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• Author	James Swift Rogers
  Publisher	The Compiler, Boston, 1902
  Editor	New London Historical Society
  Page	54, 87, 88 and others
  Periodical	James Rogers of New London, CT and His Descendants
  Source Type	Book
  Source ID	S1355
  Text	p. 53-54 James Rogers (Joseph, James), born 1672, in New London; died July 20, 1721. He was killed by the discharge of a gun set by the Indians to kill a fox; married Mar 27, 1699, Sarah Stevens of Killingworth, CT, died Jan 4, 1752; she was probably daughter of James and Mary Stevens Her sister, Mary, was wife of Lieut. Joseph Harris, they being parents of Grace Harris, who married James (66) Rogers. He lied upon the Great Neck, Waterford, having the Paquaoag farm lying eastward of Robin Hood’s Bay, “bounded west on said by by the clam pond, southerly by a white oak, marked on four sides and a little salt brook that cometh into a little cove by a small piece of marsh, easterly bounded by a swamp and northerly witha fence dividing it from land of James. Children, all born in New London or Waterford: Sarah, b. May 13, 1700, m pub, Feb 25, 1720, Matthew, son fo George Smith of Lyme 49 Anna, b. Nov 27, 1701; m. Jonathan Weeks 50 Jerusha, b. Jan 15, 1705-6, m. William Beebe Jr 51 Abi, b. Mar 28, 1708, m. Ebenezer Darrow 52 Hanna, b. Aug 3, 1710; m Ezekiel Beebe 53 Zerviah (or Serviah), b. Sept 8, 1713; m Samuel Powers 54 Priscilla, b Feb 8, 1714-5; m Jonathan Leach 55 James, b. July 6, 1717; m. Mehitable Newbury 56 Mary, b. May 18, 1719; m. Joseph Leach 53. Zerviah (or Serviah) Rogers (James, Joseph, James) born Sept 8 1713, in New London; died April 24, 1754; married Mar 22, 1738-9, Samuel, son of Joseph and Abigail Powers of So. Kingston, R. I., died Feb 7, 1791; he married (2) May 20, 1756, Martha Browning, born Nov 19, 1733; died April 14, 1816. Children (Powers) by Zervia: Mary, b Sep 9, 1741; m. — Smith Jerusha, b. Mar 11 1742; m. — Angell Joshua, b. Feb 2, 1745; m. his cousin Elizabeth Rogers [see 113] Esther, b. Jan 15 1747; m. — Smith Joseph, b. Dec 28, 1748; d May 7, 1760 Zervia, b. Dec 9 1751; d May 13 1760 Children (Powers) by Martha Browning: Samuel, b. April 5, 1758 Abigail, b. Dec 4, 1759; m Stevens (114) Rogers; m. (2) — Byrne Ann, b April 22, 1762 Hazard, b mar 28 1764; m Hannah (264) Rogers Joseph, b. May 24, 1766. Lydia, b. Feb 6 1768 Martha, b. April 18, 1770 Sarah, b. Feb 26, 1771 Emma, b. Mar 31 1774 p.88 55. James Rogers (James, Joseph, James), born July 6, 1717, in Waterford, Ct; died April 20, 1790; married Jan 24, 1745, Mehitable, daughter of Nathaniel Newbury and granddaughter of Elizabeth (Rogers) Beebe [see 8], born May 2, 1724; died Dec 8, 1787, she was buried in the “Pepper Box” burying-ground… Children, all born in Waterford: 112 Mehitable, b June 15, 1746; m. John Tinker Sarah, b. Aug 9, 1748; m Jan 4 1776, William Moore, 2d… 113 Elizabeth, b Nov 12, 1749; m. Joshua Powers James, b Oct 6, 1751; d. Aug 17, 1827; m Dec 9, 1783, Sarah Fisk. No chldren. Amos, b. April 3, 1753; d. inf Solomon, b. June 9, 1754, m. Lucretia Parker… Hannah, b. Jan 11, 1756, m. Eber Merriman 114 Stevens, b. Mar 14, 1758; m Abigail Powers 115 Mary, b. Jan 21, 1760; m. Paul Beebe 116 Isaac, b. June 30, 1762; m Mary [Polly] Griffin. p. 127 114. Stevens Rogers (James, James, Joseph, James), born Mar 14 1758; died July 25, 1811, married April 11, 1786, Abigail Powers, born Dec 4, 1759; died Dec 9, 1856; she was his cousin and daughter of Samuel adn Zervia (53 Rogers) Powers. She married (2) a Mr. Byrne of Windham, CT. Stevens Rogers was a farmer on the Great Neck; he received Goshen farm from his father, and also land in Niantic. Children born in Great Neck (since known as Waterford, CT): Sarah, b. Mar 6 1787; m Amos (308) Rogers 236 Stevens, b. Feb 13, 1789, m. Mary Rogers Lydia, b. Jan 2, 1791, of Waterfod; m Mar 6, 1814, John Byrne Jr., probably her step-brother Abigail, b. Sep 24, 1792; m. Dea Gilbert (310) Rogers, brother of above Amos and Mary p. 98: (Children of Samuel Rogers 1713-1805): …born in New London… Bathsheba, b. Mar 20 1748; m Aug 13, 1787, Daniel Byrnes. They had a son Daniel, who m. Fanny, dau of James (129) Rogers
  Linked to Individuals: 73	Abigail Mary ANGELL BEEBE, Ezekiel BEEBE, Paul BEEBE, William Jr. BROWNING, Martha BYRNE, Daniel BYRNE, Daniel DARROW, Ebenezer FISK, Sarah GRIFFIN, Mary LEACH, Jonathan LEACH, Joseph MERRIMAN, Eber NEWBURY, Mehitable NEWBURY, Nathaniel PARKER, Lucretia POWERS, Abigail POWERS, Anne POWERS, Emma POWERS, Esther POWERS, Hazard POWERS, Jerusha POWERS, Joseph POWERS, Joseph POWERS, Joseph POWERS, Joshua POWERS, Lydia POWERS, Martha POWERS, Mary POWERS, Samuel POWERS, Samuel POWERS, Sarah POWERS, Zervia ROGERS, Abi ROGERS, Abigail ROGERS, Amos ROGERS, Amos ROGERS, Anna ROGERS, Bathsheba ROGERS, Elizabeth ROGERS, Fanny ROGERS, Dea Gilbert ROGERS, Hanna ROGERS, Hannah ROGERS, Hannah ROGERS, Isaac ROGERS, James ROGERS, James ROGERS, James ROGERS, Jerusha ROGERS, Lydia ROGERS, Mary ROGERS, Mary ROGERS, Mary ROGERS, Mehitable ROGERS, Priscilla ROGERS, Sarah ROGERS, Sarah ROGERS, Sarah ROGERS, Solomon ROGERS, Stevens ROGERS, Stevens ROGERS, Zerviah SMITH SMITH SMITH, George SMITH, Matthew STEVENS, James STEVENS, Sarah TINKER, John WEEKS, Jonathan
  Linked to Families: 6	Family: POWERS, Samuel / ROGERS, Zerviah Family: ROGERS, Stevens / POWERS, Abigail Family: ROGERS, James / STEVENS, Sarah Family: ROGERS, James / NEWBURY, Mehitable Family: BYRNE, Daniel / ROGERS, Bathsheba Family: POWERS, Samuel / BROWNING, Martha

  
  

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