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Major James Rogers 1764–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 8, 1764

Birth Location: Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 29 Nov 1848

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: Col Rogers

Mother: Martha Blackburn

Spouse(s): Juda Rogers

Children(s): Rebecca Griffitts

Major James Rogers was born in 1764 in Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States, the child of Col James Rogers And Martha Tennant Blackburn. Major James Rogers married Juda Judith Eaton Rogers, and had children including Rebecca Rogers Griffitts. Major James Rogers passed away in 1848 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Major James Rogers was born in 1764 in Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States, the child of Col James Rogers And Martha Tennant Blackburn.
  • Major James Rogers married Juda Judith Eaton Rogers, and had children including Rebecca Rogers Griffitts.
  • Major James Rogers passed away in 1848 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Rogers
1742–1828
Birth Location: Albermarle, Virginia, United States
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Martha Blackburn
1741–1818
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
MB

Spouses(s)

Juda Rogers
1770–1854
Birth Location: Tazwell County, Grundy, VA (now Buchanan Co.)
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Children(s)

Rebecca Griffitts
1803–1852
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Major Rogers's Ancestors

Self
Major Rogers
1764–1848
Birth Place: Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Col James Rogers
1742–1828
Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Martha (Tennant) Blackburn
1741–1818
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Matthew (ROGERS*) Sr.
1718–1770
Bertie, North Carolina
Ann Woods
1718–1753
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Rachel (Sarah) Scott
1731–1790
Menallen Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States or Virginia
Great-Grandparents
COl. ROGERS
1696–1785
Rachel Armistead
1696–1760
James Wood
1690–1720
Elizabeth Clifford
1692–1718
Daniel Scott
1700–1755
Jean Hook
1683–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt. II
1668–1728
Susannah Anderson
1656–1690
Jane Doyle
1673–

Major Rogers's Descendants

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Major (James) Rogers (Aug 8, 1764–29 Nov 1848) m. Juda (Judith (Eaton)) Rogers (Oct 1770–11 Jun 1854)
  1. 1. Rebecca ((Rogers)) Griffitts 1803–1852
    1. 1. James (Andrew) Griffiths 1826–1888 m. Eveline ((Evaline)) Nickell 1827–1912
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Griffith 1856–1911 m. Joseph ("Joe" Nichols) Jr. 1844–1934
        1. 1. Clara (Belle) Nichols 1872–1928 m. Thomas (Edward) Wallis 1865–1938
      2. 2. James (Shelby) Griffitts 1854–1919
        1. 1. James (Raymond Griffitts) Sr 1894–1977
      3. 3. James (Shelby) Griffitts 1854–1919
        1. 1. James (Raymond Griffitts) Sr 1894–1977

Major Rogers's Timeline

2 Records

1764
Aug 8, 1764
Birth of Major James Rogers in Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
1848
29 Nov 1848
Age 84
Death of Major James Rogers in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 8, 1764
    Event Place: Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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