generally in 
service during the war, but to give the particulars of the alleged service he 
cannot, nor does he find amongst the papers of Col. Harper, his commission.”

“This declarant further states that the said Jeduthan Harper was married in the 
month of November, 1775 to Gizeal [or Grizzel] Parkes in the County of Orange, 
and as husband and wife they lived until the death of the said Jeduthan Harper, 
which took place on the blank day [these are the actual words written on the 
application] of November, 1819, and that his widow, the aforesaid Gizall 
departed this life on the 21st day of February, 1845, not having intermarried 
after the death of her said husband, the aforesaid Jeduthan Harper, deceased, 
and that his wife [the declarant’s wife] the aforesaid Sally Gray is the only 
surviving child of the aforesaid Harpers deceased. This declarant also states 
that this declaration is made in the county of Guilford instead of the County 
of Randolph as a matter of convenience.”

Additional Comments:
A letter from  a Hugh McLean is also included with the names and dates from the 
family bible of the children born to the Harpers.

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