Rogers Lineage #1

Rogers Lineage #1

1. Giles Rogers, b. c1643, Edinburgh, Scotland; d. 1730, VA; m. c1672, England to Rachel Eastman, b. c1645.

Children:   a) Giles, b. c1673, Worcestershire, England

                b) Lucy, b. c1675, Worcestershire, England

                c) Peter,* b. c1677, Worcestershire, England

                d) John,* b. c1680, Rappahanoch Co., VA

                e) Rachel, b. c1683, New Kent Co., VA

                f) Mary Ann, b. c1687, New Kent Co., VA

2. Peter Rogers, b. c1677, Worcestershire, England; d. between 9 Jul 1724 and 4 Jul 1726, King & Queen Co., VA; m. "Miss" Armisted (dau. of John Armistead of Gloucester Co., VA), b. c1680; d. c1724.

Children:   a) Capt. John, b. c1712, King & Queen Co., VA

                b) William, b. c1714, King & Queen Co., VA

                c) Joseph, b. c1716, King & Queen Co., VA

                d) Col. Peter,* b. c1722, King & Queen Co., VA

                e) Abraham, b. c1724, King & Queen Co., VA

3. Col. Peter Rogers, b. c1722, King & Queen Co., VA; d. c. Aug 1785 (will),, Halifax Co., VA; m. c1760, Person Co., NC to Elizabeth Rogers (dau. of Peters cousin John Rogers), b. c1743, Caroline Co., VA.

Children:   a) Armistead, b. c1762, Halifax Co., VA

                b) John, b. c1764, Halifax Co., VA

                c) Frances, b. c1766, Halifax Co., VA

                d) Elizabeth, b. c1768, Halifax Co., VA

                e) Abraham, b. c1775/76, Halifax Co., VA

                f) Lucy, b. c1777, Halifax Co., VA

                g) George, b. c1779, Halifax Co., VA

                h) Peter,* b. c1781, Halifax Co., VA

4. Peter Rogers, b. c1781, Halifax Co., VA; d. 1840-50; m. 28 Jan 1805 , Halifax Co., VA to Susannah Adams, (dau. of William and Elizabeth Adams), b. c1782, VA.

Children:   a) John C.,* b. c1815, Halifax Co., VA

5. John C. Rogers, b. c1815, Halifax Co., VA; m. c1838 to Nancy _______, b. c1820, VA.

Children:   a) William A, b. c1839, VA

                b) Martha, b. c1841, VA

                c) George W., b. c1843, VA

                d) Elizabeth, b. c1847, VA

                e) John, b. c1850, VA (after 23 Oct 1850 census)

                f) Henry, b. c1852, VA

                g) Samuel F.,* b. 1852, VA

                h) Charles P. b. c1858, VA, not in 1870 census; may have died young.

6. Samuel F. Rogers, b. 1854, (Halifax) VA; d. 1922; m. 2 Dec 1874, Halifax, VA to Elizabeth Ann Powell, (dau. of Alexander R. and Nancy (Greenwood) Powell), b. 1855, Halifax Co., VA; d. 1921. Both buried in Winn’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Halifax, VA.

Children:   a) Nancy Elizabeth, b. c1889, VA

                b) Virginia, b. n/a

                c) William F., m. Virginia ______, no issue, res. in Chapel Hill, NC in 1921.

                d) Robert Edward, m. Pearl Sanders, res. in Louisville, KY in 1921

                e) Ben G., b. n/a

                f) George Otey,* b. 9 Mar 1893, Halifax Co., VA

                g through l), 1910 census says Betty had 12 children with 6 living in 1910.

7. George Otey Rogers, b. 9 Mar 1893, Halifax Co., VA; d. 26 Dec 1966, Norge, James City Co., VA; m. 5 Dec 1915 to Beulah Garnet Covington, (dau. of John A. and Maggie (Turner) Covington), b. 15 Jul 1893, (Halifax Co.?), VA; d. 4 Apr 1982, Williamsburg, James City Co., VA. Both buried in Williamsburg Memorial Park.

Children:   a) Charles Otey,* b. Halifax Co., VA

                b) William Turner, b. Halifax Co.,, VA

                c) Elsie Covington, b. Halifax Co., VA

                d) John Edwin, b. Halifax Co., VA

8. Charles Otey Rogers, b. Halifax Co., VA; m. to Ingeborg Lorraine Benson, (dau. of Bennett and Valborg (Christopherson) Benson), Lightfoot, James City Co., VA.

Children:   a) Dianne Bennett,* b. Williamsburg, James City Co., VA

                b) Linda Covington, b. Williamsburg, James City Co., VA

                c) Charlotte Page, b. Williamsburg, James City Co., VA

                d) Charles Timothy, b. Williamsburg, James City Co., VA

9. Dianne Bennett Rogers, b. Williamsburg, James City Co., VA; m. to Stephen Ward Swarts, b. Dixon, Lee Co., IL.

Children:   a) David Rogers,* b. Williamsburg, James City Co., VA

                b) Scott Ward, b. Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI

10. David Rogers Swarts, b. Williamsburg, James City Co., VA; 1m. to Sheila Lynn Hendershot (dau. of Laurance and Susan (Tracy) Hendershot), div.; 2m. to Sherie Fern Blakeman (Eley) (dau. of Dale and Katherine (Moore) Blakeman), b. Vandercook Lake, Jackson Co., MI. Sherie has one child (Rick) from her first marriage.

Children:   a) Samantha Lynn, b. Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI

                b) Courtney Atherton, b. Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI

Prepared 26 Jul 1999 by: David R. Swarts, 1905 Springport Rd., Jackson, MI 49202, dswarts@mailcity.com