< Margaret (Mary Elizabeth?) Harper birt: 1753 plac: Mouth of Seneca, Augusta, VA deat: 28 Sep 1848 plac: Jefferson, Fayette, OH marr: < Eva Elisabetha Herper birt: 25 Mar 1742 plac: Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany deat: 2 Dec 1816 plac: , Hardy, VA marr: ABT 1775 marr: 14 Apr 1766 plac: , Hardy, VA < Eve Catharina Herper-harper birt: 14 Apr 1744 plac: Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany deat: 1784 plac: , Pendleton, WV marr: ABT 1760 plac: Niederweiler, Rheinland, Pfalz, Germany < Nickel ( Nicholaus) Herper birt: 26 Mar 1747 plac: Neiderweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany deat: 1818 plac: South Branch Valley, Pendleton, WV marr: 1769 < Philip Herper, Jr birt: 17 Feb 1750 plac: Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany deat: 1832 plac: , Pendleton, WV marr: ABT 1773 < Jacob Conrad (Jacob?) Harper birt: 20 Mar 1752 plac: Tulpehocken, Berks, PA deat: 2 Nov 1826 plac: , Pendleton, VA marr: ABT 1773 plac: , Pendleton, WV |
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| birt: BEF 1728 plac: Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany deat: 1752 plac: ,, PA Philip Herber, Sr marr: 12 Jan 1740 plac: Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany birt: 26 Sep 1712 plac: Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany deat: 14 Feb 1798 plac: Macksville, Pendleton, VA |
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| Marriage Record "12.01.1740 is the marriage of Philipp Herper, son of Johann Adam Herper from Niederweiler and Anna Elisabetha, daughter of Nickel(Nikolaus) Kauffmann from Wurroch. The marriage is in Niederweiler. Johann Adam Herper was "Gemeinsmann and Kirchenaltester", he is dead. Nickel Kauffmann is "Schulmeister"." (Tom Bell) Baptism record of Philipp Herper "baptized 27.09.1712 Philipp Herper in Niederweiler. Parents Adam Herper and Eva Katharina.Godfather and Godmother: Philipp Faller zu Lauzenhausen Wieland Schmidt zu Niederweiler, Ottilie, wife of Conrad Dietrich zu Buchenbeuren" ( Tom Bell) It appears that Adam, Nicheol, Jacob, and Maria Margarete Herber (either their mother or possible a sister)(Entry # 5931) and Philip with his wife and children (Entry # 5932)(dated April 22, 1750) all came to America together. (see note below from Tom Bell) Leaving Barenbach and Neiderweiler the Herbers must have sailed up the Rhine River to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. There, they boarded the "Patience". Their ship made one stop along the coast of England, at Cowes, and then sailed for America. Philip was thirty-six years old. The Herber family first settled in the Tulpehocken Valley of Pennsylvania (now Berks County). On March 20, 1752, Philip and Anna Elizabeth Herber gave birth to their son Jacob Herber. He was baptiized on April 12, 1752 at Christ Lutheran Church, Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania.(The Harper Family History by Marsha L Fuller). It is interesting to note, that Philip used the English version of his name, Philip Harper, when transacting legal business. When dealing with the Lutheran Church, he retained his true German name, Philip Herber. "Tom Bell adds: One note probably worth noting is that it appears the family that remained in Barenbach used the HERBER spelling. Our family took on HERPER. So, the folks that came to America together were Philipp's cousins and not his brothers or sisters." ----------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- _FA4: 22 AUG 1760 Augusta Co., VA, Order Book #6, p.406 6 Military Service: 1758 Cpt. Abraham Smith's Company, Augusta Co. militia 7 Military Service: 1758 Served in Cpt. Abraham Smith's company, Augusta Co, militia during the French and Indian war 1 Military Service: 2 JUN 1779 Rockingham Co., VA Minute Book, "For suppressing the Tories" reimbursed 6 Military Service: 3 JUL 1788 Pendleton Co., VA Minute Book: Exempted from Poll Tax 6 Baptism: 27 SEP 1712 Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany 2 Immigration: 11 AUG 1750 Ship "Patience" arrives in Philidelphia 8 Religion: 28 AUG 1763 Was an elder of the Upper Tract German Lutheran Church, Old North Mill Creek Ch. 9 NATU: 17 MAY 1774 Philip Harper was naturalized 10 Emigration: 22 APR 1750 Manumission and emigration from RheinlandPfalz. 11 Note: Virginia's Colonial Soldiers_, GPC 1988, page 203. 1758 Served in Cpt. Abraham SMITH's Company, Augusta Co., militia during the French and Indian War. Augusta Co., VA, Order Book #6, p 406, 22 Aug 1760: Philip HARPER's name added to list of tithables. Augusta Co., VA, Order Book #15, p 450, 17 May 1774: Naturalization. Rockingham Co., VA, Minute Book, 1778-1786, p 176, 2 Jun 1779: "For suppressing the Tories," Philip HARPER reimbursed for pasturage of 16 horses for one night at 4 each. Pendleton Co., VA, Minute Book, 1778-1795, p 4, 3 Jul 1788: "On motion of Philip HARPER ordered that he be exempted from paying Pole Tax on account of his age and infirmity." Pendleton Co., (W.) VA, Will Book #1, p 228, dated 1793, proven 1798. --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- |