Jonathan ROGERS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 31 Dec 1655, "James Rogers and His Descendants" lists two different birth dates

Notes:

Name:
"James Rogers and His Descendants": He was drowned near Gull Island* He married Mar 2, 1678, Naomi, daughter of Robert and Ruth (Hubbard) Burdick of Newport, RI. He was baptized in New London, Mar 2, 1674-5, by Elder William Hiscox of Newport, and immediately following the baptism, Jonathan and his brothers, James and John, were received as members of the Newport church, having been baptized some time previous by Mr. John Crandall of Westerly, RI.

His widow married (2) Mar. 11, 1703, John, son of William and Agnes Keeney, as his second wife.

Jonathan Rogers lived upon a farm on the Great Neck, given him by his father, which was also owned by his son Jonathan. The stone house occupied by the latter is still standing near the site of the house built by his father**....

*The accepted tradition of his accidental death is as follows: He had shot a seal and went for it on a log. He attached one end of a rope to the seal and the other end to his own body, in order to have free use of his hands. The seal revived in the struggle, and Mr. Rogers was drawn under water and held there. It is further stated that his son Jonathan, twelve years of age, was with his father and saw him go down According to the record, the son could have been but seven years old, unless, as some of the descendants claim, he was born in 1683 or '84.

**"Jonathan Rogers now stood alone among the brothers, adhering steadfastly to the Sabbatarian principles,from which he never swerved. His family became the nucleus of a small denomination on the Great Neck, which has ever since existed. From generation to generation, they connected themselves with churches of their own faith in Rhode Island, at first with that of Newport, and afterwards with that of Hopkinton and Westerly, until in the year 1784, 109 years after the baptism of their founder, Jonathan Rogers, they were organized into a distinct church and society" (Calkins, History of New London)

Jonathan married Naomi BURDICK on 2 Mar 1678. Naomi (daughter of Robert BURDICK and Ruth HUBBARD) was born in 1658. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Content married Jonathan MAXSON on 1 May 1707 in Westerly, Rhode Island. Jonathan (son of John MAXSON and Mary MOSHER) died on 20 Nov 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
"James Rogers and His Descendants": "She died soon afterwards, before his will was proved." The fact that Jonathan married a Judith Potter has been affirmed by many descendants and others, but after diligent search her parentage has not been discovered. Jonathan Rogers was known as "Captain Jonathan", but why he received the title has not been shown He was the only son, and bought all the rights of his five sisters in the homestead property.

He lived in westerly, Rhode Island at one time, as is shown by the Westerly records, but it is not known that any of his children were born there.

July 12, 1731, Jonathan rogers to be scited to appear at the next town council or forthwith to depart out of the town. (So. Kingstown RI)

May 29, 1732, voted by town council of Westerly to warn Jonathan Rogers out of town. (Westerly RI)

May 31, 1732, Jonathan Rogers of New London buys land in Westerly of Jonathan Maxson of Westerly.

June 26, 1732, Voted that Justice Rhoades shall give a warrant to the Constable or serg't to warn Jonathan rogers out of town.

Jonathan married Judith POTTER on 24 Nov 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]