- Thomas Rogers, born in the mid- to late 1500s, arrived at Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620 with his son Joseph. His wife and other children remained in Leiden, Holland, at that time, but at least one of the children came over later. Thomas died "in the first sickness" as did many other Pilgrims during their first winter in America. Thomas Rogers is my tenth great-grandfather.
- Lt. Joseph Rogers, the son who came with Thomas on the Mayflower, was seventeen when his father died, according to Nathaniel Philbrick in Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War. William Bradford became a substitute parent for Joseph. By 1633 Joseph had married a woman named Hannah. They had eight children. Lt. Joseph Rogers is my ninth great-grandfather.
- Elizabeth Rogers, born to Joseph and Hannah on 29 September 1639 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, married Jonathan Higgins, son of Richard Higgins and Lydia Chandler, on 9 January 1660 in Eastham. Elizabeth Rogers Higgins is my eighth great-grandmother.
- Lt. Joseph Rogers (son of Thomas Rogers) compiled by Jessica Wolpert
- Last Will & Testament of Lt. Joseph Rogers and Related Testimony
- Lt. Joseph Rogers Probate Inventory and Related Testimony
- Sherman, Robert M., F.A.S.G., editor. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, V. 2. Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1978.
- Rogers Surname Origin
5 comments:
It's always nice to have a Mayflower line along with those obscure rascals that take up so much of our time!
Cathy
The English origins of Thomas Rogers was published in The Genealogist 9:138-149. All of his children eventually come over according to William Bradford's Increasings: "Thomas Rogers dyed in the first sickness, but his sone Joseph is still living, and is maried, and that 6 children. The rest of Thomas Rogers came over and are maried and have many children."
Also Vol. 2 was superseded by Vol. 19 of the five generation project (2000).
Cathy, I actually have a few Mayflower lines, and you're right on the money with your comment!
Martin, thank you so much for mentioning the article in The Genealogist. I kept thinking there was something I was leaving out, and when you mentioned this, I thought right away, that sounds familiar, that's it. Then I went looking for the article, shuffled heaps of papers and notebooks before I realized I haven't actually seen the article yet! But a few days ago, I wrote it down on the first page of my new (and more organized!) research notebook so I can look it up next time I go to Detroit Public Library. Sheesh, I hope I can find the notebook when I'm ready to go to the library!
Oh, thanks for the further info, Martin, I'll have a look at that at my local library!
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