John Roper

1611 - 1676  (65 years)

• Name	John Roper
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Offices Held	3 Feb 166 (Age -1445)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  He was elected a Selectman.
  Birth	1611	New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  Legal	13 Apr 1637 (Age 26)	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England   [1]
  He was examined in regard to his and his family's intentions to go to New England.
  Immigration	Abt Jul 1637 (Age 26)  [1]
  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 (Age 27)  [3]
  He was a carpenter.
  Freeman	2 Jun 1641 (Age 30)	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Residence	1645 (Age 34)	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  They remained in the Dedham Church.
  Residence	1649 (Age 38)	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Moved To	Before 1654 (Age 42)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  History	22 Mar 1656	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  	He signed the Lancaster Covenant.
  Legal	9 Oct 1662 (Age 51)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  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.
  Death	26 Mar 1676	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Complier's Note	1982  [1]
  There was a Rachel Roper who died 16 July 1641 in Dedham. Whose daughter is unknown.
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. John Roper,   b. 1611, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 26 Mar 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years) ▻ Alice Reynolds,  m. 3 Oct 1633   2. Walter Roper,   b. Abt 1614, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 15 Jul 1680, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 66 years) ▻ Susan,  m. say 1638
  Person ID	I507	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	John Roper,   b. Abt 1588, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. After 16 Jul 1664, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Alice   d. 26 Mar 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	England
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Reynolds,   b. Abt 1609, England d. 1 Apr 1697, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	3 Oct 1633	New Buckenham, Norfolk, England   [2, 3, 4]
  	1st - John 1st - Alice
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 10 months - She : ~ 24 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Alice Roper,   b. 10 Sep 1634, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. 1 Feb 1697/98, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)   2. Elizabeth Roper,   b. 25 Jan 1636, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England   3. Rachel Roper,   b. 18 Mar 1639, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   4. Hannah Roper,   b. 5 Apr 1642, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Mar 1691, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) + 5. Ephraim Roper,   b. 23 Feb 1644/45, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)   6. Benjamin Roper,   b. 23 Feb 1644/45, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. young, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   7. Ruth Roper,   b. Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   8. Sarah Roper,   b. Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Offices Held - 3 Feb 166 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Birth - 1611 - New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Marriage - 3 Oct 1633 - New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Child - Alice Roper - 10 Sep 1634 - New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Child - Elizabeth Roper - 25 Jan 1636 - New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Legal - 13 Apr 1637 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Child - Rachel Roper - 18 Mar 1639 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Freeman - 2 Jun 1641 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Hannah Roper - 5 Apr 1642 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Residence - 1645 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Child - Ephraim Roper - 23 Feb 1644/45 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Benjamin Roper - 23 Feb 1644/45 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Residence - 1649 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Moved To - Before 1654 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts History - 22 Mar 1656 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Legal - 9 Oct 1662 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 26 Mar 1676 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S1371] Mahler, Leslie and Nathan W Murphy. "The English Ancestry of Alice Reynolds, Wife of John Roper of Dedham, Massachusetts" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 85, July 2011). [S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879). [S651] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume I, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995).