Jane (Rook) Cropper (1769 - 1851)

Born 1769 in Maryland

Wife of Laben Cropper — married 1793 in Worcester, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1851 at about age 82 in Esculapia Springs, Lewis, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Jane was born in 1769. She is no doubt related to T. Jordan Ruark, perhaps a cousin or even unlisted sister. Precise parentage for Jane Ruark is unavailable. She was probably born into the fourth generation of a family of that name that lived in Worcester County, Maryland. Some WikiTree genealogists suggest that Jane Ruark was probably the daughter of Ezekiel Ruark (1737-1818) (Ruke-2) or one of his brothers. If it was Ezekiel, his wife was Rachel Esham (1752-1791). They were married in Worcester County and were living there when they died. Ezekiel had three brothers: James, Shadrack and Hezekiel, all born in Worcester Co. There is a suspiciously long 12-year gap on FamilySearch.com in the recorded childbirths of Ezekiel and Rachel Ruark between 1763 (Thomas Jordan Ruark) and 1779 (Joseph Ruark). Thomas Jordan Ruark also moved from Maryland to Kentucky settling in Lewis Co where he lived near Laben and Jane (Ruark) Cropper. Thomas's daughter Mary Ruark in 1844 married Solomon Cropper, the son of Laben and Jane Cropper. Solomon was Wheatley Cropper's brother and served as a Private in the: Union Army, 54th Rgt, Ky Infantry, Company C. That was one of the regiments in which Wheatley himself served, mustering out as a sergeant, as described below.

Sources

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: 117; Page: 53; Family History Library Film: 0007829
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1276527 (accessed 4 January 2022)
  Jane Cropper.

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: 210; Page: 200b
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17293755 (accessed 4 January 2022)
  Jane Cropper (81) in District 2, Lewis, Kentucky, USA. Born in Maryland.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148627015/jane-cropper : accessed 04 January 2022), memorial page for Jane Ruark Cropper (1769–8 Aug 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148627015, citing Jones Cemetery, Glen Springs, Lewis County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by JFINK (contributor 48479510) .