Thomas John ROGERS, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1435 - 1489  (54 years)

• Name	Thomas John ROGERS
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1435	Benham Valence, Furneaux
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1473  [5]
  	Sergeant at Law
  _FSFTID	LRZH-DMN
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRZH-DMN
  _UID	E99A2A70F307442AB24986C46E2B002E9153
  Death	1489	Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England
  Burial	Holy Trinity Churchyard, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England   [5]
  Person ID	I21524	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Henry ROGERS,   b. 1 Mar 1408, Ashington, Somerset, England d. 31 Aug 1471, Bryanston, Dorset, England (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Avice (Amy) STOURTON,   b. Abt 1404, Stourton, Wiltshire, England d. 14 Dec 1476, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	1433	Wiltshire, England,
  Family ID	F65663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine COURTENAY,   b. Abt 1438, Of Powderham, Devonshire, England d. 12 Jan 1514, Shillingford, Devonshire, England (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	Feb 1471	Bradford, Wiltshire, England
  Children	1. George ROGERS,   b. Abt 1476, Luppitt, Devon, England d. 1524, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 48 years)   2. Nicolas ROGERS,   b. Abt 1479, Sutton, Kent, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. George ROGERS,   b. Abt 1483, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England d. 1565, Cannington, Somersetshire, England (Age ~ 82 years)   4. Thomas John ROGERS, Jr.,   b. 1485, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England d. 10 Mar 1537, Aston, Warwickshire, England (Age 52 years)   5. Anne ROGERS,   b. 1486   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Richard ROGERS,   b. Abt 1489, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Cecilia BESILLS,   b. Abt 1440   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1485
  Family ID	F112245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Rogers Sergent at Law Esq Thomas Rogers of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England Esq. Born - Benham Valence, a Furneaux mansion 2nd husband of Katherine Courtenay Thomas Rogers (4th generation) never claimed the property of his father so it went to his sister. Thomas chose instead to practice law. He went to Oxford University and ultimately settled in Bradford in Wiltshire. He became an honorable and distinguished lawyer. In 1478, when he was 43 years old, under appointment by the Crown he was created "Serviens ad Legem," a life office bestowed because of professional attainments and worth of character. He was a great influence in his community and amassed a considerable fortune. He was appointed Sergeant-at-Law, a little before his first marriage. A son William was born of this marriage, and from reading the Will of Katherine Courteney, it appears there was also a brother to William named John. After the death of his first wife, he married Catherine de Courtenay. She was the daughter of Sir Philip de Courtney, Knight of Powderham Castle in Devon. She and Thomas had one son, George Rogers Thomas never claimed the property his father left him, so it went to his sister. He chose instead to practice law. He went to Oxford University and ultimately settled in Bradford. He became an honorable and distinguished lawyer. In 1478, under appointment by the King, he was created "Serviens ad Legem", bestowed because of professional attainments and worth of character. He was a great influence in his community and amassed a considerable fortune. He was appointed Sergeant-at-Law, a little before his marriage to Catherine de Courtenay.

  
  

• Sources

  [S538] !Fix This Source-130. [S1090] David A. Blocher, David Blocher. [S1087] Gedcom File provided by, John Woodward "Jack" Buschman, February 10, 2002 (Reliability: 2). [S1089] David A. Blocher , [Plantagenet Descent], (Personal Usage). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Thomas John ROGERS, person ID LRZH-DMN. (Reliability: 3).