Walter Roper

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1637; He along with his parents, sailed in the summer of 1637 on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master.
• Freeman: 18 May 1642, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; On 18 May 1642 he was admitted as a freeman and took the oath in Boston, though living in Hampton.
• Occupation: say 1644; He was a carpenter.
• Offices Held: 1644, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; In 1644 he was elected a Selectman of Hampton, New Hampshire.
• Legal: 1645; He served on an Essex County grand jury in 1645. He served again in 1649, 1671, and 1676.
• Land/House: 1646, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; In 1646 he had three shares in the commons of Hampton, New Hampshire.
• Moved To: by 1647, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; By 1647 he had sold his Hampton home and land to Robert Sayers, and moved to Ipswich, Massachusetts.
• Legal: 1649, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was on a trial jury in 1649. He served again in 1663, 1666, 1669, 1670, 1673, and 1675.
• Land/House: 3 Sep 1652, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; On 3 September 1652 Allen Perley, the original grantee, sold his house and land in Ipswich, Massachusetts to Walter Roper.
• Miscellaneous: 1653, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; In 1653 he was an agent for William Payne.
• Legal: 1661, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; He deposed in 1661 giving his age as about 48 years old.
• Military: 1664; In 1664 he accused Samuel Hunt of mutiny when the officers ordered the men to clear the Wolfpen plain for the exercise of the regiment.
• Military: 1677, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was released from training in 1677, paying the Ipswich Militia Company a bushel of Indian corn each year.
• Land/House: 18 Feb 1678, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was listed as having commonage rights on 18 February 1678 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
• Miscellaneous: 2 Dec 1679, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; On 2 December 1679 he was listed as being allowed to have a vote in Ipswich town affairs.
• Military: Mar 1680, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; He was released from training without payment in March 1680.
• Will: 15 Jul 1680, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; He made his will.
• Probate/Proved: 28 Sep 1680; On 28 September 1680 his will was proved. He left bequests to his wife, Susan; sons John and Nathaniel; daughters Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah; grand children Elizabeth Roper, Susan, Margaret, Rose and Sarah Sparkes, and Elizabeth and Susan Dutch. The inventory of his estate amounted to £191.
• Last Full Review: 4 Jun 2020

Notes:

Birth: Farmer (1829) gives his birth as about 1612.

Name:

Walter married Susan in say 1638. Susan was born about 1616. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They married soon after Walter arrived in New England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1637; John and Alice sailed in the Summer on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master.
• Legal: 11 Aug 1637, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; At the town meeting, John signed the Dedham Covenant, making him a charter member.
• History: 5 Nov 1638, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; John along with Thomas Bayes and Joseph Kingsbery were asked by the town to finish the Town Meeting House.
• Complier's Note: 1982; There was a Rachel Roper who died 16 July 1641 in Dedham. Whose daughter is unknown.

Notes:

Name:

John married AliceEngland. Alice died on 26 Mar 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1637; John and Alice sailed in the Summer on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master.
• Moved To: Abt 1665, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; After John's death, she removed to Lancaster to live with her son, John.

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Died:
She survived the Lancaster massacre in 1676, but died soon after.