William Rogers, Sr., of Watford

William Rogers of Watford was born Abt 1510 Watford, Northamptonshire, England. He left a will in 1553 at Watford, Northamptonshire, England and died in April 1553 at Watford, Northamptonshire, England.

Parents: not known

Married:

1. before 1540 to Joan, whose parents are not known.

7 children of William Watford and Joan (3 are named in will; 4 are not known)

1. Edward
2. William Watford - b.c.1540, m. ELEANOR ______ (m.2. 4 July 1586 Watford, William Lyne (will 30 Mar-28 Apr. 1598, bur. 16 Apr. 1598 Long Buckby), bur. 23 May 1607 Long Buckby, Northampton), will 13 Aug. 1585 Watford, Northampton bur. 14 Aug. 1585 Watford
3. Elizabeth- b.c.1550, m. John Cole, bur. 6 Feb. 1626/7 Watford
4. ______- m. Alexander Garle

Will

• The Last Will and Testament of William Rogers, from the Thomas Rogers website

WILLIAM ROGERS OF WATFORD (1553)

In the name of god Amen in the yeare of or lord god 1553 and in ye VIIth yeare of the Reyngne of oure sovergne lord Edward ye sixth… The XXth day of Aprill I Willm Rogs of Watford sycke in body and hole in mynde do maike this my last will and testament in manr and forme folowyng ffirst I bequeath my soule to almighty god and his blyssyd mother ye virgin Mary and to all ye heavenly company and my body to be buried in ye chyrche yard of Watford

Item I bequethe the mother church of Peterborough ii to ye poore mans boxe ii

Item I give to my chyldn that I have which are seven in number x1s apece and one to be Anothers hayer and thaye to resave (receive) theyre pts at ye age of xvi years

Item I give Edward my sone a new brasse pott beside his part aforenamyd

Item I maike Jone my fyffe my sole executrix to despose ye residue of my goods to gods pleasure… and I maike my brother Ryc (Richard) Nicholas Hawell and Thomas Sabyn and alijs.. (proved 19 May 1533)

Links

• Thomas Rogers Society
• Watford, Northamptonshire
• Our Palmer & Howard Families: William Rogers (1510 - 1553)
• A New England Genealogy: Genealogy of George Rogers
• Pilgrim Fathers - Watford

Citations

1. [S14] Clifford L. Stott, "English Ancestry of the Pilgrim Thomas Rogers and His Wife Alice (Cosford) Rogers", Genealogist, The 10 no.2 (1989): 138-149. Hereinafter cited as "English Ancestry of Thomas Rogers."
2. [S14] Clifford L. Stott, "English Ancestry of the Pilgrim Thomas Rogers and His Wife Alice (Cosford) Rogers", Genealogist, The 10 no.2 (1989): p. 143. Hereinafter cited as "English Ancestry of Thomas Rogers."
3. [S59] The Genealogist (journal), American Society of Genealogists, (New York, Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy), 10:138-149 The English Ancestry of the Pilgrim Thomas Rogers and His Wife Alice (Cosford) Rogers (Reliability: 0), 1 Sep 2000.

Birth: unknown Death: 1553

Family links:

Children:

 William Rogers (1530 - 1585)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: St Peter and St Paul Church Watford Daventry District Northamptonshire, England