Category Archives: Rogers Family

The Will of Richard Rogers of Wethersfield

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St. Mary Magdadlene churchyard, Wethersfield

In the name of God Amen; the sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord God after the computation of the Church of England one thousand six hundred and eighteen. I Richard Rogers of Wethersfield in the county of Essex, preacher, being at this present (praised be god for it) in health of body yet considering the transitory and uncertain estate of all earthly things, do therefore make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following: Continue reading →

John Rogers of Dedham Biography

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St. Mary the Virgin, Dedham, Essex

JOHN ROGERS (ca.1570-1636)

Church of England clergyman, of a godly family, and part of a puritan clerical stock within Essex and Suffolk. His uncle was Richard Rogers, the famous lecturer of Wethersfield, and it was Richard who provided for his nephew’s troubled education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Continue reading →

Nathaniel Rogers Biography

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NATHANIEL ROGERS (1598-1655)

Congregational minister. Rogers was born Haverhill, Suffolk, the second son of John Rogers, the lecturer of Dedham, Essex. Continue reading →

The Will of Nathaniel Rogers of Ipswich, Mass., minister

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The will of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, Pastor of the Church at Ipswich, taken from his own mouth, July 3, Anno Domini 1655, was proved in court at Ipswich, 25-7-1655. Continue reading →

The Will of Dorothy Rogers

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Dorothy Rogers of Dedham in the County of Essex, widow, 16 April 1640, proved 6 October 1640. Continue reading →