John Rogers

Brief Life History of John

When John Rogers was born about 1544, in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Ralph Rogers of Sutton Valence, was 39 and his mother, Margery Gouldwell, was 35.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Rogers of Sutton Valence
1506–1559
Margery Gouldwell
1510–
Richard Rogers
1532–1597
Christopher Rogers
1532–
Bennitt Rogers
1538–
Ciceley Rogers
1540–
John Rogers
1544–
Rogers
1546–
Catherine Rogers
–1607
Christopher Rogers
Francis Rogers
1536–

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    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).

    History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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