Matthew
"Mathew"
Rogers
Born in Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Rogers
and Diadiama (Beckwith) Rogers
Brother of
Joseph Rogers I, Louise Rogers, Eunice Emma Rogers, Rhoda Rogers, Diadama Rogers, Betsey Rogers and Joseph Rogers II
Husband of
Love (Mack) Rogers
— married
30 Jun 1767 in Lyme, New London CT
Husband of
Esther (Ely) Rogers
— married
20 Feb 1783 in Lyme, New London CT
Descendants 
Father of
Mathew Rogers, Lois (Rogers) Mack, Huldah Rogers, Eunice (Rogers) Perkins, Jonathan Mack Rogers, Rhoda (Rogers) Hudson, Elijah Rogers and Elisha Rogers
Died
at age 71
in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jun 2017
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Biography
Mathew married Loas (Lois) Mack Last day of June, 1767 by Samuel Ely Justice of the Peace - see image <Lyme Vital Statistics>
MATTHEW ROGERS (Joseph, Jonathan, Joseph, James,), the son of Joseph & Diadiama (Beckwith) Rogers was born 28 May 1746, in Lyme, Connecticut and died 1April 1, 1818. He married 1) 30 June 1767, Lois Mack, born 24 Apr 1747; died 20 Dec 1782; and 2) 20 Feb 1783, widow Esther (Ely) Ransom.
- "May 5, 1818. Will of Matthew Rogers of Lyme. Elijah Rogers one of the executors being in the State of New York, does not act. Matthew Rogers alone, the other executor, to prove the will and to take executorship. Inventory $4,138. Court approves division of estate June 26, 1818."
His children, all except Elijah and Elisha by first wife, and all born in Lyme:
- Abijah, b. 27 Oct 1768.
- Matthew, b. 26 Mar 1770; m. Eleanor May
- Lois, b. 22 Jun 1772; m. Josiah Mack.
- Huldah, b. 11Mar 1775; m. 8 Jan 1797, William Dessent Hockridge, b. 25 Mar 1776, in Essex Co., Eng.; drowned at sea, 26 Dec 1802; she prob. m. 2) Bush. Children all Hockridge:
- 1) William b. 28 May 1798:
- 2) John Dessent, b. 12 Feb 1801:
- 3) Charles, b. 13 Nov, 1802.
- Eunice, b. 16 Dec 1776; m. 5 Feb 1797, Daniel Perkins.
- Jonathan Mack, b. 22 June 1778.
- Rhoda, b. 3 Oct 1781 ; m. 20 Apr 1798, Samuel Hudson.
- Elijah, b. 16 Sep 1786; m. 22 Oct 1807, Hannah Beckwith. Son: William Ely; b. April 9, 1809.
- Elisha, b. May 16, 1789; m. Fanny Champion. [1]
Matthew was Esther's third husband.[2]
Mathew Rogers was born 28 May 1746 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, and died there 1 Apr 1818 (aged 71). He was buried in the Bill Hill Cemetery in Lyme.
FindaGrave lists two children:
- Elijah Rogers 1786–1830
- Elisha Rogers 1788–1876 [3]
Sources
- ↑ "James Rogers of New London CT, and his Descendants". James Swift Rogers; BOSTON: Published by the Compiler,1902; pg 132-3
- ↑ " The Ely Ancestry Lineage of RIchard Ely of Plymouth..." Beach, Ely & Vanderpoel, The Calumet Press New York 1902; ;pp 70, 122
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images accessed 14 November 2019, memorial page for Mathew Rogers (28 May 1746–1 Apr 1818), Find A Grave: Memorial #23643473, citing Bill Hill Cemetery, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834) .
Acknowledgements
Matthew was born in 1746. He passed away in 1818. From an unsourced family tree handed down to Sarah Samuelsen.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matthew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matthew:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Gladys (Goodrich) McMillin 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #509311
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~1.56%
Doris (Cooper) Gurley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T587879 [compare], FTDNA kit #422997
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~0.78%
Sara (Douglas) Burns :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T726750 [compare], Ancestry member sburns7
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~0.78%
Carol (Douglas) Morrison :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T427791 [compare], FTDNA kit #318589
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Ronald McMillin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T715431 [compare], FTDNA kit #281654
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~0.39%
David Beckerdite :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T826125 [compare], FTDNA kit #285623
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