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 (1598-1655)
Congregational minister. Rogers was born Haverhill, Suffolk, the second son of John Rogers, the lecturer of Dedham, Essex. Continue reading
This John Rogers brings us to at least the third generation of this family from Moulsham,
and if my thoughts are correct on the matter, we can add John Rogers ‘the elder’; which makes John of Dedham at least the fourth generation to carry the name of John.
John was much loved by most of the people and other ministers in his area of Essex and Suffolk, but that also meant he was much hated by Bishop Wren and Archbishop Laud. As a result, John suffered their retribution, along with many of his friends and associates.
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John Rogers’ record from Cambridge tells us he was admitted as a sizar at Emmanuel, on 4 Feb 1587/8. Continue reading
Richard Rogers 1551-1618
Richard Rogers is one of those people who are very close to my heart. I love the teachings that he left to us. They may be written in a stuffy, old fashioned way, but they are just as true today as they were in the 1600s and I’m grateful that there is a renewed interest in the teachings of the Puritans. Like most of the ministers in his day, Richard Rogers had his share of run-ins with the authorities. However, he managed to survive the conflicts and established a good, strong ministry in Wethersfield. Continue reading
St. Mary's, Haverhill Suffolk
The Ward families are well represented among the clergy for several hundred years, in England and New England. The Clergy of the Church of England Database Project (CCEd) has 246 listed under the name of WARD and 61 listed under the name WARDE.
http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/index.html
This story follows a small portion of my research on a few of these families. Continue reading