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
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John Rogers of Dedham Biography
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
The Will of John Rogers, haberdasher
John Rogers of Colchester in the County of Essex, haberdasher, 7 July 1628, proved 3 October 1628. Continue reading
The Will of Dorothy Rogers
Dorothy Rogers of Dedham in the County of Essex, widow, 16 April 1640, proved 6 October 1640. Continue reading
The Will of John Rogers of Dedham, minister
John Rogers, minister of God’s word in Dedham, 14 October 1636, proved 20 February 1636/7. Continue reading
The Will of John Hawes
John Hawes the elder of St. Lawrence in the County of Essex, yeoman, 7 August 1613, proved 12 October 1613. Continue reading

