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/1851.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Frank: As you know from my other recent posts, I now realize that I intemperately speculated that the second David ROPER enumerated living in Pulaski County in 1810 might be David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742, d abt 1802 - Edgefield, SC), son of Charles and Ann ROPER. I failed to more thoroughly consult my notes regarding this David ROPER before the extemporaneous post above. To prevent others viewing this thread from being misled as to this possibility, I would both retract my statement above shown below and refer researchers to my recent post: "Edgefield, SC, Administration of Estate of David ROPER (1802)" (10 Mar 2014 4:34AM) http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.roper/1859.6/mb.ashx Retracted Argument: "One possibility is that the second David ROPER in Pulaski in 1810 was actually David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742), son of Charles and Ann ROPER. The evidence for this is admittedly exceptionally THIN yet is far more persuasive than the evidence marshaled in favor of the ascription you propose." Since this David ROPER was already DEAD, he clearly wasn't the David ROPER shown in the 1810 Pulaski enumeration. Even so, I would make two other points. First, ABSENT the additional information that this David ROPER was dead, the Census information and the deeds from 1819 seem consistent with such an ascription and were stronger evidence than that that you marshaled. I say this as a caution to making speculative ascriptions rather than asserting that my argument was "right". My argument was WRONG, but was consistent with the data EXCEPT FOR David ROPER's prior probate. Second, I would observe that several of the Dinwiddie ROPERs, including this David ROPER and his SON named David ROPER were SLAVE OWNERS. This is an important distinguishing detail. The second David ROPER might still turn out to be the son of David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742, d abt 1802 - Edgefield, SC). Slave counts and slave identities are EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT in Colonial genealogy! 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>