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Jemima Roper 1755–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina

Death Date: 2 May 1853

Death Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina

Father: James Roper

Mother: Sarah Yates

Spouse(s): John Yates

Children(s): Sarah Yates

Jemima Roper was born in 1755 in Orange County, North Carolina, the child of James David Roper And Sarah Yates. Jemima Roper married John Yates, and had children including Sarah Yates. Jemima Roper passed away in 1853 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Jemima Roper was born in 1755 in Orange County, North Carolina, the child of James David Roper And Sarah Yates.
  • Jemima Roper married John Yates, and had children including Sarah Yates.
  • Jemima Roper passed away in 1853 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Roper
1727–1795
Birth Location: St Peter, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Yates
1730–1800
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Yates
1753–1835
Birth Location: , Pittsylvania, Virginia
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Children(s)

Sarah Yates
1798–1860
Birth Location: Lewis Forks, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Jemima Roper's Ancestors

Self
Jemima Roper
1755–1853
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina
Parents
James David Roper
1727–1795
St Peter, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Sarah Yates
1730–1800
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Richard) Roper
1700–1782
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Judith Beverley
1710–1756
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
John Yates
1705–1780
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Tapp
1716–1812
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1660–1759
Susannah Smith
1665–1720
John Yates
1670–1722
Elizabeth Tucker
1675–1712
William Tapp
1707–1780
Christian Bourne
1708–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roper
1645–1697
Katherine Graves
1646–1695
William Tucker
1650–1715
Elizabeth Allen
1657–1722

Jemima Roper's Descendants

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Jemima Roper (1755–2 May 1853) m. John Yates (March 1753–16 Dec 1835)
  1. 1. Sarah Yates 1798–1860 m. John Hamby 1794–1864
    1. 1. Jesse (Franklin "Frank") Hamby 1815–1922 m. Mary Lewis 1828–1907 m. Sarah Church 1850–1900
      1. 1. William (Hill Hamby) Sr. 1855–1943 m. Sarah (Ann) Holman 1855–1943
        1. 1. Rufus (Bryant) Hamby 1897–1973 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Robinson 1905–1971

Jemima Roper's Timeline

3 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Jemima Roper in Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina
1779
08 Mar 1779
Age 24
Jemima Roper was married in Orange, NC
Orange, NC
1853
2 May 1853
Age 98
Death of Jemima Roper in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Orange, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina
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