Clyde, Where did you find this information on slave trade? I've like to read more about it as I've never seen anything written on it. In a book I got from the library on the burials in Newport, there is a listing for a Capt Jonathan who died 9 Jun 1794 at 76 yrs. His wife was Mary who died 13 Feb 1800 at age 84yrs. Priscilla, their eldest daughter, died at 26yrs on 4 Jul 1772 and another daughter, Abigail, died at 15yrs on 21 Dec 1762. Then there was mention of a Capt William & Sarah with deaths of four of their children: Joseph d. 22 Jul 1761 age 12mo 16d Martha d 3 Oct 1756 at 13mo 12d Sanford d. 30 Aug 1764 at 7mo 8d Martha d. 12 Oct 1760 at 1yr 2mo There was mention of a William, merch, dying 1 Oct 1772 at age 63yrs with 2 sets of crossed arrows. Under that is the listing of Abigail, wife of William, who died 4 Mar 1747/48 at 41yrs. Under her is listed Sarah, widow of William who died 12 May 1776 at 53yrs. What does it mean when someone has a skull and crossbones on their tombstone? There were some Rogers listed in records as "Negroes" - please excuse that term as I'm just listing a fact. So perhaps they were slaves? However, there is no mention as such. I saw it in som church records and then in a book that had Barre marriages, but that was in Massachusetts, I believe. In Newport marriages there is listed Samuel, of John, and Lydia Holmes, of Capt. Jonathan, m. 31 Jan 1705/6. in the "History of Fair Haven, Vermont", it reads: "Beriah Rogers ... m. Miss Achsah Roberts, of Queensbury, N.Y., December, 20, 1798. She was a daughter of Capt. Ezekiel Roberts, a hero of the Revolution, and died in December, 1832, having had ten chidlren." In Abstracts of Wills in "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II" for the town of Middletown, R.I., is the mention of Capt. Samuel Rogers with daughter Elizabeth Smith (sons Elisha and Edward Smith), sons John, Joseph, Jonathan and Samuel Rogers, and grandsons through son Joseph, Samuel and Peleg. Will was dated 23 Jun 1750. So this explains some of the Captains of Rhode Island. Carol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Clyde Downing Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ROGERS] GABRIEL, JEREMIAH, THOMAS, JOSEPH ROGERS There were several ROGERS in Rhode Island who were Sea Captains. I think it may be that they may have been in the slave trade as they sailed to Africa. Clyde ----- Original Message ----- From: N I C O L<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [ROGERS] GABRIEL, JEREMIAH, THOMAS, JOSEPH ROGERS My knickers are twisted!!! Come on mid December!!!! You can't get here fast enough. I will be mailinging you!!! On 10/24/07, Old Hal <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Now, now, don't get your shorts all twisted up about a Rogers sea > captain...'tis true 'tis true..... > > With that said.......please remind me of this message in mid-December when > I am home for the holidays as all such information is in paper files at > home and I'm on the lap-top in beautiful Sun City AZ visiting the > Grand-chiles and their chillens..... > > This old Hal is 77 years old next month and has paper files from his Great > Aunts/Grandmother all of whom were born in the 1870's. When I became > interested in genealogy some years ago my Mother (1901-1988) gave me a > folder with some Rogers data from my Grandmother, 1877-1954, that she > obtained from a cousin of hers concerning the Bush lineage.....the folder > had a note on it to wit: "Save for Williams Children as someday they may > be > interested in family history!"....My Father was William, 1902-1986....and > the folder was dated around 1927...I was born of course in 1930 and was I > ever interested......... > > Anyway, besides what this Cousin of Granny's knew of the family, she had > gathered articles out of the newspaper ca 1920's about any Rogers she > happened to see....among the articles is the story about the ship > captain.....most of the articles did not provide a genealogical view but > were rather generic in nature.....things like "Some notable Rogers in > America" or "Famous Rogers in Britain before 1800".......Nothing to tie > one > to a specific family.......But remind me please and I'll jot you an e-mail > with the good Captains data.... > > Old Hal, from sunny and 94F Sun City AZ......... > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- I believe everything happens for a reason. 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Found this blurb re: the skull and crossbones on grave markers: "......signifying not that the inhabitant of the grave was a pirate, but rather serving as a reminder in an illiterate age that death is inevitable for everyone." Sandra -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Carol Rogers Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 9:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ROGERS] GABRIEL, JEREMIAH, THOMAS, JOSEPH ROGERS Clyde, Where did you find this information on slave trade? I've like to read more about it as I've never seen anything written on it. In a book I got from the library on the burials in Newport, there is a listing for a Capt Jonathan who died 9 Jun 1794 at 76 yrs. His wife was Mary who died 13 Feb 1800 at age 84yrs. Priscilla, their eldest daughter, died at 26yrs on 4 Jul 1772 and another daughter, Abigail, died at 15yrs on 21 Dec 1762. Then there was mention of a Capt William & Sarah with deaths of four of their children: Joseph d. 22 Jul 1761 age 12mo 16d Martha d 3 Oct 1756 at 13mo 12d Sanford d. 30 Aug 1764 at 7mo 8d Martha d. 12 Oct 1760 at 1yr 2mo There was mention of a William, merch, dying 1 Oct 1772 at age 63yrs with 2 sets of crossed arrows. Under that is the listing of Abigail, wife of William, who died 4 Mar 1747/48 at 41yrs. Under her is listed Sarah, widow of William who died 12 May 1776 at 53yrs. What does it mean when someone has a skull and crossbones on their tombstone? There were some Rogers listed in records as "Negroes" - please excuse that term as I'm just listing a fact. So perhaps they were slaves? However, there is no mention as such. I saw it in som church records and then in a book that had Barre marriages, but that was in Massachusetts, I believe. In Newport marriages there is listed Samuel, of John, and Lydia Holmes, of Capt. Jonathan, m. 31 Jan 1705/6. in the "History of Fair Haven, Vermont", it reads: "Beriah Rogers ... m. Miss Achsah Roberts, of Queensbury, N.Y., December, 20, 1798. She was a daughter of Capt. Ezekiel Roberts, a hero of the Revolution, and died in December, 1832, having had ten chidlren." In Abstracts of Wills in "Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II" for the town of Middletown, R.I., is the mention of Capt. Samuel Rogers with daughter Elizabeth Smith (sons Elisha and Edward Smith), sons John, Joseph, Jonathan and Samuel Rogers, and grandsons through son Joseph, Samuel and Peleg. Will was dated 23 Jun 1750. So this explains some of the Captains of Rhode Island. Carol -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:rogers-boun[email protected]]On Behalf Of Clyde Downing Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ROGERS] GABRIEL, JEREMIAH, THOMAS, JOSEPH ROGERS There were several ROGERS in Rhode Island who were Sea Captains. I think it may be that they may have been in the slave trade as they sailed to Africa. Clyde ----- Original Message ----- From: N I C O L<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [ROGERS] GABRIEL, JEREMIAH, THOMAS, JOSEPH ROGERS My knickers are twisted!!! Come on mid December!!!! You can't get here fast enough. I will be mailinging you!!! On 10/24/07, Old Hal <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Now, now, don't get your shorts all twisted up about a Rogers sea > captain...'tis true 'tis true..... > > With that said.......please remind me of this message in mid-December when > I am home for the holidays as all such information is in paper files at > home and I'm on the lap-top in beautiful Sun City AZ visiting the > Grand-chiles and their chillens..... > > This old Hal is 77 years old next month and has paper files from his Great > Aunts/Grandmother all of whom were born in the 1870's. When I became > interested in genealogy some years ago my Mother (1901-1988) gave me a > folder with some Rogers data from my Grandmother, 1877-1954, that she > obtained from a cousin of hers concerning the Bush lineage.....the folder > had a note on it to wit: "Save for Williams Children as someday they may > be > interested in family history!"....My Father was William, 1902-1986....and > the folder was dated around 1927...I was born of course in 1930 and was I > ever interested......... > > Anyway, besides what this Cousin of Granny's knew of the family, she had > gathered articles out of the newspaper ca 1920's about any Rogers she > happened to see....among the articles is the story about the ship > captain.....most of the articles did not provide a genealogical view but > were rather generic in nature.....things like "Some notable Rogers in > America" or "Famous Rogers in Britain before 1800".......Nothing to tie > one > to a specific family.......But remind me please and I'll jot you an e-mail > with the good Captains data.... > > Old Hal, from sunny and 94F Sun City AZ......... > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- I believe everything happens for a reason. I just need to know the reason NOW, thanks. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message