Author: Leslie L. Cargile

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Published: 2017-08-08

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The Harp family has been traced back to the Midlands of England in the 16th century where the name was Earpe. Francis Earpe, born in 1560 in Nottinghamshire, England, was the earliest ancestor found. He is used as generation 1 in this book. By the 3rd generation, the last "e" had been dropped and records show the name as Earp.It wasn't until the 8th generation that the name was changed to Harp. The first immigrant to America was Thomas Earp, Jr. who came in the mid-late 1600's. After the 5th, 6th and 7th generations lived in Maryland and Virginia, Thomas moved to North Carolina in the mid 1700's and began using the spelling "Harp". His relatives who remained in Virginia or Maryland kept using "Earp". Later, one line changed the spelling to "Arp".The Harp's migrated similarly to other immigrant families as land and roads were opened. The Harp's moved from Virginia to North Carolina with the opening of the Great Philadelphia Wagon Trail. They moved from North Carolina to Kentucky and/or Tennessee in the early 1800's after opening of the Wilderness Road by Daniel Boone. By the 1830's, the Harp's had moved to Newton County, Arkansas. The Harp's then moved to Oklahoma in the early 1900's. By the mid-1900's, all of the Harps, except my wife's family, had moved to California .This book reports the results of genealogical research on the Earp/Harp families. The main discussion is of direct ancestors of Phyllis Harp, but also included interesting stories of other Harp descendants (from siblings of the direct ancestor), including the relationship with Wyatt Earp, Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton.DNA results support the relationships shown in the Family Tree, including that with Wyatt Earp, Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton.