Christopher was the eldest son of John Roper, of Lynsted, Kent, and his wife Elizabeth Parke. The Ropers (whose original surname had been Musard)[2] were an old Kentish family with strong Catholic connections.
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^Crest: a lion rampant sable holding in the dexter paw a coronet or, Fox-Davies, Armorial families; As seen on several hatchments in Church of St Peter & St Paul, Lynsted, Kent