John Roper

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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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• 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; 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

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

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Walter married Susan in say 1638. Susan was born about 1616. [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]