Nathaniel
Cropper
aka Crapper
Born about in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Ebenezer Cropper
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Edmund Cropper and Ebenezer Cropper
Husband of
Mary Tull
— married
[date unknown] in Worcester, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Bela Walker Cropper Sr.
Died about
at about age 57
in Worcester County, Maryland, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jul 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Need to sort the different men named Bela Cropper.
Bela Cropper
Rev. Bela W. Cropper
and the Bela Cropper Sr. & Bela Cropper, Jr. both living 1820 in Henry County, KY
NATHANIEL CROPPER (aka Nathaniel Crapper) was born about 1730. [1] However, this linked record indicates Nathaniel was born in 1703.[2]
He is given as married to Mary Tull, daughter of George Tull and Hannah Noble.[3] A son of Nathaniel and Mary was Noble Cropper,[4] who was probably named using his grandmother's maiden name.
Nathaniel Crapper [sic] wrote his will 25 October 1786 in Worcester County, Maryland. It was probated 7 April 1787 in Worcester County, Maryland.[5] Apparently Nathaniel's wife, Mary, was deceased.
Nathaniel's will named sons: Ruben, Noble, Levi, dec'd with orphaned son Nathaniel; Bela; and daughter, Mary. He also names grandson, Henry, who appears to be son of Bela according to the will. He named Mary Killum as granddaughter. Relationship of others named is unknown: Nancy Killum, Stephen Crapper, & Sarah Russell. Son, Ruben Crapper, is named as executor of his will.[6]
Nathaniel passed away 1786-1787. [7][8] This record [9] incorrectly gives his death date as 1758, however, within the context the correct information is given.
He names these children in his will:
1. Ruben Crapper/Cropper
2. Noble Crapper/Cropper[10] married Eleanor unknown.
3. Levi Crapper/Cropper
..a. Nathaniel Crapper/Cropper
4. Bela Crapper/Cropper b about 1753 Worcester County, MD; married about 1791 to Sarah Walker (b circa 1770); died 1831 in Henry County, Kentucky. [11]
..a. perhaps Henry Crapper/Cropper
..b. perhaps Bela/Bealy Crapper/Cropper (b abt. 1790)[12]
5. Mary Crapper/Cropper
Notes
William Cropper Adair, s/o Samuel Adair and Nancy Cropper (dau/o Bela), was the father of Nancy Adair who married Sylvender Hancock, s/o John Alexander Hancock & Lucy Smith. John and Lucy were married in Woodford County, Kentucky. [13]
Woodford County, Kentucky[14]
CROPPER, Bela
CROPPER, James
CROPPER, Noble
HANCOCK, John
HANCOCK, Obediah
HANCOCK, Simon
HANCOCK, Tene
HANCOCK, William
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Larry Johnston
- ↑ Nathaniel Cropper [1]
- ↑ Mary Tull [2]
- ↑ Noble Cropper [3]
- ↑ Will of Nathaniel Crapper [4]
- ↑ Will of Nathaniel Crapper [5]
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Larry Johnston
- ↑ Nathaniel Cropper [6]
- ↑ Nathaniel Cropper [7]
- ↑ Noble Cropper [8]
- ↑ The Wolf's Den [9]
- ↑ The Wolf's Den [10]
- ↑ Hancock Family Research by Audrey (Shields) Hancock
- ↑ Woodford Co., KY Tax List, 1800 [11]
- Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
Source number: 1409.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BWW
Ancestry Record 7836 #1241526 (accessed 9 February 2023)
Mary Tull marriage to Nathaniel Cropper.
Acknowledgements
Wikitree profile Cropper-5 was created by Larry W. Johnston on 16 July 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathaniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nathaniel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nathaniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nathaniel:
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~0.78%
Larry Johnston
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I went to check the ginngriffithobrien family tree link (footnote 2), and the link is broken. There is a new site https://ginngriffithobrienfamilytree.blogspot.com/ but it doesn't have anything for Croppers other than a tag.
Then there is a second source. Edmund Crapper or Cropper's will written 1746 and proved 1753.Edmund was old enough to be a grandfather. Mentions a brother Nathaniel and also nephews Nathaniel and Edmund. Edmund may be a brother of Ebenezer and Cropper-55 may actually be the son of a 3rd brother named Nathaniel?