This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: batchelorw Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1898.2.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I mentioned that George W. Roper married Agness Harris in 1806 in Davidson County, TN, where Allen C.Yates was the bondsmen. I then showed the connection between an Allen C. Yates, who sold property in 1805 in Caswell, NC, and John Roper, Allen C. Yates' adjacent neighbor. I also mentioned that Allen C. Yates was the bondsman to another couple, Amos Caldwell and Sarah Dodson: 'Sarah DODSON, m 14 Aug 1809, Maury Co, TN, Amos CALDWELL, Allen C. YATES'." I then mentioned the following: "John Roper can be seen residing between a John Caldwell and an Allen Caldwell in the 1782 Halifax, VA Personal Tax List. John Yates is also nearby. There are only three Caldwells shown in the 1782 Halifax Personal Tax List: the John Caldwell and Allen Caldwell mentioned residing next to John Roper, and a David Caldwell. Amos Caldwell apparently was the son of John Caldwell, who was probably residing next to John Roper as shown in the 1782 Halifax Personal Tax List. Ancestry.com has the following transcribed document which was printed in the Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly Vol. 29 Number 2. Halifax County Guardian Bonds...: "23 Oct 1797 David Caldwell, Gdn of George, Salley & John Caldwell, orph. of John Caldwell, dec'd. Henry Cook, William Caldwell, Allen Caldwell, Jr. & John Terry, Sec. Bond $3,000. Wm. Owen, John Wilson Jr., Henry E. Coleman, & Theo Carter, Gent. Justices. A. Watlington Jr. Wit. 23 Oct. 1797 David Caldwell, Gdn. of Amos Caldwell, orph of John Caldwell, dec'd. Bond $1,000. [Security, Gent. Justices & Wit. same as above.]" John Roper, when he moved to Caswell, NC, was also residing adjacent to David Caldwell of Halifax, VA: "O:186: David Caldwell of Halifax Co. VA to Josiah Samuel for $100 50 acres on Country Line Cr adj. John Roper, Thomas Boulton, John Rogers, William Yates, said land dower of Catherine Yates widow of John Yates decd. 1 Nov 1805 Wit: Durrett Richards, Jno Stanfield, James Dix, John Roper." L. David Roper database. This David Caldwell of Halifax County Virginia would be the guardian of Amos Caldwell. Amos Caldwell would have known Allen Yates in Caswell, NC, before he moved to Maury County, TN, where he married Sarah Dobson in 1809. Amos Caldwell can be seen in several Maury County census records, the most important of which is the 1850 Maury County, TN census. Amos is shown as age 69, born about 1781 in Virginia. There is a Sarah Caldwell, age 36, born about 1814 in Virginia, and a William H. Caldwell, age 39, born about 1811 in Tennessee. Living next door to Amos Caldwell is David A. Caldwell, age 22, born about 1828 in Tennessee, with his young family. Living next to David A. Caldwell, on the next page of the census, is a Ruth Caldwell, age 48, born about 1802 in NC, with no husband, and four daughters age 7 through 13, all born in Tennessee. Allen C. Yates, acting as the bondsmen for both George Roper and Amos Caldwell, and the proximity of all of these individuals to John Roper of Caswell, NC, further strengthens the evidence that George W. Roper of Williamson, TN was a son of John Roper. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>