Captain.) (This one is the subject of this chapter.)
2. John Rogers who married Alsey Vann (Cherokee) and resided
on the Chattahoochee River among the tribe in Georgia. (Also
called Captain.)
3. Captain John Rogers, son of #1 John Rogers and Elizabeth Emory
who fought in the War of 1812 and became Chief of the Old
Settlers.
4. John Rogers, son of #2 who married Sarah Cordery (Cherokee)
and also resided on the Chattahoochee River in Georgia.
5. John Rogers, mixed-blood or white, living with the tribe at Newton,
Georgia in 1830, and said to be poor.
6. John Rogers, grandson of #1 John Rogers, in Indian Territory by
1852.
7. John Rogers, unknown, in Indian Territory by 1840.
To the best anyone’s been able to figure, he appears to be born c. 1745 in
North or South Carolina and died before 1835 in Tennessee. He did not fight in the War of 1812 (that was his son) and there is no record that he was ever a
captain. Two historians researching Samuel Houston referred to John Rogers as a Tory captain, so that is credible enough to continue to refer to him as captain
but there still is no proof.
His arrival on the Hiwassee River in Tennessee appears to be no earlier than
1794 (after peace with the Chickamauga was achieved) but he began having
children with Elizabeth Emory before the Revolutionary War (1776-1783) so this
is an important clue in locating him. Where was Elizabeth Emory in 1771?
She had a child with Robert Dewes (Due) around 1770 and perhaps was married
to Ezekiel Buffington before 1770 (this is not known for sure but is stated by
reliable Buffington researchers). Dewes and Buffington were based in South
Carolina. Elizabeth Emory was most likely close to her sisters. Older sister Mary
Was married to Ezekiel Buffington and younger sister Susannah was with Richard Fields in northeast Georgia. It’s likely she (and Mary) were with
Susannah near Togaloo, in northern Georgia. Elizabeth died during the war (c.1781), leaving Rogers with five young children and a step-daughter Jennie Due. Around 1783 he began having children by his step-daughter.
In other words, he appears to be living with the tribe during the war, not serving
as a captain. But the fact that he is with the tribe during the war almost certainly
means that he was a loyalist, a Tory, as were most men associated with the
Cherokee Emorys.
In the 1797 list of persons residing in Cherokee country a John Rogers is listed
as a trader, along with John McDonald, Daniel Ross, Ellis Harlan and others.
This is likely our John Rogers, but a location is not given.
Robert Dewes, Ezekiel Buffington and Ellis Harlan have an Abbeville District,
South Carolina, connection, and there are plenty of Ross and Rogers families
in Abbeville to speculate on a connection there for them also. But how about a
Huguenot connection for the Rogers?
John Emory has a known connection to Purrysburg, which was a settlement
for Swiss and French Protestants (Huguenots) in early South Carolina. Could
he be “blending in” among Huguenots in the late 1760’s? In the South Carolina
Council Journals for 25 March 1764 to 29 September 1764 the following land
bounties are noted:
Daniel Due (Dewes) Francis Bayle (Bailey)
Jeremiah Roger (Rogers) Jean Roger (John Rogers)
Jeanne Petite (Jane Pettit) Jean Aumeru (John Amory)
Michael Snider Thomas Gown (Goins)
Old John Hembree. (See “Old John Hembree aka John Emory”.)
Don Milford, a Rogers family researcher, makes an incredible connection
between four of the above, in Abbeville District: Jeremiah Rogers and
John Rogers are sons of John and Ann Rogers who settled in Abbeville
in 1765. Ann’s mother was an Emery. Ann’s will was dated 1776
in Abbeville and witnessed by John Emery and Peter Bayle. A John Rogers
in his line is completely unaccounted for (and is the right age to be our John). His posts are below, in case I misinterpreted them.
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I don't know of any connection, but there is an odd
coincidence here. Jean Roger (John Rogers) and Ann Lespine were married in St.
Foy leGrande, France on December 15, 1738. They emigrated to Bordeaux, South
Carolina (Abbeville County) in 1765
with their children Pierre, Jeremiah and Marguerite. Ann's mother was Henyre
Eymery and her will, dated 1776, was witnessed by a John Eimory. Further more,
Ann's sister, Henrye Lespine, married Izaac Eymery according to records in
Eynesse, France. My great-aunt saw a reference to a third son of Jean and Ann
although she could not remember where and I have not seen it. His name was John
Rogers, but he was not listed in his "mother's" will nor is he accounted for in
any of the South Carolina Huguenot records that I have seen.
I have never seen Rogers' and Eimory/Emory's connected any other place until
your posting here.
Don Milford
February 24, 2003 post 12501 Rogers Forum on genealogy.com
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My Rogers line in the Huguenot settlement of Hillsboro in Abbeville County, SC is too well documented to be your direct line, but there are too many similarities to just dismiss it.
Pierre Rogers came to SC from France via England in 1764 and his stated age is
22. These records are from the Huguenot Council in Charles Town as well as the
ship manifest of April 1764 in Plymouth, England. Pierre married Anna Beraud,
the daughter of a fellow Huguenot on the ship. Pierre fought in the revolution
but there is no record of him having gone to NC, but more about that later.
Family records show them having 4 children. Peter Bayard and Paul married inside
the Huguenot community and stayed in the immediate area. We have no information
on Anna or William L.
Now, with that said, some other pertinent information.
Although no records exist (that I know of) showing Pierre ever went to NC, I
know from other lines of mine that some
Abbeville County soldiers did fight in NC. My Milford ancestors were
from northern Abbeville County,
enlisted originally in Abbeville
County and fought with Major Williamson in NC. They re-enlisted in NC for a
second hitch. Further, both brothers married girls from Rowan County, NC
(Fleming and Jamison). As a result, I know some
Abbeville County soldiers were in NC. There might be a connection
there.
Second, there was another Rogers (Robert) that sailed with my Roger's and
settled in Hillsboro. I do not know what, if any, connection he has to my line.
Third, Pierre's mother, Anne Lespine Rogers, wrote her will
in 1776 and it was witnessed by neighbors Peter Moragne, Peter Bayle, Peter
Rocquemore, and Jacob Bailard (Baylord), all fellow immigrants from 1764. It was
also witnessed by a John EIMORY who was not listed in any of the original
settlers records. I still do not know who Eimory was or where he came from.
Fourth, a cousin hired a researcher in France to find information on Pierre's
parents. She located their marriage record in St. Foy leGrand outside of
Bordeaux dated December 15, 1738. She also found wills in Eynesse (about 10
miles west of St. Foy leGrand) for Hellies Lespine and his wife Henyre EYMERY
that mention their daughter Anne, wife of Jean (John)Roger. Furthermore, Anne's
sister Henyre has a record of marrying Izaac EYMERY.
The information you found on your William L. Rogers does not match the
information on our William L. Rogers, but there are too many parallels and
similarities to dismiss a connection outright.
Don Milford
April 30, 2003 post 12670 Rogers Forum on genealogy.com
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He m(1) Elizabeth Emory Due (Dewes) c.1772. She b.1748 d.1781/2.
Children of John Rogers and Elizabeth Emory:
(Old Settlers)
iv. Capt. John Rogers b.c.1778 d. 1846 Washington D.C.
m(1) Elizabeth Coody
(he became chief of the Old Settlers)
v. Nannie Rogers b.c. 1780 (she was Old Settler 1817)
m(1) Looney Price m(2) Nelson B. Grubbs
Children of John Rogers and Jennie Due:
vii. Joseph Rogers b.c. 1787 d.young
viii. William Rogers b.c.1789
m. Nellie May (he became a judge)
ix. Susannah Rogers b.c.1792