ROGERS

"Windows Into Our Past The Longhunters, Volume 3", compiled by Judy Parsons Smith © 2001.

Thomas Mathew Rogers

Thomas Mathew Rogers , son of Bernard Rogers [i].  Thomas Rogers  m. Miss McMurds/McMurdocke .  Thomas & Miss (McMurds) Rogers  had:

John Rogers

John Rogers , son of Thomas Mathew & Miss (McMurds/McMurdocke) Rogers, d. 1661 Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; m. 1630, England to Frances Watson , daughter of Robert & Elizabeth (unknown) Watson , b. ca. 1612, Devonshire, England; d. 1687, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.

He is probably the Rev. John Rogers  who arrived at Plymouth in the ship White Angel with Isaac Allerton  in 1628.

The Pioneers of Massachusetts:

"Rogers, John  of Marshfield, Sen ., will dated Feb. 1, 1660, prob. 5 June, 1661; wife Frances exec.; sons John, Joseph, Timothy; daus. Ann (Hudson,) Mary, Abigail; gr. ch. George and John Russell. John Hudson  lived on his land at Namasakeeset. [Reg. VI, 93.]"

Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers - vol. 3 page 569:

"Rogers, John , Duxbury 1634, prob. of Plymouth 1631, rep. 1657, by w. Frances, had John, Joseph, Timothy, Ann, Mary, and Abigail. In his will of 1 Feb. 1661, he calls himself of Marshfield, names wife and the six ch. beside gr.ch. George and John Russell. Ann m. John Hudson ; and one of the other daughters married the second George Russell . He may have been br. of the first Thomas."

John & Frances (Watson) Rogers  had:

·         John Rogers , born about 1634; died May 7, 1717 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; married (1) Elizabeth Unk nown ; married (2) Rhoda King  October 8, 1656 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
·        
Joseph Rogers , died 1716 in Pembroke, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; married Abigail Barker .
·        
Ann Rogers , born about 1628; died 1712; married (1) Mr. Russell ; married (2) John Hudson .
·        
Timothy Rogers , born April 23, 1650 in Scituate, Massachusetts; died 1728 in (age 78) Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; married Eunice Stetson .
·        
Abigail Rogers
·        
Mary Rogers , d. aft. Nov. 1674; m. Nathaniel Fox.


Thomas (John) Rogers

Thomas (John) Rogers , b. ca. 1435, Bradford, Wiltshire, England; d. 1489; m 1st 1454, Bradford, Wiltshire, England to Cecilia Bessils , b. ca. 1440, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England; m 2nd Feb 1483 to Catherine Courtenay , daughter of Philip & Elizabeth (Hungerford) Courtenay , b. ca. 1438, Powderham, Devonshire, England; d. 12 Jan 1514/1515, Shillingford, Devonshire, England.

Thomas/John & Cecilia (Bessils) Rogers  had:

·         William Rogers , b. ca. 1455, Bradford-On-Avon, Wiltshire, England.
·        
John Rogers , b. ca. 1457, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England.
·         George Rogers , b. ca. 1459, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England

Thomas/John & Catherine (Courtenay) Rogers  had:

·         Thomas (John) Rogers , b. 1480/1485, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England; chr. Benham, Valence, Kent, England; d. 1530.
·        
George Rogers , b. ca. 1475, Luppitt, Devonshire, England; chr. Bradford, Wiltshire, England.
·        
Nicolas Rogers , b. ca. 1479, Sutton, Kent, England.

Thomas (John) Rogers

Thomas (John) Rogers , son of Thomas/John & Catherine (Courtenay) Rogers , b. 1480/1485, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England; chr. Benham, Valence, Kent, England; d. 1530; m. 1505, Deritend, Warwickshire, England to Margaret Wyatt , daughter of Henry Wyatt , b. ca. 1590, Allington Castle, Boxley, Kent, England.  Thomas/John & Margaret (Wyatt) Rogers had:

·         Eleanor Rogers , b. ca. 1514, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England.
·        
Edward Rogers , b. ca. 1511, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England.
·        
Joan Rogers , b. ca. 1515, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England.
·        
William Rogers , b. ca. 1515/1516, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England.
·        
John Rogers  [Reverend] , b. 4 Feb 1507, Deritend, Aston, Warwickshire, England; chr. Chemsford, Essex Co., England; d. 14 Feb 1555, , martyred (burned at the stake), Smithfield/Whitfield[ii], England.

Rev. John Rogers  I

Rev. John Rogers  I , son of Thomas/John & Margaret (Wyatt) Rogers[iii], b. 4 Feb 1507, Deritend[iv], Warwickshire, England; chr. Chemsford, Essex Co., England; d. 14 Feb 1555, martyred (burned at the stake), Smithfield/Whitfield[v], England; m. ca. 1536[vi], Dutchland to Adriana Pratt  (aka Adriana Alids De Weyden  Pratt  Deweyden), daughter of Weyden De Pratt [vii], b. 1511, Brabant, Antwerp, Belgium[viii]; d. ca. 1556-[ix], Smithfield, England.

He graduated from Cambridge in 1525.

First to publish the Bible in English.

Rev. John Rogers  was educated at Cambridge. Leaving there about 1525, he took holy orders in the Roman Catholic Church about 1526, and from that time on his life was one of turmoil and strife in the religious world. He became a leader of the Anglican Reformation, and paid the penalty by being burned at the stake on February 4, 1555, his children being forced to witness the ordeal. He married Adriana Pratt , alias de Weyden, niece of Jacob Von Meteren. They had eleven children

"JOHN Rogers, VICAR OF ST. SEPULCHRE'S, AND READER OF ST. PAUL'S, LONDON"[x]

John Rogers  was educated at Cambridge, and was afterward many years chaplain to the merchant adventurers at Antwerp in Brabant. Here he met with the celebrated martyr William Tyndale, and Miles Coverdale, both voluntary exiles from their country for their aversion to popish superstition and idolatry. They were the instruments of his conversion; and he united with them in that translation of the Bible into English, entitled "The Translation of Thomas Matthew ." From the Scriptures he knew that unlawful vows may be lawfully broken; hence he married, and removed to Wittenberg in Saxony, for the improvement of

learning; and he there learned the Dutch language, and received the charge of a congregation, which he faithfully executed for many years. On King Edward's accession , he left Saxony to promote the work of reformation in England; and, after some time, Nicholas Ridley , then bishop of London, gave him a prebend in St. Paul's Cathedral, and the dean and chapter appointed him reader of the divinity lesson there. Here he continued until Queen Mary's  succession to the throne, when the Gospel and true religion were banished, and the Antichrist of Rome, with his superstition and idolatry, introduced.

The circumstance of Mr. Rogers  having preached at Paul's cross, after Queen Mary arrived at the Tower, has been already stated. He confirmed in his sermon the true doctrine taught in King Edward's time, and exhorted the people to beware of the pestilence of popery, idolatry, and superstition. For this he was called to account, but so ably defended himself that, for that time, he was dismissed. The proclamation of the queen, however, to prohibit true preaching, gave his enemies a new handle against him. Hence he was again summoned before the council, and commanded to keep his house. He did so, though he might have escaped; and though he perceived the state of the true religion to be desperate. He knew he could not want a living in Germany; and he could not forget a wife and ten children, and to seek means to succor them. But all these things were insufficient to induce him to depart, and, when once called to answer in Christ's cause, he stoutly defended it, and hazarded his life for that purpose.

After long imprisonment in his own house, the restless Bonner, bishop of London , caused him to be committed to Newgate, there to be lodged among thieves and murderers.

After Mr. Rogers  had been long and straitly imprisoned, and lodged in Newgate among thieves, often examined, and very uncharitably entreated, and at length unjustly and most cruelly condemned by Stephen Gardiner , bishop of Winchester, the fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord 1555, being Monday in the morning, he was suddenly warned by the keeper of Newgate's wife, to prepare himself for the fire; who, being then sound asleep, could scarce be awaked. At length being raised and awaked, and bid to make haste, then said he, "If it be so, I need not tie my points." And so was had down, first to bishop Bonner to be degraded: which being done, he craved of Bonner but one petition; and Bonner asked what that should be. Mr. Rogers replied that he might speak a few words with his wife before his burning, but that could not be obtained of him.

When the time came that he should 'be brought out of Newgate to Smithfield, the place of his execution, Mr. Woodroofe , one of the sheriffs, first came to Mr. Rogers , and asked him if he would revoke his abominable doctrine, and the evil opinion of the Sacrament of the altar. Mr. Rogers answered, "That which I have preached I will seal with my blood." Then Mr. Woodroofe said, "Thou art an heretic." "That shall be known," quoth Mr. Rogers, "at the Day of judgment." "Well," said Mr. Woodroofe, "I will never pray for thee." "But I will pray for you," said Mr. Rogers; and so was brought the same day, the fourth of February, by the sheriffs, towards Smithfield, saying the Psalm Miserere by the way, all the people wonderfully rejoicing at his constancy; with great praises and thanks to God for the same. And there in the presence of Mr. Rochester, comptroller of the queen's household, Sir Richard Southwell , both the sheriffs, and a great number of people he was burnt to ashes, washing his hands in the flame as he was burning. A little before his burning, his pardon was brought, if he would have recanted; but he utterly

refused it. He was the first martyr of all the blessed company that suffered in Queen Mary's  time that gave the first adventure upon the fire. His wife and children, being eleven in number, ten able to go, and one sucking at her breast, met him by the way, as he went towards Smithfield. This sorrowful sight of his own flesh and blood could nothing move him, but that he constantly and cheerfully took his death with wonderful patience, in the defense and quarrel of the Gospel of Christ."

Rev. John & Adriana (Pratt) Rogers  had ten (10) children:

I.         Bernard Rogers [xi], b. 1543, Wittenburg, Sachsen, Prussia; d. 1564, Scotland; m. ca. 1564 to unknown.
II.       
Phillip Rogers [xii], b. 1547, Wittenberg, Sachsen, Germany.
III.     
Augustin Rogers [xiii], b. 1550, London, Middlesex, England.
IV.    
(Ray) Barnaby Rogers[xiv], b. 1543, Wittenburg, Saxony, England; d. 1627, Boxted, Essex, England.
V.      
Elizabeth Rogers , b. 1553, London, Middlesex, England.
VI.    
Susan Rogers [xv], b. Jan 1532, Brabant, Antwerp, Belgium.
VII.   
John Rogers  I I , b. 10 Sep 1548, England; d. 1601, Chelmsford, Essex, England
VIII. 
Daniel Rogers [xvi], b. ca. 1540, Wittenberg, Sachsen, Prussia; d. 11 Jan 1590, Sunbury, Middlesex, England.
IX.    
Ambrose Rogers [xvii], b. 1540, Wittenberg, Sachsen, Prussia; d. aft. 1591.
X.      
Samuel Rogers [xviii], b. 1545, Wittenberg, Sachsen, Germany.
XI.    
Hester Roger [xix], b. 1555, London, Middlesex, England.

John Rogers  II

John Rogers  II , son of John & Adriana (Pratt) Rogers , b. 10 Sep 1548, England; d. 1601[xx], Chelmsford, Essex, England; m 1st Agnes Carter ; m 2nd Mary (unknown) [xxi],  ca. 1550; d. 1579.

John & Agnes (Carter) Rogers  had:

1.       John Rogers , b. 21 Nov 1538, Wittenberg, Sachsen, Prussia; chr. 21 Nov. 1538, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex, England; d. 3 Jul 1601, Chelmsford, Essex, England; bur. Chelmsford, Essex, England; m. 1567, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex, England to Mary Leete , daughter of Wiliam & Flora (Brown) Leete , b. 1542, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex, England; d. 1579, Essex, England.

John & Mary (Leete) Rogers  had:

2.       Rev. John Rogers  I II , b. 1571, Moulsham, Chelmsford, England; d. 18 Oct 1639
3.      
James Rogers , b. 2 Feb 1614/15, Dedham, Essex Co., England; d. Feb 1686/87, New London, New London County, Ct; m. 1640, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT to Elizabeth Rowland .

John Rogers

1.  John Rogers , son of John & Agnes (Carter) Rogers , b. 21 Nov 1538, Wittenberg, Sachsen, Prussia; chr. 21 Nov. 1538, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex, England; d. 3 Jul 1601, Chelmsford, Essex, England; bur. Chelmsford, Essex, England; m. 1567, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex, England to Mary Leete , daughter of Wiliam & Flora (Brown) Leete , b. 1542, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex, England; d. 1579, Essex, England.

A.       Rev. John Rogers , b. 1571, Moulsham, Chelmsford, Essex, England; chr. 1582, Dedham, Essex, England; d. 18 Oct 1636, Dedham, Essex, England; m. 1595 to Bridget Ray , daughter or Richard & Mary (unknown) Ray , b. 6 Jan 1575/1576.
B.      
Cassandra Rogers , b. ca. 1564 - 1566
C.     
Heckuba Rogers , b. ca. 1568.
D.     
Constantine Rogers , b. c.a. 1570.
E.      
Edward Rogers , b. ca. 1574.
F.      
Varro Rogers , b. ca. 1578.
G.     
Thomas The Pilgrim Rogers , b. 1589, Stratford, Warwick, England; chr. 11 Jul 1587, Stratford On Avo, Warwick, England; d. 12 Nov 1638, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA; bur. 20 Aug 1639, Burial Hill, New Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
H.     
Thomas Rogers , b. 1574; chr. 30 Jan 1574, Deham, Essex, England; d. 14 Jan 1625.
I.        
Mary Rogers , b. 1576; chr. 28 Apr 1576, Dedham, Essex, England.
J.       
Elizabeth Rogers , b. 1577; chr. 21 Jul 1577, Dedham, Essex, England.
K.      
Richard Rogers , b. 1579; chr. 15 Apr 1579, Moulsham, Essex, England.

Rev. John Rogers I II

2.  Rev. John Rogers  I II , son of John & Mary (unknown) Rogers , b. 1571, Moulsham, Chelmsford, England; d. 18 Oct 1639; m. Elizabeth (Gold) Hawes .

James Rogers

3.  James Rogers , son of John & Mary (unknown) Rogers , b. 2 Feb 1614/15, Dedham, Essex Co., England; d. Feb 1686/87, New London, New London County, Ct; m. 1640, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT to Elizabeth Rowland , daughter of Henry Rowland , b. ca. 1620, New London, CT; d. 1708, New London, Connecticut.  James & Elizabeth (Rowland) Rogers had:

·         Samuel Rogers , b. 12 Dec 1640, Stratford, CT; d. 1 Dec 1713, New London, CT; bur. aft. 1 Dec 1713, Old Rogers Cemetery, Montville, New London, CT; m 1st Joanna Williams ; m 2nd 17 cot 1664, Mary Stanton , b. 1643.   Samuel Rowland of Stratford (his grandfather) gave him a large estate.
·        
Joseph Rogers , b. 14 May 1646, Stratford Ct; d. 1697, Waterford, New London, CT; m ca. 1671 to Sarah (unknown) .
·        
John Rogers , b. 1 Dec 1648, Stratford, CT; d. 17 Oct 1721; m 1st 17 Oct 1670, Lyme, CT to Elizabeth Griswald ; m 2nd ca. 1701 to Mary Ransford . Founded the Rogerenes who practiced faith healing and pacifism.
·        
Bathsheba Rogers , b. 30 Dec 1650, Stratford, CT; d. 23 Nov 1711, New London, CT; m 1st Richard Smith ; m 2nd 4 Mar 1668/1669 to Richard Smith.  She became a Rogerene.
·        
Mariner James Rogers , b. 15 Feb 1651/1652, Milford, CT; d. 8 Nov 1714, New London, CT; m. 5 Nov 1674 to Mary Jordan .
·        
Elizabeth Rogers , b. 15 Apr 1658, New London, CT; m. 9 Feb 1681/1682 to Samuel Beebe.
·        
Jonathan Rogers , b. 31 Dec 1655, Milford, New London Co., CT; d. 1697, New London, New London Co., CT; m. 2 Mar 1677/1678, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island to Naomi Burdick .

Rev. John Rogers

A. Rev. John Rogers , son of John & Mary (unknown) Rogers , b. 1568; d. 18 Oct 1636; m. 1595 to Bridget Ray , daughter or Richard & Mary (unknown) Ray , b. 6 Jan 1575/1576.  Rev. John & Bridget (Ray) Rogers had:

i)                     John Rogers , b. 1596
ii)                  
Rev. Nathaniel Rogers , b. 1598
iii)                 
Samuel Rogers , b. 1600.
iv)                 
Daniel Rogers , b. 1602.
v)                  
Bridget Rogers , b. 1604, Dedham, Essex, England; m. 1625, Edmond Angier .
vi)                 
Abigail Rogers , b. 1606.
vii)               
Martha Rogers , b. 1608.

Rev. Nathaniel Rogers

Rev. Nathaniel Rogers , son of Rev. John &) Elizabeth (Gold)(Hawes Rogers, III, b. 1598, Haverhill, England; d. 3 Jul 1655; m. Margaret Crane , daughter of Robert Crane , b. ca. 1600, Coggershall, England; d. 23 Jan 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Rev. Dr. John Rogers

Rev. Dr. John Rogers , son of Rev. Nathaniel & Margaret (Crane) Rogers, b. 23 Jan 1630, Assington, England; d. 2 Jul 1684; m. Elizabeth Denison , daughter of Daniel & Patience (Dudley) Denison , b. 10 Apr 1642.

Rev. John Roger

Rev. John Roger, son of Rev. Dr. John & Elizabeth (Denison) Rogers, b. 7 Jul 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts; d. 28 Dec 1745; m 1st to unknown; m 2nd 4 Mar 1691 to Martha Whittingham , daughter of William & Mary (Lawrence) Whittingham , d. 9 Mar 1759.

William Rogers

William Rogers , son of Rev. John & Martha (Whittingham) Rogers , b. 19 Jul 1697, Massachusetts ; d. bet. 15 Oct 1750 - 3 Apr 1751, Lunenburg Co., VA; m 1st Albemarle Co., VA to Margaret Caldwell , daughter of John & Margaret (Phillips) Caldwell .  Margaret ( Caldwell ) Rogers  m 2nd 1752 to James Mitchell


[i] Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[ii]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[iii]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[iv]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[v]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[vi]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[vii]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[viii]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[ix]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[x]
Fox's Book of Martyrs by Jon Foxe, Chapter 16, Persecutions in England during the Reign of Queen Mary taken from Internet source: http://www.anet-dfw.com/~intowww/martyr/fox16.htm
[xi]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xii]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xiii]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xiv]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xv]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xvi]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xvii]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xviii] Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xix]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net
[xx] Per his will.
[xxi]
Cheryl Marie Gibson, 737 McConnell Lane, Whiteman AFB, MO 65305, gibson@iland.net