On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 15:04:47 -0800 "Patricia Thayer" <arachne@townisp.com> writes: > Can anyone tell me if this line from Joseph Rogers of the Mayflower > is accurate? I have been unable to confirm it I did look in the > Rogers Mayflower silver book but did not find information on John > Rogers and Rhoda King. Most of what I have here has come from the > internet and I have no idea of its reliability. Can anyone > recommend any books where I might learn more? > > 1. Joseph Rogers of the Mayflower and Frances Watson > 2. John Rogers and Rhoda King > 3. John Rogers and Hannah Hinchman > 4. Alice Else Rogers and Thomas Clark > 5. Ruth Clark and Isaac Lobdell > 6. Sarah Lobdell and George Bryant, etc etc Patricia - Any Rogers Mayflower line should begin with Thomas. Joseph^2 Rogers, who came with his father Thomas^1 Rogers on the Mayflower (other family members came later), did not marry Frances Watson. His wife's Christian name was Hannah, and as far as I know her surname remains unknown. Joseph^2 Rogers did have a son John^3 Rogers, but John's wife was not Hannah Hinchman. John^3 married 19-Aug-1669 at Eastham, Elizabeth Twining. If this line came from the internet you are correct to suspect its reliability. The Rogers silver book is the best resource for the early generations of that family. How far back have you proven this lineage? Back to "6. Sarah Lobdell and George Bryant," perhaps? If we know how far back you have suitable documentation for your lineage perhaps we can help you push it farther back. In this case a reputable genealogy of the Bryant family (D. Alden Smith, "The Descendants of Stephen Bryant of Plymouth, and of His Son-In-Law Lt. John Bryant of Plympton," NEHGR, 153 [1999]:413-34; 154 [2000]:41-60, 227-43, 370-74, 477-504; 155 [2001]:189-211) confirms that Sarah Lobdell was the daughter of Isaac Lobdell and Ruth Clark, but says nothing about Mayflower ancestry. George^4 Bryant and Sarah Lobdell are in my database, but I have only the information from the NEHGR article regarding Sara's ancestry, whereas George's ancestry is well documented (and he was, so far as I have been able to discover, not a Mayflower descendant). Dale H. Cook USGenWeb Plymouth County MA Towns http://www.rootsweb.com/~macbrock/sites.html