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/1892/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John Roper, b. bef. 1756, d. aft. 1820, Cumberland, KY, had three sons, David, John, and Henry, and one daughter named Ann Roper. Ann Roper married Randolph Buckley on November 15, 1803 in Caswell, NC: "Marriage records of Caswell Co., NC: Buckley Randolph m Ann Roper (d/o Jno) 15 Nov 1803 James Samuel, Jr." L David Roper database. Ann is specifically noted to be the daughter of John Roper. Her brother David Roper married Nancy Lewis in Caswell two years earlier: "Marriage records of Caswell Co., NC: David Roper m Nancy Lewis 13 Jul 1801 Giden Robertson." L David Roper database. Randolph Buckley had been previously married to Mildred Oliver on April 27, 1879 in Halifax, VA, and they had a son by that marriage named Alexander Buckley, born abt. 1798. Randolph Buckley and his presumed wife Ann Roper can be seen in the 1810, 1820, and 1830 Surrey County, NC census records. Other than Randolph, no specific family names are given. Randolph Buckley apparently died sometime before 1840. The presumed wife in each of the census records gives her age as 26-45 in 1810, 26-45 in 1820, and 40-50 in 1830. Randolph Buckley is considerably older than Ann, being shown as 60-70 in the 1830 census. Ann Buckley can then be seen in the 1840 Russell County, VA census. She is shown as age 60-69. Her husband is missing from the census, but four of her children are living with her. Ann Buckley next appears in the 1850 Russell County, VA census as age 67, born in "Halifax CoVa". The only other person in the household is Elizabeth Campbell, age 21, born in "Russell, CoVa". Ann Buckley shows up one more time in the 1860 Russell, VA census in the household of Elizabeth Fields, age 52, Lafayette Mc M Fields, age 21, David B. Fields, age 12, and Rosanna Fields, age 10. For some unknown reason, no one's place of birth is listed on that census page. Ann Buckley is shown as age 74 in 1860, which is not consistent with the 1850 Russell County, VA census, where she is shown as age 67. She is also shown as a "pauper". Thus, we have the following age range for Ann Buckley: 1810 1765-1784 1820 1775-1794 1830 1780-1790 1840 1770-1779 1850 1783 1860 1786 The 1840 census age range seems to be an anomaly. The 1850 census record wherein Ann Buckley is shown as born in 1783 seems the most compatible with the majority of census records, although we could establish an age range of 1780-83. The earliest record I can find showing John Roper residing in Halifax, VA is in the 1782 Halifax, VA Personal Property tax list. However, there is one more wrinkle besides Ann Buckley's conflicting birth ranges. Randolph Buckley and Ann Roper had a daughter named Elizabeth Randolph. Elizabeth married William Fields. Ann Roper Buckley is shown in the household of Elizabeth Fields in the 1860 Russell County, VA census. All of this was brought to my attention by Judy Christine Clark, a descendant of Elizabeth Randolph and William Fields. Apparently, William Fields died of typhoid in the spring of 1850, which explains why Elizabeth had no husband in the household in 1860. Elizabeth Fields appears in the 1880 Elk Garden, Russell County, VA census, in the household of a James Farmer, wherein she states that she is age 73, the mother-in-law, and born in NC. The wrinkle is that she states that both her parents, which would include Ann Roper, were born in NC. I'm more persuaded that Ann Roper was born in Halifax, VA since the 1850 Russell County, VA census specifically states "Halifax CoVa". Although this post concerns the Roper family, the following information on Randolph Buckley may have some value. I mentioned above that Randolph Buckley and his first wife Mildred Oliver had a son named Alexander Buckley, born abt. 1798. Alexander Buckley can be seen in the 1880 Black Lick, Wythe, VA as age 81, born Virginia. He also states that both his parents were born in Virginia, which means that Randolph Buckley was born in Virginia. Randolph stated he was 60-70 in the 1830 census. He also married Mildred Oliver in 1779. Assuming he was about 20 years of age when he married, this would place his date of birth at about 1759. This is fairly consistent with the 1830 census which shows an age range of 1760-1770. That Alexander Buckley was the son of Randolph Buckley seems to be evidenced by the following marriage record which can be found on Ancestry.com: Alex Buckley, male, widowed, age 61, born 1798, Virginia, married Margaret Huddle, on October 9, 1859, in Wythe, Virginia. He states that his father was Randolph Buckley. However, he states that his mother was Pamela. Alexander's death record can be found on Ancestry.com: Alexander Buckley, birth date abt. 1797, birth place "Sarah" (probably Surrey), North Carolina, married, died December 19, 1882, "Smyth", Virginia at age 85, farmer. 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>