Ephraim Roper

Abt 1687 - 1730  (43 years)

• Name	Ephraim Roper
  Birth	Abt 1687	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  History	11 Sep 1697 (10 years)  [1]
  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 (26 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  They lived on Tatnuck Hill.
  Residence	1721 (34 years)	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Offices Held	14 Oct 1722 to 28 Nov 1722 (35 years)  [1]
  He was a Sentinel to keep garrison, or range the woods.
  History	21 Mar 1729 (42 years)  [1]
  He was taxed 2 shillings for the laying out of a road to Marlborough.
  Death	16 Feb 1730	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Cause: Accidentally killed in the woods
  Burial	Worcester Common Burial Ground, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  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
  Siblings	4 sisters
  1. Priscilla Roper,   b. 5 Feb 1679, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Ruth Roper,   b. 7 Jan 1681, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Elizabeth Roper,   b. 17 Jan 1683, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 14 years)   4. Bathsheba Roper,   b. Abt 1685, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 5. Ephraim Roper,   b. Abt 1687, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Feb 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 43 years) ▻ Sybilla Moore,  m. Abt 1713
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of Ephraim Roper and Priscilla )
  1. Priscilla Roper,   b. 26 Nov 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 3 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Roper,   b. Abt 1588, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England d. After 16 Jul 1664, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Hannah   d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I511	Roy Line
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Roper,   b. 23 Feb 1644/45, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Hannah   d. 11 Sep 1697, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sybilla Moore,   b. 2 Sep 1694, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   Other Partners: Ebenezer Chamberlain  m. Before 1750
  Marriage	Abt 1713	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years - She : ~ 18 years and 3 months.
  Children	4 sons and 6 daughters
  1. Mary Roper,   b. 20 May 1715, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Ephraim Roper,   b. 21 Oct 1716, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Priscilla Roper,   b. 20 May 1718, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Sybillah Roper,   b. 6 Mar 1720, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Abigail Roper,   b. 11 Mar 1722, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Ruth Roper,   b. 14 Jan 1724, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. John Roper,   b. 27 Oct 1725, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Nathaniel Roper,   b. 2 Mar 1727, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Hannah Roper,   b. 3 Mar 1729, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 10. Daniel Roper,   b. 2 Oct 1730, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Feb 1821, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years) ▻ Sarah Greenwood  m. 18 Mar 1756
  Family ID	F477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ephraim Roper(Abt 1687 – 1730) 2Ephraim Roper(23 Feb 1644/45 – 1697) 4John Roper(1611 – 1676) 8John Roper(Abt 1588 – 1664) 16 17 9Alice( – 1676) 18 19 5Alice Reynolds(Abt 1609 – 1697) 10Simon Reynolds(10 Feb 1582/83 – ) 20John Reynolds(Abt 1545 – ) 21Anne 11Alice 22 23 3Hannah( – 1697) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1687 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1713 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - Abt 1713 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1721 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 16 Feb 1730 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Worcester Common Burial Ground, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982).