This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Ainsworth Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1925.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would encourage you to take a look at my thread: "John ROPER (b 08 Jan 1788 - NC, d Oct 1863), of Greene and Pulaski Counties, Missouri" (19 Apr 2014 5:58PM) http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.roper/1899/mb.ashx I posted quite a bit of information about the family of John ROPER (b 08 Jan 1788 - NC, d Oct 1863), which I had studied at the request of a member of that branch of the family. The person with whom I had corresponded had also promised to post other information about this branch of the family, but after I spent many hours researching this branch of the family (which isn't even my branch of the family), that person never bothered to follow up and no one else seems to have any interest in this ROPER family. You will find that this John ROPER is the father of Yewell ROPER (b 16 Sep 1813 - TN). You will also find that I have identified the probable 1830 Census record for this John ROPER as having been in Monroe County, TN: "John ROPER's (b 08 Jan 1788 - NC, d Oct 1863) 1830 Census Record in Monroe County, TN" (23 Apr 2014 3:49AM) http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.roper/1899.6/mb.ashx Within another thread, I discuss John ROPER, of Pendleton, SC, and identify this John ROPER as a possible father of John ROPER, of Greene County, as well as the father of James ROPER (b abt 1786 - NC): "John ROPER (b abt 1756-66), of Pendleton, SC" (7 Jun 2014 9:51PM) http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.roper/1923/mb.ashx This should be treated as a speculative rather than a conclusive ascription. It would seem to me that your identification of a common connection between the ROPER and AINSWORTH families would tend to strengthen the inference that James ROPER and John ROPER are connected, possibly as brothers. Monroe or McMinn Counties might also be a common source of origin for the AINSWORTHs. I have not studied the AINSWORTH family. For the benefit of others, I would encourage you to share your findings about the AINSWORTH and ROPER connections within one of these threads. 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>