Ephraim Roper

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• History: 11 Sep 1697; He was taken captive among the Indians in 1697. He was ransomed from captivity by Jonathan Farnsworth in 1699. After his return, Richard Moore became his guardian.
• Residence: 1713, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; They lived on Tatnuck Hill.
• Residence: 1721, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 14 Oct 1722 to 28 Nov 1722; He was a Sentinel to keep garrison, or range the woods.
• History: 21 Mar 1729; He was taxed 2 shillings for the laying out of a road to Marlborough.

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Buried:
All traces of his grave and stone were removed with the burying ground was turned into a park. The location of the grave and it's inscription were copied by William S. Barton and deposited in the Worcester Antiquarian Society. His gravestone read:
Here lies Buri'd ye Body of
EPHRAIM ROPER
who dparted this life February ye 16, A.D. 1730,
in ye 43d year of his age

Ephraim married Sybilla Moore about 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sybilla (daughter of Richard Moore and Mary Collins) was born on 2 Sep 1694 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Roper was born on 20 May 1715 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
2. Ephraim Roper was born on 21 Oct 1716 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
3. Priscilla Roper was born on 20 May 1718 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
4. Sybillah Roper was born on 6 Mar 1720 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
5. Abigail Roper was born on 11 Mar 1722 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
6. Ruth Roper was born on 14 Jan 1724 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
7. John Roper was born on 27 Oct 1725 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
8. Nathaniel Roper was born on 2 Mar 1727 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
9. Hannah Roper was born on 3 Mar 1729 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
10. Daniel Roper was born on 2 Oct 1730 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1821 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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• History: 10 Mar 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ephraim was the sole person to escape from the Rowlandson garrison. Both is wife and daughter were killed.
• Military: 18 May 1676; He was with Captain Turner and his band when they supersized the Indians at what is now Turner's Falls and attacked them, killing many, and hurling their bodies into the river. The scattered Indians regrouped and counter attacked, killing Captain Turner and 38 of his men. Capain Turner's body was found at the foot of the falls later named for him.
• Moved To: 1684, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ephaim and Hannah returned to rebuild Lancaster.
• Probate/Proved: 13 Sep 1697; Inventory was taken of his possessions two days after the massacre. Among the probate records is a charge against the estate by Jonathan Prescott for curing one of Ephraim's daughters from wounds inflected by the Indians. Obviously a serious wound, but which daughter is unknown.

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Birth:
He was a twin, and their birth date was recorded as 23 (12) 1644.

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Died:
He was killed during the Second Lancaster Massacre along with his wife and daughter.

Ephraim married Hannah on 20 Nov 1677 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah died on 11 Sep 1697 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: I need to verify the following, sent via email: "The wife of Ephraim Roper was Hannah (Brewer) Goble, widow of Daniel Goble."
• Moved To: 1684, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Ephaim and Hannah returned to rebuild Lancaster.
• Complier's Note: 2005; I need to verify the following, sent via email: "The wife of Ephraim Roper was Hannah (Brewer) Goble, widow of Daniel Goble."

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Died:
She was killed along with her husband and daughter, Elizabeth, in the second Lancaster Massacre.

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Married:
2ed - Ephraim
2ed - Hannah

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• Offices Held: 3 Feb 166, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Legal: 13 Apr 1637, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; He was examined in regard to his and his family's intentions to go to New England.
• Immigration: Abt Jul 1637; John and Alice sailed in the Summer on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master. This is same ship his parents sailed on. Accompanying them were their two daughters, Alice, and Elizabeth.
• Occupation: say 1638; He was a carpenter.
• Freeman: 2 Jun 1641, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1645, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; They remained in the Dedham Church.
• Residence: 1649, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: Before 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• History: 22 Mar 1656, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He signed the Lancaster Covenant.
• Legal: 9 Oct 1662, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; The administrator of John Day's estate sued John Roper, as he had occupied land originally given to John Day. The court ruled in John Roper's favor as John Day, while having erected buildings and fencing, had never occupied the land as required by the Lancaster Covenant. John Roper was to pay the estate 15 shillings for the buildings and fencing. The court order was signed 9 (8) 1662.
• Complier's Note: 1982; There was a Rachel Roper who died 16 July 1641 in Dedham. Whose daughter is unknown.

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John married Alice Reynolds on 3 Oct 1633 in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England. Alice (daughter of Simon Reynolds and Alice) was born about 1609 in England; died on 1 Apr 1697 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1637; John and Alice sailed in the Summer on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master. This is same ship his parents sailed on. Accompanying them were their two daughters, Alice, and Elizabeth.
• Religion: 13 Sep 1639, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She was admitted to the Dedham Church.
• Residence: 1645, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; They remained in the Dedham Church.
• Moved To: Before 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Residence: After 14 Apr 1681, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 24 Mar 1687, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
Roper (1982) gives her birth year as 1614.

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Married:
1st - John
1st - Alice

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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• Living: 10 Mar 1615, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England; On 10 March 1615 his name appears on the records of the manorial court.
• Tax: From 1626 to 1631, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England; From 1626 to 1631 he was taxed for selling beer in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England.
• Offices Held: 5 Oct 1635, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England; He was appointed bailiff of New Buckingham on 5 October 1635.
• Will: 12 Apr 1637, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England; He made his will on 12 April 1637 in New Buckenham. It included a bequest to his daughter, Alice Roper and son-in-law, John Roper. He also gave "unto the pore people of New Buckenham fortie shillings to be distributed amongest them by the Churchwardes there at my burial or within one weeke after." He stated "I will give and bequeath unto alice my wiffe the howses and messuages and tenements with the appurtenances scituate leying and beinge in Newe Buckenham where in I nowe dwell Commonlie called the Crowne."
• Probate/Proved: 19 Jun 1637; On 19 June 1637 his estate was probated.
• Last Full Review: 5 Aug 2020

Simon married Alice on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Legal: 24 Feb 1239/40; On 24 February 1239/40 she was mentioned in a court record.
• Last Full Review: 5 Aug 2020