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Descendants of John Rogers

Generation No. 1

1. CAPTAIN JOHN¹ ROGERS was born Abt. 1755 in Scotland, and died in Arkansas Territory, (Oklahoma). He married (1) JENNIE DUE, daughter of ROBERT DUE and ELIZABETH EMORY. She was born Abt. 1766. He married (2) ALSEY VANN, daughter of JOHN VANN and WAI-LI OTTERLIFTER. She was born 1768. He married (3) ELIZABETH EMORY Abt. 1771 in Cherokee Nation East, TN, daughter of WILLIAM EMORY and MARY GRANT. She was born Abt. 1748 in Cherokee Nation East, TN.

Notes for CAPTAIN JOHN ROGERS:
John started the Roger surname connected with the Cherokee, which includes Chief William Charles Rogers, Diana Rogers Houston (Sam Houston's wife) and Will Rogers (there is question whether there is a blood connection to Will Rogers). He was a Scottish trader. He was reported to be a Tory Captain during the Revolutionary War and fought with John Stuart in the Carolinas. He lived about 12 miles south of Calhoun TN, near the Hiwassee and TN Rivers. He plyed boats on both rivers. In 1817 he left his home near Lookout Mt. and traveled by keel boat with 31 other people. They settled at Big Mulberry Bend, about 20 miles south of present day Ft. Smith, AR.
Some speculate that John was the son of Ben Rogers who was the brother of William. Beginning in Wythe County, Virginia, William went to Penn. and Ben to TN.
In " History of the Cherokee Indians", by Emmet Starr, on page 305, John Rogers is listed as a spouse to Elizabeth Emory, 1'1, 1'2, 2'3.
Jennie Due was John's stepdaughter from Elizabeth Emory.

More About CAPTAIN JOHN ROGERS:
Burial: AK, 20 miles south of Ft. Smith

Notes for JENNIE DUE:
From "The Texas Cherokee", Dianna Everett, Univ of OK Press, p 146; "interesting to note... Talihina's mother (John Roger's wife) was named Jennie Due; coincidentally one of Duwali's three wives was named Jennie (the other two were Utsuta and Utiyu). It is possible the Duwali married Jennie Due after the death of John Rogers thereby becoming Talihina's "father".
Jennie was John Roger's step-daughter.

Notes for ALSEY VANN:
Other sources state that James Vann, John's brother was her father.

Notes for ELIZABETH EMORY:
Elizabeth Emory was of the Long-Haired Clan

Children of JOHN ROGERS and JENNIE DUE are:

	i.	ANNIE² ROGERS, b. Abt. 1790; m. (1) JOHN W. FLOWEY; m. (2) THOMAS IRONS.
	ii.	JOSEPH ROGERS, b. Abt. 1792.
2.	iii.	CHIEF WILLIAM CHARLES ROGERS, b. Abt. 1794.
	iv.	SUSANNAH ROGERS, b. Abt. 1796; m. NICHOLAS MILLER.
	v.	DIANA ROGERS, b. Abt. 1798; d. Abt. 1840; m. (1) SAMUEL HOUSTON; m. (2) DAVID GENTRY; b. Abt. 1780; m. (3) SAM MCGRADY.

Notes for DIANA ROGERS:
Diana Rogers Gentry was the widow of David Gentry, a half breed blacksmith who came to AR as early as 1817 and died in a skirmish with the Osage. Diana lived with Sam at Wilson Creek, Indian Territory where Sam had a crude store. It is thought that she was about 10 years younger then Sam. After her death she was buried near Cantonment Gibson. Later moved to the National Cemetery at Fort Gibson on the west side of the Officer's Circle, grave " 2467. Tombstone reads "Talahina, wife of Sam Houston".

Notes for DAVID GENTRY:
He was a blacksmith. David was Diana Rogers first husband, her second husband was Sam Houston.

Child of JOHN ROGERS and ALSEY VANN is:

vi.

POLLY ANN² ROGERS, b. Abt. 1787, TN; d. 1857, TX.

Children of JOHN ROGERS and ELIZABETH EMORY are:

4.	vii.	CHARLES² ROGERS, b. Abt. 1774.
5.	viii.	AKY ROGERS, b. Abt. 1776.
6.	ix.	JAMES ROGERS, b. Abt. 1780.
	x.	NANNIE ROGERS, b. Abt. 1782; m. (1) LOONEY PRICE; m. (2) NELSON B. GRUBB.
7.	xi.	JOHN ROGERS, JR., b. Abt. 1778; d. June 12, 1846, Washington, DC..

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