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John ROGERS, Sr.

John ROGERS, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1611 - 1680  (69 years)

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  • Name John ROGERS 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 16 Apr 1611  Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Birth 6 Jul 1617  Stratford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration Between 1630 and 1634  Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1660  Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Captain: Justice and Sheriff of Northumberland County; Reverend, Deacon, and Town Officer, Highway Survey or Deputy at court 1660 
    Died Jul 1680  Lewisetta, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Death 11 Feb 1691  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID LJ2K-KTQ 
    TitleOfNobility   [6
    Capt. 
    Name John Fitz ROGERS  [6
    Name John ROGERS  [7
    _UID DD4FD436F5774D718553F36F722B65A4405C 
    Person ID I112680549  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 

    Father Thomas ROGERS,   b. 11 Jul 1587, Stratford, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1638, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Grace MCKIM (MAKIN),   b. 1588, Fingeringhoe, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1662, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 24 Jan 1616  Leiden, Holland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F91210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna CHURCHMAN,   b. 1617, Huntington, Suffolk County, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1672, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1631 
    Children 
     1. John ROGERS, Jr.,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F91315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lucille "Lucy" IVERSON,   b. 1612, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1675, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1641  Worcester, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James ROGERS,   d. Unknown
     2. Katherine ROGERS,   d. Unknown
     3. Giles ROGERS, I,   b. 1643, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1730, King And Queen County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Elizabeth ROGERS,   b. 1647, Edinburg, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1720  (Age 73 years)
     5. Richard ROGERS,   b. 1650,   d. 1697, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     6. John ROGERS,   b. 1652,   d. Unknown
     7. Ellen ROGERS,   b. 1652, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1710, Lancaster County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     8. William ROGERS,   b. 1655,   d. 1714  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F50573407  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Captain John Rogers, the first of this family in Virginia, was born about 1620, since on 4 Aug. 1665 he stated his age was 45. Transported to Virginia 18 April 1638. He purchased 250 acres in Northumberland County from James Claughton on 20 Jan. 1652/3 and on 13 Sept. 1654 took out a patent for 50 acres on the south side of Claughton's Creek adjoining this land and also for 250 acres adjoining. He became a justice of Northumberland County in May 1655, was a captain in the militia, and was a vestryman of Chicacone Parish. On 1 May 1665 he took the appointed oaths as Sheriff for the ensuing year. On 30 Nov. 1656 Capt. John Rogers repatented the 300 acres he had originally patented in 16 54. He added another 200 acres on 31 Aug. 1657 and on 9 Jan . l662/3 repatented this land and his 250 acres originally patented in l654. The name of his first wife Ellen is shown on the tombstones of both husbands of their daughter Elizabeth (Rogers) Keene Banks at Cypress Farm, Northumberland County. Before Sept. 1668 he married his second wife Anne (______) Temple Clay, widow of John Temple and Francis Clay.

      BIOGRAPHY: Resided Cypress Farm, Lewisetta, Virginia.

      John Rogers' will was presented for probate on July 21, 1680, but is no longer of record in Northumberland County.

      From-The Virginia Genealogist, Volume 11, page s 26 - 29.[Crunks1.GED]

      John Rogers was a captain in the militia, he served as justice of Northumberland County in May 1655, and was a vestryman of Chicacone Parish. On May 1, 1665, he took the appointed oaths as Sheriff for the ensuring year.

      From Gary Watson - Description: I suspect this is the same John Rogers mentioned in the following record -

      Northumberland County, Virginia, Court Order Book 1666-1678, page 137, 20 Dec 1671, Pet Lehoot, servant to Captain Jno Rogers is adjudged to be 9 yeares of age & ordered to serve his sd Master according to Act.

      Source Citations:
      (1) W Preston Haynie, Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates of Land, Northumberland County, Virginia 1650-1795 (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1996), quoting OB 1666-78, 69.

      (2) County Court of Northumberland County, Virginia, Order Book 1666-1678, p 69, Microfilm 32642, Item 2, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

      Gary Watson
      [email protected]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1101] James Murphy, James Murphy.

    2. [S1087] Gedcom File provided by, John Woodward "Jack" Buschman, February 10, 2002 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S1103] VA Land Records, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Balt. MD, 1982), 376, 177, review (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1089] [Plantagenet Descent], David A. Blocher , (Personal Usage).

    5. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    6. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Dec 2022), entry for John ROGERS, person ID LJ2K-KTQ. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 29 Dec 2022), entry for John ROGERS, person ID LJ2K-KTQ. (Reliability: 3).