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/1851.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Frank: I want to CORRECT a few things I improvidently stated in the above extemporaneous post. First, as to this statement: >That leaves David ROPER Jr. He is listed LAST AND he has a smaller family than the others. > We know he CANNOT be Charles ROPER Jr.'s (b 19 Apr 1758) son. He seems most likely to > be the son of David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742) or Meredith ROPER. > I am going to go with David ROPER Jr. being the son of David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742). As I think I clarified in another post within this thread, you are absolutely CORRECT that one of the two David ROPERs shown within the Rutherford Census for 1790 MUST be David ROPER (b Oct 1755 - Orange, NC), the Revolutionary War veteran later found in Pulaski County, KY. Although David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742) is KNOWN to have had a son named David, it does NOT seem possible that BOTH David ROPERs shown within the 1790 enumeration are father and son David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742) and his son named David. ONE of the Rutherford David ROPERs is the War veteran. The other MIGHT BE either David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742), his son David or another contemporaneous David ROPER. * Second, I intemperately stated without carefully reviewing my notes: "Returning to the central theme, I am inclined to believe that David ROPER's sons probably included: Charles ROPER (the eldest) William ROPER James ROPER" The extant probate records for the Estate of David ROPER in Edgefield, SC, identify legatees or intestate beneficiaries paid from the proceeds of David ROPER's Estate. To improve the visibility and accessibility of this probate information, I have re-posted some of Billie JONES' old posts about this within this post: "Edgefield, SC, Administration of Estate of David ROPER (1802)" (10 Mar 2014 8:34AM GMT) http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1859.6/mb.ashx I also recently discussed this probate information in conjunction with the extant Census data and other information from both Brunswick, VA, and Edgefield, SC, in these two posts: "Combining the Extant Probate Information for David ROPER (d bef 10 Dec 1802 - SC) and William ROPER (d bef Aug 1810 - SC)" (8 Mar 2014 1:34AM GMT) http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/516.1/mb.ashx I concluded in that post that the surviving children of David ROPER David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742, d bef 10 Dec 1802 - SC) at his death were: Benjamin ROPER (b abt 1766-76) John ROPER (b abt 1766-84) David ROPER Samuel ROPER (b abt 1775-84) William ROPER (d abt 21 Jul 1810) Sarah ROPER (b 1775-84) Daniel ROPER (b abt 1885-90) (youngest minor son, age 10 to 15) * I have since found some additional primary evidence which shows somewhat more detail as to sons Benjamin and Daniel: Benjamin ROPER (b abt 1767, d 23 Oct 1845 - Edgefield, SC) John ROPER (b abt 1766-84, d 24 Aug 1820 - Edgefield, SC) David ROPER Samuel ROPER (b abt 1775-84) William ROPER (d abt 21 Jul 1810) Sarah ROPER (b 1775-84) Daniel ROPER (b 22 Mar 1785, d 17 Jul 1819 - Edgefield, SC) * The probate information seems to indicate that this David ROPER left a living widow in 1803, though her name is not indicated in the abstracted records. While other secondary sources have identified the widow as "Sarah," I have seen NO PRIMARY DATA which would seem to support such an ascription. I believe that this is a misascription based upon the erroneous interpretation that a widow received an equal share with the children. As noted in some earlier posts within this thread, David ROPER, of Brunswick, is shown in several records to be married to a "Mary." There seems to be NO reason to believe that Mary ROPER died. This is probably the widow David ROPER left in 1802. * David ROPER's (b 29 Jun 1742, d bef 10 Dec 1802 - SC) death about 1802 certainly precludes his consideration as one of the two David ROPERs in Pulaski County. I will post a more thoughtful and comprehensive message pulling together what I believe is the primary evidence regarding David ROPER David ROPER (b 29 Jun 1742, d bef 10 Dec 1802 - SC) in its own thread. 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>