TWELFTH GENERATION

3664. John Roper ⁽¹¹⁷⁾ was born in 1588 in New Buckenham, Norfolk, England. He died after Jul 16 1664 in Probably Dedham, Massachusetts. John Roper emigrated to New England in the summer of 1637, in the ship Rose and settled in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was the 46th (out of 125) to sign the covenant that founded the town on Aug 11 1637.

On Dec 29 1640 the town officials of Dedham, including John Roper, voted to establish a free school, the first in the English colonies and the precursor of the public school system.

He was granted land several times as well as a license to cut timber. Children were:

1832 i. John Roper.
ii. Walter Roper⁽¹¹⁷⁾ was born in 1614 in probably New Buckenham, Norfolk. He died on Jul 15 1680 in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

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