Here's one for you Rogers researchers who have ancestors back in the 1600s. I am still hot on the trail of JOHN CLOUD ROGERS of Georgia. His wife m. 1833 was ELIZABETH ALLEN THORP. I recently ordered a book called "Sifting Through the Ashes of the Althorp, Allenthorpe etc. Families". In it were a few clues to the Rogers line and here is where I need some help. The VINCENT ALLENTHORPE discussed below is ELIZABETH ALLEN THORP'S grandfather. Does anyone know more about the line of WILLIAM ROGERS who is mentioned in the book quote that follows. On November 1784, a land grant was issued to Mr. WILLIAM ROGERS in Northunberland County, (Virginia) for 500 acres for transporting ten persons. The first name on that list was JOHN ALTHROP. In the ensuing years members of a Rogers Family have been connected with the ALLENTHARP family but whether they were descendants of Mr. WILLIAM ROGERS of Northumberland County is unknown. A later quote from the book: VINCENT T. ALLENTHARP was born in Virginia 18 November 1760. He came with his family into Sumter District, South Carolina before the Revolution. When the British overran South Carolina and required all males between 15 and 60 to join the British Militia in some way, Vincent Allentharp did not obey this order so his name is not included in the Militia Roll in British Records. He slipped away and joined the forces of General Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox. He was taught to make nails in the blacksmith shop. This knowledge served him well, for years later he helped make nails for Briar Creek Baptist Church in Warren County (Georgia). He was married to MISS ROGERS in South Carolina about 1780 for their son John Allentharp was born 1 September 1781. A daughter Mary Allentharp was born 28 January 1783. Exactly when he moved into Georgia is uncertain for the early records of that county are "Lost in the ashes". Sometime between January1783 and 1786 his wife died for on 10 January 1787 he was marrid to Sarah Pierson, a daughter of Jeremiah Pierson, who had moved to Warren County from Fairfield County, South Caroina. Little is known of his first wife, Miss ROGERS, but her ROGERS kin came into Georgia and some of them lived in Twiggs County. A search would be necessary to prove she was related to Mr. WILLIAM ROGERS who transported JOHN ALTHORP to Northumberland Co., Va. before 1684. ==== ROGERS Mailing List ==== ROOTSWEB'S WORLD CONNECT PROJECT Share your GEDCOM & search other's: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.