Born in New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Adam Rogers
and Catherine (Jones) Rogers
Sister of
Infant Jones [half], Ruth (Rogers) Brown, John Rogers, Abigail (Rogers) Jones, Jonathon Rogers, Adam Rogers Jr., Ebenezer Rogers, Ralph Rogers, Jemima (Rogers) Fox, Gammon Rogers and Thomas Rogers
Wife of
James Merritt
— married
20 Oct 1737 in New London, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Michael Merritt, Esther (Merritt) Ganiard, Mary (Merritt) Harger, James Merritt, Trube (Merritt) Priest and John Merritt
Died
at age 87
in Barkhampstead, Litchfield, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2011
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Biography
Katherine was the daughter of a white woman who, in a very unusual choice for her time, married a mulatto man. The family was considered white in following generations.
Katherine was born in 1712. She married James Merritt. She passed away in 1799. [1]
Catharine Rogers married James Merritt on October 20, 1737 in New London, Connecticut.[2]
- "James, s. Micah Clothier, b. in Bow, Stradford, near London, in Great Britain, m. Catharine ROGERS, d Adam, of New London, Oct. 20,1737"
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Phillip Hunt, Dec 2, 2011
- ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
- Name James MARIETT
- Marriage 1737
- Location New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
- Original Text James, s. Micah Clothier, b. in Bow, Stradford, near London, in Great Britain, m. Catharine ROGERS, d Adam, of New London, Oct. 20,1737
- Record Type Marriage
- Original Volume 2
- Original Page 19
- Volume Name New London
- Page 203
- https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/rd/12577/203/139522304
- Phillip Hunt, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Phillip and others.
- Mother's research
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Katherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Katherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Katherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Katherine:
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
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John Bodman :
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Dianne (Burrington) Winter :
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~0.39%
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This is an interesting family with Katherine being daughter to Adam Rogers and Katherine Jones, a marriage between a white woman and a mulatto man (gives insight into the early history of race in this country).