This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Moorman Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1751.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary MOORMAN's father seems likely to be the Robert MOORMAN enumerated in Fairfield, SC, in 1800: Robert MOOREMAN: 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 0 -- 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 -- 0 - 6 [Fairfield, SC 1800] This Robert MOORMAN is shown to be age 26 to 44 (b abt 1756-74). Recall that we were told that Robert MOORMAN had EIGHT (8) children: Mary, Elizabeth (married Benjamin Johnson) and other unnamed children. There are four younger males and three younger females in this record. * In 1810, this Robert MOORMAN is still residing in Fairfield and seems to be singularly prosperous: Robert MOORMAN: 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 -- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 -- 0 - 14 [Fairfield, SC 1810] (Ancestry Image 16 of 26 for Fairfield) Robert MOORMAN is shown to be age 45 or more (b bef 1766). * In 1820, Robert MOORMAN is again found living in Fairfield, with all the children departed from the household: Robert MOORMAN: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 -- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 -- 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 2 - 0 - 4 - 0 -- 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 [Fairfield, SC 1820] (Ancestry Image 26 of 43 for Fairfield) Robert MOORMAN is shown to be age 45 or more (b bef 1776). * Robert MOORMAN is again enumerated in Fairfield, SC, in the 1830 Census: Robert MOORMAN: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 1 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 -- 2 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 [Fairfield, SC 1830] (Ancestry Image 117 of 122 for Fairfield) Robert is shown to be age 70 to 79 (b abt 1751-9), with his wife of similar age. * * * Taken together, these records seem to imply these age ranges for Robert MOORMAN: b abt 1756-74 (age 26 to 44) [Fairfield, SC 1800] b bef 1766 (age 45 or more) [Fairfield, SC 1810] b bef 1776 (age 45 or more) [Fairfield, SC 1820] b abt 1751-9 (age 70 to 79) [Fairfield, SC 1830] If ALL of the Census records are correct, then this Robert MOORMAN must have been born about 1756-9. This would have made him age 33 to 36 at Mary MOORMAN's marriage on 29 Apr 1792. If Mary MOORMAN married at about age 16, it seems most likely that Robert MOORMAN would have been at the upper end of this age range and was probably born about 1756. To put this another way, Mary MOORMAN could hardly have been much older than age 16 at her marriage, since for her to be older, her she would have had to have been born before her father was age 20. I believe that we can therefore reasonably ascribe Mary Moorman ROPER's year of birth as about 1776. 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>