William
Rogers
Born in Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of John Rogers
and Mary Elizabeth (Newton) Rogers
Husband of
Frances (Massey) Rogers
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Frances (Hooe) Rogers
— married
about 1745 in Stafford, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
William Rogers, Rice Rogers, Behethland (Rogers) Chandler, Robert Rogers, Margaret (Rogers) Gordon, Hosea Rogers and Winifred (Rogers) Smith
Died
at about age 41
in Stafford, Colony of Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2015
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Biography
William Rogers was born about 1720 in VA, son of Rev John Rogers (~1703 - <1760) and Mary Elizabeth (Newton) Rogers (~1698 - 1754).
William married Frances Massey (~1722 - >1763).
William's other children were:
- William Rogers ( - <1835)
- Rice Rogers (1746 - )
- Behethland (Rogers) Chandler (1747 - )
- Robert Rogers (1753 - 1794)
- Margaret (Rogers) Gordon (1756 - )
- Winifred (Rogers) Smith (1759 - ).
William died in 1761 in Stafford, Virginia aged ~41.
Sources
- Stafford County, Virginia will book abstract p 399
- St. Paul's Parish register (Stafford-King George counties) 1715-1798: Transcription of entries for ROGERS. Film number: 007832652 > image 1071 of 1136
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3D-RQ92-H (accessed 22 March 2023)
- John Bennett Boddie, Virginia Historical Genealogies, pp. 65 - 68.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.78%
Ruth Duncan
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A082201 [compare], Ancestry member RPatrignani1313
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~0.39%
Stephen Cabaniss :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
John C. Fox :
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~0.39%
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Ruth Duncan
What proof is available that John Rogers was a Reverand? Also what proof is available showing a son named John Joseph?
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by Ruth Duncan
Matt Ashe
Rogers-30211 and Rogers-12860 appear to represent the same person because: Both have the same information and same family.
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by Matt Ashe
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