Walter Roper

Abt 1614 - 1680  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Walter Roper
  	He was a carpenter. [8, 9, 10]
  Born	Abt 1614	New Buckenham, Norfolk, England   [2, 3, 6, 9, 10]
  Immigration	1637  [10]
  	He along with his parents, sailed in the Summer on board the Rose of Yarmouth, John Andrews Master.
  Freeman	18 May 1642	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  He was admitted as a freeman and took the oath in Boston, though living in Hampton.
  Offices Held	1644	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [2, 3]
  He was elected a Selectman.
  Legal	1645  [2]
  He served on an Essex County grand jury. He served again in 1649, 1671, and 1676.
  Land/House	1646	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [2, 3]
  He had three shares in the commons.
  Moved To	by 1647	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2]
  He had sold his Hampton home and land to Robert Sayers, and moved to Ipswich.
  Legal	1649	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2]
  He was on a trial jury. He served again in 1663, 1666, 1669, 1670,1673, and 1675.
  Land/House	3 Sep 1652	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 13]
  Allen Perley, the original grantee, sold his house and land to Walter Roper.
  Miscellaneous	1653	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [8]
  He was an agent for William Payne.
  Legal	1661	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [8]
  He deposed giving his age as about 48 years old.
  Military	1664  [2]
  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   [2]
  He was released from training, paying the company a bushel of Indian corn each year.
  Land/House	18 Feb 1678	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He was listed as having commonage rights.
  Miscellaneous	2 Dec 1679	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [10, 13]
  He was listed as being allowed to have a vote in town affairs.
  Military	Mar 1680	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [10]
  He was released from training without payment.
  Will	15 Jul 1680	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [10]
  He made his will.
  Died	15 Jul 1680	Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11]
  Buried	Est 17 Jul 1680	Highland Cemetery, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  Probate/Proved	28 Sep 1680  [2, 3, 7, 8, 9]
  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.
  	Probate Record of Walter Roper
  Web References	2019
  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	I20440
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2020

  
  

  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
  Married	England
  Family ID	F519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan,   b. Abt 1616  [2, 3, 9, 10]
  Married	say 1638
  He married soon after arriving in New England. [10] Issue: 1. Mary Roper (1639-____) 2. Sarah Roper (c1645-____) 3. Elizabeth Roper (c1648-____) 4. Nathaniel Roper (c1641-1685) 5. Benjamin Roper (c1643-1675) 6. John Roper (1649-1721) [2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years - She was 22 years
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F8116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Farmer (1829) gives his birth as about 1612. [5]

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1614 - New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Freeman - 18 May 1642 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Offices Held - 1644 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Land/House - 1646 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Moved To - by 1647 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Legal - 1649 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Land/House - 3 Sep 1652 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Miscellaneous - 1653 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Legal - 1661 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Military - 1677 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Land/House - 18 Feb 1678 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Miscellaneous - 2 Dec 1679 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Military - Mar 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Will - 15 Jul 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Died - 15 Jul 1680 - Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Buried - Est 17 Jul 1680 - Highland Cemetery, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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