Person:William Rogers (129)
William Rogers
b.19 Jun 1699 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.Oct 1750 Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Mar 1690/91
  1. John Rogers1692 - 1773
  2. Martha Rogers1694 - 1727
  3. Mary RogersAbt 1697 - 1725
  4. William Rogers1699 - 1750
  5. Rev. Nathaniel Rogers1701 - 1775
  6. Richard Rogers1703 - 1742
  7. Elizabeth Rogers1705/06 - Bef 1707
  8. Daniel Rogers1707 -
  9. Elizabeth Rogers1707 -
  10. Samuel Rogers1709 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Est 1730
  1. Thomas RogersEst 1730 - Abt 1786
  2. John Rodgers1747 - 1836
  3. Andrew Rodgers1749 - 1825
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Facts and Events
Name[2] William Rogers
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Jun 1699 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Est 1730 to Margaret Caldwell
Death[2] Oct 1750 Lunenburg, Virginia, United StatesHis son John Rodgers stated in an 1825 letter to his cousin Elias B. Caldwell : "My father and grandfather both died in October 1750 just 14 days apart. "
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Married

William Rodgers married Margaret Caldwell, daughter of John Caldwell and Margaret Phillips. b. Ireland 1712 d. Kentucky 1791 m. Lunenberg Co., VA. 1738.
See: Caldwell, Epps, MacQueen-McEachin, MacNutt-Gillspie by Anderson, Loraine (Epps) 1918
Page 29 states: 'William Rodgers' was a witness to John Caldwell "of Cub Creek in Virginia" will dated 26 Nov. 1748 and probated 3 April 1751 in Lunenberg Co., VA. DB1, p. 498.
Page 38a states: "Margaret Caldwell, daughter of John Caldwell and Margaret Phillips, b. Ireland, 1712 d. Kentucky 1791 m. Lunenberg Co., VA. 1738, William Rodgers (son of William Rodgers, b. Ipswich, Mass.. 1699, and Mary Caldwell, who were married Annapolis, Md., 1720 d. Luneburg Co., VA, 1750.
Pages 29 and 38 a both list William Rodgers, whereas page 14 in a probable transcription error states "My mother, Margaret their only daughter, was married there to my father John Rodgers".
You have William Rodgers witnessing his father-in-law's will on page 29, plus page 38 saying William Rodgers marrying Margaret Caldwell and listing who William Rodgers parents were giving greater weight to what's stated on pages 29 and 38a, than what's stated on page 14.
After William Rodgers death in 1750, Margaret (Caldwell) Rodgers married James Mitchell about 1751 by whom she had 5 children.
References
  1. ↑ Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1910, 1919)
    p. 318.

    ROGERS, William, s. John and Martha, [born] June 19, 1699.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Genealogies of Kentucky Families: from the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981)
    p. 260.

    WILLIAM ROGERS (s. of Rev. John and Wife, Martha Whittingham Rogers) was born in Mass., July 19, 1697 [sic], moved to Albemarle County, Virginia, where he married Margaret Caldwell, daughter of John and Margaret (Phillips) Caldwell. ... William Rogers died leaving will in Lunenburg County Virginia written Oct. 15, 1750 and recorded April 3, 1751, in which he appointed David Caldwell, Thomas Rogers and his wife Margaret to divide and title his land among his children...

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