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Ancestors of Ulys Benjamin Cook

Generation No. 11

      1600. Raph Harper He married 1601. Isabel Walker May 04, 1596 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

      1601. Isabel Walker, born Abt. 1575.

Notes for Raph Harper:
Notes for Raph HARPER:
Husband: WKS Bk 11 p 21-25, IGI Yorkshire, A2467 Leeds, St. Peter's. #4
Child: WKS Bk 10 P 119 Lancaster Co., VA Record Book 2 1654-1666 records deed of gift 22 Jan 1655 by Willm Harp Sr. of Rappahannock Co., to son John Harper, thus establishing a son William Jr. and a son John. WKS Bk 11 p 2 Cavalier & Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents 1623-1666, from Patent Book 3 John Harper listed as brought over to Lancaster Co. 1654, assuming age of at least 21 gives birth as approx. 1633, England. WKS Bk 10 p 127 Early Virginia Immigrants by Green, p 147/8 lists William Harper brought over to Upper Norfolk Co., VA 1638 by Epaphroditus Lawson. By investigating birth place of other men brought over by Epaphroditus Lawson suggests Yorkshire, England as place of origin. WKS Bk

11 p. 25 IGI Yorkshire A2467 lists Wm. son of Raph Harper, c. 31 Oct 1607, Leeds, St. Peter's, Yorkshire. Also marriage of William Harper to Mary Gray, 20 Jan 1630. WKS Bk 12 p 10 Rappa. Co. Deed Bk 3 p 63-63 1663-1668 William Harper names a daughter as Elizabeth 3 July 1666. WKS Bk 12 p 12 Rappa. Co. Deed Bk 5 1672-1676 p. 182 Mary Harper named as widow, son William Harper. 6 Jan. 1673/4 p. 181 Henry Berry sells a parcel of land to William Harper 11 December 1673. WKS Bk 12 p 15 Abstracts of Lancaster Co., 1652-1655, p. 164 6 Oct 1654 William Harper is paid 1000 lbs tobo for informing against Toby Horton who loaned a gun to the Indians. #7 Child: Assumption is made that the above Thomas Harper was born 1618 and is the Thomas Harper detailed in the will of Thomas Harper dated 4 Dec 1683 proved 2 Apr 1684 in Rappahannock Co., VA WKS Bk 10 p 113 Wills of Rappahannock Co., VA p 105 Ffarnham parish. WKS Bk 12 p 13 Rappa. Co. Orders 1683-1686 p. 45 Court held 3 Oct 1684. "Reference is granted between William Lake (as marrying the relict of Thomas Harper, dec'd.) pltf and Richard Hale, def....on the south side of the river. WKS Bk 12 P 197 Thomas Hoskins Warner, "History of Old Rappahannock Co., VA 1656-1692" p. 162 states Thomas Harper owned land on Ralph's Creek which flows into Piscataway at 76deg.51'43", now called Mussel Swamp.


Children of Raph Harper and Isabel Walker are:

	i.	John Harper, born 1597 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
	ii.	Isabel Harper, born Abt. 1600 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
	iii.	Robert Harper, born Abt. 1603 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
	iv.	William Harper, born Abt. 1607 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died Bef. December 1673 in Rappahannock County, Virginia; married Mary Gray January 20, 1629/30.
	v.	Anthony Harper, born Abt. 1610 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
	vi.	Elizabeth Harper, born Abt. 1612 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
800	vii.	Thomas Harper, born Abt. 1618 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died Bef. April 02, 1684 in Rappahannock County, Virginia; married Mary Unknown in Rappahannock County, Virginia.

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