RICHARD ROGERS (1551-1618); Puritan divine and author. Rogers was born in Moulsham, a parish of Chelmsford, Essex, and baptised there on 29 June 1551. He matriculated as a sizar at Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1566 and graduated A.B. in 1571, in which year he was ordained deacon and priest. He later migrated to Caius College and received his M.A. in 1574. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Moulsham
The Will of Thomas Rogers of Moulsham, shoemaker
Thomas Rogers of the hamlet of Mulsham in the County of Essex, shoemaker, written, 23 May 1625, proved at Chelmsford 14 January 1625/6. Continue reading
Thomas Rogers of Moulsham ‘shoemaker’
Thomas Rogers and Sara his first wife only had one son, Thomas, before her death. Continue reading
The Will of John Rogers of Moulsham, shoemaker
John Rogers of Mulsham, parish of Chelmsford, County of Essex, shoemaker, 10 June 1601. Continue reading
UPDATE: John Rogers at Cambridge
John Rogers’ record from Cambridge tells us he was admitted as a sizar at Emmanuel, on 4 Feb 1587/8. Continue reading
John Rogers of Moulsham ‘shoemaker’
John Rogers, shoemaker of Moulsham, was the brother of Richard Rogers and Mary Rogers Duckfield. They were the children of John Rogers, the younger, and Agnes his wife. Continue reading
