In reality, the pilgrims never wrote of any such rock. Thomas Rogers [Mayflower Pilgrim] married Alice Cosford, daughter of George Cosford and Margart (Willis? Thomas Rogers became a citizen of Leyden on 25 June 1618 with sponsors William Jepson and Roger Wilson, and is called a Camlet-merchant. Arms Argent, a chevron gules between three bucks courant sable. At thatperiod the word orphan meant that either or both parents were dead. Property transactions in Leiden were carefully recorded, and the records are preserved. [7] However, in Canada, the name Rogers is ranked the 169th most popular surname with an estimated 20,770 people with that name. Rogers is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Roger, and meaning "son of Roger." The given name Roger means "famous spear," derived from the Germanic elements hrod, meaning "fame" and ger, or "spear." Rogers is also possibly a modern form of the ancient Irish name "O'Ruadhraigh." Subseries I: John Rogers, Jr. Family Papers, 1848-1971. Virile, worthy, brave and loyal! By. His son, Charles I became King (1625-1649) and proved to be far more uncompromising than his father. Variants include Rodgers.. John Rogers came to Plymouth about 1630, when the last of the Leiden contingent arrived and was in Plymouth Colony on 25 March 1633 when he was taxed 9 shillings. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. With the reign of James I, the House of Stuart came to power. Thomas Roger's true English origins were discovered in 1989 by Clifford Stott and published with supporting documentation in The Genealogist 10:138-149. Retrieved from, Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's. The surname Rodgers was originally a Germanic personal name derived from the elements hrod, or "renown" combined with geri, or "spear;" thus the name suggested "prowess with a spear." [1] The surname Rodgers may have derived from the Old French word Rogier. Examples include William Rogger in the subsidy tax rolls of the county of Sussex in 1296, and Henry Rogeres in similar records for Worcestershire of 1327. They did not have anything to cook on that resembled a stove as you know it. 27 Rogers Family of County of Essex, England, Henry F. Waters, Boston, 1887 28 Four Perthshire Families, Rev. Since the widow, son John and daughters of Thomas Rogers were not in the land division of 1623 or the cattle division of 1627, they presumably came to Plymouth with the last of the Leiden contingent in 1629 or 1630. Stott states that Thomas Rogers (1572-1598) was the son of William and Eleanor Rogers and the grandson of William and Joan Rogers. The only known burial location of any of the Mayflower passengers is that of Richard More who is buried in Salem, Massachusetts. He brought his wife and family to Leiden, Holland, where he became a citizen of Leiden on 25 June 1618, where he is called a camlet merchant.
