Amos Rogers (abt. 1728 - 1802)

Born about 1728 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Wales) Rogers — married 1 Dec 1757 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1802 at about age 74 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth

Amos was born about 1728 ^[A] at Marshfield, Massachusetts. He was the 5th child and son of Timothy Rogers and Lydia Hatch ^[1].

Baptized 25 Dec 1755.

V. Amos Rogers4 (Timothy3, Timothy2, John1) was born in Marshfield about 1728; he "owned the covenant" and was baptized, December 21, 1755;

Marriage

he married, December 1, 1757, Rachel Wales, daughter of Rev. Atherton and Mary [Niles] Wales, born, February 2, 1734/5 ^[2]; (she died, January 19, 1798.

Children, born in Marshfield:

-|- 121. Rachel5, bap. Oct. 1758.

-|- 122. Persis5, bap. May 14, 1761.

-|- 123. Atherton Wales5, bap. May i, 1763.

— 124. Mary5, b. Mar. 5, 1765; d. Mar. 6, 1765.

— 125. Amos5, bap. June i, 1766; d. June 28, 1766.

— 126. Thela5, d. April 1769, aged three weeks.

— 127. Mary5, bap. May 14, 1770; d. May 28, 1770.

— 128. Amos5, b. Ap'l 8, 1772 ; d. same day.

Five gravestones, in a row, mark the graves of the last five children.

Death

He passed away in August 1802 age 74, at Marshfield, Massachusetts and was buried in the Marshfield Hills Cemetery .

Probate

Will d. Jan'y 21, 1799, p. Sept. 6, 1802, witnessed by Nathaniel Rogers and Prince Rogers, mentioned grandsons, George Little, Edward P. Little and Amos Rogers Little; daughter, Rachel Little; grand-daughters, Persis Oakman, Polly Rogers, Rachel Rogers, Polly Oakman, Rachel Oakman and Rachel, Persis, Polly, Almira and Statira Little : Ex'or, son in law, George Little, whose son, George Little, was appointed Adm'r de bonis non in 1810.^[3]

His inventory was taken on 16 September 1802 in Marshfield.^[4]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-6-9-5
• Merrick Index: 1-6-10-5

A. From Merrick: No birth record has been found for Amos Rogers. His parentage has been ascertained from

the will of Timothy Rogers of Marshfield, dated 6 July 1763 and proved 27 December 1763, which mentioned Amos Rogers, as one of his children. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Stetson; Vol 1, No, 2, Pg 55
2. ↑ Stetson; Vol 1, No 2, pg 98
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-XFTV : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1801-1813 vol 38-39 > image 100-101 of 544; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XFLG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1801-1813 vol 38-39 > image 135 of 544; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ Plymouth Co. Probate Records #17,224; 5:481-483 (Timothy Rogers).

See Also:

• John Rogers of Marshfield ...

https://archive.org/details/johnrogersofmars00drum/page/27 https://archive.org/details/johnrogersofmars00drum/page/41

• Barbara Lambert Merrick, "Eunice Stetson Family Tree," Unpublished Manuscript, November 2002 - Page 2 copy held by Roy S. Lamberton
• Stetson, O.F. Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008)