Eleazer Rogers (1673 - aft. 1739)

Born 3 Nov 1673 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Ruhamah (Willis) Rogers — married before Oct 1698 in Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 10 Dec 1739 after age 66 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Eleazer Rogers was born at Eastham, Plymouth Colony, November 3, 1673, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Snow) Rogers.^[1]

Eleazer married Ruhamah (Ammi) Willis, the only child of Richard and Patience (Bonum) Willis, before October 1698 (birth of first child).^[2]

Ruhamah Willis, daughter of Richard Willis deceased, was named in a deed from her grandfather George Bonham dated February 1683 of six acres of meadow at Plymouth. His wife Sarah consented to the deed.^[3] Eleazer Rogers, yeoman of Plymouth, and Ruhamah his wife, sold the same lot of land on 28 January 1698/9. She was described in the deed as the daughter of Richard Willis. The deed was recorded 18 Jan 1699 (28 Jan 1700, n.s.), and included Ruhamah's mother, Patience Holmes' quitclaim to the premises. In the margin of the deed was written a confirmation of the deed by Eleazer & Ruhamah, dated 10 December 1739.^[4] In a deed dated 24 April 1719, Eleazer Rogers of Plymouth, innholder, and his wife Ruhamah ("who was y^e only Daughter & Heir of Richard Willis of Plymouth afores^d Deceased") sold 35 acres of land in Plymouth, land granted to Richard Willis by the proprietors of Plymouth.^[5] In a deed dated 17 August 1725, Eleazer Rogers of Plymouth, "Seafayring man & Ruhamah my Wife" quitclaimed all right in a parcel or land in Plymouth sold to Richard Sears, now held by Samuel Marshall. The land had formerly belonged to "Our Hon^d Father Richard Willis of Plymouth deceas^d."^[6]

As shown by the acknowledgement of a deed, Eleazer and Ruhamah were both still living in Plymouth on December 10, 1739.^[4] Eleazer died after 10 December 1739, perhaps Plymouth. Where he was buried is unknown. No probate records exist for either Eleazer or Ruhamah.^[7]

Children born Plymouth: ^[8]

1. Elizabeth Rogers, b. 15 Oct 1698.
2. Thomas Rogers, b. 8 Oct 1701.
3. Hannah Rogers, b. 26 Feb 1703, d. Bef 9 Nov 1732 (Age 29 years).
4. Experience Rogers, b. 28 Apr 1707.
5. Eleazer Rogers, b. 2 Oct 1710.
6. Willis Rogers, b. 22 Apr 1711, d. 27 May 1713.
7. Abijah Rogers, b. 4 Aug 1714.
8. Meriah Rogers, b. 21 Oct 1716, d. 27 Jan 1724.
9. Ruth Rogers, b. 1718, d. 18 Apr 1720 (age 2).

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. p. 34.

   Eliazer Rogrs the sonn of Thomas Rogers Was Borne the 3d day of Novembr 1673.

2. ↑ George Ernest Bowman, "The Wife of Eleazer⁴ Rogers", Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 25:30-35
3. ↑ Bowman, "The Wife of Eleazer⁴ Rogers", Vol. 25:30-35, citing Plymouth Colony Deeds, 5:259.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Bowman, Wife of Eleazer⁴ Rogers, Vol. 25:31, citing Plymouth County Deeds, 3:174.
5. ↑ Bowman, Wife of Eleazer⁴ Rogers, Vol. 25:33, citing Plymouth County Deeds, 14:159.
6. ↑ Bowman, Wife of Eleazer⁴ Rogers, Vol. 25:34, citing Plymouth County Deeds, 19:104.
7. ↑ Anne Borden Harding, "Notes and Corrections," NEHGR Vol. 121(1967):312.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-7FLZ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-4WG%3A353350201%2C353482701%2C353484001 : 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Plymouth Colony > Births, marriages, deaths 1699-1756 > image 30 of 142; town clerk offices, Massachusetts, p. 50.

   The Children of Eliazar Roggers and Ruhamah his wife

   1 Elizabeth born on the 15th, of October 1698

   2 Thomas born October 8th, 1701

   3 Hannah born February 26th, 1703

   4 Experiance born Aprill 28th, 1707

   5 Eliazar born October 2d, 1710

   6 Abijah born August 4th, 1714

   7 Willis born Aprill 22d, 1712 deceased May 17. 1713

   8 Moriah born October 21st 1716 deceased Jany. 27, 1723/24

   9 Ruth born --- deceased April 18, 1720

• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen: Thomas Rogers, Ann T. Reeves, Volume: 19, Alice W.A. Westgate (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000) pp. 10, 21-22.
• John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 6, Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition], Pages 19, 70-71.
• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data - Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 May 2019), memorial page for Eleazer Rogers (3 Nov 1673–10 Dec 1739), Find A Grave: Memorial #144981237 ; Maintained by Irv and Marietta (contributor 47749375) who reports a burial unknown.

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Acknowledgments

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