Secondary sources say Jacob was born in 1777 in Germany, but the censuses say 1765-74, and Hans Jakob was baptised 1771, which would fit nicely.

1.  D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray.  1995.  Marriage Index:  MD, NC, VA, 1624-1915 (Broderbund CD-4):

Stroop, Jacob

Moor, Elisabeth

24 Sep 1799

Rowan Co.

NC

2.  1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 175 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1800

NC

Rowan Co.

Salisbury Dist.

Roll M32_33

p. 290

Ln. 11

Jacob Stroop

11010-00010-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	9 or under	1790-1800	= John (b. 1800)
1 male	10-15	1784-1790	= ?
1 male	26-44	1755-1774	= Jacob
1 female	26-44	1755-1774	= Elizabeth (b. 1769)

3.  1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 13 — indexed "Shoop"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1810

TN

Rutherford Co.

Town of Jefferson

Roll M525-63

p. 29/15B

Ln. 1

Jacob Stroop

01110-30010-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	10-15	1794-1800	= John (b. 1800)
1 male	16-25	1784-1794	= ?
1 male	26-44	1765-1784	= Jacob
3 females	9 or under	1800-1810	= Daughter C = Daughter B = Daughter A
1 female	26-44	1765-1784	= Elizabeth

4.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 37; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820

TN

Rutherford Co.

Rutherford

Roll M33_124

p. 152

Ln. 2

Elizabeth Stroop

000100-02101-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	19-25*	1794-1801	= John (b. 1800)
2 females	10-15	1804-1810	= Daughter C = Daughter B
1 female	16-25	1794-1804	= Daughter A
1 female	45 or over	in or bef. 1775	= Elizabeth
1	person engaged in agriculture
*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four.  By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

5.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #81 of 200; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830

TN

Rutherford Co.

Roll 179

p. 302

Ln. 15

Elizabeth Stroup

000 000 000 - 000 010 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1? male	20-29	1800-1810	= John? (b. 1800)
1 female	20-29	1800-1810	= Daughter A, B, or C
1 female	40-49	1780-1790	= Elizabeth

Elizabeth appears to be fibbing about her age.

6.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #X; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840

-

- Co.

- Twp.

Roll -

pp. -

Ln. -

-

-

-

-

-

These data indicate:

7.  Byron Sistler & Barbara Sistler.  1990.  Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations, 1779-1861.  Byron Sistler & Assoc., Inc. Nashville, TN:

p. 350	Stroup, Jacob 1812 rb-2-205 (Ru)
rb = record book; Ru = Rutherford

8.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).