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Descendants of Matthew Rogers

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM³ ROGERS (MATTHEW², PETER¹) was born Abt. 1740, and died Abt. 1810 in VA or KY. He married SARAH UNKNOWN Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM ROGERS:
Hampshire County Deed Book 3, pp. 231-232. By this indenture, James Rogers and wife Martha sold 220 acres of land being part of the original tract patented by Matthew Rogers Sr (Lot No. 13, 379 acres) to Nathaniel Parker on 25 March 1771. This land fell to Matthew Rogers Sr's son William by the Va Law of Primogeniture (i.e., in intestate cases, property of a deceased person went to the first-born child--in this case to William the oldest son. Virginia abolished the Law of Primogeniture in 1785). William then sold the land to his brother James, possibly in accordance with the prior desire or intention by Mattew Sr to his son William.
This is the connection between the three daughters of William Rogers who are said to have married sons of Nathaniel Parker.

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CLAIMS FOR PROPERTY APPROPRIATIONS

Few people realize that right here on our Mineral County soil was more sacrifice made and much blood spilled in the protection of the homes of our frontier forefathers. Pages of the Journals of the VA House of Burgess, Hennings Statutes and the Calendar of VA State Papers give silent evidence of the sacrifice of these "dare-devils" of the eastern foot-hills of the Alleghenies. Some settleres traveled the road-of-least-resistence, and returned whence they came to MD, PA and NJ, but most of them not only stood their grounds, but pushed westward over the Alleghenies. The following records give us some idea of the straits to which the pioneers were put iin the protection of their homes, and a partial list of the names of heads of families in the Patterson Creek Valley during the period from 1750 - 1765. During the French and Indian War (1754 - 1760), Virginia was divided into four military districts.The northern district was in charge of George Washington and it would seem that his soldiers sent and quartered in this section helped themselves to the property of various settlers and farmers then living in the valleys of the South Branch and Patterson Creek. Toward the close of the war, a company of Militia was raised in this section for their protection and to drive the red men west of the Ohio. For this expedition, fire-arms were scarce and strenuous methods had to be used to equip soldiers for this exposition. During this period, the General Assembly of VA passed an act to reimburse soldiers and citizens for the loss of equipment in these Indian Wars. The VA State Library contains an original exhibit portraying one incident of this period: Capt. Hutton of near Ft. Ashby organized a Company for the protection of that region and to drive the Indians west of the Ohio River, and this paper is one of the results of their defeat: (Spelling and Punctuation as appearing) "March 14, 1778 regart one Rifell Gon aprezed to 9L-o-o- by us the Property of William Rogers Nathaniel Parker Jacob Resonner Delevrd to George in Capt Huttens Compy. the within Gon in the hands of George Norris under Capt. Hutton" "we the subscribers having aprezed the Defictioncy of a Gon taken in the Milichton Serves of Catp Huton to Whellon and find it to be Twelf Shillings Aug 31, 1782 N.B. The above Gon the property of Nathaniel Parker Jacob Resoner John Thompson

NAMES OF PERSONS WHO FURNISHED SUPPLIES FOR CONTINENTAL PURPOSES

Revolutionary list filed at Hampshire VA (Now WV) taken from a manuscript book in the VA State Library, Richmond VA. The list shows the names of persons who furnished supplies for continental purposes, under the Commissioners of Provision Law, and descendants of those named in the list are eligible for membership in the DAR.
PARKER, NATHANIEL
PARKER, ROBERT
PARKER, WILLIAM
ROGERS, WILLIAM

Data re William and family from Rogers Run (James Rogers and His Descendants), Linda Saul Czarny, 1977. She reports that William lived in Rogers Fort along with his brothers. If that was the case, he may have been the owner of this property in Washington CO, KY. Jonathan Rogers, William's nephew, along with Joseph, John and Nicholas Ray owned property in this county during the same time frame.

Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants UVA Electronic Card File
Card 67
Rogers, William 31 Dec 1784
Washington CO, KY
185a along the foot of Kents Ridge on the north side
Grants N, p. 466

Petition To Add A Portion of Hardy County to Hampshire County

To the Honourable the Representatives of the House of Assembly for the State of Virginia sitting in the City of Richmond.

The Humble petition of the freeholders and Housekeepers of the County of Hampshire and part of the County of Hardy - Humbly Sheweth - That your petitioners is under Great Grievances Concurning the Division of the County on the account of the prospect of the proposed Line which Line if Continued will Render the inhabitants of Hamshire County on the North Branch of the Potomack very unhappy concurning there Attendance to Muster for there is upwards of ten Miles in Lenth that is but three Miles in Breath and there is not as many inhabitants as can make much more than half a Company of Militia, and these inhabitants in Each County, that is to Say the County of Hampshire and the County of Hardy, on the account of the proposed Line will have Between twenty and five miles to gow to all private Musters - and further it adds to their disadvantage on account of the proposed Line the many inconveniencys of all publick Meetings and if Said Line would be Continued it would be a Great Confusion to our publick officers with Many other things that Causes your humble petitioners to Look up to that Honourable House for Redress. And Wee, your Humble petitioners, Humbly prays that the Honourable House for Conveniencys of Each County will fix the Line Between Said County from the Mouth of Stony River to the High Nobb and Wee your Humble petitioners Submits to your Superior Wisdoms and Wee your petitioners prays the Honourable House that our prayer may be heard and, that our Grievances may be Removed Which Wee have a Confidence in your Honourable protection and Care. And Wee as in Duty Both Shall Ever Pray.

September 26th, 1787 New Creek, Hampshire County

A William Rogers signed this petition.

GenServ JONA7EA, #20229 reports Wiliam's wife (probably 2nd wife) was Sarah Lowe, married 12 June 1791 (no location). Also reports William died 1810 in VA. LDS IGI has a marriage of William Rogers to Sarah Lowe 12 Jan 1791 in Lincoln CO, KY.32

More About WILLIAM ROGERS:
Fact 1: June 12, 1791, Unproved ref. to marriage to a Sarah Lowe

Children of WILLIAM ROGERS and SARAH UNKNOWN are:

JOHN⁴ ROGERS, b. 1755, VA; d. 1833; m. SUSAN UNKNOWN, Unknown.

Notes for JOHN ROGERS:
Some charts show John married Mary Molly Rogers, and his brother Thomas married Susan.

	ii.		SALLY ROGERS, b. Unknown; d. Bet. 1810 - 1811; m. (1) AARON JONES, Unknown; m. (2) EBENEZER FENLEY, Unknown.
	iii.		WILLIAM ROGERS, b. Unknown, of Bath CO, KY; d. Unknown.
	iv.		NANCY ROGERS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. RICHARD PARKER, Unknown, Tennessee.
	v.		SUSAN ROGERS, b. Unknown; d. Bef. 1810; m. (1) THOMAS PARKER, Unknown, Tennessee; m. (2) THOMAS PARKER, Unknown, Kentucky.

Notes for THOMAS PARKER:
Some charts show John married Mary Molly Rogers, and his brother Thomas married Susan.

	vi.		JAMES ROGERS, b. Unknown, of Chilicothe, OH; d. Unknown.
	vii.		ELIZA ROGERS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. NAT DAVIS, Unknown, Illinois.
	viii.		MARGARET ROGERS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL HIGGERSON, Unknown, Tennessee.
	ix.		MARY "MOLLY" ROGERS, m. JOHN PARKER.

Notes for JOHN PARKER:
Other trees show John married Mary Rogers.

3. JAMES³ ROGERS (MATTHEW², PETER¹) was born March 04, 1741/42 in VA or Ireland, and died March 24, 1828 in Mercer CO or Boyle CO, KY. He married (1) MARTHA BLACKBURN May 21, 1766 in W. Augusta Dist., VA (now Ohio & Monongolia COs, PA), daughter of WILLIAM BLACKBURN and SARAH ?. He married (2) NANCY ANN MARTIN December 09, 1820 in Mercer CO, KY, daughter of JOHN MARTIN.

Notes for JAMES ROGERS:
Source: A Sesquicentennial History of the Green River Missionary Baptist Church 1836-1986, written and compiled by Wendell Holmes Rone, Sr. for the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the church, 1987.

James was a Baptist Minister. He & his wife were Charter members of the old Cedar Creek Baptist Church, the 2nd to be organized in what is now the state of KY on July 4, 1781. Also helped to organize Lick Creek Church in 1787. (My note: This church dissolved in 1812, at which point he returned to the Cedar Creek church. James was greatly troubled over the slavery issue, and eventually left the church for this reason. On March 11, 1794, he was granted "on his own motion" a license to perform marriages within Nelson County. He performed a number of marriages including that of his son, Evan, and his daughter, Mary.)

http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/journals/V5I4/friendptpleasant.html
CAPTAIN JONAS FRIEND AND HIS COMPANY AT BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT ON 10 OCTOBER 1774 by Warren Skidmore

When I did my first article on Jonas Friend for the Allegheny Regional Ancestors I was confident that I had said pretty much the final word on one of the more interesting frontiersmen of western Virginia.1 I was surprised a few weeks later to get a copy of a payroll for the service of Jonas Friend and his company of 20 men, previously completely unknown, during Dunmore's War. It was sent along by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig who had it from Merrill Hill Mosher, C.G., of Coos Bay, Oregon. She had found it at the Virginia State Library on a microfilm of an original book of pay records for Dunmore's War. The Archives maintains a list of Virginia soldiers in the war on cards, but somehow the indexers overlooked Captain Friend and the men who served under him at Point Pleasant.

The source of the list is found in the Augusta County records. On 17-19 January 1775 a court of claims was held for Augusta County according to statute to settle the accounts of the militia "lately drawn into the actual service and for making provision to pay the same."2 The proceedings show that on the 18th Jonas Friend produced a claim for himself and others which was proved before William Bowyer and O[rdered] C[ertifie]d."3 Clearly these claims were sent along to Williamsburg for payment, and included the document examined here.4

The company was gone from the Tygarts Valley for 48 days, although a few men either left early or joined it late.5 The rank and file were paid lsh 6d a day, while Elias Barker, who was apparently paid as a Sergeant, earned an extra shilling for his pains. The Indian scouts were paid 5 shillings daily, no doubt as extra compensation for the risks they took. No payment is itemized for Captain Friend, but immediately after the claim for his men (and on the same microfilm) we find that Captain John Hopkins put in a claim for 7sh 6d by the day for his service.

An unexpected biproduct of these notes has been the discovery of considerable detail on the migration of several of Captain Friend's men (with others) from the Tygarts Valley to the Beech Fork (of Salt River) area of what is now Nelson County, Kentucky, in the summer of 1779. The reasons for this exodus are not hard to find. All of the bottom land had been taken up on Leading Creek and the other tributaries of the Tygarts River, and the settlers and their maturing sons had been reduced to expanding to the occasional gentler slopes squeezed in between the mountains. Hearsay (and the occasional newspaper article) pictured Kentucky to be the new Canaan, and the more vigorous citizens were up and away in the pursuit of what they hoped were untold opportunities in the west.42

The leader of the expedition to Beech Fork was probably William Cleaver, Senior, who must have been born by 1730 and was probably the oldest and most substantial of the men who made the journey. A petition read to Congress on 23 August 1780 from the "Inhabitants of Kentucky" states that they came 700 miles down the Ohio River to their new homes.43 (My note: His tract of land in WV was located where Leading Creek flows into the Tygart's Valley River a tributary of the Monongahela. In the early 1770's, There were already two forts: Westfall's and Currance's. Jonas Friend and his neighbors built a fort called Friend's Fort at Maxwell's Ferry on Leading Creek only a short distance from William Cleaver's home.)

Some other names of men who were not members of Captain Friend's company turn up in the records of what is now Nelson County. Edward Skidmore (1737-1782), who had been a partner in the site of Friend's Fort, was a member of the Cleaver party. He was called out as a Sergeant of a company on 24 June 1782 to assist in the construction of Fort Nelson at Louisville. and no doubt put his experience working on Friend's Fort to good use. He was there until 13th July when the company was paid and discharged. Alas, he died a few months later soon after his will was written on 17 October 1782. He had been in Kentucky for only three years, but the name Skidmore is said to have survived there for a time as the name of a small community five miles due east of Bardstown. It is still found on modern maps (now called Woodlawn) with a population presently estimated by Rand McNally at about 100.

John Hunter, probably identical to the man found earlier in the Tygarts Valley, was another man who did not survive long in Kentucky. He had died before 28 February 1786 when an appraisal was ordered taken of his estate in Nelson County.44

James Rogers, who built a station (fort) just west of Bardstown, can probably be safely identified with the
man of his name who was a purchaser (with Edward Skidmore) at the vendue sale of Moses Thompson on Leading Creek held on 10 July 1778. (My note: now in Randolph CO, WV) He was a Baptist clergyman and married many of the progeny of his old neighbors from the "Tygarts Valley (including the young Skidmores) in Nelson County.

Hampshire County Deed Book 3, pp. 231-232. By this indenture, James Rogers and wife Martha sold 220 acres of land being part of the original tract patented by Matthew Rogers Sr (Lot No. 13, 379 acres) to Nathaniel Parker on 25 March 1771. This land fell to Matthew Rogers Sr's son William by the Va Law of Primogeniture (i.e., in intestate cases, property of a deceased person went to the first-born child--in this case to William the oldest son. Virginia abolished the Law of Primogeniture in 1785). William then sold the land to his brother James, possibly in accordance with the prior desire or intention by Mattew Sr to his son William.

TAXLIST: Nelson County Tithes 1785-1791, Nelson Co., KY
James Rogers was one of the tithe-takers in these years
James Rogers: 1785:on all the waters north of the Rolling and Beech Forks up to the mouth of Buffalo Creek and its waters. Total: 126.
1. Tithables, 2 # of males, # females, # of blakcs Males over; 5. females. James Rogers: 1786 from the mouth of the Rolling Fork up salt River to the County road then with the county road to the eastern branch of Buffalot Creek and down to the mouth and down the Beech Fork to the mouth & down the Rolling Fork to the mouth.
James Rogers ----1787 Samuels & Jefferies Co; area west & northwest of Bardstown, Nelson Co
James Rogers ----1788 Capt Jeffres Co; immediately west of Bardstown

Kentucky Historical Markers Kentucky Historical Society

1078 CEDAR CREEK BAPTIST

(4 ml. W. of Bardstown, US 62, Nelson Co.)

One mile south, site of The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church, second Baptist church constituted in Ky., July 4, 1781, fifth anniversary of Declaration of Independence. Pioneer settlers of nearby Rogers Station, 1780, Col. James Rogers, first judge, Nelson Co., Atkinson Hill Judge James Slaughter, and Mathew, William, Jonathan Rogers among founders of the church.

CEDAR CREEK BAPTIST
First pastor, 1781, was Reverend Joseph Barnett, assisted by John Garrard. They were followed in about 1785 by Joshua Morris, who served the church many years. First structure was a log cabin replaced by brick when Peter Able and Saml. Ross, trustees, secured two and one-half acres from John Troutman in 1856. Additions to brick building, 1949, 1962.

James & his brothers had built "Rogers Fort" near Bardstown in 1780 as a protection from Indian raids.

From "Rogers Run" : Book B - Land Causes 1790 - Page 475, Kendall vs. Slaughter. Deposition of James Rogers taken the 26th day of June 1813, he being aged about 70 years: In the year 1779, this Deponent came out with William Bard and others (my note: four of the "others" were John Ray who also gave a deposition in this case, as did Mescheck Carter, and Evan Williams. James Rogers stated that William Keith accompanied him, Evan Williams and others ) from the Falls of the Ohio to see Improvements which he said Bard proposed selling to this Deponent. They came to the land that this Deponent settled his Station on, called Rogers Station. The said Bard showed this Deponent four or five Improvements which he called his. The land pleased this Deponent and the price was agreed upon and they were to enter into writings. When they returned to the Falls of the Ohio Bard refused to let this Deponent have all the improvements that they had bargained for and only let him have that part which he settled his Station on...

Jefferson County Land Commissioner's Court
Minute Book "A" (Pages 72 & 73. 1783)

" Proof having been made to the court that John Pearman, a soldier in the Continental Service was entitled to a pre-emption of 1000 acres and that he was in the service of the United States at the time the commissioners were setting to do business in this country:

Ordered that it be certified to the register of the land office that Samuel Pearman, heir at law to the said John Pearman is entitled to the 1000 acre pre-emption to include his improvement made in the year 1776 on a West Branch of Fromans Run, a branch of Coxs Creek about 1/2 mile below the forks of the trace leading to Fromans and Rogers Stations,etc.; Also as Heir at law for Elisha Pearman, demand to include his improvement (1000 acres) about 5 or 6 miles westwordly (sic) from Rogers Station on the right hand side of Fromans Waggon (sic) Road to the Salt Works , suppose to be on the head waters of Wilsons Creek and include a small Buffalo Lick; also as Heir at Law for Thomas Pearman, dec'd. who was entitled to the pre-emption of 100 acres in consequence of an improvement [made] for him by the said Samuel Pearman in the year 1776 on the South side of Salt River near the mouth, running down the Ohio River and up Salt River at equal distance for quantity. The said Thomas Pearman being in the service at the time the comm. sat to do business in this county. Total 3000 acres in Jefferson Co. Va., M. Price CJVC

(My note: Historic Nelson County, Its Homes and People, By Sarah B. Smith,
Copyright 1982: Page 92: TAVERNS AND INNS
Included in a listing of old taverns and inns in Nelson County is a listing
that Mesheck CARTER operated a tavern in his dwelling in 1797.

GOODWIN FORT, Near Boston, Kentucky (page 18)
There is a long section on Goodwin Fort, at the end is the following; Elizabeth Goodwin, daughter of Samuel Goodwin, married Atkinson Hill, who came to Kentucky in 1779. In 1780 he served under Captain William Harrod at the Falls of the Ohio. His land entries, including his homestead on the Beech Fork River, soon exceeded a thousand acres. In 1782, while at Rogers Station, being upset over a religious question, he went out and built a cabin across the Rolling Fork from Goodwins Fort.)

"Old Nelson Notebook" by David H. Hall: Rogers Station - 1780
"...In the spring of 1780 Col. James Rogers took permanent possession of the pre-emption west of Buffalo Creek, a part of that area then called "Bard's Flat." Rogers Station rose in the wilderness and quickly provided temporary shelter for many settlers pouring into Nelson. The legendary "Evan Williams", one of Kentucky's first distillers, was a companion of Col. Rogers during this period and may well have been a resident of the Station, along with William Keith. (My note: see http://www.heavenhill.co.nz/prod01_copy(6)2.htm for infor re Evan) Atkinson Hill, still young and single, was there for a time. Mesheck Carter had his family there and other likely residents were John Ray and Joseph Barnett. William Bard was also a resident of Rogers Station during 1780. He had married for the first time in 1779 - a widow with children. His new family was probably with him because, like James Rogers, he had finally "come to stay" in what would become Nelson County." (My note: Mr. Bard married in 1779, to Mary Kincaid Braxdale, daughter of Joseph Kincaid, and widow of John Braxdale, killed by the Indians. She was born in Virginia, October 12, 1755, died at Bardstown, Ky., November 10, 1825. They had five children: James Bard, David Bard, Ebenezer Bard, William Bard, Isaac Bard.)

ROGERS'S FORT. This lay on a tract of land between Buffalo Creek, east, Cedar Creek, west, Shephardsville Rd, north and Boston Highway 62 south. It was founded by Col. James ROGERS who was born in VA 1742 and died in Ky in 1828.

Given the fact that James Rogers by his own testimony and that of others was in the vicinity of the Bard's Flat area in 1779, to secure a land claim for later settlement, and the statement that he returned to the area "in the spring of 1780", it seems most likely that James Rogers and no doubt his brothers were part of the 970 men led by George Rogers Clark, Benjamin Logan, and Col. John Bowman in the first retalitory expedition against the Mad River Indians following the British attack on Ruddle's and Martin's Stations. This expedition took place in June of 1780. Four fifths of grown men in the area went on this expedition to the Indian towns of Chillicothe and Piqua, located near present day Xenia, Ohio. (My note: during this timeframe, males aged 16 to 50 were obligated to serve in the local militia barring a valid excuse.) They were gone for 25 days. (Theodore Roosevelt wrote an account of this expedition which seems to be regarded as the most accurate account - the above figures of 970 men, four fifths of the grown men in the area, is from this account.)

VA Land Office Patents and Grants UVA Electronic Card File Card 2
Rogers, James 1 June 1782
Jefferson CO, KY
1000 a on the waters of the Beech fork beginning on the east banks of Cedar Creek
Grants G, p. 25

Card 46
Williams, Evan 1 June 1782
Jefferson CO, KY
600 a on the waters of the Beech Fork beginning at the mouth of Panther Run on the east side of Cedar Creek
Grants G, p. 28

Card 3
Rogers, James 6 May 1788
Nelson CO, KY
230 a on the waters of Cox's Creek adjoining lands of Samuel Pearman
Grants 17, p. 49

Card 73
Carter, Mescheck 21 June 1784
Jefferson CO, KY
400a on Pollingers Creek
Grants P., p. 43

Card 74
Carter, Mescheck 31 August 1787
Nelson CO, KY
200 a on Beards Run waters of the Beech Fork
Grants 14, p. 22

Carter, Shadrack 1 June 1782
Kentucky CO
500a on the Beech fork beginning near the mouth of Cedar Creek
Grants F, p. 316

Burnet, John grantee 20 Sept 1786
Jefferson CO, KY
550a on Cedar Run a branch of the Beech fork adjoining James Rogers
Shadrack Carter and others
Grants No 4, p. 398

Card 19
Barnet, Joseph 15 Aug 1788
Nelson CO, KY
400a on south side of the Rolling Fork adjoining a Preemption ot the Heir of Eli Garrard
Grants 17, p. 627

Card 18
Barnet, Joseph 15 August 1788
Nelson CO, KY
1000a on the south side of the Rolling Fork
Grants 17, p. 625

Card 35
Baker, John 1 June 1782
400a on waters of the Beech Fork and adjoining James Rogers
Grants F, p. 377

Bard, William grantee 1 June 1785
Jefferson CO, KY
1000a on the Buffaloe Creek a branch of the Beach Fork
on the north side adjoining James Rogers' Preemption
Grants P, p. 704

Pope, Benjamin grantee 25 May 1786
560a adjoining James Rogers' Preemption on the wates
of the Buffaloe Creek a branch of the Beech fork
Grants Z, p. 646

Source: "Nelson CO Pioneer, VOL. 14, #3 - Bardstown, KY - Winter, 1980:
COL. James Rogers' Family
"One of those unusual genealogical gold mines has surfaced in the records of the Nelson CO Circuit Court involving the immediate family of the pioneer Col. James Rogers. Born in March, 1742, he married Martha Blackburn in the District of West Augusta, Virginia 5/21/1766 and later lived in Hampshire CO before coming to KY. Depositions by Col. Rogers place his arrival in the Nelson CO area as 1779 and the building of his station a short distance west of present Bardstown in 1780. His was a place of refuge for the area during the Indian troubles, particularly in 1782. He was a Baptist minister in VA and a prime mover in the organization of the Cedar Creek Baptist Church in 1781. He was one of the 1st magistrates of the Nelson CO in 1785, Lt. Col. of the Nelson CO Militia when first organized and generally influential in all County affairs. Also a member of the Danville Convention.
As developed in the Court papers, Col. Rogers' sister, Nancy Rogers was married to one John Bailey, who was a Captain in George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment in 1778-79, as commissioned by Virginia. He was entitled to service pay from Virginia that was never provided by the State Legislature, probably on the grounds that it was an obligation of the United States government. John Bailey, reportedly, died 22 August 1822 with the claim still outstanding, but his wife Nancy lived on and appears to have died in 1833 in Illinois.
The Congress of the United States finally passed legislation, 7/5/1832, "An act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims against the State of Virginia" and since these were service claims rather than pensions, the amounts were payable to the claimant's heirs. John Bailey's administrator was James Rogers, son of Col. James Rogers who pursued the claim and with the help of Bardstown lawyer William P. Duval obtained a settlement of $9,480.80.
Since Nancy Bailey was John Bailey's only heir, there being no children, her brothers and sisters became her heirs. The court declared that the only ones with living heirs were her brothers, Col. James Rogers, William Rogers, and Matthew Rogers, all of whom had died. The determination of distribution is, first, complicated in 1836 by a suit in which one Henry Northup, who had contacted certain heirs and purchased their rights, sought to recover from the administrator. The major complication however, arose when the administrator (James Rogers, Jr.) died in March 1843 and it was found there were insufficient assets in his estate to pay the claims of the several heirs. Eventually payments are made from the estate by a court appointed conservator amounting to 85% of the determined claims with the balance to be recovered from his bondman. The matter was not concluded until 1856."

From copies of accounts against the estate of James Rogers decd, whose estate was ordered into the hands of the sheriff probably at the time of James Rogers, Jr.'s death, one of James Rogers Jr.'s sons, Felix Grundy Rogers, continued in some capacity to be involved in the settlement of the estate until the case was finally settled.

Source: "Genealogy of the Rogers Family", Nelson CO, KY: Col. James Rogers (1742-1823), Ireland. Commanded a Company at West Augusta District, VA Militia in American Revolution; Fort Rogers (walls standing 1911) near Bardstown, Nelson CO, KY). m. Martha Blackburn (Scotch) Mercer CO, KY.
Source: Part III, DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, Washington: 1190, under the heading of Rogers:
Rodgers. James: b. 3---1741 d. 3-24-1828 KY m (1) Martha Blackburn (2) Mrs Nancy Flournoy, Cap VA (He was given a Colonel's Commission in the VA Militia, Nelson CO, KY)

Between 1772 and 1774 the county of Fincastle covered all of Southwest Virginia and the present state of Kentucky, its seat being at the Lead Mines. Colonel William Preston was county Lieutenant of the military forces; Major Arthur Campbell, his subordinate, was in direct command west of the New River.

Preston lived at Smithfield, near the present Blacksburg, Campbell was located at Royal Oak, near the present Marion. Upon them developed the duty of establishing a line of defense against the savages who were using the Sandy Passes to enter Virginia and plunder. The thinly guarded line they set up extended from New River down through the Clinch and Holston valleys to Cumberland Gap and from there on to the North Carolina border. Three forts stood sentinel over the headwaters of the Clinch,each jutted against the Western Woods, their portholes towards the Sandy Passes. They were Thomas
Witten's fort at Crab Orchard, the Rees Bowen Fort at Maiden Springs and the stockade built at Locust Hill by William Wynne. Farther down the Clinch and Holston were others, many of them rude log houses the pioneers had built.

"Virginia's Colonial Soldiers" by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, 1988:
p. 137 Dunmore's War 1774
The Names of the Soldiers on the pay Rolls at Romney and Winchester (present day WVA)
Capt. James Person's roll:
James Rogers

p. 154
List of the men in Capt. Daniel Smith's Company 13 August 1774:
James Rogers (Note: Daniel Smith was also the surveyor for Fincastle County)

At the Maiden Springs Station 26 Aug. 1774:
James Rogers

p. 155
Soldier under comand of William Edmiston, 29 Aug. 1774:
At the Maiden Springs:
James Rogers

Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia, Publication 4 - 1968
Historical Society of Southwest Virginia
The actual military defense of Virginia's extreme western frontier did not begin, on a large scale, until the spring prior to the outbreak of Dunmore's War in the fall of 1774, more commonly referred to by historians as the Point Pleasant Campaign. The Battle of Point Pleasant was the only major battle in Dunmore's war, and was fought in October of 1774 in present day West Virginia.

The third fort under Captain Daniel Smith's command was the Maiden Springs Station located on the Maiden Spring branch of Clinch River, and was the home of Rees Bowen. No description has been found as to the construction details or size of this fort. There is no account that it ever came under a direct assault by the Indians, but it did remain one of the frontier defense bastions throughout the troubled Indian days.

At the Maiden Springs Fort - August to November 1774
Rees Bowen (killed at King's Mountain), Robert Brown, Sergeant, Thomas Bromley, James Cravens, John Cravens, Joseph Cravens (Sergeant from 22nd September), Robert Cravens, James Douglas, John Flintham, Samuel Fowler, John Jamison, Andrew Lammey, James McElhenny, John Newland, Samuel Paxton, JAMES ROGERS (Draper Mss 6 XX 106), David Ward, Henry Willis

It may be of interest to the reader to know who manned and protected these forts and the frontier during the well documented period of Dunmore's War, as militia rosters have been preserved of the first men to man these forts immediately after their construction.

The rosters first lists the forts, distance from each, and the name of the officer in charge and the number of men assigned.

Blackmore's Fort - 16 Men - Sergeant Moor, Officer in Charge
Moore's Fort - 20 men - 20 miles - Boone (Daniel), Officer in Charge
Russell's Fort - 20 men - 4 miles - W. Poage, Sergeant, Officer in Charge
Glade Hollow Fort - 15 men - 12 miles - John Dunkin, Sergeant, Officer in Charge
Elk Garden Fort - 18 men - 14 miles - John Kinkead, Sergeant, Officer in Charge
Maiden Spring Fort - 5 men - 23 miles - Joseph Cravens, Sergeant - Officer in Charge
Witten's Big Crab Orchard - 3 men - 12 miles - Ensign (John) Campbell
This list is dated 6 October 1774. (Draper Mss 3 QQ 116)

Source: "George Rogers Clark and His Men, Military Records, 1778-1784, as compiled by Margery Heberling Harding. The KY Historical Society., Frankfort, KY: Document 134 (21 Oct-25 Nov 1782) Pay Abstracts: James Rogers is listed as a Capt. Lt. "in Acul Servis under the command of Genrel Clark and Expedition against the Chawnees from the 21st of Oct of the twenty fift of Nov 1782 both days included" (See hard copy for full details)

Document 136 (29 June-6 July 1782) "The Jefferson CO militia often served on duty at Ft. Nelson, and were garrisoned there. Lists another Pay Abstract for Capt. James Rogers and 45 others of "Col. Coxes Rigment of Melitia of Jefferson CO in Actul Servis at Fort Nelson from June 29 to July the Sixt both days. Included 1782 with the alowance of the 3 days marching forty miles home forty mi."

Source: Historical Register of Virginians in the Rev. War - 1775 -1783 by John H. G. Wathman, Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1979, p. 165:
" Rogers, James, Captain in Clark's III Reg; commanded a detachment of Yohogania Militia at Logstown, date not given; serving as Captain of Jefferson militia in fall of 1782 ". (NOTE: 1895 Atlas of PA counties lists Logstown - it is not on the actual map but is listed under the names of towns; there was 0 population at that time. In that year, Logstown was in Beaver CO, PA, which is now Washington CO, PA)

"History of Kentucky" By Lewis Collins, Revised Edition, Vol. II, 1882:
p. 354
Members of the Convention Held in Danville on the 23rd Day of May, 1785:
Among the members were: James Rogers, Isaac Cox, ...Kincheloe, Benjamin Logan, and John Martin. (My note: John Martin was the name of James Rogers' second wife's father.)

Members of the Convention which Assembled at Danville in August, 1785:
Among the members were: James Rogers, Benjamin Logan, Isaac Cox

James Rogers supposedly lived near Rogers Fort until old age, after he married 2nd wife he moved to Boyle CO and died at home at age 85, altho another source says he died in Mercer CO. An unnamed source states "he lived near Rogers Fort till in his old age when he married his second, wife, Mrs. Flourney, and moved to what is now Boyle County, Ky., where he died in the eighty-fourth year of his age."

Much of above data courtesy of Chaplain Melvin L. Rogers, Tulsa, OK.

Hampshire County--Michael Stump's Returns (Pendelton CO Property Holders in 1782, VA Gen Web Archives)
Rogers, James # of individuals in family - 8

"James Rogers served in the American Rev. by fighting the Indians and received 1000 acres of land in present day Nelson Co. Ky for this. He was present at the council of war, Catfish Camp in 1777, held by Patrick Henry. (now Washington Co. PA) James and Issac Cox were friends and can be found in the same area in the old records of SW PA etc. They were appointed Justices of the Peace and Oyer and Terminer ( a commission authorizing a judge to hear and determine criminal cases) for Yohogania Co. VA (This county lasted only for 10 years) Both went to Nelson Co. VA (KY) about the same time,1779. James Rogers can be found in the old court records of Jefferson Co. VA to 1784 (KY) and Nelson Co. VA (KY) beginning in 1785. Isaac Cox also..Unfortunately Isaac Cox was killed by Indians about 1788. Isaac Cox settled in the area of Cox's creek, north of Bardstown, KY. The bible of James Rogers is still in existence. The contents were listed in one of the issues of Ky Historical Society. I believe. " Quoted from Maryshoe, Kentucky Gen Web.

More About JAMES ROGERS:
Fact 1: May 21, 1766, Marriage in Dist. of W. Augusta, VA,lived in Hampshire CO, now WVA
Fact 2: 1788, may have been at Geo. Rogers Clark settlement at Falls of Ohio
Fact 3: 1779, arrival Nelson CO, KY area
Fact 4: 1780, built Rogers Station near Bardstown
Fact 5: July 04, 1781, Baptist mins,org. Cedar Creek Baptist Church
Fact 6: June 29, 1782, to July 6, duty at Fort Nelson
Fact 7: October 1782, to Nov. Capt. in Col. Coxes Reg. of Militia of Jefferson CO (Nelson CO)
Fact 8: 1785, One of 1st magistrates in Nelson CO Court
Fact 9: 1785, Member of Danville Convention
Fact 10: 1787, Organized Lick Creek Baptist Church
Fact 11: June 26, 1813, Gave deposition in law suit in Nelson CO
Fact 12: December 06, 1820, Married Nancy Flournoy
Fact 13: Lived near Rogers Fort til old age, died at home in Boyle CO,

Notes for MARTHA BLACKBURN:
Martha was the daughter of William Blackburn, b. 11 Mar 1726/27 Ulster, Ireland, and Sarah Unknown.

Subject:
Martha Blackburn
Date:
Mon, 11 May 1998 19:06:26 EDT
From:
DJohn31548 <DJohn31548@aol.com>

Jean,
I just discovered the Rogers site
http://www.ourheritage.tierranet.com/groupone/d0003/g0000/12.html

The information there caused me to realize that Martha was the sister of
George, William (killed at King's Mountain), Arthur, Mary White wife of
George(?), Margaret Casey, wife of William Casey. The wills of Geo., Wm. and
Arthur are available in Washington Co. VA.

There is information in ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA'S NORTHERN NECK WARRENT
SURVEYS-Frederick Co, VA 1747-1780 Vol II. From this one determines that
these six are the children of William Blackburn son of Margaret and
Archibald Blackburn. The survey done 1749. They appear to be close
relatives of Benjamin and Mary Blackburn who eventually settled in Washington
Co, TN where they died. I believe Margaret's maiden name was Wilson- I
found Margaret Wilson m Archibald Blackburn in Ireland in early 1700's. They
also had a daughter Elizabeth who married Wm. Wilson and settled in Hardy Co.
WV where they had an immense family. History is available for the Wilsons.

I have some information on the family of Wm. Blackburn (King's Mt.) whose
wife remarried and the family moved to TN and eventually IL. I would like to find info. on Mary Casey and her descendants. They probably went to KY but I have no evidence although I suspect that some of the children of Martha Blackburn Rogers married their Casey and White cousins.
Hope this is useful
Miriam Blackburn

Notes for NANCY ANN MARTIN:
Nancy Ann Martin "may" have been taken captive during the raid on her father's fort. Also listed as a captive is a James Rogers, not known if this is the same James Rogers who built Rogers Fort in Mercer County, KY about 1780.
http://www.disknet.com/indiana_biolab/eg810a.htm
The Pennsylvania Gazette, PHILADELPHIA, August 13, 1783

Captain Dalton, Superintendant of Indian affairs for the United State, arrived here last week from Canada, which he left about a month since, in company with 200 Americans, who are at length happily liberated from a cruel captivity with the savages. But he is sorry to inform us that there are a number of unfortunate fellow sufferers, who are still retained as prisoners by the Indians. The sufferings of Captain Dalton and his lady have been very great, both having been many years prisoners with the enemy, and forced to endure the most cruel treatment from their captors. For the satisfaction of their friends, Captain Dalton has given a list of the unhappy people who are confined chiefly among the six nations , viz. the Shawanese, Delaware, Munseys, Ouiactenaws, Putawawtawmaws, &c. &c.

The List is as follows:

Jim Sellars: These are the individuals who still remained in captivity, not the returnees. The names of the people liberated were not mentioned in the article.

Andrew Armstrong and his sister
Silvester Ash, George Ash, Henry Ash, Abraham Ash, Isaac Ash,
Margaret Baker
William Bangle
James Barley
John Barton
William Benjamin
Jesse Bland
Benjamin Brooks
Adam Brown
Mrs. Brown and three children
Barbary Burger - James Sellars: Also in the list is Barbara Burger. Harold Eddleman: I think she is daughter of John Burger of Ruddlesfort and further checking is in progress.
Hannah Burk
James Cain
Martin Coile
Barbury Coile
Cristin Coile, Barbary Coile,
-- --- Calaway
Henry Calaway
Jonathan Calaway
Francis Colaway
Abraham Coone
James Cooper
Nancy Dalton is this a relative of the capt who wrote this list.
Isaac Davis
James Davison
Mary Denton
Timothy Dormin and his wife
John Dumford
Katy Dundas
Mary Emerick
Katy Etelmaw, David Etelmaw, Daniel Etelmaw - James Sellars: In the list is a David, Katy, and Daniel Etelmaw, probably a bad copying job of Etelman, aka Eddleman. Could be a clue
Elizabeth Fisher, Frederick Fisher
Polly Francis.
George Fulks
Elizabeth Fulks
Jonathan Gold
James Gray
Jonathan Hanna
Jonathan Hicks
William Hitchkok
Jones Hoy
John Jones
Mary Jones
Edmund Keer
Mary Kennedy and two children
Betsey McCormick
Valentine Lawrence
George Lech
Becky Lee, Sally Lee, Thomas Lee
Lucy Linn
Jonathan Long
Mary Long
Polly McCurdy
Barbara McFall
John McFall
George Mawfit
Charles McLane
Mary McLee
Susy McLee
Ann McLee
James McSwine
Darkey Miller
William Morgan
Kenmit Morris
Nicholas Oatman
Kijah Patterson
Peggy Pauland
Peggy Paulin
Betsey Plumer
Betsey Poke
James Rogers
Margaret Sheerer
Adam Shoemaker
Katy Sicks
Hugh Stear
James Stuart
Jonathan Trimble
Jonathan Troy
John Turney
Ambrose White
Abraham Whiteker
Polly Whiteman and her sister
Thomas Williams
Jonathan Wilson
Joseph Wilson
Sarah Wilson
Nicholas Wilson

The following names are part of the list and will be inserted above in alphabetic order
Rachel McKutchy
Nancy Martin
Jonathan Delong
James Crawford
Betsey McCaumin and son
----- Miller
----- Whitts
----- Ward
Samuel Davis
Isaac Riddle and two brothers James Sellars: Isaac Ruddle and his two brothers.
Elizabeth Turner
Charles Mitchell
Polly Mitchell
Sally Whitenire
Lasley Malone
Robert Nealie
Elijah Mathews
Stephen Parish
Henry Licters
Jacob Vingordor
Alexander Thomson
Jonathan Reddock
Robert Cruders
Elijah Hunt
Adam Templeman
Jonathan Shull
---- Pankburn
Samuel Proctor
Joseph Newman
Zephar Hawkins
Rudolph House and his brother
Nelly Smith
Katy Rinkle
Betsey Doherty
Mrs. Hersler and four children
Joseph Smith
David Price

Captain Dalton says, that on their way home, through Canada, they experienced the most polite treatment from the English officers, but were more than once abused by different parties of those wretches who had fled to Canada from the back parts of the United States, to avoid the vengeance of their countrymen, for the many horrid murders and burnings committed by them in conjunction with the English and Indians.

From a combination of three family sheets, none complete:

Samuel was born either 1762, 1765, or 9 December, 1758. One source says in Charlotte CO, VA. His parents were Matthew Flournay, b. 1732, and Elizabeth Pryor. Samuel died in Mercer CO, KY 19 August 1818 in one source, another says he died in 1820 in Scott CO, KY.All 3 sources agree he married a Nancy Ann Martin, one states on June 17, 1785 in VA.

This source says Nancy was born @1765 in VA, d. @1820

Branches of the Flournoy Family Tree compiled by Wayne Spiller, 1976, p. 22 states Nancy Ann was a dtr of John Martin, of Scott CO, KY, and that she and Samuel had "numerous children".

Flournoy GenForum Post:
After the death of Samuel Flournoy in 1818 his widow Nancy Ann Martin Flournoy m2 Reverend James Rodgers 12 September, 1820 Mercer CO KY when he was 78 and she was 55. Rodgers then died 24 March, 1828. In 1839 his widow Nancy accompanied her daughter Rachel Scott Flournoy and Rachel's husband Carter Keel and family to Montgomery CO IL In the early 1840's they removed to Macoupin CO IL where Nancy Rodgers appeared on the 1850 census at age 85 as a member of Carter Keel's household.

Children of JAMES ROGERS and MARTHA BLACKBURN are:

5.	i.	WILLIAM⁴ ROGERS, b. 1767, VA; d. 1832, Ohio CO, KY.
6.	ii.	MATTHEW ROGERS, b. November 16, 1768, Logan, WV; d. 1853, Spencer, IN.
7.	iii.	MARY "POLLY" ROGERS, b. April 15, 1769, VA; d. April 19, 1857, Grayson, KY.
8.	iv.	EVAN ROGERS, b. September 16, 1773; d. January 1854, Boyle, KY.
9.	v.	JAMES JOSHUA ROGERS, b. October 01, 1774, Nelson CO, KY; d. March 13, 1843, Nelson CO, KY.
10.	vi.	NANCY ROGERS, b. September 15, 1776; d. May 08, 1870, Buried Hanging Rock Ch., Leitchfield, KY.
11.	vii.	JONATHAN ROGERS, b. September 07, 1781, Nelson CO, KY; d. May 23, 1844, Green River Bapt. Church, Cromwell, Ohio CO, KY.
12.	viii.	JOHN ROGERS, b. January 06, 1786, Nelson CO, KY; d. April 18, 1849, Leitchfield, KY.

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