There are Rogers in the Branford area. Kay Allen AG Yustin Wallrapp wrote: > Hi People: I have spent years searching for the parents of my ggg > grandfather, Benjamin Rogers. He was born somewhere in CT in 1795. When he > was twenty or so, he moved from CT to the Great Barrington, area of MA. and > was one of the first settlers of a wild, mountainous, and now impenetrable > place touching upon the MA towns of Lee, Monterey and Tyringham. In the 1850 > census, he is married to Anne Roberts who was also born somewhere in CT in > 1795. > Their children were: > Alanson, b. 1825, m. Harriet Breckenridge > Mary b. 1825 m. Solomon Worden > Jesse b. 1828 > James b. 1829 > James fought in the Civil War and was interviewed by The Berkshire Gleaner > when he was 79 years old. He was still living on Benjamin's old property at > the time. > I think Benjamin's wife, Anne Roberts may be from the Waterbury, CT area and > may be the daughter of Jesse Roberts. > If anyone can give me any help, ideas, hunches on this, my most mystifying > genealogical problem, I will be forever grateful. > Lynn Rogers Wallrapp > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2