Rhodam Rogers (1756 - 1843)

Born 1756 in Fairfax County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mildred (Nelson) Rogers — married 1779 in Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died Jul 1843 at about age 87 in Lumberport, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Private Rhodam Rogers served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Rhodam Rogers is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A098188.

Rhodam Rogers was born 1756 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia. He died Jul 1843 in Lumberport, Harrison, West Virginia and was buried in Lumberport, Harrison, West Virginia.

Rhodam married Mildred (Milly) Nelson on 1779 in Fairfax, Virginia. ^[1]

Rhodam volunteered to serve in the Revolutionary War from Fairfax County, under Captain Dennis Ramsey; he marched to Alexandria, where he was transferred to the regiment of Colonel William Romney. He marched to White Plains, New York, then to Germantown, where he served three or four months, and was discharged by Brigadier General Charles Scott. In August 1780, Rhodam again volunteered to serve in the Revolutionary War under Captain William Mason, Lieutenant James Nesbitt, and under Colonel Coney Lucas. He marched to Fredericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg, Cheraw Hills, and to the Pittsylvania Courthouse where he was discharged. While he was wounded in the face by a bayonet which broke his jawbone, and he was also wounded in the hand. The British party of thirty or forty was captured during the skirmish. Land on the western frontier was made available by the government to those that served in the Revolutionary War.

Rhodam and his older brother Edward went over together to Western Virginia in 1778 and squatted on ground near Clarksburg, Virginia. The area later became known as Lumberport. Rhodam received grants of the land on Jones Run and Robinson Run in Eagle District. Edward had a large farm on the West Fork River, where the town of Hawwood is now situated. Rhodam Rogers was a cabinet maker by trade. He built the first frame house in the area of Jones Run by whipsawing the lumber by hand.

Rhodam married Mildred (Milly) Nelson in Fairfax County 1779. Mildred, the daughter of Thomas Nelson a deputy, was born 1759 in Leesburg, Which was the County of Loudoun, Colony of Virginia, at that time.

Rhodam Rogers, Harrison County, Private Virginia Militia, $26.66 Annual Allowance, $79.98 Amount Received. November 19, 1832 Pension Started AGE 77. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Mildred (Milly) Nelson from Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. History on Northern Harrison County p. 200
2. ↑ Pension file S6021

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 2, 2020), "Record of Rhodam Rogers", Ancestor # A098188.

• Rhodam Rogers From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. History of Northern Harrison Co. p.200. See also Genserv database: REYQ8NA belonging to Robb Reynolds 9106 Taragona Way, Jacksonville, FL 32221

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Denalda Beverly for creating WikiTree profile Rogers-6404 through the import of Bush family.ged on Feb 11, 2013. ID: AEC0DCC13B6A406C95FD7337EB27D9FA7DB8

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