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/1859.6/mb.ashx Message Board Post: On March 7, 2002, Edgefield researcher Billie JONES also first posted an abstract of the administration of the Estate of David ROPER, deceased, taking place in 1802: "Found a bunch of Roper wills and administrations. I have an interest in this family, as I found Nancy COURSEY in the 1850 Edgefield Co., SC Census as follows: A Nancy Coursey b. 1818 can be found living in the household with Julian Roper female age 50 and Benjamin Roper 17, farmer, James 11 and John 9. Need to recheck. I think Benjamin is son, but don't have age for him. Is Nancy her widowed daughter. At this time all this is speculation. Wiley Coursey who had wife Nancy is not found in the 1850 census, so assume he may be deceased. Maybe she is his wife. All speculation at this time. Looking for answers. Also have Benjamin ROPER [too old to be the above Benjamin of 1850] .. Elizabeth Emily COGBURN b: April 19, 1812 in SC Father: Aaron Cogburn Mother: Sarah Huff Have a whole family of Ropers attached to a Dodd family in Ga. connected to my husband's line. [1880 Census: East Armuchee, Walker, Georgia, p. 404D [Source: FHL Film 1254169 National Archives Film T9-0169] 1 James M. ROPER b: Abt. 1836 SC [Could he be the James in the first family] .. Elizabeth DODD b: Abt. 1845 GA d: Bef. 1901 Father: Elijah Dodd Mother: Mary Ann "Anna" Shore .... 2 James ROPER b: Abt. 1863 GA .... 2 Susan ROPER b: Abt. 1868 GA .... 2 Amanda ROPER b: Abt. 1872 GA .... 2 Mary Jane ROPER b: Abt. 1878 GA 1 Frances P. ROPER b: Abt. 1842 GA GA GA .. Cicero Columbus DODD b: June 12, 1842 in Hall Co, Ga. m: December 25, 1862 in assume Banks Co. Ga. d: December 27, 1920 in Ga. Father: Elijah Dodd GA Mother: Mary Ann "Anna" Shore GA .... 2 Harvey A. DODD b: Abt. 1864 GA .... 2 Richard N. DODD b: Abt. 1872 GA .... 2 Lilly D. DODD b: Abt. 1873 GA .... 2 Perillse DODD b: Abt. 1876 GA .... 2 Frendly DODD b: Abt. 1878 GA Since all of the parents of the above were also born in GA., probably not of SC Ropers?? ... Estate of DAVID ROPER, Benjamin Roper Admr. d. before Dec. 10, 1802 Inventory of goods - Dec 30, 1802 Inventory included the following negroes: 1 boy Joshua, purchased by David Glover $460 1 man Tom purchased by David Roper $300 Paid legatees: John Roper $220 " David Roper $110 " Samuel Roper $110 " William Roper $111 " Sarah Roper $42.28 and $60 (later paid her several very small payments) The above sworn to the 18th Jan 1805 " Benjamin Roper $110.26 (paid Jan 18, 1806) Nov 1806 note a payment by rent of the land to the widow Roper for the year 1803 $143.64" "ROPERS - More Probate records from Box 43-44, Edgefield Co. Probate Records." (Lee and Billie Jones, Thu, 7 Mar 2002 22:41:27 -0500) NOTE: This post by Mrs. JONES also contained the Will of William ROPER dated 07 Jun 1803, the noncupative Will of Wiley ROPER dated 19 Nov 1807, as well as the noncupative Will of William ROPER dated 21 Jul 1810. These Wills are discussed within separate posts in this thread. * * * This information was re-posted by Mrs. JONES on April 13, 2002: "Estate of David Roper, Benjamin Roper Admr. d. before Dec. 10, 1802 Inventory of goods - Dec 30, 1802 Inventory included the following negroes: 1 boy Joshua, purchased by David Glover $460 1 man Tom purchased by David Roper $300 Paid legatees: John Roper $220 " David Roper $110 " Samuel Roper $110 " William Roper $111 " Sarah Roper $42.28 and $60 (later paid her several very small payments) The above sworn to the 18th Jan 1805 " Benjamin Roper $110.26 (paid Jan 18, 1806) Nov 1806 note a payment by rent of the land to the widow Roper for the year 1803 $143.64" "ROPER wills, Edgefield Co, SC transcribed by Billie Jones" (Lee and Billie Jones, Sat, 13 Apr 2002 14:37:51 -0400) * * * Mrs. JONES again reposted the information about David ROPER's estate on September 27, 2002, noting that she was in the process of obtaining the other probate information for ROPER Wills she had already transcribed: "*Estate of David Roper, Benjamin Roper Admr. d. before Dec. 10, 1802 Inventory of goods - Dec 30, 1802 Inventory included the following negroes: 1 boy Joshua, purchased by David Glover $460 1 man Tom purchased by David Roper $300 Paid legatees: John Roper $220 " David Roper $110 " Samuel Roper $110 " William Roper $111 " Sarah Roper $42.28 and $60 (later paid her several very small payments) The above sworn to the 18th Jan 1805 " Benjamin Roper $110.26 (paid Jan 18, 1806) Nov 1806 note a payment by rent of the land to the widow Roper for the year 1803 $143.64 These names show up in almost all of the Roper families: David, Samuel, William and Benjamin!!!" "Ropers of Edgefield Dist, SC." (Lee and Billie Jones, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:54:54 -0400) * * * Edgefield researcher Mrs. Billie JONES also re-posted this abstract of the administration of the Estate of David ROPER, deceased, on October 8, 2002, : "*Estate of David Roper, Benjamin Roper Admr. d. before Dec. 10, 1802 Inventory of goods - Dec 30, 1802 Inventory included the following negroes: 1 boy Joshua, purchased by David Glover $460 1 man Tom purchased by David Roper $300 Paid legatees: John Roper $220 " David Roper $110 " Samuel Roper $110 " William Roper $111 " Sarah Roper $42.28 and $60 (later paid her several very small payments) The above sworn to the 18th Jan 1805 " Benjamin Roper $110.26 (paid Jan 18, 1806) Nov 1806 note a payment by rent of the land to the widow Roper for the year 1803 $143.64" "Estate of David Roper, 1802" (Lee and Billie Jones, Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:16:04 -0400) * * * On May 31, 2004, Mrs. JONES further discussed Charles ROPER apparently in response to a Query, noting in part: "Regarding this part of your posting: Extracted from: HOPKINS, William Lindsay: Some Wills From the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800; Copyright, 1995, by W. L. Hopkins; Published, 1995, by Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, GA, USA --- p. 54: Dtd. 13 Sept 1789; Prob. 15 Feb 1790 William HUDSON of Dinwiddie Co. Nancy WILES. Irby HUDSON, son of Irby HUDSON. Brother Irby HUDSON. Brother Tuttle HUDSON, slave in the possession of William YATES. Sister Penelope HUDSON. Sally HUDSON, daughter of Irby HUDSON. Penelope YOUNG. Wits.: ****Charles ROPER, Jr., Joel ROPER, Elizabeth ROPER (Land Office Certificates, Box 30, Folder 4) ----------------------------- Like you, I have gathered information on the Ropers, as they show up in the Holloway and some of the other lines I research. I have the above mentioned Ropers, Charles and Joel, with Charles' wife Elizabeth Butler in the following family, all NOT proven with quality sources in my files, but sent to me by others, without a listing of the sources used, so further research is needed to prove the info. [I am assuming the Elizabeth above is the wife of Charles, but this Elizabeth could be someone else. Charles Roper [ son of a John Roper per the research of Anne Swanson, P.O. Box 21033, Columbia, SC 29221 [See Archived post for e-mail address]. She sent a copy of the following document: John Roper Inventory: To the worshipful Court of Charles County an Inventory of the Estate of John Roper ...... Nov 8, 1759 and signed by Jean Roper, David Roper, and Charles Roper, his Executors. ] 1 Charles ROPER b: Bef. 1733 d: in Probably VA. . Ann GOODWIN ..... 2 Lowerel ROPER b: June 29, 1742 ..... 2 David ROPER b: June 29, 1742 in Dinwiddie, VA d: 1802 in Edgefield Co, SC ..... 2 Jane ROPER b: March 06, 1743/44 ......... BROWDER ..... 2 Millie ROPER b: August 27, 1747 ......... MALON/MAHON ..... 2 Annie ROPER b: August 01, 1749 ......... Dennis STILL ..... 2 Jesse ROPER b: May 31, 1751 ..... 2 William ROPER b: June 23, 1753 in probably Dinwiddie VA d: Bet. June 1803 - May 1804 in Edgefield Co, SC ......... Sarah HARD b: in VA ..... 2 Allen ROPER b: April 03, 1756 ..... 2 Charles ROPER b: April 09, 1758 ......... Elizabeth BUTLER ..... 2 Jeremiah ROPER b: April 26, 1760 ..... 2 Ann ROPER b: April 13, 1763 ......... Isham COLEMAN ..... 2 Joel ROPER b: June 26, 1766 ......... Lucy SHACKLEFORD Sources: 1. Jo Ann Ernest [See Archived post for e-mail address] 2. Roper-Moore family Bible records, sent to me by Anne Swanson, P.O. Box 21033, Columbia, SC 29221 [See Archived post for e-mail address]. 3. JIM MOORE [See Archived post for e-mail address] Most is sourced to #2, which carries a good bit of weight since they are Bible Records." "Re: witnesses Charles & wife Elizabeth and Joel Roper" (Lee and Billie Jones, Mon, 31 May 2004 17:48:16 -0400) NOTE: This post continues with some further discussion of William ROPER's 21 Dec 1798 conveyance to Samuel ROPER and William ROPER's 07 Jun 1803 Will, which are discussed in other threads. * * * Mrs. JONES includes a reference to her probate abstract for David ROPER amongst an index of various Edgefield Wills she abstracted to date on March 20, 2002. "Wills" (Lee and Billie Jones, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:04:47 -0500) * * * * * This David ROPER is enumerated in the 1800 Census for Edgefield, one of only two ROPERs shown in Edgefield that year: David ROPER: 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -- 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 -- 0 - 2 [Edgefield, SC - 1800] In 1800, Samuel ROPER is the ONLY ROPER other than David enumerated in Edgefield. Samuel ROPER: 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 [Edgefield, SC - 1800] This Samuel ROPER seems to be the nephew of David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742) and son of William ROPER (b 26 Jun 1753 - VA, d bef Oct 1803 - Edgefield, SC). * * * I have recently discussed this David ROPER is several other extemporaneous (as opposed to more deliberate) posts, including these two recent posts: "David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742), son of Charles and Ann ROPER" (5 Mar 2014 2:27AM GMT) http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1851.1.1.2.1.1.2.1.2/mb.ashx "Combining the Extant Probate Information for David ROPER (d bef 10 Dec 1802 - SC) and William ROPER (d bef Aug 1810 - SC)" http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/516.1/mb.ashx I intend to post a more thoughtful and comprehensive post about what is know of David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742, d bef 10 Dec 1802 - SC) in the near future. Unfortunately, my thinking about this David ROPER is scattered across a number of various posts across more than a decade and my thinking has somewhat changed as additional information has emerged. In a couple of recent posts, I had speculated about the possibility that David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742) might have still been living in 1810 and been the second David ROPER shown in the Pulaski County, Kentucky, Census. After reviewing my notes and the primary records from Edgefield, I believe that David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742) died in Edgefield in 1802. Even so, the David ROPER later found in Pulaski and Clinton County, IL, is probably from Charles and Ann Goodwyn ROPER's family and deserves additional study. 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>