This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Fincher, Ritchie, Lawson, Houston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1903.4.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Despite the described migrations of Jesse ROPER and his son John ROPER, John ROPER seems to have entered land on the waters of Twelve Mile Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina as early as 1801, with a warrant for 230 acres issued in 1803. John ROPER's grant from the State of North Carolina was recorded on 20 Feb 1804 in Mecklenburg Old Deed Book 17, at Page 104. Jesse FINCHER is shown to have entered a 28 acre parcel on Twelve mile Creek in 1800. Joseph FINCHER and James FINCHER are shown to have entered parcels on nearby Six Mile Creek in 1808 (20 acres) and 1810 (150 acres), respectively. John RITCHIE entered a 50 acre parcel on Twelve Mile Creek in 1789. Thomas LAWSON seems to have preceded the ROPER family to Twelve Mile Creek in 1787, settling near the land entered by John LAWSON on Crooked Creek as early as 1767. Moses LAWSON entered land on Twelve Mile Creek in 1793 and was granted an additional 136 acre parcel there in 1802. John LAWSON entered two parcels on Twelve Mile Creek in 1803. There is also a HOUSTON family here, to whom David and James W. ROPER sold their land in 1836. * Interestingly, Twelve Mile Creek was also the site of President Andrew JACKSON's birthplace. JACKSON is said to have been born at the house of George McKEMEY. See: Life of Andrew Jackson: In Three Volumes, By James Parton (New York: Mason Brothers, 1860), pp. 49-58: http://books.google.com/books?id=0vY5AAAAcAAJ&lpg=PA54&ots=6m0xUmlGqY&dq="Twelve Mile Creek" Mecklenburg NC&pg=PA49#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>