Simon Reynolds

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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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• Freeman: 4 November 1629,, London, England; He was admitted a freeman of the Drapers Company of London.
• Occupation: 9 Oct 1622, London, England; He was apprenticed to his uncle, Henry Reynolds of the Drapers Company of London.
• Married: say 1625; unknown wife. Issue: 1. Thomas Reynolds

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• Married: say 1627; Thomas Hunt.

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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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Alice married John Roper on 3 Oct 1633 in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England. John (son of John Roper and Alice) was born in 1611 in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England; died on 26 Mar 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married John Dickerson on 14 Apr 1681 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John died on 30 Dec 1683 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married William Allen in 1684 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. William was born about 1615 in England; died on 18 Jun 1686 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: Abt Jul 1637; She sailed with her parents on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master.
• Married: 2 Dec 1654, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Thomas Adams. He was a chimney sweep about 1660. He died on Monday 14 October 1697 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Adams (____-1698) 2. Edith Adams (1656-____) 3. Rebecca Adams (1657-1709) 4. Susanna Adams (1661-____) 5. Mary Adams (1664-____) 6. Sarah Adams (1668-____) 7. Samuel Adams (1669-1729) 8. Abigail Adams (1671-1689)

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• Immigration: Abt Jul 1637; She sailed with her parents on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master.

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• Married: 1661, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Archelaus Courser. Archelaus was a potter from Boston. He died in 1679 in Boston, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Rachel Courser (1662-____) 2. John Courser (1664-____) 3. Simon Courser (1667-1669) 4. Mary Courser (1670-____)
• Deed: 16 Jul 1664; Archelaus and Rachel conveyed land to Edward Drinker of Boston.
• Residence: After 1676, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 18 (1) 1639.

Wyman (1879) gives her birth date as 16 March 1640.

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• Married: 25 Jun 1667, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Thomas Barber, the son of William Barber. He was a cooper. After Hannah's death, on 12 January 1692/93 Thomas, married (2) Hannah Osburn, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He died on Saturday 14 July 1725 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Thomas Barber (1672-____) 2. Hannah Barber (c1676-____) 3. Rebecca Barber (c1676-____) 4. Mary Barber

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 5 (2) 1642.

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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 Priscilla in say 1671 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Priscilla died on 10 Feb 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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• Married: 19 Jun 1683, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deacon John Hayes. He was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He married (1) an unknown wife. Issue: 1. John Hayes (1684-____) 2. Ruth Hayes (1686-____) 3. Dority Hayes (1688-____) 4. Deborah Hayes (1690-____) 5. Rachel Hayes (1693-____) 6. Josiah Hayes (1696-____)

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Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 19 (4) 1683.

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• Married: 17 Apr 1669, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; James MacInab. His surname was also recorded as "Mackinab". He died on Thursday 16 February 1713 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah MacInab (1670-1680) 2. Mary MacInab (1671-____) 3. Alice MacInab (1675-____) 4. John MacInab (1678-____)

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 26 (9) 1672.

Roper (1982) gives her birth as occurring in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Died:
She was killed by Indians in the Lancaster Massacre.

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Birth:
Her birth date was recorded as 5 (2) 1679.

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• History: 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She apparently survived the Second Lancaster Massacre.

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Birth:
Elizabeth's birth date was recorded as 17 (1) 1683.

Died:
She was fourteen years old when she was killed along with her parents in the Second Lancaster Massacre.

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• History: 11 Sep 1697; She probably survived the Second Lancaster Massacre but there is some question.

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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]