Hi all, My name is Judy and I married a Rogers from Jefferson County, AL. I had been researching my family surnames for several years and decided to see if I could find anything on his families. Looking in particular for the surnames Rogers (also found as Rodgers), Salter and Norris. They all seemed to show up in Jefferson County, Alabama by about 1840. At that time, where some of them lived was close to Bibb Co. and Tuscaloosa Co. and I found some of them in those counties. Nathaniel Rogers, born 1767 in Kent County, Maryland, served in Revolutionary War and received a pension until his death in 1835. He was married to Cely or Celey about 1783 in Mecklinburg Co., NC. A Daniel Palmer states, "In 1787 they were in Union District, and had a daughter named Elizabeth who married William Bogan". They also had another daughter, and the writing is very hard to read, but it looks like Sallie, but not positive about that. Don't have the papers or my notes in front of me, but do remember someone saying they lived in the Fair Forest Creek area. In 1840, Daniel Palmer states "Elizabeth who married William Bogan and is now the widow of William Bogan, deceased, living near Union County Courthouse in the District and State aforesaid, he was well acquainted with ? (couldn't read this name), William and Isaac Bogan whose names are recorded in a book in the possession of Elizabeth Bogan, the daughter of the said Celey Rogers and know them to be the grandchildren of the said Celey Rogers and Nathaniel Rogers, deceased and believe the records to their ages to be true and genuine and further states that he saw the names in the presence of Zephenia Posey. This document is somewhat hard to read, as most, some pages easy to read, some not so easy. Another bit of information, not researched yet: "The following petition was located in a box of miscellaneous records in the office of the Probate Judge of Union County. Nathaniel Rogers Sr. does not have an estate file listed in the index to the Union County estate files. The petition was filed 2 July 1857. South Carolina Union District In The Court of Ordinary To: B. Johnson, Esqr. Judge of the Court of Ordinary in and for the District aforesaid. Whereas the Humble petition of Nathaniel Rogers, Jr. Respectfully Sheweth that his father Nathaniel Rogers Sen'r Late of the District and State aforesaid departed this life intestate on the _ day of _Eighteen Hundred and __Leaving himself, John Rogers, Elijah Rogers, Elizabeth Bogan, Abba Steen and Nancy Reader him Surviving that at the time of his death he deeded off to Your petetioner all of his Estate both Real and Personal and if he Left any Estate at the time of his death it did not exceed ten Dollars in value. Your petitioner is desireous of becoming the administrator of the Said Estate and prays that Letters of administration be granted to him Nathaniel Rogers Per C. H. Dillard his atty. (qall spelling as it appears here)" If anyone has any information on these Rogers, Bogans, Steen or Reader, please contact me. Judy Holladay Rogers Clarendon County, SC Surnames in SC: Holladay, Tobias, Lowder, Johnson/Johnston Surnames in AL: Rogers, Norris, Salter (so far have Rogers back to Union District, SC and Salter back to Abbeville, SC)