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John Rogers

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Death: April 28, 1761 (78-87)
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Rogers, of Newport and Sarah Rogers
Husband of Jane Rogers
Brother of Captain James R Rogers, I; Sarah Wells; Thomas Rogers, Jr.; Jeremiah Rogers; Robert Rogers and 3 others

Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke
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About John Rogers

John Rogers (1678 - 1761) was the son of Thomas Rogers, of Newport and Sarah.

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-3005

Jane Brown was born in 1677 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Her father was William Brown and her mother's name was Sutton.

She married John Rogers before 1699.

Children and Grandchildren mention on John Rogers Will: [1]

  1. Jonathan Rogers [2]
  2. Thomas Rogers
  3. James Rogers
  4. John Rogers, died before 1747, had sons John and Thomas
  5. Sarah Gardner, wife of Benoi Gardner
  6. Martha Runnells, widow
  7. Elizabeth Pike

One more possible child based on birth record. Not on Will in the Magazine source above so probably passed before his father wrote his Will:

William Rogers [3]

Her husband died in 1761.

She died September 20, 1769 in Newport, Rhode Island and was buried at Common Burying Ground, Newport. [4] Her FAG page has both date and place of birth and death and a link to her husband's.

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John Rogers's Timeline

1678
1678
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
1761
April 28, 1761
Age 83
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island