Family register
Joseph Rogers
- Mayflower passenger
Mayflower passengerJoseph Rogers (23 January 1603 – 1678) was born in Watford, Northamptonshire, England to Thomas Rogers and Alice (Cosford) Rogers. His child was Sarah Rogers. He died in 1678, in Eastham, Massachusetts.
Early life
Mayflower History gives Joseph Rogers's birth as 23 January 1602/3 at Watford, Northamptonshire, to Thomas Rogers and Alice (Cosford) Rogers.[1] A Mayflower Quarterly Magazine article states that he was baptized at Watford on 23 January 1602/03.[2] According to Wikipedia, Thomas and Alice Rogers had six children baptized at Watford between 1598 and 1613, Joseph among them.[7]
Mayflower voyage and Plymouth
Joseph Rogers sailed on the Mayflower with his father in 1620.[1][2][4] One account states that he appears to have been the only member of his father's family who made the voyage.[4] In the 1623 Plymouth land division Joseph Rogers was granted two acres as a Mayflower passenger, for himself and his deceased father.[3]
Marriage and family
He married Hannah about 1632.[1] Mayflower History lists his children as Sarah, Joseph, Thomas, Elizabeth, John, Mary, James and Hannah.[1][6] The same source describes his wife Hannah as assumed, but not proven, to be the mother of all of them.[6]
Later life, will and death
Mayflower History states that Joseph Rogers died at Eastham between 2 and 15 January 1677/8.[1] He made his will at Eastham on 2 January 1677, and it was proved at the Plymouth court on 5 March 1677/8.[5]
Life and records
Wikipedia (Thomas Rogers) gives baptism 23 January 1602 and death 15 January 1678 at Nauset (Eastham).