ROGERS

Information from "Windows Into Our Past A Genealogy of the Cowne, Gough & Associated Families, Volume 2", compiled by Judy Parsons Smith © 1998.

Reuben Rogers

Reuben Rogers , possible son of Jeremiah Rogers ??, m. Elizabeth (Unknown) .

Reuben Rogers  is found on the 1787 Montgomery County Personal Property Tax List "A", in the District of James Newell , Commissioner.  The person charged with his tax was Jeremiah Rogers  (his father?).  The commissioner visited at the home of Reuben Rogers on 9 May 1787.[i] 

Reuben & Elizabeth (Unknown)   Rogers is the possible father of:

Thomas Rogers , Sr. , b. ca. 1740, VA; d. ca. 1811/1812< Hawkins Co., TN; m. Jane/Jean (Unknown)
Doswell Rogers [ii] , b. 1740, VA, d. 1809 Hawkins Co., TN
William , ?,  settled in Sesquatchie Valley , TN , Cherokee Indian Territory (Marion Co., TN)
Jeremiah , ?,  settled in Sesquatchie Valley , TN , Cherokee Indian Territory (Marion Co., TN)
Reuben , ?,  settled in Sesquatchie Valley , TN , Cherokee Indian Territory (Marion Co., TN)

Apparently, some of the brothers [namely - William, Jeremiah, and Reuben] went left Montgomery County, VA to settle in Sesquatchie Valley, Tennessee, Cherokee Indian Territory (later Marion Co., TN).  In a correspondence  from the Indian office at Washington   from Col. Return J. Meigs , Indian agent we find:

“A List of White Settlers below the line in Sequchee Valley on Indian land.  22 April, 1809

 

Reuben Rogers  cropped for Little Terapin.

Harry K. Wyliy  cropped for John Rogers  Junr.

Jeremiah Rogers  hiring for Terapin.

James Haney  hired by John Rogers  Junr.

John Livingston  cropped for Charles Rogers .

Adam Stinson  cropped for James Rogers .

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Doswell Rogers  I

Doswell Rogers , b.  1740, VA[iii];  d. after 1812[iv]; m. possibly Catherine (Unknown)[v] 

He is shown on the 1767 List of Tithables for Pittsylvania Co., VA[vi] [present day Henry Co., VA].  In 1770/1771,  he is on the tithables for Botetourt Co., VA.  The area of Botetourt Co. in which he resided was included the following year into Fincastle County .   Doswell is found in the deed records of Fincastle and as a member of the militia.

Doswell participated in the establishment of this country.  He served for 29 days as horse hire during August 1774, he participated at the Battle of Point Pleasant, on the Ohio River Lord Dunmore’s War.  On 27 Dec 1774, 296  acs. were surveyed for Doswell in Fincastle Co., VA..  He signed the Oath of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia and refused all allegiances to George third King of  Great Britain on 30 Sept 1777,  enlisting in Cox’s Company.  Doswell Rogers  has been referred to as “old King Daus ”, a hero of the Revolution.  Cox’s Company assisted in the defeat of Major Patrick Ferguson ’s Loyalist on 7 Oct, 1780 at the Battle of King’s Mountain.  This company fought along side the forces of “lighthorse” Henry Lee ’s Legion helping to bring about the defeat of Cornwallis  at Yorktown .

His service continued after the Revolution, he served in May 1781 as a member of a Grand Jury in Montgomery Co., VA.  On 5 Mar 1782, Doswell together with John Rice  (possible father of Lucinda Rice ), posted bond for John Roberts .  Then on 3 Oct 1785, he witnessed the will of James Walling of Montgomery Co., VA (present day Grayson Co.).

Doswell & Catherine (Unknown?) Rogers  I had one known son:

*  William Rogers , b.  14 Oct  1763, possibly Montgomery Co., VA; m1at. probably on 11 Apr 1786, Henry Co., VA to Rosey Heard , d. ca. 1800-1805, Hawkins Co., TN or Lee Co., VA area; m2nd ca. 21 Jan 1805, Hawkins Co., TN to Susannah (Walling) Heard  (widow).
*  Catherine Rogers [vii], b. 1765; m. William Roberts , Jr. [viii]
*  Thomas Rogers [ix], b. ca. 1765[x], appears on the 1787 Montgomery Co., Tax List[xi]  (Personal Note:  Is this the same Thomas Rogers who m. Nancy Cullor ??)
*  Doswell Rogers , Jr. [xii], b. 1767 [xiii]

The relationship between Thomas of Hawkins Co. and Doswell if any, has never been proven. They only appear together in the 1878 Montgomery Tax and Dunmore 's War [xiv]

Per Kathy - Conch@softcom.net:  Thomas Rogers of Hawkins appears on a 1790 voting list, whereas Doswell does not and is found just once in 1792 Russell Co. Va. Personal property Tax list as Dawswill Rogers, his son Dawswill Jr., his son Thomas and a Thomas Sr. (the term Jr. and Sr. do not always mean father and son, but can also indicate two separate persons.) [xv] The Thomas and Thomas Sr. cannot be Thomas of Hawkins and his son Thomas Jr. (b. 1780) they were never in Russell Co. Va. But remained in Hawkins Co. Tn. Son of Thomas[xvi]

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Thomas Rogers , Sr.

The known ancestor of the Lee County, Virginia Rogers ' is Thomas Rogers .  Thomas Rogers, b. ca. 1740, Virginia; son of (unknown ); d. between 1811-1812, Hawkins Co., TN - his will was made 8 Sept 1811; m. Jean/Jane (Unknown) . 

In his will he divided his land equally between his two sons, Dauswell and Thomas, Jr.  His wife, Jean in will, and four daughters were given portions.  His name appears on an election return list dated 9 Mar 1790[xvii].  Thomas Rogers , Senior signed the petition to form Lee County, Virginia.  The Legislature passed the petition on 25 Oct 1792.  Thomas Rogers, Sr.  was residing in Lee County, Virginia.  He owned 680 acres in Blue Springs and another 100 acres on the North Fork of the Clinch.  A land sale registered on 2 Dec 1796 shows[xviii]:  Thomas and Dauswell Rogers  to William W. Clain .  For $400 in Hawkins County on the north side of Clinch Mountain on Little War Creek beginning on a spur of Clinch Mountain.  This land is near the present day Moorsburg.  The sale was witnessed by Drury Holt , Absolum Looney , Thomas ______, and Thomas Rogers.

In 1810, the following Rogers' are listed in Capt. Looney  Co. Hawkins Co., Tenn. taxpayers listing:

F     Doswell Rogers      50 acs.             1 poll
F     Thomas Rogers      50 acs.             no poll
F     George Rogers         0 acs.             1 poll
F     Thomas Rogers        0 acs.             1 poll

In 1812, one of the Thomas Rogers ' is dropped from the taxpayers list however, Dauswell is shown  with an additional 25 acs.  From William Nichols  List in 1812 for Hawkins Co., Tenn. we find the following Rogers':

F      Thomas Rogers      75 acs.             1 poll
F      Douswell Rogers    75 acs.             1 poll

Thomas & Jane/Jean Rogers  had a number of children:

1.       Dauswell, b. 1770, North Carolina[xix]; d. aft. 1850[xx], Hancock Co., TN[xxi]; m1st 1795[xxii] to Lucy _______; m2nd ca. 1849 to Elizabeth (Unknown) , b. 1770, Maryland[xxiii].
2.    Martha, b. ca. 1772, Virginia.
3.    Betty, b. ca. 1774, Virginia.
4. Susanna, b. ca. 1776, Virginia; m. ______ Lykins.  She is most likely the Susanna Lykins  to whom Thomas Rogers , Jr.  sold land in 1816.
5.    Molly, b. ca. 1778, Virginia.
6.   Thomas, Jr., b.  ca. 1765, Virginia;  d. 1853, Scott Co., VA; m. Nancy Cullor .
7.  William - not mentioned in the 1811/1812 Hawkins Co., TN Will
8.  Jeremiah - not mentioned in the 1811/1812 Hawkins Co., TN Will
9.  Reuben - not mentioned in the 1811/1812 Hawkins Co., TN Will

Both Doswell and Thomas Rogers  (sons of Thomas & Nancy (Cullor) Rogers ), returned to Virginia from North Carolina settling in Lee County, Virginia.  On 10 Nov 1795, Doswell sold land in Lee Co., VA to Thomas.  Between the years of 1795 and 1842, they made many land purchases and sales in both Lee and Scott County, Virginia.  All transactions involved a tract of land along the North Fork of the Clinch River in Scott County, VA, which was formed from Lee in 1815.

Dauswell Rogers

1.  Dauswell Rogers , son of Thomas & Jane (Unknown)  Rogers, b. 1770, North Carolina; m. Lucy (Unknown) ; m-2nd during 1850’s, Hancock Co., TN to Elizabeth (Unknown) , b. 1770, Maryland.  On the 1812 Tax List Dauswell is listed as:  Rogers, Dauswell, 1 WP, 75 a.  Dauswell (Dozewell/Dozwell) Rogers is shown in the 1830 Census with 2 members in his household.

In the 1815 tax assessments for Scott Co., VA,[xxv] we find Dauswell Rogers  with property valued at $150.  His holdings consisted of:  One farm on a branch of the North Fork of Clinch River, 150 acres having one dwelling cabin and two "out" cabins[xxvi].

Dauswell & Lucy (Unknown)  Rogers  had seven (7) children:

1.1.   Nancy, b. ca. 1784, TN; m. John Monk .  They had children.
1.2.   Dauswell, Jr., b. ca. 1795, TN; m-1st Martha "Patsy" Vaughan[xxvii]; m-2nd to Delilah Busick .  There were children of this marriage.
1.3.   John, b.  ca. 1797, TN; m. Elizabeth Deckard
1.4.   Jane, b.  1800, Hawkins Co., TN; d. 22 Apr 1861, Lee Co., VA; m. Samuel Moore .

Child:  Winright Moore .

1.5.   Larkin, b. 1804, TN.  Shown in 1830 Census with 4 members in his household.
1.6.   Riley (Rial), b. 25 Dec. 1805, TN; m-1st _____; m-2nd 12 May 1834, Lee Co., VA (Minster Abraham Crabtree ) to Jane Lockart , d. 20 Sept 1850, Bur. Van Buren Co., Iowa
1.7.   Elizabeth, b.  ca. 1807, TN; m. Amos Roller .  After the death of her husband, Elizabeth moved to Missouri with some of her children[xxviii].

$ In the Enrollment of the Members  of the Richardson’s Creek Church for 1846 there are several Rogers’ listed they are:  Hanna ROGERS ; Laurinda ROGERS ; Rial ROGERS ; Jane ROGERS ; Elizabeth ROGERS Se ; Elizabeth ROGERS Jr .; Thos. ROGERS .

Susanna Rogers

4.  Susanna Rogers , daughter of Thomas & Nancy (Cullor) Rogers , b. ca. 1776, Virginia; m. ______ Lykins.  She is most likely the Susanna Lykins  to whom Thomas Rogers , Jr.  sold land in 1816. 

Thomas Rogers  made a land sale[xxix] to Susanah Lykins  on 24 May 1816.  This sale was later registered on 22 August 1818:  For $200 on north side of Clinch River beginning on a line between Thomas Rogers and Dauswell Rogers  on the river bank running up said river to the mouth of the first branch thence up the said branch to Dozwell Rogers  line thence along said line to conditional line made between William Nicholas  and said Susanah Lykens .  The sale was witnessed by William Nichols , Edmond Rice , Dozwell Rogers and Thomas Rogers.  This property is located in the present day Kyles Ford area of Tennessee.

Thomas Rogers , (II/Jr.)

6.  Thomas Rogers , son of Thomas & Jane (Unknown)  Rogers, b. 16 Aug 1762, Albemarle Parish, Surry Co., VA; d. 1853, age 91, Scott Co., VA[xxx];  bur. Looney’s Gap, Lee Co., VA[xxxi]; m. 30 May 1785, Accomack Co., VA to Nancy Cullor , d. before 1850 census.

Thomas & Nancy Rogers  are found in Surry Co., NC on 26 Feb 1779, were they are recorded as selling a 117 acre parcel of land [Parish St. Jude S side Dan River below Muckeys Creek] to Edmund Hickman  for 1000 pds Va money.[xxxii]

Thomas Rogers  apparently left Eastern Virginia around 1786, for he appears in Montgomery County, VA in 1787.  He is found in March 1788, on the tax list for Montgomery County.  Apparently he and his brother Doswell left Virginia sometime before March 1788, for they are charged on 12 May 1788 for unpaid 1787 taxes (a notation beside their names indicates that they had moved to North Carolina).

Thomas Rogers , Jr.  signed the petition to form Lee County, Virginia. The Legislature passed the petition on 25 Oct 1792.  On the 1812 Tax List[xxxiii] we find:  Rogers, Thomas, 1WP, 75 a.  In the 1815, Scott Co., VA Tax Assessment we find Thomas Rogers with property valued at $2,040.  His holdings included three farms on a north branch of the North Fork of Clinch River, 680 acres with two dwellings (24' x 18' and 20' x 18' , each one-story) a grist mill and five (5) other "out" cabins[xxxiv].

Thomas Rogers  made a land sale[xxxv] to Susanah Lykins  on 24 May 1816.  This sale was later registered on 22 August 1818:  For $200 on north side of Clinch River beginning on a line between Thomas Rogers and Dauswell Rogers  on the river bank running up said river to the mouth of the first branch thence up the said branch to Dozwell Rogers  line thence along said line to conditional line made between William Nicholas  and said Susanah Lykens .  The sale was witnessed by William Nichols , Edmond Rice , Dozwell Rogers and Thomas Rogers.  This property is located in the present day Kyles Ford area of Tennessee.

In 1830 Thomas Rogers  was residing in Hawkins Co., TN[xxxvi].

1830 Census Hawkins Co., TN

Rogers, Thomas, Jr.    
             wife   
             young male
             young male    

1840 Census Hawkins Co., TN

Rogers, Thomas, Jr.
              wife
              young female, b. ca. 1830-1839

1850 Census Scott Co., VA  House 887

Rogers, Thomas, 85 (b. 1765), VA
Terrell, Frances,    16 (b. 1834), VA  [Mulatto-laborer]