Genealogy of Ephraim Roper

According to The Military Annals of Lancaster Massachusetts, Ephraim Roper and 10 of his sons served in the American Revolution. Below is list of their names and notes on their service. The youngest, Joseph (10th brother), served, but there is no verification as to what capacity he served. Once the data is verified, then his name will be added below with the rest of his brothers.

Father:  Ephriam Roper, Sr.

DAR Record Copy:   Patriot:  2  March 1778

Ephriam Roper Chosen as a member of Committee of Inspection & safety for the town of Lancaster, Mass.  Together with Capt. Jonathan Wilder, Jonathan Fairbank, Elisha White & Capt. Benjamin Houghton.

Source:  Henry S. Nourse, The Military Annals of Lancaster Massachusetts 1740-1865, page 155.

SONS OF EPHRIAM ROPER

Name:      Roper, Asa

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 561

Information:  Roper, Asa. Receipt given to Lieut. Samuel Sawyer, dated Lancaster, March 11, 1776, signed by said Roper and others, for wages for service from Dec. 8, 1775, to Jan. 17, 1776, in Capt. White's co.

Name:      Roper, Benjamin, Lancaster.

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 561

Information:  Roper, Benjamin, Lancaster. List of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Sterling for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched to camp July 10, 1780; discharged Dec. 15, 1780; service, 5 mos. 15 days, including travel (200 miles) home.

Name:      Roper, Enoch, Lancaster.

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 561

Information:  Roper, Enoch, Lancaster. Private, Capt. John White's co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; entered service July 28, 1777; service, 1 mo. 8 days, on an alarm at Bennington.  Roper, Enoch, Lancaster. List of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Sterling for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched to camp July 10, 1780; discharged Dec. 15, 1780; service, 5 mos. 15 days, including travel (200 miles) home.

Name:      Roper, Ephraim, Princeton.

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 562

Information:  Roper, Ephraim, Princeton. Private, Capt. Bo**** Moore's co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 8 days; reported enlisted into the army; also, Sergeant**** Capt. John Jones's co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regt.; receipt for advance pay, signed by said Roper and others, dated Cambridge, July 1, 1775; also, same co. and regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos. 12 days; also, company return dated Camp at Winter Hill, Oct. 6, 1775.

Name:      Roper, Manasseh.

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 563

Information:  Roper, Manasseh. Private, Capt. Solomon Stuart's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; marched Aug. 21, 1777; returned Aug. 25, 1777; service, 5 days; company marched on an alarm at Bennington. Roll sworn to at Lancaster.

Name:    Roper, Nathaniel, Lancaster

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 563

Information:  Roper, Nathaniel, Lancaster. Capt. Manasseh Sawyer's co., Col. Dike's regt.; pay abstract for mileage, etc., from home to Dorchester Heights; mileage for 44 miles allowed said Roper; warrant allowed in Council Sept. 13, 1776; also, Corporal, Capt. Manasseh Sawyer's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; service from July 30, 1778, to Sept. 13, 1778, 1 mo. 15 days, at Rhode Island.

Name:      Roper, Silas.

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 563

Information:  Roper, Silas.1st Lieutenant, Capt. David Osgood's (7th) co., Col. Whitney's (2d Worcester Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers; commissioned April 12, 1780.

Name:      Roper, Sylvester.

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 563

Information:  Roper, Sylvester. Private, Capt. Elias Pratt's co.; entered service April 9, 1779; discharged July 1, 1779; service, 2 mos. 22 days; company stationed at Rutland.  Information:  Roper, Sylvester. Private, Capt. David Moore's co., Lieut. Col. Enoch Hallet's regt.; entered service Aug. 1, 1780; discharged Oct. 31, 1780; service, 3 mos. 4 days, at Rhode Island, including 4 days (75 miles) travel home; regiment detached to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.

Name:      Roper, John.

Source Info:  Volume 13 page 562

Information:  Roper, John. Corporal, Capt. Elias Pratt's co.; entered service April 9, 1779; discharged July 1, 1779; service, 2 mos. 22 days; company stationed at Rutland. Roll sworn to in Worcester Co.

Source:  Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War;   A Compilation From The Archives
Prepared and published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in accordance with Chapter 100, Resolves of 1891
Wright & Potter Printing Com, State Printers, Boston, 1905

Author: Bud Wilkinson, SAR Life Member, Northeastern Ohio Chapter Member. Ephraim Roper, Sr. is his5th great grandfather and Nathaniel is his 4th great grandfather.