Alice Allen

Alice Reynolds

• Birth: 1614 - New Buckenham, Norfolk, England
• Death: Apr 1 1687 - Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Parents: Symond Reynolds, Alice Reynolds
• Spouses: John Roper, John Dickison, William Allen

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Biography

Alice Reynolds was born about 1609, daughter of Simon Reynolds and Alice (___) of New Buckenham, Norfolk, England. [1] In her father Simon Reynold's will dated on April 12, 1637, he names daughter Alice Roper and son-in-law John Roper. [1]

John Roper and Alice Reynolds were married 3 Oct 1633 in New Buckingham, Norfolk, England [parish records for New Buckingham]. The records include the baptism of 2 of their daughters: Alice 10 Sep 1634 and Elizabeth 25 Jan 1635/6.

Children

1. Alice Roper baptized on September 10, 1634 at New Buckenham [1]; married Thomas Adams at Charlestown on December 2, 1656 and died there on February 1, 1697/8. [8]
2. Elizabeth baptized on January 25, 1635/6 at New Buckenham. [1]
3. Rachel Roper born at Dedham on March 18, 1638/9 [1]; died at Dedham on July 16, 1641 [16: 5mo: 1641] . [9]
4. Hannah born April 5, 1642 at Dedham[1]; baptized on April 9, 1642 [9] [3]; married Thomas Barber at Charlestown on June 25, 1667 and died there on March 27, 1691. [8]
5. EphraimRoper (twin) born on February 23, 1644/5 [9] [1]; married first Priscilla (___) who along with their daughter Priscilla victims of massacre of February 10, 1676, as was his father John [5]; married second Hannah (Brewer) Goble at Concord on November 20, 1677 at Concord. [10] Both Ephraim, his wife Hannah and daughter Elizabeth were killed in the massacre September 11, 1697. [5]
6. Benjamin (twin) born on February 23, 1644/5 [9] [1]; ? slain in the war September 19, 1675. [11]
7. Ruth Roper born ___ [1]; married John Haynes at Sudbury on April 19, 1683.
8. Rachel born ___ [1]; married Archelaus Courser at Lancaster in 1661. [5]

[Notes on children: (1) Birth of twins on born 23: 12 mo : 1644 of Ephraim and Benjamin however the baptism on 2: 1m: 1645 says Ephraim and Nathaniel. (2) A Rachel Roper died at Dedham on 16: 5mo: 1641, likely 2 daughters named Rachel, one dying young. ]

The family later removed to Lancaster, Massachusetts where her husband John died on March 26, 1676 a victim of the Indian Massacre. [1] [5]

Alice married second, John Dickenson Sr. at Salisbury, Massachusetts on April 14, 1681. John Dickenson Sr. died on December 30, 1683. [6] [1]

In his will dated on December 27, 1683, he indicates that he and now his wife had previously signed a covenant at Charlestown. He left he items she brought with her as well as a lot of marsh at Salisbury and mentions her grandchild Samuel Adams. [7]

She married third, William Allen of Salisbury. [1]

Widow Alice Allin died at Salisbury on April 1, 1687. [6] Her will dated on March 24, 1686/7, but not proved: [8]

Estate

Widow Alice Allin died at Salisbury on April 1, 1687. [6] Her will dated on March 24, 1686/7, but not proved, names: [8]

• daughter Ruth Haines/(Haynes)
• grand daughter Sary Adams
• grandchildren Thomas Adams wife and Samuel Adams
• all my surviving children and my grandchildren of my three children, deceased
• daughter Coursers
• granddaughter ?Goodhues/Goodnow's, child she had by John ?____
• my grandson ?Goodhue/Goodnow to be my administrator
• Benjamin Sto___ to be overseer [8]

Administration of her estate was granted to son Ephraim Roper on April 26, 1687. [8]

References

1. The American Genealogist, Vol. 85, No. 3, July 2011, pages 222-234: "The English Ancestry of Alice Reynolds, Wife of John Roper of Dedham, Massachusetts"
2. WikiTree contributors, "Alice (Reynolds) Allen (abt.1609-1687)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Reynolds-15957 : accessed 04 April 2024). cites
   1. Mahler, Leslie and Nathan W. Murphy, THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF ALICE REYNOLDS, WIFE OF JOHN1 ROPER OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS in: The American Genealogist, Volume 85, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 2011, p. 222-234, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB283/i/55165/222/1424570372
   2. Hotten: James C. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 : with their ages and the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars; from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England, London, England, 1874., p. 292 https://archive.org/details/originallistsofp00hottuoft/page/306/mod...
   3. Focus on Immigration: John Roaper in: Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 17, 2008, p. 28, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1567/i/21161/27/45664148
   4. Anderson, Robert C., George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, John Bachelor in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume I, A-B, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999, p. 118 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
   5. Nourse, Henry, editor, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1890, p. 16: 20
   6. Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1915, p. 327; 470;524; 548
   7. Case 7661: p. 1-5 : Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13764/7661-co4/30144105
   8. Case 368: p. 1-8: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13744/368-co1/244876344
   9. Charlestown: Volume 1: p. 20: 24: 30: 172 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
   10. Hill, Don Gleason, editor, The Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriage, In the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, Parts I & II, 1635-1845, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886, p. 2: 127 https://archive.org/stream/earlyrecordsofto01dedh#page/n7/mode/2up
   11. Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891, p. 20
   12. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910, p. 63