This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Hayes, Lea Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1893.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Within the initial post of this thread above, I previously noted the marriage of Sally ROPER ("Sally possibly a nickname for "Sarah") to William HAYES in Sumner County, TN, on 21 Jul 1810, within the context of discussing the possiblity that the William ROPER (b abt 1774 - NC), of Smith County TN, might be the William ROPER identified within William LEA's Will. But focus on James ROPER as a candidate to be William ROPER and Sarah ROPER's father presents another prism through which to assess the ROPER - HAYES marriage record. While Sumner County was adjacent to Smith County, TN, where John Y. ROPER settled at an early date and William ROPER (b abt 1774 - NC) settled by 1850, prior to the creation of Trousdale County, Sumner County is also IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT to the South of Simpson County, Kentucky, where Revolutionary War Veteran James ROPER (b abt 1756-60?, d 18 Nov 1835 - Simpson, KY) settled after migrating from Caswell, NC, and later Chester, SC. As far as I can tell, no one has ever bothered to inspect the Simpson County, KY, deeds and locate the ancient ROPER properties in Simpson County, Kentucky. Franklin, the Simpson Couny seat, situated near the center of the county, is located less than six miles from the Tennessee state line. If James ROPER resided in the Southern half of Simpson County, he was probably even closer to Tennessee and Sumner County. It is only about another 17.5 miles from the state line to Gallatin, the County seat of Sumner County. Thus, the marriage of Sally ROPER to William HAYES on 21 Jun 1810 may be another significant clue that James ROPER was the husband the unnamed LEA daughter and father of William and Sarah ROPER. IF this is the correct Sarah ROPER, I am still disinclined to believe that William ROPER (b abt 1774 - NC) would be this Sarah's brother. 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>