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John Henry was born on February 26th, 1778 in Rockingham, VA.1   John Henry'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 Adam, Jacob, Nicholas, Moses, Leonard, Ann Elizabeth, Catherine Barbara, Mary, Sarah Margaret, Elizabeth Christina, Barbara, Aria and Leah.  He was the third oldest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 72 on March 17th, 1850 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia.2 


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‌John Henry were married in a religious ceremony on June 4th, 1799 in Pendleton County, (West) Virginia.1 

1 E-Mail from Craig Beeman to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com @ p. 10
2 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com @ p. 10


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