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William Matthew Rogers 1543 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Watford, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 4 AUG 1585

Death Location: Watford, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Rogers

Mother: Agnes ROGERS

Spouse(s): Eleanor Rogers

Children(s): Thomas Rogers, MARGARET Rogers, Thomas Rogers, Elizabeth Rogers, WILLIAM Rogers, John Rogers, Joseph Rogers

William Matthew Rogers William of Watford was born in 1543 in Watford, Northamptonshire, England, the child of John Fitz Rogers and Agnes ( widow) (CARTER) ROGERS. William Matthew Rogers William of Watford married Eleanor Rogers, and had children including Thomas Matthew Rogers, MARGARET Rogers, Thomas Rogers, Elizabeth Rogers, WILLIAM Rogers, John Rogers, Joseph Rogers. William Matthew Rogers William of Watford passed away in 1585 in Watford, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Matthew Rogers William of Watford was born in 1543 in Watford, Northamptonshire, England, the child of John Fitz Rogers and Agnes ( widow) (CARTER) ROGERS.
  • William Matthew Rogers William of Watford married Eleanor Rogers, and had children including Thomas Matthew Rogers, MARGARET Rogers, Thomas Rogers, Elizabeth Rogers, WILLIAM Rogers, John Rogers, Joseph Rogers.
  • William Matthew Rogers William of Watford passed away in 1585 in Watford, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rogers
1509 – 1555
Birth Location: Derinted, Aston Parish, Birmingham, England
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Agnes ROGERS
1500 – 1577
Birth Location: Deritend, Birmingham, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Rogers
1545 – 1607
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Rogers
1565 – 1608
Birth Location: Stratford, Warwickshire, England
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MARGARET Rogers
1570 – 1572
Birth Location: Watford, Northamptonshire, England
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Thomas Rogers
1572 – 1621
Birth Location: Watford, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Rogers
1577 – 1609
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
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WILLIAM Rogers
1581 – 1598
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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John Rogers
1586 – 1586
Birth Location: Watford, Northamptonshire, England
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Joseph Rogers
1602 – 1621
Birth Location: Watford, Northamptonshire, England
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William Rogers's Ancestors

Self
William Rogers
1543 – 1585
Birth Place: Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Fitz Rogers
1509 – 1555
Derinted, Aston Parish, Birmingham, England
Agnes (( widow) (CARTER)) ROGERS
1500 – 1577
Deritend, Birmingham, England
Grandparents
John Rogers
1462 – 1512
Elizabeth Courtenay
– 1565
Powderham, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William COURTENAY
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rogers's Descendants

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William (Matthew) Rogers (1543 – 4 AUG 1585) m. Eleanor Rogers (1545 – 23 May 1607)
  1. 1. Thomas (Matthew) Rogers (1565 – 7 Aug 1608) m. Alice Calle (1550 – 7 Aug 1608)
    1. 1. Katherine Rogers (25 Nov 1584 – 30 Dec 1619)
    2. 2. Edmund Rogers (1586 – 1587)
    3. 3. THOMAS ROGERS (11 Jun 1587 – 12 Nov 1638) m. Elsgen (O 'Grace') Westbrome (1585 – 03 JUN 1662) m. Elizabeth Makin (1588 – ) m. Ann (1588 – ) m. Mary Jordan (1591 – 1678)
      1. 1. Joseph Rogers (1607 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Rogers (1609 – 26 Nov 1685)
      3. 3. John Rogers (1611 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Rogers (1612 – 1622)
      5. 5. William Rogers (1613 – )
      6. 6. James (Makin (Mayflower)) Rogers (2 February 1614 – 16 Feb 1687) m. Elizabeth (Whitehead) Rowland (1619 – 1709)
        1. 1. James (Rowland) Rogers (1616 – 1676)
        2. 2. Bathsheba (Rowland) Smith (1633 – 23 November 1711)
        3. 3. Samuel (Rowland) Rogers (12 Dec 1640 – 1 Dec 1713)
        4. 4. Lydia (Rowland) Rogers (27 Mar 1642 – 8 May 1727)
        5. 5. William (Rowland) Rogers (1643 – 1643-died at birth)
        6. 6. Joseph (Rowland) Rogers (14 May 1646 – 1696)
        7. 7. Ship's (Captain James Rowland) Rogers (1 Dec 1648 – 5 Aug 1730) m. Mary (Whitfield) Jordan (27 May 1652 – 7 Feb 1713) m. Elizabeth (Griswold) Rogers (1643 – 1730) m. Joanna Williams (1650 – ) m. Sarah Cole (1650 – 1679)
        8. 8. Jonathan (Rowland) Rogers (31 Dec 1655 – 1697)
        9. 9. Gilbert (James Rowland) Rogers (1687 – )
        10. 10. Uncas (Rowland) Rogers
        11. 11. John (Rowland) Rogers
      7. 7. James Rogers (1615 – 16 Feb 1687)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Rogers (16 Nov 1617 – 1676)
      9. 9. Elizabeth Rogers
      10. 10. John (Coolidge) Rogers
    4. 4. James Rogers (1589 – 25 Oct 1676)
    5. 5. Rose Rogers (29 Mar 1590 – 20 Jun 1655)
    6. 6. Francis Rogers (1593 – )
    7. 7. George Rogers (1594 – 1595)
    8. 8. John Rogers (1595 – 3 Feb 1661)
  2. 2. MARGARET Rogers (1570 – 27 Aug 1572)
  3. 3. Thomas Rogers (1572 – 11 Jan 1621)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Rogers (21 Jul 1577 – 16 Aug 1609)
  5. 5. WILLIAM Rogers (20 Apr 1581 – 28 Apr 1598)
  6. 6. John Rogers (May 1586 – 20 May 1586)
  7. 7. Joseph Rogers (23 Jan 1602 – 1621)

William Rogers's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of William Matthew Rogers William of Watford in Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Watford, Northamptonshire, England
1585
4 AUG 1585
Age 42
Death of William Matthew Rogers William of Watford in Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Watford, Northamptonshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Watford, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1585
    Event Place: Watford, Northamptonshire, England
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