Harper (surname) - Revision history

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taking down all things McNulty (Damn the Man).

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‎Origin

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‎Harpers of Note

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‎Origin

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[[Image:Harper Coat of Arms.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Harper coat of arms]]
Harpers in this Wiki:
* [[Pamela Harper]]
<br>
==Origin==
[[Image:ulster.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The region historically known as Ulster]]
The story of the name '''Harper''' reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of Dalriada. It evolved as a name for a person who worked as a person who occupies the role of "harper." In ancient times the harper was considered an important figurehead whereby Brehon laws stated that the elegance and music of the harp "deserved" a noble status.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Harper, Harpur, Harpar, Harepur and others.

First found in Lennox, Scotland, where they were seated from early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Harper who was a resident of Virginia in 1607 and 1608. Another John settled in the same colony in 1642. Patrick Harper settled in Virginia in 1653. In Newfoundland, Anthony Harper, was a servant of Oderin, about 1730.

==Harpers of Note==
* Edward Harper (1941-), English composer
* James Harper (1795-1869), American publisher
* John Harper (1797-1875), American publisher
* Joseph Wesley Harper (1801-1870), American publisher
* Fletcher Harper (1806-1877), American publisher
* Jessica Harper (1949-), American actress
* Tess Harper (1950-), American actress
* Valerie Harper (1940-), American actress

==Links==
[[Clan McNulty]]<br>

← Older revision	Revision as of 00:29, 24 October 2010
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	+	[[Image:Harper Coat of Arms.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Harper coat of arms]]
	+	Harpers in this Wiki:
	+	* [[Pamela Harper]]
	+	<br>
	+	==Origin==
	+	The story of the name '''Harper''' reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata Dal Riada] which encompassed an area of western Scotland and the very tip of Northern Ireland. The name is first recorded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox_%28district%29 Lennox, Scotland], but surely existed in other areas of Scotland, Ireland, and England at around the same time as it evolved as a name for a person who worked as harpist.

	+	In ancient times (circa 600-900 B.C.), the harper was considered an important figurehead whereby the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brehon Irish/Gaelic Brehon Laws] stated that the elegance and music of the harp "deserved" a noble status.
	+
	+	Spelling variations of this family name include: Harper, Harpur, Harpar, Harepur and others.
	+
	+	==Motto==
	+	''Et sauvis et fortis'' - translation, ''Pleasant and Brave''
	+
	+	==American Settlers==
	+	Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Harper who was a resident of Virginia in 1607 and 1608. Another John settled in the same colony in 1642. Patrick Harper settled in Virginia in 1653. In Newfoundland, Anthony Harper, was a servant of Oderin, about 1730.
	+
	+	==Harpers of Note==
	+	* Edward Harper (b. 1941), English composer
	+	* James Harper (b. 1795, d. 1869), American publisher
	+	* John Harper (b. 1797, d. 1875), American publisher
	+	* Joseph Wesley Harper (b. 1801, d. 1870), American publisher
	+	* Fletcher Harper (b. 1806, d. 1877), American publisher
	+	* Jessica Harper (b. 1949), American actress
	+	* Tess Harper (b. 1950), American actress
	+	* Valerie Harper (b. 1940), American actress
	+
	+	==Links==
	+	[[Clan McNulty]]<br>

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−	~~[[Image:Harper Coat of Arms.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Harper coat of arms]]~~
−	~~Harpers in this Wiki:~~
−	* [[Pamela Harper]]
−	~~<br>~~
−	~~==Origin==~~
−	The story of the name '''Harper''' reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata Dal Riada] which encompassed an area of western Scotland and the very tip of Northern Ireland. The name is first recorded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox_%28district%29 Lennox, Scotland], but surely existed in other areas of Scotland, Ireland, and England at around the same time as it evolved as a name for a person who worked as harpist.

−	In ancient times (circa 600-900 B.C.), the harper was considered an important figurehead whereby the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brehon Irish/Gaelic Brehon Laws] stated that the elegance and music of the harp "deserved" a noble status.
−
−	~~Spelling variations of this family name include: Harper, Harpur, Harpar, Harepur and others.~~
−
−	~~==Motto==~~
−	~~''Et sauvis et fortis'' - translation, ''Pleasant and Brave''~~
−
−	~~==American Settlers==~~
−	Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Harper who was a resident of Virginia in 1607 and 1608. Another John settled in the same colony in 1642. Patrick Harper settled in Virginia in 1653. In Newfoundland, Anthony Harper, was a servant of Oderin, about 1730.
−
−	~~==Harpers of Note==~~
−	* Edward Harper (b. 1941), English composer
−	* James Harper (b. 1795, d. 1869), American publisher
−	* John Harper (b. 1797, d. 1875), American publisher
−	* Joseph Wesley Harper (b. 1801, d. 1870), American publisher
−	* Fletcher Harper (b. 1806, d. 1877), American publisher
−	* Jessica Harper (b. 1949), American actress
−	* Tess Harper (b. 1950), American actress
−	* Valerie Harper (b. 1940), American actress
−
−	~~==Links==~~
−	~~[[Clan McNulty]]<br>~~

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 <br>
 ==Origin==
-The story of the name '''Harper''' reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata D%C3%A1l Riada] which encompassed an area of western Scotland and the very tip of Northern Ireland. The name is first recorded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox_%28district%29 Lennox, Scotland], but surely existed in other areas of Scotland, Ireland, and England at around the same time as it evolved as a name for a person who worked as harpist.
+The story of the name '''Harper''' reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata Dal Riada] which encompassed an area of western Scotland and the very tip of Northern Ireland. The name is first recorded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox_%28district%29 Lennox, Scotland], but surely existed in other areas of Scotland, Ireland, and England at around the same time as it evolved as a name for a person who worked as harpist.
 In ancient times (circa 600-900 B.C.), the harper was considered an important figurehead whereby the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brehon Irish/Gaelic Brehon Laws] stated that the elegance and music of the harp "deserved" a noble status.

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	Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Harper who was a resident of Virginia in 1607 and 1608. Another John settled in the same colony in 1642. Patrick Harper settled in Virginia in 1653. In Newfoundland, Anthony Harper, was a servant of Oderin, about 1730.		Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Harper who was a resident of Virginia in 1607 and 1608. Another John settled in the same colony in 1642. Patrick Harper settled in Virginia in 1653. In Newfoundland, Anthony Harper, was a servant of Oderin, about 1730.
		+
		+	==Motto==
		+	''Et sauvis et fortis'' - translation, ''Pleasant and Brave''

	==Harpers of Note==		==Harpers of Note==

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 <br>
 ==Origin==
-The story of the name '''Harper''' reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of Dalriada. It evolved as a name for a person who worked as a  person who occupies the role of "harper." In ancient times the harper was considered an important figurehead whereby Brehon laws stated that the elegance and music of the harp "deserved" a noble status.
+The story of the name '''Harper''' reaches back through Scottish history to the kingdom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata D%C3%A1l Riada] which encompassed an area of western Scotland and the very tip of Northern Ireland. The name is first recorded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox_%28district%29 Lennox, Scotland], but surely existed in other areas of Scotland, Ireland, and England at around the same time as it evolved as a name for a person who worked as harpist.
 Spelling variations of this family name include: Harper, Harpur, Harpar, Harepur and others.
-First found in Lennox, Scotland, where they were seated from early times.
+==Motto==
 Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Harper who was a resident of Virginia in 1607 and 1608. Another John settled in the same colony in 1642. Patrick Harper settled in Virginia in 1653. In Newfoundland, Anthony Harper, was a servant of Oderin, about 1730.
 ==Harpers of Note==

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 ==Harpers of Note==
-* Edward Harper (1941-), English composer
+* Edward Harper (b. 1941), English composer
-* James Harper (1795-1869), American publisher
+* James Harper (b. 1795, d. 1869), American publisher
-* John Harper (1797-1875), American publisher
+* John Harper (b. 1797, d. 1875), American publisher
-* Joseph Wesley Harper (1801-1870), American publisher
+* Joseph Wesley Harper (b. 1801, d. 1870), American publisher
-* Fletcher Harper (1806-1877), American publisher
+* Fletcher Harper (b. 1806, d. 1877), American publisher
-* Jessica Harper (1949-), American actress
+* Jessica Harper (b. 1949), American actress
-* Tess Harper (1950-), American actress
+* Tess Harper (b. 1950), American actress
-* Valerie Harper (1940-), American actress
+* Valerie Harper (b. 1940), American actress
 ==Links==
 [[Clan McNulty]]<br>