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/1939.11/mb.ashx Message Board Post: William ROPER and David ROPER are again shown within the 1788 Personal Property Tax Lists for Brunswick, Virginia: William ROPER: 0 - 3 - 0 - 3 David ROPER:.. 1 - 3 - 1 - 2 The categories shown are White Males age 16 to 20, Negros above 16, Negros above 12 and under 16, Horses, mare and coltes. Other categories for which the ROPER numbers are ZERO includes several variations of Carriages, Ordinary Licenses, and Stud horses. See: http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/Brunswick/1788PersonalB/23.jpg http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/Brunswick/1788PersonalB/24.jpg David ROPER seems to have one male age 16 to 20 (b abt 1768-72) residing within his household in 1788. Counts of cattle seem to have fallen off the Brunswick list from 1787 to 1788. 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>