Joseph Rogers (1668 - 1696)

Born 1 Feb 1668 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence (Unknown) Atwood — married about 1691 (to 24 Apr 1696) in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England [uncertain]

Died 24 Apr 1696 at age 28 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

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Biography

Joseph Rogers was born February 1, 1667/8 at Eastham, Plymouth Colony, New England (later Massachusetts), the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Snow) Rogers.^[1][2] He was the grandson of Lt. Joseph Rogers, born 1602 in England, a passenger aboard the Mayflower in 1620, founding the Plymouth Colony in New England.^[3]

Joseph Rogers married Prudence, whose maiden name is unknown, perhaps in Eastham or Truro on Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony, later part of the Massachusetts Bay Province, by 1691 (birth of first child).^[3]
They had 3 children born Eastham:^[4]

1. Sarah Rogers, b. 20 Nov 1691; living 22 May 1696; n.f.r..^[3][5]
2. Elizabeth Rogers, b. 22 Sep 1693; did she m. 1722 Thomas Mayo Jr.?^[3][5]
3. Joseph Rogers Jr., b. 1694-96; living 22 May 1696.^[3]

Joseph Rogers Sr. died at Eastham on April 24, 1696, of a "Strange distemper of which he had long lain Sick." (Deacon John Payne).^[6] He was only 28 years old. His estate was settled May 22, 1696, divided among his widow, Prudence Rogers, and their 3 young children: Joseph, Sarah and Elizabeth.^[7][8]

On October 25, 1700 Prudence Rogers remarried to Malchiel Atwood,^[9] with whom she had 6 additional children in Truro.^[10] Prudence is said to have died on July 28, 1713 in Truro, giving birth to her last child, daughter Apphia Atwood.^[11] Her death is not, however, found in the town's records.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-9XXF?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MF%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353418402 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths, land grants 1649-1722 > image 121 of 157; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
   Eastham & Orleans Births, Marriages, Deaths, Land Grants 1649-1722, p.34.

   Joseph Rogers the sonne of Thomas Rogers was borne the first day of February 1667 [/8] (see sister Elizabeth's birth in Oct 1666)..

2. ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Vital Records" "Mayflower Descendant" Vol. 6:14.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 [1st printing]), p. 19.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9XG2?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MF%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353418402 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths, land grants 1649-1722 > image 140 of 157; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Eastham & Orleans Births, Marriages, Deaths & Land Grants 1649-1722, p. 74a
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9XG2 : 1 October 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 140, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 74.
6. ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "Deacon John Paine's Journal," The Mayflower Descendant Vol 8(1906):182.

   April the 24th 1696 Joseph Rogers died of a Strang distemper of which he had long lain Sick

7. ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "Rogers Notes," The Mayflower Descendant Vol 11(1909):178.
8. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records Vol. 2:21-22
9. ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Vital Records," The Mayflower Descendant Vol 9(1907):7.

   Machiel Attwood and Prudence Rogers were Married the 25th day of octobr : 1700

10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-RK9Y?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-3TT%3A353349701%2C353431001%2C353431002 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Truro > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1709-1771 vol 1 > image 48 of 163; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
11. ↑ Nauset & Vicintiy - Apphia Atwood (provides no provable source for Prudence's death) (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 15 Mar 2023.)

See also:

• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 19: Thomas Rogers, Ann T. Reeves, Alice W.A. Westgate (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000) pp. 10, 19.
• John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition], Pages 19, 67-68.
• Estate Distribution: "Rogers Notes." The Mayflower Descendant. Vol 11 p. 178 Cites Barnstable County Probate Records 2:21,22 Notes: Died intestate. Inventory £30 (land and house) £30 + (other goods) 19 May 1696, and debts (about £10). Distribution 22 May 1696 one third to widow, remainder divided in four parts, 2 shares to son Joseph, 1 share each to daughters Sarah and Elizabeth. John Rogers, uncle of Joseph, was appointed administrator the same day.
• Inventory (detail): 22 May 1696. “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685-1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)Link by subscription

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