Ezekiel Loper (abt. 1767 - 1814)

Born about 1767 in Pittsgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey [uncertain]

Husband of Rachel (Gosling) Loper — married 22 Jul 1808 in Upper Alloway Creek, Salem, New Jersey,

Husband of Rachel (Unknown) Loper — married 9 Jul 1811 in Salem, New Jersey,

Died 12 Apr 1814 at about age 47 in Pittsgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Ezekiel was born in 1780.

Genealogical Records

Probate Court Records

• Secondary Source, Elmer T Hutchinson,New Jersey Archives, First Series Volume XXXVII, Vol. XXXVII Calendar of Wills; ^[1] Data Extract:

1. ) New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817; page 234: Image "14 Dec 1791; Will of James Loper Sr., of Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, {New Jersey.}
   1. ) To Son Arthur, house and 44 1/2 acres of land joining William Miller's land.
   2. ) To Son Uriah, remainder of land joining Daniel More and John More's land.
   3. ) To daughter Lovica Elwell, 7 sheep.
   4. ) To daughter Phebe Carll, 1 cow.
   5. ) To daughter Mary Tully, best bed.
   6. ) To Grandsons, James Loper and Stephen Davis, each 5 shillings. Residue divided between my 3 daughters.
   7. ) Executors sons Arthur and Uriah.
   8. ) Witnesses Joseph HIgh, Ezekiel Loper and Phebe Loper. Proved 4 Jan 1792." {Ezekiel Loper would be expected to be closely related, but not an heir, and 21 years of age in order to sign the will.}

Research Notes

1. ) Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the State of New Jersey, Vol XXXVI; page 89: Ezekiel Loper named as a son-in-law of Dr. John Fithian's 2 July 1788 Bridgetown, Cumberland, NJ will. Ezekiel is named administrator, and granted use of the real and personal estate until Dr. Fithian's sons reach the age of 21. Names daughters Unis (Unice), and Elizabeth. Suggests Ezekiel and wife were just slightly more than 21 in 1788, viz born ca 1766.
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Sources

1. ↑ Hutchinson, Elmer T.; New Jersey Archives, First Series Volume XXXVII, Vol. XXXVII Calendar of Wills; New Jersey Historical Society, Scott Printing Co., Printers, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1942. From: Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company.

Other Sources

• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61176&h=428643 Salem, NJ UMC marriage record Ezekiel Loper married Rachel Gosling on 22 July 1808

• New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817; Will of Ezekiel Loper of Pittgrove, Salem, NJ, 12 Apr 1814

• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820Ezekiel an adult in 1800

• [New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890; Ezekiel Loper listed on the 1793 Deerfield, Cumberland, New Jersey June Tax list. {DoB < 1772}

• https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61176&h=428644&tid=&pid=&queryId=9452b8999c0b9d65d36ebf5fb1cf28d1&usePUB=true&_phsrc=UQe2521&_phstart=successSource

Ezekiel Loper married Rachel Robeson on 9 July 1811 at Salem, NJ.

• Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the State of New Jersey, Vol XXXVI; page 151; Ezekiel Loper purchases items from the 3 June 1789 estate sale of William Maul of Deerfield township.

• Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the State of New Jersey, Vol XLII page 261; 12 Apr 1814 Inventory of the estate of of Ezekiel Loper of Pittsgrove Township.

Web based Genealogies

• The Early North American Loper Family