This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1919.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Frank: You seem to have recently taken greater interest in John Y. ROPER, of Sumner, TN. To the extent that you are interested in discovering John Y. ROPER's place of birth, it seems to me that his extant War of 1812 Land Bounty Application would be the place to begin. You have recently come to appreciate the wealth of information appearing within the primary records within the Revolutionary Pension applications. We cannot know without obtaining and inspecting this record, but the record is available through the National Archives. See my prior post: "War of 1812 Land Bounty Application of John Y. ROPER (b abt 1794 - NC)" (9 Apr 2014 6:30PM) http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.roper/1875.4/mb.ashx 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>