The following are examples of some of the many rare
Harper Family Papers
  Document Description
 

1791 Land Deed

Transfer of Lot in Harpersfield, NY from John Harper to Nathaniel Skinner
3 pages.

Nov 29, 1769 Request for Patent of Township of Harpersfield in Provience of New York
Feb., 1771 Indenture Transfer of original 220, 100 acre lots in Harpersfield, NY to heirs of John Harper Sr. This is the only primary document found to date which has the original signatures of John Harper b.1705 and all of his living sons.
1769 Land Patent Patent for Town of Harpersfield dated December 8th, 1769 (3 pages)
1769 Indenture Indenture involving John Harper, Jun'r and 4,000 acres of Harpersfield, New York
NEW !
1769 Indenture Indenture involving James Harper and Timothy McIlvain of the one part and Alexander Harper of the other part
  
Tappan Family Papers Pages from family Bible, Obituaries, Photos

Quick Descendancy Reference Listed Below:

3 Generations Beginning with John Harper b. 1705

  1 John HARPER (1705 - 1785)
      1 William HARPER ( - 1817)
      2 James HARPER (2) (1731 - 1760)
      3 Mary HARPER (1733 - 1798)
          1 Jane Moore ( - ) ...
          2 Mary Moore ( - ) ...
          3 Abigail Moore (1762 - 1847) ...
      4 John HARPER Col. (1734 - 1810)
          1 Archibald HARPER (1764 - 1825) ...
          2 Margaret HARPER (1766 - 1845) ...
          3 James HARPER (3) (1767 - 1828) ...
          4 Mary Anne HARPER (1769 - 1830) ...
          5 Abigail HARPER (1771 - 1779) ...
          6 Rebecca HARPER (1773 - 1826) ...
          7 John HARPER (3) (1774 - 1774) ...
          8 Ruth HARPER (1776 - )
          9 Abigail HARPER (2) (1785/8 - 1831) ...
         10 Sally HARPER (3) (1787 - ) ...
      5 Margaret HARPER (2) (ca. 1737 - ca. 1739)
      6 Margaret HARPER (3) (1739 - 1787)
      7 Joseph HARPER (1742 - 1805)
          1 Agnes HARPER ( - )
          2 Alexander HARPER (3) ( - )
          3 Joseph HARPER (3) ( - )
          4 John HARPER (4) ( - )
          5 Margaret HARPER (5) ( - )
          6 Mary HARPER (5) ( - )
          7 Montgomery HARPER (1796 - 1864) ...
          8 Joshua HARPER (1798 - 1851) ...
      8 Alexander HARPER (1744 - 1798)
          1 Margaret HARPER (4) (1772 - 1856) ...
          2 John A. HARPER (1774 - 1841) ...
          3 James A. HARPER (1776 - 1820) ...
          4 William A. HARPER (1779 - 1827) ...
          5 Elizabeth HARPER (1784 - 1855) ...
          6 Mary HARPER (2) (1786 - 1825) ...
          7 Alexander HARPER (2) (1788 - 1833) ...
          8 Robert HARPER (1791 - 1850) ...
      9 Abigail HARPER (3) (1745 - )
     10 Miriam HARPER (1749 - 1813)