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William Harper, Patsy Yarbrough, Rebecca Bull

Compiled by Linda Carpenter
© 2000

William HARPER was born about 1761 in Warren Co., NC. He died in Feb 1836 in Sumner Co., TN. (See Will of William Harper.) He was married to Patsy YARBROUGH (daughter of William YARBROUGH Sr. and Mary MITCHELL) in 1785/86 in Warren Co., NC. Patsy YARBROUGH was born on 6 Oct 1768 in Warren Co., NC. She died in Nov 1792 in Warren Co., NC.

William HARPER and Patsy YARBROUGH had the following children:

1.  Edmond HARPER was born on 10 Feb 1787 in Warren Co., NC. He died on 25 Jul 1844 in Sumner Co., TN. He was buried in Old Harper Cemetery, Trousdale Co., TN. He was married to Elizabeth S. MARTIN (daughter of John MARTIN) on 29 Sep 1813 in Warren Co., KY. Elizabeth S. MARTIN was born on 11 Aug 1793 in VA. She died on 18 Mar 1863 in Sumner Co., TN. She was buried in Old Harper Cemetery, Trousdale Co., TN.

2.  John HARPER died in 1794 in Warren Co., NC.

3.  HARPER (Infant) was born in 1792 in Warren Co., NC. He (or she) died in 1792 in Warren Co., NC.

William HARPER was married to Rebecca BULL on 26 Dec 1793 in Warren Co., NC. Rebecca BULL died after 1860 in Robertson Co., TN.

William HARPER and Rebecca BULL had the following children:

1.  Higden HARPER

2.  Polly HARPER was born on 15 Mar 1796. She died on 10 Mar 1866. She was married to John PARKER on 21 Feb 1815 in Sumner Co., TN.

3.  Benjamin Seawell HARPER Sr. was born on 12 Mar 1801. He died on 1 Feb 1888 in Sumner Co., TN. He was married to Nancy Jane TINSLEY on 30 Nov 1825 in Sumner Co, TN. Nancy Jane TINSLEY was born in 1801. She died on 3 Nov 1839 in Sumner Co., TN. She was buried in Old Harper Cemetery, Trousdale Co., TN. He was married to Jane M. BELL on 9 Nov 1841 in Sumner Co, TN. Jane M. BELL was born on 4 Jul 1811. She died on 7 Mar 1863. She was buried in Old Harper Cemetery, Trousdale Co., TN. He was married to Mary B. PYLE on 19 Sep 1866 in Sumner Co., TN. Mary B. PYLE was born on 22 Mar 1811. She died on 11 Oct 1875. She was buried in Gallatin City Cemetery, Sumner Co., TN.

4.  Samuel W. HARPER was born in 1805 in Sumner Co., TN. He died in Gibson Co., TN. He was married to Jane L. TINSLEY on 9 Oct 1824 in Sumner Co., TN. Jane L. TINSLEY was born in 1804 in VA. She died in Gibson Co., TN.

5. William HARPER


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