Elizabeth Williams

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Thomas Rogers and Joseph Rogers

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rogers-281

Elizabeth Williams formerly Rogers

Born before 1652 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, New England [uncertain]

Daughter of John Rogers of Duxbury and Anna (Churchman) Rogers

Sister of John Rogers, Hannah (Rogers) Williams and Abigail (Rogers) Richmond

Wife of Nathaniel Williams — married 17 Nov 1668 (to 16 Aug 1692) in Taunton, Plymouth Colony, New England

Mother of John Williams, Nathaniel Williams and Elizabeth (Williams) Macomber

Died after 7 Mar 1703 in Province of Massachusetts Bay[uncertain]

Profile last modified 12 Jun 2019 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Elizabeth (Rogers) Williams was related to a passenger on the Mayflower.

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Biography

Elizabeth Rogers was born before 1652, probably in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, the daughter of John and Anna (Churchman) Rogers.[1]

She married Nathaniel Williams at Taunton on 17 November 1668,[2] the son of Richard and Frances (Dighton) Williams. Nathaniel was born Taunton on 17 November 1639, died there 16 August 1692.

The inventory of Nathaniel's estate was taken 26 December 1692, and a division of his estate was made on 25 July 1698. The division named Elizabeth his widow, eldest son John, second son Nathaniel, their grandmother Williams, and only daughter Elizabeth who was a minor and unmarried.[3]

Elizabeth died after 07 March 1703, the date that her mother-in-law, Frances Williams, made a bequest to Elizabeth in her will.[4]

Children born Taunton:[2]

John, b. 27 Aug 1675 Nathaniel, b. 9 or 29 April 1679 Elizabeth, b. 18 April 1686 Research Notes

A previous version of this profile gave a death location of Newbury, Essex Co. with no source. No death record found for an Elizabeth or widow Williams in Newbury VRs.

Sources

↑ Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 [1st printing]), pp. 8, 17-18. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edgar H. Reed, "Marriages, Births and Deaths at Taunton, Mass." NEHGR Vol. 17(1863):232. ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "The Estate of Deacon Nathaniel Williams" Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 22(1920):60-62 ↑ Bristol County Probate Records, Vol. 2:152 Will of Frances Williams 1703. See also:

Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen: Thomas Rogers, Edition: Ann T. Reeves, Volume: 19, by Alice W.A. Westgate (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000) pp. 17-18. Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633, by Robert Charles Anderson (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004) William Richard Cutter, A. M., Genealogy - Boston and Eastern Massachusetts (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908). Samuel Deane, History of Scituate Massachusetts from Its First Settlement to 1831 (Clearfield). Frost, Josephine C., Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and His Wife Lucy Tufts Williams (Not Published, 1920) Page 29 Lineage recorded in Thomas Rogers Society's Webpage Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 June 2019), memorial page for Elizabeth Rogers Williams (1652–7 Mar 1703), Find A Grave: Memorial #84416719; Maintained by Little Macomber (contributor 47283732) Unknown. (No gravestone, no sources.) Mayflower Project Checklist Completed

From the Thomas Rogers Society website:

http://www.thomasrogerssociety.com/p1.htm#i30

Elizabeth Rogers [1]

F, b. before 1652, d. after 7 March 1703

Elizabeth Rogers was born before 1652 at prob., Duxbury. She was the daughter of John Rogers and Anna Churchman.[2] Elizabeth Rogers married Nathaniel Williams, son of Richard Williams and Frances Dighton, on 17 November 1668 at Taunton. Her married name was Williams. Elizabeth Rogers died after 7 March 1703.

Children of Elizabeth Rogers and Nathaniel Williams

1. John Williams+ b. 27 Aug 1675, d. 18 Aug 1724
2. Nathaniel Williams+ b. 9 or 29 Apr 1679, d. 24 Aug 1726
3. Elizabeth Williams+ b. 18 Apr 1686, d. 2 May 1732

Elizabeth (Rogers) Williams is a granddaughter of Thomas Rogers who was a passenger on the voyage of the Mayflower that landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, and died in the first brutal winter.

Citations

[S1] Ann T. [Revised by], (Originally compiled by Alice W. A. Westgate) Reeves, Rogers-Silver, p. 17.

[S1] Ann T. [Revised by], (Originally compiled by Alice W. A. Westgate) Reeves, Rogers-Silver, p. 14.

From the Mayflower Database data page:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~steadman/wga62.html

Rogers, Elizabeth (<1652 - 1703)

b. Bef 1652

d. 7 Mar 1703

father: Rogers, John(~1614 - 1692)

mother: Churchman, Anna(*1617 - )

per Mayflower records

Mayflower Families - Thomas Rogers; Family 13 Mayflower Families - Thomas Rogers; Family 3

spouse: Williams, Nathaniel (1639 - 1692)

- m. 17 Nov 1668 in Taunton,Bristol,MA

1. Williams, John (1675 - )
2. Williams, Nathaniel (~1679 - )
3. Elizabeth (1686 - 1732)