Philip Herber 
Philip was born on September 26th, 1712 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany.1 Philip's father was Johann Adam Herper and his mother was Eva Catharina Faller. His paternal grandparents are Johannes Herper and Anna LNU; his maternal grandfather is Nickel Faller. He had four brothers and a sister, named Johann Wilhelm, Johann Matthes, Johann Nickel, Anton and Maria Gertraud. He died at the age of 85 on February 14th, 1798 in Macksville, Pendleton County, (West) Virginia.2 General Notes
Also Known As:<_AKA> Phillip /Harper/
[Walter-Wood-Harper 17.FTW]
_Virginia's Colonial Soldiers_, GPC 1988, page 203.
1758 Served in Cpt. Abraham SMITH's Company, Augusta Co., militia duringthe
French and Indian War.
Augusta Co., VA, Order Book #6, p 406, 22 Aug 1760: Philip HARPER's nameadded 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 16horses
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 accountof
his age and infirmity."
Pendleton Co., (W.) VA, Will Book #1, p 228, dated 1793, proven 1798.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b. in Barenbach, Germany
- b.02 Apr 1671 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany d.10 Jan 1737/1738 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany
- b.26 Sep 1712 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany d.14 Feb 1798 in Macksville, Pendleton County, (West) Virginia
- b. in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany
- b.29 Mar 1674 d.16 Dec 1741
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‌Philip and Anna Elizabetha were married in a religious ceremony on December 1st, 1740 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany.3 They had three sons and three daughters, named Nikolaus, Johann Philipp, Johan Jacob, Eva Elisabetha, Eva Catharina and Margaret.
Family Notes
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Children
Eva Elisabetha Herper
Eva Elisabetha was born on March 25th, 1742 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany. She died at the age of 74 on December 2nd, 1816 in Hardy Co, VA.4
Eva Catharina Herper
Eva Catharina was born on April 14th, 1744 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany.3 She died after 1784 in Pendleton County, (West) Virginia.5
Nikolaus Herper
Nikolaus was born on March 26th, 1747 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany.6 He died at the age of 71 in 1818 in Pendleton County, (West) Virginia.5
Margaret Harper
Margaret was born in 1753 in Pennsylvania.7 She died at the age of 95 on September 28th, 1848 in Fayette County, Ohio.8
Johann Philipp Herper
Johann Philipp was born in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany.3 He died in 1832.5
Johan Jacob Harper
Johan Jacob was born in Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania.9 He died on November 2nd, 1826 in Pendleton County, Virginia/Pendleton County, WV.10
1 Always Looking for Cousins
2 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com
3 Archiv der evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland - Ev. Archivstelle Boppard
4 Sawyer2.ftw
5 The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1995_, by Marsha L. FULLER, 912 Oak HillAve., Hagerstown, MD 21742, copyright 1995.
6 E-mail from Mrs. Diane Guerine to Dale Walter, 22 Aug 1995.
7 The Harper Family History:1713-1995
8 The Harper Family History:1713-1995 @ p. 10
9 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com @ p. 7
10 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com @ p. 10
Further sources/citations:
Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1, Records of Peaked Mountain Lutheran Chruch, Augusta County, VA, in Fuller, Marsha L. The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1, Augusta County Order Book # 15, p. 450. inFuller, Marsha L. The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1995. p.13., 912 Oak , Auswanderwaringen Aus Rheinpfalz und Saarland im 18. Jarhundert
2 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com
3 Archiv der evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland - Ev. Archivstelle Boppard
4 Sawyer2.ftw
5 The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1995_, by Marsha L. FULLER, 912 Oak HillAve., Hagerstown, MD 21742, copyright 1995.
6 E-mail from Mrs. Diane Guerine to Dale Walter, 22 Aug 1995.
7 The Harper Family History:1713-1995
8 The Harper Family History:1713-1995 @ p. 10
9 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com @ p. 7
10 Circular E-Mail from Wanda Wamsley Balducci to HARPER-L@@rootsweb.com @ p. 10
Further sources/citations:
Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1, Records of Peaked Mountain Lutheran Chruch, Augusta County, VA, in Fuller, Marsha L. The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1, Augusta County Order Book # 15, p. 450. inFuller, Marsha L. The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1995. p.13., 912 Oak , Auswanderwaringen Aus Rheinpfalz und Saarland im 18. Jarhundert