Giles Rogers

Abt 1650 - Abt 1750  (~ 100 years)

• Name	Giles Rogers
  Birth	Abt 1625-1650	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1725-1750	Dunkirk, King and Queen, Virginia
  Burial	Old Park Church, King and Queen City, Virginia
  Person ID	I23226	Rhodes Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	John Rogers,   b. 16 Apr 1611, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt 1675-1700 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Lucille Iverson,   b. Abt 1600-1625, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Abt 1650-1675, Worcestershire, England (Age ~ 50 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1625-1650	Worcestershire, England
  Family ID	F10288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel Eastham,   b. Abt 1625-1650
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F10289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy Eastham,   b. Abt 1625-1650, Worcestershire, England d. Abt 1725-1750, King and Queen, Virginia (Age ~ 100 years)
  Children	1. Lucy Rogers,   b. Abt 1675-1700   2. Peter Rogers,   b. Abt 1675-1700   3. John Rogers,   b. 14 Mar 1683, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts   4. Rachel Rogers,   b. Abt 1675-1700   5. Susannah Rogers,   b. Abt 1675-1700   6. Mary Ann Rogers,   b. Abt 1675-1700   7. Henry Thomas Rogers,   b. Abt 1675-1700, Spotsylvania, Virginia d. 2 Nov 1747, Spotsylvania, Virginia (Age ~ 47 years)   8. Giles Rogers,   b. Abt 1675-1700
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F3320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rogers Index in the Filson Club, Louiseville, Kentucky "Genealogies of Virginia Families": Willam and Mary College Quarterly Colonial Virginia Source Records, 1600-1700's Marriages of Virginia Residents Vol II, Part III, Surnames R-S,Page 76 "A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA." Vol. 1. Author: Whyte,Donald See Comp. Am. Genealogy p.781 vol.5 THE COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY The Standard GenealogicalEncyclopedia of THE FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA Edited by: Frederick AdamsVirkus, F.I.A.G. [ Vol. IV ) 1930, Page 615, [ Vol. V )1933, Page 781, [ Vol. VII ) 1942,Page 878. Baltimore: Genealogical PublishingCompany -1968 Giles m. Rachel Eastham received a patent, 1670, New Kent Co10T169 land grant on Dragon Swamp; Stratton Major Parish, King and Queen County,Virginia. Giles Rogers was named after St. Giles, the patron saint of Edinburgh. Nephew of Thomas John Rogers (1587-1621), 18th Signer of the MayflowerCompact and a Mayflower Pilgrim who came to Virginia in 1620. Giles RogersSr., was named after the patron Saint "Giles" of Endinburgh,Scotland, where hewas born. He was well educated and after maturitymoved to and settled in Worcestershire, England; where he married RachelEastham (pronounced "Esam"). Giles Sr. and Rachel had six children -three born in England, one born on-board ship, and two born in America.Giles Sr.'s motto being "Act Justly and Fear Not". He emigrated toVirginia were he patented 400 acres on 18 Apr 1670, in the Parish ofStratton Major, in New Kent County on the road to Piscataway, VA . Hereturned toEngland, married Rachel in 1672 and returned to Virginia in1680 aboard his ownship named "Bay" . Son John was born aboard ship inroute from England in 1680.He settled in King and Queen County,Virginia, near the present town of Dunkrik. They brought everything withthem they thought they would need in the new land, including farmanimals, household furnishings, tools, and servants. _UID4A4ABC72CACB114686270F9A4A6C82D20E38 _UIDBF9E39CF08E8B04E96CC33046917FBF65D28