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Thomas Rogers
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| Birth: Before
1572, Watford, Northampton, England, son of William and Eleanor Rogers. |
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It covers every descendant of his for the first four generations,
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Marriage:
- Alice Cosford, 24 October 1597, Watford, Northampton, England,
daughter of George Cosford.
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| Death:
Sometime the first winter at Plymouth. |
| Children: Thomas
(died young), Richard (died young), Joseph, John, Elizabeth and
Margaret. |
Biographical Summary
Thomas Rogers was born in Watford,
Northampton, England, the son of William and Eleanor Rogers. He
married Alice Cosford in 1597. All his children were baptized
and/or buried in Watford. He brought his wife and family to
Leiden, Holland, where he became a citizen of Leiden on 25 June 1618,
where he is called a camlet merchant. On
1 April 1620, he sold his house on Barbarasteeg for 300 guilders,
apparently in preparation for his voyage on the Mayflower. He came
on the Mayflower with eldest son Joseph, leaving behind in Leiden
his son John, daughters Elizabeth and Margaret, and wife Alice.
Thomas Rogers died the first winter at Plymouth, leaving behind his
18-year old son Joseph. His wife and children that were left
behind in Leiden are found in the 1622 poll tax of Leiden, and were
termed "poor people" and "without means". Children Elizabeth and
Margaret apparently came to New England later, but where they lived or
who they married with remain unknown. Son John came to Plymouth
about 1630, and there married Anna Churchman, on 16 April 1639. |
Additional Resources
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Published Research
- Clifford L. Stott, "The English Ancestry of Pilgrim Thomas Rogers
and His Wife Alice (Cosford) Rogers, The Genealogist
10:138-149.
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