This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Brown Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1925.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Within the previous post, I identified a Margaret ROPER, shown to be age 1 in 1850 and age 12 in 1860 (b abt 1848-9 - TN) who seems likely to be a daughter of John S. ROPER and Mary Ann ROBESON and granddaughter of James ROPER and Peggy McNALLY. This Margaret ROPER is shown to reside in Monroe County, TN, in 1850, and in Roane County, TN, in 1860. There is an extant marriage record in nearby Jefferson County, TN, reflected by a marriage license dated 24 Sep 1869 showing the marriage of a Margaret ROPER to a Richard BROWN. See: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8YJ-5V7 : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Richard Brown and Margaret Roper, 24 Sep 1869; citing Jefferson, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 968301. * * * James ROPER's granddaughter Margaret ROPER would have been about age 20 to 21 at the date of this marriage. There are several contemporary Margaret ROPERs in Tennessee and South Carolina, including a Margaret L. ROPER (b 13 Jun 1847 - TN)), daughter of Wiley Blount ROPER and Minerva FRY; Margaret ROPER, daughter of Solomon and Sarah ROPER (b abt 1848 - SC), of Bedford, TN; and Margaret ROPER, daughter of Mary ROPER (b abt 1842 - TN), of Fayette, TN. * * * Secondary sources assert that Margaret L. ROPER, daughter of Wiley Blount ROPER, married Franklin Jesse WHITE in Bentonville, Arkansas, on 18 Mar 1869. (The propensity of Margaret ROPERs to marry men with surnames of colors cannot be readily explained from available data!) The fact of such a marriage is supported by primary records. See: "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N97L-6J1 : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Jesse F White and Margaret L Roper, 18 Mar 1869; citing , Benton, Arkansas, United States; FHL microfilm 1034660. * * * Secondary sources also assert that Margaret Louise ROPER (b 06 Aug 1846 - SC), daughter of Solomon ROPER, married William M. JOHNSON, on 15 May 1861 in Bedford, TN. * * * * * A marriage record exists showing the marriage of Maggie ROPER to J. R. PEARCE on 03 Dec 1866 in Fayette County, TN. See: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZWP-JZZ : accessed 10 Jun 2014), J R Pearce and Maggie Roper, 03 Dec 1866; citing Fayette, Tennessee, United States, ; FHL microfilm 1003129. * * * The proximity and timing of the Margaret ROPER - Richard BROWN marriage when coupled with marriage records showing the marriages of other contemporary Margaret ROPERs to others seems to me to support the ascription of this marriage to James ROPER's granddaughter. However, researchers ought to treat this ascription as tentative absent some other confirming evidence. 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>