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Carolina Roper Families Dates and Events (1600-1799) |
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| 1688 |
Albemarle Co. |
Roper, John |
witness for a will |
| 1689 |
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| 1707 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
2 deeds from, Bath Town, of MD |
| 1708 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, John |
petition to Council for a court, Wickham Precinct |
| 1709 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, John |
deed from of land for which he had patent, Bath Town |
| 1710 |
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| 1711 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, John |
deed from but land remaining, Bath Town |
| 1712 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, John |
bro Thomas Roper request to be estate adm because wife is
distracted |
| 1712 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
petition to Council to be made adm of bro John Roper's
estate |
| 1713 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
claims debt from Jno Toby estate |
| 1714 |
Craven Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
claims arising from the Tuscarora Indian War of 1711-13 |
| 1715 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
petition to Council for wages of his indented servant
Anthony Morrall |
| 1716 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
deed from, bricklayer, Bath Town |
| 1717 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, Henry |
deed witness |
| 1718 |
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| 1719 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
Bear Creek deed to |
| 1720 |
Beaufort Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
land patent |
| 1720 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
deed witness |
| 1720 |
Pitt Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
land patent |
| 1721 |
Albemarle Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
Bath Co. deed from, bricklayer |
| 1721 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
deed from |
| 1721 |
Bath Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
deed from, bricklayer, of Albemarle Co. |
| 1721 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
deed to; tax list with 1280 acres; juror |
| 1722 |
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| 1722 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, James |
in will of William Roper as son |
| 1722 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, John |
in will of William Roper as son |
| 1723 |
Carteret Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
lots in Beaufort NC, but lived in Bath (Beaufort Co.) |
| 1724 |
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| 1728 |
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| 1729 |
Chowan Co. |
Roper, William |
will, sons: John, James & William Roper |
| 1730 |
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Roper, Caleb |
travels with Valentine, of Burlington |
| 1730 |
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Roper, James |
born in England, NC Rev. War veteran, h/o Mary Peterson |
| 1731 |
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| 1732 |
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| 1733 |
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| 1734 |
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| 1735 |
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| 1736 |
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| 1737 |
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Roper, William |
exec of William Flovell will, of Newton |
| 1738 |
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| 1739 |
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| 1739 |
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| 1740 |
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| 1741 |
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Roper, John |
born, Rev. War veteran, h/o Lucy |
| 1741 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, James |
born, h/o Alice, Children: Betsey & Rebecca |
| 1741 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, James |
born, h/o Alice, Children: Elijah, Benjamin, Elisha, Isaac,
John, James, |
| 1742 |
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Roper, Caleb |
travels with Valentine, of Burlington |
| 1743 |
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| 1744 |
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| 1745 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, George |
born perhaps in VA, b/o James Roper, Rev. War veteran of NC |
| 1745 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, James |
born VA, now Caswell Co., Rev. War vet, h/o Mary Neel/Neal,
b/o George Roper |
| 1746 |
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| 1748 |
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| 1749 |
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| 1751 |
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| 1752 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, Morriday |
survey chain carrier |
| 1753 |
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| 1753 |
Rowan Co. |
Roper, William & Sarah |
deed from |
| 1754 |
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| 1755 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
born, Rev. War veteran, now Caswell Co. |
| 1756 |
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| 1757 |
Edge Co. |
Roper, John |
land grant survey in Halifax Co. |
| 1757 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, John |
land grant survey, of Edge Co. |
| 1757 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
road overseer, now Caswell Co. |
| 1758 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
land grant survey, chain carrier Meriday Roper, now Caswell
Co. |
| 1758 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, Meriday |
survey chain carrier for David Roper land grant, now
Caswell Co. |
| 1759 |
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| 1760 |
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Roper, James & Alice |
bore Rebecca Roper, w/o Faddy Whittington |
| 1760 |
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Roper, Rebecca |
born to James (b 1741) & Alice Roper, w/o Faddy
Whittington |
| 1760 |
Edge Co. |
Roper, John |
330 acres land grant in Halifax Co. |
| 1760 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, John |
330 acres land grant, of Edge Co. |
| 1760 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
422 acres grant on Rattlesnake Cr., now Caswell Co., cc
Meriday Roper |
| 1761 |
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| 1762 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, John |
land line |
| 1762 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, James |
born, Rev. War veteran |
| 1762 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
deed from David Roper to David Roper for Charles City Co.
VA land |
| 1762 |
Pasquotank Co. |
Roper/Raper, Josiah |
will |
| 1763 |
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| 1764 |
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| 1765 |
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Roper, George W., Sr. |
born, Rev. War veteran, child: David C. Roper (b 1801) |
| 1766 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, James |
born, now Caswell Co., d 1852 |
| 1767 |
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| 1768 |
Rowan Co. |
Roper, Meridith |
tax list |
| 1769 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, James |
in will of John Greer as son-in-law |
| 1770 |
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| 1771 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
signed petition |
| 1772 |
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| 1773 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
deed to |
| 1774 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
deed to; road overseer |
| 1774 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, Martha |
m Henry Haws Tucker |
| 1775 |
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| 1776 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
election poll |
| 1776 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, David |
enlisted for Rev. War |
| 1776 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, John |
election poll |
| 1776 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, William |
election poll |
| 1777 |
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Roper, James |
enlisted in Rev. Army |
| 1777 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
deed to, later divided to William in will |
| 1777 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David, Jr. |
tax list, formed from northern Orange Co. in 1777 |
| 1777 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David, Sr. |
tax list, formed from northern Orange Co. in 1777 |
| 1777 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, James |
tax list, formed from northern Orange Co. in 1777 |
| 1777 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, William |
tax list, formed from northern Orange Co. in 1777 |
| 1777 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, Richard & Ann |
bore Thomas Roper, Richard b 1735 VA |
| 1777 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
born to Richard (b 1735 VA) & Ann Roper |
| 1778 |
Burke Co. |
Roper, David |
100 acres land grant entry, listed as Rooper |
| 1778 |
Johnston Co. |
Roper, Rebecca |
m Faddy Whittington, b 1760 |
| 1778 |
Lincoln Co. |
Roper's Cabin |
now Catawba Co. |
| 1778 |
Salisbury Dist. |
Roper, James |
appointed contractor; resigned as contractor |
| 1779 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
land line |
| 1779 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David |
deeded 224 acres on Rattlesnake Creek to William Roper;
land |
| 1779 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, James |
bm for marriage of Jemima Ropper & John Yeats |
| 1779 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, Jemima |
m John Yeats, bm James Ropper, listed as Ropper |
| 1779 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, William |
deeded 224 acres on Rattlesnake Creek by David Roper |
| 1779 |
Montgomery Co. |
Roper, James |
appointed commissioner so build court house, etc. |
| 1780 |
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Roper, James |
paid 885 pounds by House of Commons |
| 1780 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper |
Roper's Branch on Country Line Creek |
| 1780 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, John |
moved from Brunswick Co., b 1763 |
| 1780 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
moved from Orange Co. |
| 1781 |
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Roper, George |
enlisted Rev. Army |
| 1781 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Green |
in will of father James Roper |
| 1781 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
will to children Martha, Lucy, Mary, William, Susannah
& Green |
| 1781 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Lucy |
in will of father James Roper |
| 1781 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Martha |
in will of father James Roper |
| 1781 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Mary |
in will of father James Roper |
| 1781 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Susannah |
in will of father James Roper |
| 1781 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, William |
in will of father James Roper |
| 1781 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, William |
m Kiziah Yates |
| 1781 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David |
land on Rattlesnake Creek |
| 1781 |
Orange Co. |
Roper, Jesse |
exec of Amos Thompson estate |
| 1782 |
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Roper, George |
left Rev. Army, private |
| 1782 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
land grant, b 1730 England; inventory and estate sale, adm
Mary Roper |
| 1782 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Mary |
adm of inventory and sale of estate of James Roper |
| 1782 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
tax list 150 acres; lay off road |
| 1782 |
Wilkes Co. |
Roper, Agness |
m Thomas Powell |
| 1783 |
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Roper, Mary |
born, w/o John Roper (b 1797), d 1865 in Burke Co. |
| 1783 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
account of estate mentions Mr. Roper |
| 1783 |
Rutherford Co |
Roper, David |
Rev. War pay voucher for Morgan District |
| 1783 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Charles |
land forfeited because of treason |
| 1784 |
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Roper, Aaron |
born to Benjamin & Susannah Roper |
| 1784 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Mary |
mentioned in William Griffin Hogan estate |
| 1784 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David |
land adjacent to William Roper |
| 1784 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, Keziah |
signed deed of sale of land by William Roper next to David
Roper |
| 1784 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, William |
sold 38 acres next to David Roper, signed by Keziah Roper |
| 1784 |
Lincoln Co. |
Roper, Meredeth |
witness for 2 deeds on Lyles Creek |
| 1785 |
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Roper, James |
Rev. War land grant 274 acres, private |
| 1785 |
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Roper, Richard |
Rev. War land grant 228 acres, private |
| 1785 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David |
land on Rattlesnake Creek |
| 1785 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, Nathaniel |
Rev. War Army account, Warrenton |
| 1785 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
tax list, no land listed; in court |
| 1785 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, James |
tax list, no land listed |
| 1786 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper |
no Roper names |
| 1786 |
Granville Co. |
Roper, James |
inhabitant; no Roper names in Caswell Co. tax list |
| 1786 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, Barbara |
m2 Joshua Wilson of Warren Co. |
| 1786 |
Richmond Co. |
Hunter, Hannah |
born, w/o Thomas Roper (b 1777) |
| 1786 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
wife Hannah Hunter born, b 1777 |
| 1786 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, James |
chain carrier for survey of John Walbert land on Brier
Creek |
| 1787 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David |
land on Rattlesnake Creek |
| 1788 |
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Roper, George Washington |
born, h/o Rachel Stockton |
| 1788 |
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Roper, John |
born, d 1863 Wright Co., MO |
| 1788 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Stephen |
land grant assigned by heir, Sgt., Davidson |
| 1788 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, James |
m2 Mary Neel/Neal, b 1745, Rev. War veteran |
| 1788 |
Cumberland Co. |
Roper, John |
moved from Northampton Co., b 1763 Brunswick Co., VA, Rev.
War veteran |
| 1788 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, John |
moved to Cumberland Co. (then to Mecklenburg Co.), b 1763
Brunswick Co., VA |
| 1788 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Charles |
bm for marriage of David Roper & Sarah France, listed
as Rooper |
| 1788 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
m Sarah France, bm Charles & James Rooper |
| 1788 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, James |
bm for marriage of David Roper & Sarah France, listed
as Rooper |
| 1788 |
Surry Co. |
Roper, Thomas |
deed to; land line |
| 1789 |
Perquimans Co. |
Roper/Raper, Enoch |
will |
| 1789 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Martha |
m John Higdon |
| 1789 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Nancy |
m Jesse McGlamry |
| 1790 |
Burke Co. |
Roper, James |
US census |
| 1790 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, James |
US census |
| 1790 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, William |
US census |
| 1790 |
Chatham Co. |
Roper, John, Jr. |
US census |
| 1790 |
Chatham Co. |
Roper, William |
US census |
| 1790 |
Cumberland Co. |
Roper, Jesse |
US census |
| 1790 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, John |
US census |
| 1790 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, Ann |
US census |
| 1790 |
Northampton Co. |
Roper, James |
US census |
| 1790 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Charles |
US census |
| 1790 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
US census, Rev. |
| 1790 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David, Jr. |
US census |
| 1790 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Merideth |
US census |
| 1791 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, William |
16+ acres on Rattlesnake Creek deeded from, adj Roper land;
land R.S. Creek |
| 1791 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, John |
mentioned in Surry Co. estate of William Reymond |
| 1791 |
Perquimans Co. |
Roper/Raper, John |
will, mentions Margaret, Henry, John, Priscilla, Penelope
& Grace |
| 1791 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, Nancy S. |
born to John (b 1764 in VA) & Martha Roper |
| 1792 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, James |
m Mary O'Neill |
| 1792 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, William |
deeded 50 acres on Rattlesnake Creek to parents David &
Sarah Roper |
| 1792 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, John |
land deeded from in Lancaster Co. SC |
| 1792 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
signed petition |
| 1793 |
Burke Co. |
Roper, James |
50 acres land grant on Jacobs River |
| 1793 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, James |
moved to Chester Co., SC, b 1745 |
| 1793 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, David |
land on Rattlesnake Creek |
| 1793 |
Johnston Co. |
Roper, William |
surveyor |
| 1794 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, Frederick S. |
born to John (b 1764 in VA) & Martha Roper |
| 1794 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
deed to |
| 1794 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Elizabeth |
m Thomas Boyd |
| 1795 |
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Roper, Polly |
born, w/o George Gastineau |
| 1795 |
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Roper/Raper, Caleb |
Rev. War land grant 640 acres, private |
| 1795 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Green |
Buffalo Creek deed from, mentions James Roper's line |
| 1795 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, James |
land line mention in Green Roper deed |
| 1795 |
Burke Co. |
Roper, David |
about 100 acres shown on land map |
| 1795 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Sary |
m Robert Boyd |
| 1796 |
Anson Co. |
Roper, Green |
Buffalo Creek land deed from, land of James Roper's grant
of 1782 |
| 1796 |
Burke Co. |
Roper, James |
lay off road; deeds witness; jury duty; militia (Ropper) |
| 1796 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper |
Roper's Branch on Country Line Creek |
| 1796 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, Elizabeth C. |
born to John (b 1764 in VA) & Martha Roper |
| 1796 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
land grant; deed from |
| 1796 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, David |
moved to Garrard Co., KY & on to Pulaski Co., KY in
1798 |
| 1796 |
Rutherford Co. |
Roper, Joseph |
witnessed will of Thomas Boyd |
| 1797 |
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Roper, John |
born, d 1868 in Burke Co., h/o Mary (b 1783) |
| 1797 |
Burke Co. |
Roper, James |
land line |
| 1797 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, John |
bought 255 acres on creek, from Halifax Co. VA |
| 1797 |
Halifax Co. |
Roper, John |
will, wife Zilpha, Bethea |
| 1797 |
Mecklenburg Co. |
Roper, John |
m Sarah Fincher |
| 1798 |
Caswell Co. |
Roper, John |
sold 50 acres on Country Line Creek to William Yates |
| 1798 |
Richmond Co. |
Roper, Martha |
born to John (b 1764 in VA) & Martha Roper, w/o Isaac
Stackhouse |
| 1799 |
Mecklenburg Co. |
Roper, Agness |
m John Bigham |