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Descendants of John [Sr.] Rogers

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN [SR.]³ ROGERS (BEN², ?¹) was born 1750 in Scotland [also known as Hell Fire Jack Rogers], and died in Mulberry, Ark.. He married (1) ELIZABETH EMORY, daughter of WILLIAM EMORY and MARY GRANT. She was born 17 Jun 1750 in Cherokee Nation. He married (2) JENNIE DUE, daughter of ROBERT DUE and ELIZABETH EMORY. He married (3) ALCIE SINEE VANN 1786, daughter of JAMES CLEMENT VANN. She was born in Cheroke Country, GA.

Notes for JOHN [SR.] ROGERS:
Public information in encyclopedia as well as on the 'net:
Captain John Rogers was a Tory soldier during the American Revolution. He eventually became an Indian Trader and land owner. He married 3 times, all of the Cherokee nation. John James Rogers `Hell-Fire Jack`was a very prominent figure among the Cherokee. He gave them much help and advice. You will find many letters, written by him to the government. He once paid the ransom, demanded for a young boy named Jennings and returned him to his family. John Rogers was often a delegate to Washington, D.C., a Councilman of outstanding ability; and his influence was manifested then and yet today. He was Scottish (English). We know very little about the life of this man before he came among the Cherokee during the Revolution. In an early history of America, it gives that there were two Rogers brothers who came to this country. They first came into Wythe County, Virginia. William went to Pennsylvania, and Ben came to Tennessee. He was also a Captain during the War of 1812, presumably with the Americans.

More About JOHN [SR.] ROGERS:
Record Change: 19 Jul 1999

Notes for ELIZABETH EMORY:
1/4 cherokee

From this marriage comes three of the Cherokee Chiefs of Oklahoma; namely, Chief John Rogers, Jr. born 1779 Chief of the Western Cherokees and Grand Saline; Judge Charles Coody Rogers and Chief William Charles Rogers, last Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

More About ELIZABETH EMORY:
Record Change: 19 Jul 1999

More About JOHN ROGERS and ELIZABETH EMORY:
Record Change: 19 Jul 1999

More About JOHN ROGERS and ALCIE VANN:
Marriage: 1786

Children of JOHN ROGERS and ELIZABETH EMORY are:

2.	i.	ARKANSAS MARY [AKY]⁴ ROGERS.
	ii.	JAMES ROGERS, m. NANCY COODY.
3.	iii.	CHARLES [SR.] ROGERS, b. 16 May 1772, C.N. East, Tenn; d. Spavinaw Creek Indian Territory, Ok..
4.	iv.	JOHN [JR.] ROGERS, b. 1776; d. 12 Jun 1846, Washington, D.C..
5.	v.	NANNIE `NANCY` ROGERS, b. 1782, Cherokee Nation; d. 1819.

Children of JOHN ROGERS and JENNIE DUE are:

	vi.	ANNA⁴ ROGERS, b. Abt. 1790; m. (1) JOHN W. [FLAWEY] FLOWERS; m. (2) THOMAS IRONS.
	vii.	JOSEPH ROGERS, b. Abt. 1792.
6.	viii.	WILLIAM CHARLES [CHIEF] ROGERS, b. Abt. 1794.
	ix.	SUSANNAH ROGERS, b. Abt. 1796; m. NICLOS [NICHOLAS] MILLER.
	x.	TIANA ROGERS, b. Abt. 1798; d. Abt. 1840; m. (1) DAVID GENTRY; m. (2) SAM HOUSTON; b. 02 Mar 1793, Lexington, VA; d. 26 Jul 1863, Buried in Huntsville, TX; m. (3) SAM MCCRADY, unsubstantiated; name also could be McGhee, McGrey, McGrady???.

Notes for TIANA ROGERS:
known by many names: Diana, Talahini, Tiana

Notes for SAM HOUSTON:

<br> She was a tall and beautiful woman, the daughter of Captain John Rogers, one the most prominent white men in the Cherokee Nation. She appeared to be more of a `white woman` because she was less, a quarter Cherokee. Her mother was the part Cherokee sister of two prominent Cherokee Chiefs. She was, according to those who knew her `a half breed.` She has been called by many names, Talhina, Titania, Tyania, Tenia, and many other similar names. Her name was actually Dianna Rogers, but she was known among the Cherokee as Tiana Rogers. The name as it appears in the official documents found in the War Department and Bureau of Indian Affairs is spelled both `Diana` and `Dianna` Rogers. Tradition has it that the name Diana was selected because as a baby Diana was as beautiful as the Greek goddess of the moon and the hunt. Sam Houston was said to have known her by `Hina.` The Cherokees had difficulty in pronouncing the d in Diana, so the name became Tiana.

More About SAM MCCRADY and TIANA ROGERS:
Marriage: unsubstantiated; name also could be McGhee, McGrey, McGrady???

Child of JOHN ROGERS and ALCIE VANN is:

xi.

MARY [POLLY] ANN⁴ ROGERS, b. 1787, Hiwassee River Cal Houm-McMinn, TN; d. Dec 1852, Texas.

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