John Rodgers (1727 - 1811)

Born 5 Aug 1727 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Bayard) Rodgers — married 19 Sep 1752 in Bohemia Manor, Cecil, Maryland

Husband of Mary (Grant) Rodgers — married 16 Aug 1764 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 7 May 1811 at age 83 in New York, United States

Biography

Reverend Dr. John Rodgers was an presbyterian minister who was influential during the founding of the United States.^[1] He was the first pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City^[2], and he regularly corresponded with George Washington.

Rev. Dr. Rodgers is mentioned in Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton as serving as a mentor for Rev. Hugh Knox, who in turn had a life changing influence on Alexander Hamilton.

Name

Name: John /Rodgers/^[3]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Rodgers-372 created through the import of Heugatter_Shields_Bachman.ged on Aug 24, 2011 by Curtis Shields. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Curtis and others.

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1. ↑ Biography of Rev. John Rodgers on Presbyterians of the Past Website:
   https://www.presbyteriansofthepast.com/2015/12/16/john-rodgers-1727-1811/
2. ↑ History of the Brick Presbyterian Church:
   http://www.brickchurch.org/RelId/608435/ISvars/default/History.htm
3. ↑ Source: #S-2052243492 Page: Source number: 1319.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DGM. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1035039&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: APID: 1,7836::1035039