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/1752.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Purchases of land by James ROPER in 1809 near Huntsville are noted within the book Early History of Huntsville, Alabama, 1804-1870, By Edward Chambers Betts, at pages 21 to 23. The information about James ROPER is minimal, but gives some context to the sales records. This book is available online at Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=GVLFte9PRv0C&dq=madison county Alabama Roper&pg=PA21#v=onepage&q&f=false 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>