George Rogers Sr
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George Rogers Sr (abt. 1742 - 1811)

George Rogers Sr
Born about in Brunswick, Colony of Virginiamap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1760 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, Virginia Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 69 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 29 Apr 2011
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Biography

1776 Project
George Rogers Sr served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Rogers Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A098022.
1776 Project
George Rogers Sr performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

George Rogers, the son of William Rogers (abt.1710-1758) was born about 1742 in Colony of Virginia.

George Rogers married Elizabeth M. Losson in 1760 in North Carolina.[1]


Siblings:

David Rogers 1727 - 1769
William Rogers 1744 - 1816
Clement Rogers 1747 - 1820
David Rogers 1740 - 1799
Clement Rogers 1747 - 1820
<Private> Rogers

Children:

William Rogers 1765 - 1825
Bartlett Rogers 1771 - 1831
Elizabeth Burleson Garrison 1775 - 1846
Leanor Elkins 1777 - 1870
Edith Oxford (born Rogers) 1781 - 1850
Christenor " Christine" Wilson 1792 - 1884
Nathaniel Rogers 1769 - 1850
Mollie Hunt 1773 - 1833
Elizabeth Garrison 1775 - 1855
Rosanna Wild 1779 - ?
George Washington Rodgers (Born Rogers) 1790 - 1870
Children in patriot file: William who m. Nancy Holcomb; Rosa who m. John Wild.[2]

SAR Membership Application

George Rogers, Sr, an officer in the Continental Navy - Captured by the British on 13 Feb 1778 and held as a POW on the British ships St. Albans and Felicity. 2nd Lt. on the Brig Liberty, commissioned as such on 30 July 1776. Promoted to 1st Lt. on 3 August 1776. Promoted to Mate of the Brigantine Greyhound on 22 February 1777 and later promoted to Captain and made the mast of a ship belonging to the State of Virginia.
George Rogers Sr was a member of the "Society of the Cincinnati" and held a certificate to that effect signed by George Washington as did all of his four brothers. His older sister, Ann, was the mother of George Rogers Clark.
George Rogers & Elizabeth Losson
William Rogers & Nancy Holcomb
George H Rogers & Nancy Robinson
Levi Rogers & Emily Bowman
Clarence B Rogers & Viola Jones
Jack Norman Rogers [3]


George Rogers Sr.

1771 Residence: Surry, North Carolina, USA
1790 Residence: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1800 Residence: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1810 Buncombe, North Carolina, USA[4][5][6]

Research Notes

Most well sourced trees indicate his father as John Rogers and his mother as Mary Byrd. The following Ancestry.com derivative sources indicate the same, but a birth of 1736.

  • Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Indicates wife's name is Losson
  • Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Sources

  1. Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
    Source number: 20491.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    Ancestry Record 7836 #1038416 (accessed 11 June 2023)
    George Rogers marriage to Elizabeth Losson in 1760.
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2 Feb 2019), "Record of George Rogers", Ancestor # A098022.
  3. Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
    Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #1022911 (accessed 11 June 2023)
    Name: George Rogers Sr; Birth Date: 1740; Birth Place: Virginia; Death Date: 1800; Death Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; SAR Membership: 94669; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 31 Dec 1966; Spouse: Elizabeth Losson Rogers; Children: William Rogers.
  4. 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 186; Image: 131; Family History Library Film: 337905
  5. 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 366; Image: 541; Family History Library Film: 0568147
  6. 1810; Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 284; Image: 00176; Family History Library Film: 0337912

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In my genealogy quest, I believe that I am directly related to a George Rogers (Wikitree Rodgers-1834) His profile mentions that he is a DAR patriot (DAR #A098022).

While researching I found a transcription of a bounty claim which I have attached as a PDF. In the PDF it gives some of the exact same service dates and ships which Rogers served on, however the PDF implies that Rogers died as a POW on the British ships and apparently left no direct heirs, as his more distant family was trying to get a bounty land warrant for his service.

posted by D Moyers
These sources should be accessible to all, and could be if family search were used...

I believe that the two Georges are the same person, and a merge with the sources here would be "messy". Please let me know if you would like help!

posted on Rogers-4522 (merged) by Loretta Buckner
Rogers-4522 and Rogers-1834 are not ready to be merged because: Still to many inconsistencies!
posted by Charles Campbell
The inconsistencies appear to be the result of the sources being used and imprecise formatting. Rogers-1834 cites no primary sources to support its claims. Rogers-4522 does cite primary sources, but the formatting is unclear and the citations are not in the Wikitree-preferred format of ESM’s “Evidence Explained”. If you will kindly add me as a profile manager of Rogers-1834, I will do a “reasonably exhaustive search” using the best sources I can find. Once we have the most reliable information available, we can merge Rogers-4522 into Rogers-1834.
posted by Andrea (Pike) Kennedy
Rogers-4522 and Rogers-1834 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates
posted by Loretta Buckner
Still to many inconsistencies for me!
posted by Charles Campbell
Rogers-4522 and Rogers-1834 appear to represent the same person because: originally set as unmerged matches 4 years ago....
posted by Robin Lee
Rogers-4522 and Rogers-1834 are not ready to be merged because: More research needs to be done, to determine specifically is the father of George Rogers, before they are merged.
posted by Paul Liming
As research has never been completed, I am again, proposing the merge hoping someone is willing to do the work.
posted by Robin Lee
Rogers-18839 and Rogers-4522 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted on Rogers-4522 (merged) by Margaret (Gabbard) DiPretoro

Rejected matches › George William Rogers (abt.1853-)