Billie, Did I send the ROPER information to you from Brunswick County, VA? Am sure I sent to Pam Stone who has the HOWERTON line. She thinks that could be OVERTON as time moved along. OVERTONS went to Jefferson County, AL and are listed with POOLS as some of the first families of Leeds, AL. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee and Billie Jones <tjones@camden.net> To: <SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:37 PM Subject: [SC] ROPER wills, Edgefield Co, SC transcribed by Billie Jones > I am searching for Roper connections, as the name shows up with some of my > lines in wills, deeds, and census records. Would appreciate any outline > connection of Ropers IN EDGEFIELD CO, SC. > > Billie Jones > Camden, SC > tjones@camden.net > > ___________________________ > > Estate of David Roper, Benjamin Roper Admr. d. before Dec. 10, 1802 > Inventory of goods - Dec 30, 1802 > Inventory included the following negroes: > 1 boy Joshua, purchased by David Glover $460 > 1 man Tom purchased by David Roper $300 > > Paid legatees: John Roper $220 > " David Roper $110 > " Samuel Roper $110 > " William Roper $111 > " Sarah Roper $42.28 and $60 (later paid her several very small payments) > The above sworn to the 18th Jan 1805 > " Benjamin Roper $110.26 (paid Jan 18, 1806) > > Nov 1806 note a payment by rent of the land to the widow Roper for the year > 1803 $143.64 > ________________________ > > Will of William Roper Box 44-1883, written June 7, 1803, proved the 25 Oct, > 1803, recorded Book B, p. 190-191 May 21, 1804. > > In the name of God Amen, I William Roper of the District of Edgefield Being > in health of Body mind and memory, thanks be given unto God. Calling unto > mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men > once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament.. > First I give and bequeath unto my son Wiley Roper all that piece of Land > known by the name of Horns Land and at my wifes death as much of the tract > where I now live to be taken along side of that Tract of Horns as will make > an Equal Division of both Tracts between my son Willed and my son Joel. I > also give unto my son Joel one young mare. > I give unto my wife Sary [Lany] Ropper my horse, Cattle, and hoggs, together > with all the balance of my Estate which is not already bequeathed, not here > after mentioned in this my LWT. > I give unto my daughters Nancy and Sally one feather bed and furniture a > piece when they are married or at the death of my wife, and it is my desire > that all that part of my personal property which I have pointed out to my > wife, that at her Death the whole shall be sold and equally divided among my > SIX children. > I constitute and appoint my son in law Benj'a Roper and my son Joel Roper to > be my whole & sole executors to this my LWT. In Witness thereof, I have > here unto set my hand and seal this seventh day of June in the year of our > Lord one thousand eight hundred and three William Roper > Witnessed by William Glover Jr., Anderson Glover. > Proven and appointed Joel Roper Executor the 30th Dec. 1803. > > THERE WAS NO SETTLEMENT SHOWN HERE. > > ___________________________ > > Will of Wiley Roper Box 44 - 1875 Recorded Nov 24, 1807 South Carolina, > Edgefield District > Personally appeared before me Benj Roper, David Roper and Nancy Earnest who > being sworn . sayeth that on the 19th day of Nov., 1807, they were at the > house of Wiley Roper and was called upon by said Roper as witnesses to his > verbal will (Viz) that is to say his desire was that all his just debts be > paid by his Brother Joel, & that his three horses, plows, and years fodder, > tobacco, Cotton, saddle, Bridel & Rifle gun be sold on a [__] of twelve > months & the remaining part of his estate to his wife Peggey in fee simple > and that the above will . was the last will & testament of Wiley Roper Dec'd > & that Joel Roper should be his Executor to settle all his estate. > Sworn before me this 24th day of Nov, 1807 /s/ Benjamin Roper > /s/ David Roper > /s/ Nancy [ea-nes] > __________________________ > > Estate of William Roper, Benjamin and Saml Roper Exor. /p/ 29 Oct 1810, > Recorded July 26, 1811, Edgefield Co, SC > > South Carolina, Edgefield District: Know all men . that we Benjamin Roper, > Samuel Roper & Jacob Earnest was at the house of William Roper on the 21 > July 1811 and heard him declare these words to be his last will and desire: > I give unto my beloved companion Margarite Roper all of my Property both > real & personal after she has discharges my legal debts and long as she > continueth single, and in case she marrys again, for her to have all the > property which she had when I married her and one third of all my property & > the balance to the child which she is now pregnant with, to be sold & and > the money to be put out at Interest. His will & desire was that his > friends Benjamin and Samuel Roper should act as Executors. > Sworn to by Benjamin Roper, Samuel Roper & Jacob Earnest, Jr. > Proven 29th of Oct, 1810 > > Administrative Bond of $1000. Bound are Richard Miles, John R. Bar[tee], > John Day., 2 Sept. 1816. > > This file contains inventory of all the goods and personal estate of William > Roper late of Edgefield Dist made by us Feb 4, 1804 David [Boswell], John > [Presley] , John Barnes > > Next page is the inventory of W. Roper 28 July 1812. > Purchasers: Richard Miles, [Hamblin Quarl-], Benjamin Roper, James Jones, > Benjamin Lang, BURGESS White, Saml Roper, Thomas Butler, Joshua Key, Samuel > Quarles Jr, Levy [D. Wigfall?] > > Paid Richard Miles: guardian for ? infant $274.38 > In 1814 item states: To Boarding and clothing [for or Tom] Roper - $15. > > Another page entitled Amount of sales of the Estate of William Roper sold > August 1810 > Lewis Holloway bought a gun and shot bag, John [Mason[, Robert Lang Sr., > Charles Wood, John Moon, [Levoy] Wigfall, John Barnes, Reason Barnes, > Benjamin Roper > /s/ Benjamin Roper Excr. > > _________ > > Will of BENJAMIN ROPER, /w/ 2 Nov, 1841 recorded 18 Nov, 1841. [From will > book A - no payments shown] > > I, Benjamin Roper of the State of SC and District of Edgefield being of > sound mind..., ordain this my LTW .viz: > 1st I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Emily Roper and to __ __ > Sarah Ann Roper the whole of my real and personal Estate share and share > alike except my wife should bring forth another living child, then in that > case my entire estate be divided equally among the three share and share > alike. > 2nd It is my will and desire that my entire estate remain undivided > during my wife's widowhood or even if she be married provided the property > be __ for the interest of my wife Emily and child or children as the case > may be, or if the property shall not be [depreciated] by mismanagement; my > child or children as the case may be to be educated from the proceeds of the > Estate while is shall remain undivided. > 3rd If in the opinion of my Executor hereinafter appointed my estate > shall become de_icaiated in the possession of my wife, he shall cause the > estate to be appraised and shall divide the [source] equally between my said > wife Emily and child or children as the case may be. > 4th It is my further will and desire that if my child Sarah Ann or my > children as the case may be shall become of age and marry she or they shall > them be entitled to receive their personal and relative interest in my > estate, and it shall then be appraised for said division. > 5th If my child Sarah Ann or my children as the case may be should > died leaving no bodily heir or heirs, then in that case my wife Emily shall > be entitled to receive one half of my real & personal Estate, or if there > being more than one child, either child dying in infancy the remaining or > surviving child or children shall be equally entitled with my wife to such > childs or childrens part, share and share alike. > 6th It is my further will and desire if my daughter Sarah Ann of my > children as the case may be should die leaving no bodily heir or heirs then > and in that case the property herein before bequeathed to them shall be > divided among my relatives in manner following Viz: the one half of said > property to my Sister Mary Glanton and their heirs of her body for ever, and > the remaining half to be divided equally among between my two half sisters > Martha Adams and Susan Adams and my two half brothers John Adams and Drury > S. Adams share and share alike. > 7th I hereby appoint my half brother John Adams executor of this my > last will and testament this 2nd day of November 1841. In witness whereof I > have this day hereunto set my hand and seal /s/ Benjamin Roper {LS} > > The aforesaid will was proclaimed, published and declared to be the will of > Benjamin Roper and was signed * sealed as the last will and testament by > said Benjamin Roper in the presents of us who subscribed our names as > witnesses in the presence of the testator: James Rainsford, Samuel C. > Scott, Vincent D. Cogburn. > > Proven and qualified John Adams Executor 17 Nov 1841 > Recorded in Book D. p. 150-151 the 18th Nov 1841. O. Towles, OED > _____________ > > > > > > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. > Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS >