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John Adam was born on April 4th, 1779 in Rockingham County, (West) Virginia.1   John Adam's father was Johan Jacob Harper and his mother was Margaret Simmons.  His paternal grandfather was Philip Herber and his paternal grandmother is Anna Elizabetha Kauffmann; his maternal grandfather was Nicholas Simmons and his maternal grandmother is Maria Margaretha LNU. He had five brothers and eight sisters, named John Henry, Jacob, Nicholas, Moses, Leonard, Ann Elizabeth, Catherine Barbara, Mary, Sarah Margaret, Elizabeth Christina, Barbara, Aria and Leah.  He was the fourth oldest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 91 on June 4th, 1870.2 


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‌John Adam were married in a religious ceremony on April 19th, 1807.3 

1 Always Looking for Cousins
2 Fuller, Marsha L.  The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1995.  p. 10., 912 Oak Hill Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21742, copyright 19
3 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com


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