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/1939.13/mb.ashx Message Board Post: While I have posted transcriptions of the ROPER mentions within the Brunswick, VA, 1783, 1787, 1788, as well as the ABSENCE of mention in the 1798 Tax List, within this thread, there are several additional Tax Lists that need to be consulted. There seem to also be extant Brunswick Personal Property Tax Lists for 1782, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1789, 1790, 1791-7, as well as for later years. One or more sons of either David ROPER or William ROPER might emerge from their father's households in ANY of these years, identifying the children and, implicitly, their likely year of birth. Scrutiny of each list would also disclose WHEN William ROPER and David ROPER departed Brunswick. This Personal Property Tax data is available for Brunswick, VA, on microfilm at the Virginia State Library: Personal Property Tax Records for Brunswick County Reel 56: 1782-1798 Reel 57: 1799-1815 Reel 58: 1816-1837 Reel 59: 1838-1849 Reel 434: 1851-1857 (Book 1 ) Reel 435: 1857 (Book 1) - 1862 Reel 436: 1863, 1865-1868 (Book 1) Reel 437: 1868 (Book 2) - 1870 See: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/pptax-locality.asp?localityID=VA039 * Those unfamiliar with Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists are also encouraged to read this description of the key resource provided by the Virginia State Library: "Using Personal Property Tax Records in the Archives at the Library of Virginia" See: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn3_persprop.pdf * * * If anyone gets a look at the data for one or more additional years, I would appreciate hearing from you as to what is shown by this additioinal data. 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>