Jonathan Rogers, Sr.

Biography

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Jonathan Rogers, son of James and Elizabeth Rowland Rogers, was born, Jan. 7, 1656, the records are at Milford Connecticut but he may have been born at Stratford. He died —, 1697. He was drowned near Gull Island.

He married Mar. 2, 1678, Naomi, daughter of Robert and Ruth (Hubbard) Burdick of Newport, Rhode Island. He was baptized in New London, Mar. 2, 1674—5, by Elder William Hiscox of Newport, and immediately following the baptism, Jonathan and his brothers, James and John, were received as members of the Newport church, having been baptized some time previous by Mr. John Crandall of Westerly, R. I. (Hubbard's Record.)

His widow married (2) Mar. 11, 1703, John, son of William and Agnes Keeney, as his second wife. Jonathan Rogers lived upon a farm on the Great Neck, given him by his father, which was also owned by his son Jonathan. The stone house occupied by the latter is still standing near the site of the house built by his father.

The accepted tradition of his accidental death is as follows:

A descendant of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers (SIC??) had shot a seal and went for it on a log. He attached one end of a rope to the seal and the other end to his own body, in order to have free use of his hands. The seal revived and in the struggle Mr. Rogers was drawn under the water and held there. It is further stated that his son Jonathan twelve (seven) years of age , was with his father and saw him go down. This Tradition, however , suggest that his son Jonathan was born incirca 1683 (1689). Newport, and immediately following the baptism, Jonathan and his brothers, James and John, were received as members of the Newport church having been baptized some time previous by Mr. John Crandall [ g.v. ] ofWesterly , RI. (Hubbard's Record). which was also owned by his son Jonathan. As late as 1902 , the stonehouse occupied father. the sabbath in principles, from which he never swerved. His family became the nucleus of a small denomination on the Great Neck which has ever since existed. From generation to generation they connected themselves with churches of their own faith in Road Island, at first with that of Newport, and afterwards with that of Hopkinton and Westerly, until in theyear 1784, 109 years after the baptism of their founder, Jonathan Rogers,they were organized into a distinctive church. Noah Wells, taken in Nov. 1697, was as follows: was built by Jonathan Rogers and which he formerly lived in. A. 102 A. in Great Neck pasture. 50 A. wet land in Neck. 8 cows, a bull, a mare, and 92 sheep. I feather bed, 2 blankets, 3 pr. sheets. Turndlebed, I fry pan and pewter, iron pot and kettle, 2 pot hooks, I pairprongs, 2 woolen wheels and a harping iron. Rods and fishing lines. Cart, wheels, and plow irons. 2 saddles Axes & Rams.

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Family

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BURDICK/2000-03/09534...

He was married to Naomi BURDICK (daughter of Robert BURDICK and Ruth HUBBARD) on 2 Mar 1678 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island. Naomi BURDICK was born about 1658 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. She died in New London, New London County, Connecticut.

Jonathan ROGERS and Naomi BURDICK had the following children:

• 13 i. Ruth ROGERS was born ~1678 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married William Beebe Sr.
• +14 ii. Elizabeth ROGERS. Married James Smith.
• +15 iii. Naomi ROGERS. Married Benjamin Fox
• +16 iv. Content ROGERS. m. (1) May 1, 1707, Jonathan Maxson, b. 1680; d. Nov. 20, 1732, son of John and Mary (Moshier) of Westerly; m. (2) Richard Lake; m. (3) Jan 24, 1756, by Eld. Thomas Clarke, to Timothy Peckham.
• +17 v. Jonathon ROGERS. Only son. Married Judith. Judith's maiden name may have been Potter or Maxson.
• +18 vi. Rachel ROGERS. Married Samuel Fox, Jr.
• +19 vii. Catherine ROGERS. Married William Brookfield, Jr.

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