Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Rogers

Male Bef 1686 - 1718  (> 32 years)


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  • Name John Rogers 
    Birth Bef 1686 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Jan 1718  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15834  Tree1
    Last Modified 18 May 2024 

    Family ID F6138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Mason,   b. Abt 1695, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1748, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Marriage 1713  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rodham Rogers,   b. 1713, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1737, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 25 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2024 

    Family 2 Anne Courts,   b. 29 Aug 1693, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 5 Sep 1712, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 19 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1709  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Rogers,   b. Abt 1710, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1734, Charles County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 24 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F2090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2024 

    Family 3 Isabell Orrill,   b. Abt 1693, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1708, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 15 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1706  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richard Rogers,   b. 1708, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1765, Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F2095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2024 

  • Notes 

    • On Oct 15,1702 John Rogers arrived in St Marys County, MD on the ship "The John" owned by him.
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      Rogers, John, gent., Charles County, 4th Nov., 1717; 13th Jan., 1718.
      To wife Eliza:, extx., dwel. plan. [not named], for life, and personalty.
      To son Richard, personalty when of age, and 10,000 lbs. of tobacco to be sold during his minority for his education, remainder to be paid him at majority.
      To son John, interest poss. by test. in right of his (John's) mother, deceased, to part of estate of Charity Courts, in hands of his uncle, John Courts (to be administered), and personalty to be pd. when he comes of age; also testator's interest in tract of land in Pr. Geo. County, called "Clean Drinking,"' and any estate falling to testator by death of any of his uncles or relations.
      To son Roadham, dwel. plan. at decease of his mother, and personalty, also land testator had with his mother.
      To Rev. Wm. Maconchie., for the church, personalty.
      To Alex. Contee, John Courts, Robert and Sam. Hanson, neighbor Mary Theobalds and to Johanna Price, personalty.
      Test. directs that his servant, Wm. Sympson., be discharged from service on 25th Dec. next.
      Shd. son Richard die before he is of age, bequests made to him to pass to sons John and Roadham, or survivor. Shd, son Roadham die before he is of age, lands bequeathed him to pass to son Rich., and in ease of his death, to son John. In case of son John's death without issue., to pass to nearest of blood.
      Residue of estate to be divided equally among wife and 3 child. and unborn child.
      Wife to have charge of child. during their minority. Shd. she marry, Alex. Contee to have care of Rich. and John.
      Test: Jno. Hanson, Jno. Chunn, Rich. Bell 14. 521.
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      John Rogers (gentleman) 1.279 CH £425.9.10 May 22 1718 Sep 18 1718
      Appraisers: John Fendall, Robert Hanson.
      Creditors: Robert Hanson, A. Contee.
      Next of kin: Robert Hanson, A. Contee.
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      John Rogers 2.158 A CH £425.9.10 £146.1.5 Sep 9 1719
      Received from: Samuel Hanson.
      Payments to: John Walthen, William Groves, George Elgin, William Wally, William Chandler, Dr. Brown, Thomas Lambert, Richard Bell, Stephen Cawley, Timothy Carrington, Patrick Connelly, Cornelius Wildman, John Gaullake, John Riggin.
      Executrix: wife (unnamed) of Daniel Jenifer.
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      John Rodgers 3,308 A CH £266,18.4 Mar 1721
      Payments to: Hon. Lloyd, John Morton, Steven Cawly, Samuell Harrison, Moses Adney, Robertt Hanson, John Speak, Steven Mankin, Oliver Bute, P. Pratchett, James Carrell, Phill. Hemsley
      Executrix: Elisabeth Jenifer, wife of Mr. Daniell Jenifer (also Daniell Junefier).
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      John Rogers 4,88 A CH £140.8.7 £124,13.5 Apr 4 1721
      Received from: Mr. Samuel Hanson, Mr, Thomas Stone, Mr. John Beale, Robert Taylor.
      Payments to: Mr. Chandler, Samuel Hanson, Mr. Alexander Conteel Thomas Bordley, Esq., Mr. Benjamin Tasker (administrator of William Bladent Esq.), John Manning, Mr. Samuel Hanson, John Hart, Esq,, Mr, Dulany, Mr. Alexander Contee due to Thomas Brook, Esq,, Pryor Smallwood, John Clark, Moses Adny.
      Exec
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      John Rogers 5,356 A CH £109,16,2 £71,11,5 Jan 24 1723
      Received from: William Marea Farthing,
      Payments to: John Stromatt, Phil, Lloyd, Esq., William Holland, Esq., executor of P. Lloyd, Esq, Daniel Dulany,, Esq., Thomas Coombes, Richard Edelin, Fr. Goodrick, Jr., Mathew Barnes, William Wills, William Hoskins, Thomas Osburn, Elinor Midwife, executor of Col. Lloyd, James Bowles. Esq., Hickford Leman, Richard Edelen.
      Executrix: Elisabeth Jenifer, wife of Daniel Jenifer,

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      Charles County Maryland Circuit Court Records, Liber H#2, Page 84
      26 Aug 1717; Here died Mr. John Rogers late clerk; succeeded in the office by A. Contee
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      Charles County Circuit Court, Land Records, Liber D#2, Page 37
      3 Apr 1713; Indenture between William Middleton, planter, and Edmond Maning, planter; for 600# tobacco; binds his son John Maning, age 10 on 16 Mar last; bound to age 21; /s/ Edmond Maning (mark); /s/ John Rogers, John Brucke
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      Charles County Court Records, June 1738 Court, Liber T#2, Page 469.
      Jul 15, 1737. Charles Courts, Adm'r of Jno Rogers - D'r. To the decd's estate then accounted for - 6.18.9. By disbursements allowed - £3.15.7%. To be secured and disposed - 3.3.1%.
      6.18.9.
      Representatives are not known to the office.
      Richard Marshall & James Mankin, both of CC, Sureties. Signed per order Wm. Rogers, Reg'r.
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      John Elder 35A.359 A CH £13.15.0 #9888 May 7 1714
      The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #3300.
      Received from: Robert Sanders, Edward Williams, Jos. Parker, William Benson, William Stone, Elisabeth Barton, Roger Yopp, Francis Robinson.
      Payments to: John Rogers, Edward Sanders, Capt. Thomas Dent, Jos. Manning.
      Executor: John Sanders.
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      Charles County Land Records, Liber C#2 Page 215
      6 Feb 17 10/11; William Harbert, Gent., for 8,000# tobacco, assigns Patrick Calihand, planter; shallop William Mary -----; all her tack and apparel registered 1 May 1710; /s/ Wm. Harbert; wit. Jno. Rogers, Charles Jones
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      Charles County Circuit Court, Land Records, Liber D#2, Page 2, Court of August 1711
      John Rogers, Clerk of the county, registers cattle mark
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      Col. John Courts 34.75 A CH £1793.11.2 £1491.3.1 Sep 5 1712
      Payments to: widow (unnamed, 1/3rd), Mr. John Rogers who married Anne Courts (daughter).
      Legatees: widow (unnamed), Henry Courts (child), John Courts (child), Charles Courts (child).
      Mentions: Hery Courts (also Henry Courts) (child, dead) and his mother Madam Charity Courts.
      Administrators: Philemon Hemsley and his wife Mary Hemsley. Unadministered by Col. John Contee.
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      Charles County Land Records, Liber F#2, Page 72
      12 8ber 1715; Recorded at request of John Rogers, clerk:
      20 May 1714; Indenture between John Rogers, Gent., and Mary Russell, widow; Mary binds her son, Michael Richard Sotherland, to John Rogers to age 21; /s/ Mary Russell; wit Thomas Crabb; 20 May 1713 ack. by Mary Russell
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      Charles County Land Records, Liber M#2 Page 206.
      At the request of Majr Robert Hanson of CC, the following deed was recorded May 1, 1730.
      Apr 30, 1730 from Richard Rogers of St Mary's County, son of John Rogers, late of CC, decd, to Robert Hanson of CC, Gent, for 2500 lbs of tobacco, 2 lots of land formerly laid out in Chandler Town in CC for John Rogers, father of sd Richard Rogers, whereon sd John Rogers built, improved, and formerly dwelt. Signed - Rich Rogers. Wit Thos Stone*, Richard Stone, Wm Stone*.
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      Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F -
      Charles County: Philip Hoskins and John Fendell came before John Rogers to acknowledge deed Charles County: James Neale, Sen., and Elizabeth his wife acknowledged gift of St. Dorothy', 630 acres and St. Anthony's 360 acres
      Alienation: At the request of Mr. Edward Cole 26 Jan 1712, St. Mary's County, Joshua Doyne was empowered by Henry Darnall to collect 19s7p
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      Charles County Land Record Book X No. 2, 1743-1744; Page 14. At the request of John Muschett of CC, the following deed was recorded on Aug 3, 1743.
      May 16, 1743 from Richd Rogers of Stafford County, VA, to John Monte of CC, merchant. John Rogers, late of CC, Gent, deceased, owned a certain tract of land on Portobacco Cr, containing about 200 acres whereon the said John Rogers dwelt. By his will, sd John gave the tract to his son, Rhodam Rogers, and in case of his death, to his son, Richard, party to these presents, and in case of the death of the said Richard, then to his son, John Rogers, and in case of his death, to the nearest of blood. Said Jno Rogers is dead, and afd Rhodam Rogers is long absent and not heard from .. Now this deed witnesses that the said Rich'd Rogers, for 80 £current money of Virginia and 7000 pounds of merchantable Maryland tobacco, all the plantation, tract, or parcel of land above-mentioned. Signed - R Rogers. Wit - Thos Stone, Walter Hanson.
      I, Mary Rogers of the County of Stafford in Virginia, wife of Richard Rogers of same, appoint Mr. Ralph Falkner of CC my true and lawful attorney, to acknowledge this deed for me, and to relinquish my right of dower. Signed Jun 15, 1746 - Mary (X her mark) Rogers. Wit - John Makay, John Moncure, James Scott. This deed was acknowledged by Ralph Falkner.
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      Liverpool, England to Annapolis, Maryland 18 October 1716
      A List of the Rebell prisoners transported into this province in the
      Ship Good Speed, on the 18th Day of October, Anno Domini 1716, with
      the names of the persons who purchased them:

      Prisoners Names. Purchasers.
      Wm. Simpson John Rogers

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