Doswell Rogers, Sr.

DNA evidence supporting his wife was a daughter of Elisha Wallen discussed here http://jenniferhsrn.blogspot.com/2015/08/longhunter-roots-and-dna.html

Doswell brought the whole family across the Blue Ridge in 1770.

Doswell was living in Halifax Co., VA in 1762 and 1763. Doswell is found in the deed records of Fincastle and as a member of the militia.

Doswell Rogers was out hunting land on the Clinch in 1773/1774. Doswell signed his deeds with an ‘R’. On 10 Nov 1795, Doswell sold land in Lee Co., VA to his son, Thomas.

His horse served for 29 days as horse hire during August 1774; the horse participated at the Battle of Point Pleasant, on the Ohio River - Lord Dunmore’s War.

The Battle of Point Pleasant was the first battle of the American Revolution. The colonists battled the Native Americans who were allies with the British at the time. The Colonists rebelled and refused to follow their British commander, Lord Dunmore. This battle is sometimes referred to as Dunmore's War.

He signed the Oath of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia and refused all allegiances to King George the Third of Great Britain on 30 Sept 1777, enlisting in Cox's Company. While he did serve in the Continental Army under George Washington, there is no record of Doswell Rogers personally participating in any battle of the American Revolution. He was not a regular soldier and did not see action in any of the major Southern campaigns.

The parents of Doswell Rogers born in 1736 in York Co. VA are Adduston Rogers and Catherine Doswell as proved by documents in York Co. VA and FamilyTree DNA.

Doswell had a son William. William does NOT have a documented middle name. All of his documents say William Rogers.

Doswell Rogers did NOT serve in the Continental Army. He was not in any major battles of the Revolutionary War. He served in the militia in VA during the war.

DESCENDANTS OF DOSWELL ROGERS

I was told by mistake at the VA State Archives 40 years ago that Doswell Rogers had gone to the Battle of Point Pleasant. I have now been able to document that he did NOT go. At the last minute his commanding officer was told to send him out to the Clinch River to build forts for the settlers who were being killed by the Indians. Daniel Boone was his Lt.

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ROGERS, DOSWELL Ancestor #: A098009
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 1736 YORK CO VIRGINIA
Death: POST 7-26-1812 LEE CO VIRGINIA
Service Source: VA MAG OF HIST & BIOG, JUL 1938, VOL 46, P 259
Service Description: 1) SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, MONTGOMERY CO, 9-30-1777

RESIDENCE
1) County: MONTGOMERY CO - State: VIRGINIA

SPOUSE
Number Name
1) X X

Child [Spouse #] Spouse
WILLIAM [2] SUSANNAH WALLING HEARD
WILLIAM [1] ROSEY HEARD

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Notes

e Rogers writes:

I have two deed records from Wythe Co. VA dated 1792 where ANN (unknown) swears that she is the wife of Doswell Rogers. I went to the courthouse and had copies made which I have in my Rogers folder.

Adduston Rogers, Jr. was the son of Adduston Rogers, Sr. and Catherine Doswell. He was born 26 April 1731 according to the Charles Parish Records in York Co. VA by Landon C. Bell. Adduston Rogers, Jr. is NOT the father of Doswell Rogers who was born in 1736.

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 15 2018, 20:21:52 UTC
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 19 2018, 16:21:19 UTC

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