Rogers, William

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William Rogers
b: ABT 1540
d: ABT 1585
Biography
WILL: In Dei Nomine Amen the XIIIth day of August Anno dom 1585 I willmRogers of Watford in the county of Northton husbandman sicke in body butof whole and pfecte memory do make and ordeyne this my last will andtestament in maner and form following first I bequeathe my soule into thehands of Almighty god my maker and to Jesus Christ my redeemer and to theholy ghost my sanctyfyer and my body to be buryed in the churchyard ofWatford aforesaid Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Rogers my eldestsonne one messuage with a little peece of ground joining to the same onthe backside commonly called the cote and one quarter of land being inthe neyther end field of Watford with all the appurtenances there untobelonging to enter upon the same messuage and quarter of land withappurtenances at twenty one years of his age and not before in themeantime my wife to have the occupation of it Item I give unto the sameThomas Rogers one gray colte and my beest kine to chuse the same at holyroodes of day commonly called thenvention of the holly crosse [20] nexensuing the date hereof Item I give and bequeath unto the same ElizabethRogers my daughter one cowe and one lambe to be delivered unto hir atthenvention of the holy crosse next come twelve moneth which shalbe inthe yeare of our lord god 1587 Item I give and bequeath unto Willm Rogersmy sonne ten pounds of lawful Englishe money to be payed unto him ateighteen years of his age Item Igive unto the foresaid Willm Rogers mysonne the lease of one messuage or tenement wheron I now dwell and onehalfe yard land unto the same belonging with all those pastures medowesfeeding commons with all the appurtenances unto the same belonging lyingin th towne or of field or fields of Watford aforesaid to enter upon theforesaid messuage half yard land with the appurtenances etc after thedecease of Ellenor Rogers my wife at the endy of hir naturrall lyfe inthe meantime the foresaid Ellenor to have and enioy the messuage halfeyard land with the appurtenances in as ample and large maner as is beforespecyfyed Item I give unto the sayd Willm Rogers my sonne three hyvescommonly called his owne Provided always that yf it happen any of myforesaid children to decease before terme or tyme specyfyed or abouvespecyfyed for payment or delivery of all and every of the foresaidporsions or legacyes that then they survivors or longer liver or liversto have the legacyes of the deceased equally devided ajongest and yf ithappen all save one to decease then he or she to have and enioy all thewhole legacyes of the deceased And yf it happa my children aforeayd todecease before the termes aforesaid then the legacyes to remayne withmyne executrix Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Cole my sister xii[1] and to either of hir children iiii [1] a peece Item I give unto WillmGarle the sonne of Alexander Garle iiii [1] All the rest of my goodschattels moveable and unmoveable (illegible) unbequeathed my debtsdischarged I give unto Ellinor Rogers my wfye who I make my whole andsole executrix to fulfill this my last will and testament And I desireRobt Butler and Edward Rogers my brother to my overseers made in thepsence of Robt Butler Robt Maddocke of Watford with others (proved 9 May1586)
Facts
  • ABT 1540 - Birth - ; Watford, Northamptonshire, England
  • 4 AUG 1585 - Burial - ; Watford, Northamptonshire, England
  • ABT 1585 - Death - ; Watford, Northamptonshire, England
  • 1585 - Will - ; Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Ancestors
   
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William Rogers
1510 - APR 1553
  
  
  
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William Rogers
ABT 1540 - ABT 1585
  
 
  
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Joan
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) William Rogers
Birth1510Watford, Northamptonshire, England
DeathAPR 1553 Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Marriageto Joan
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Joan
Birth
Death
Marriageto William Rogers
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MWilliam Rogers
BirthABT 1540Watford, Northamptonshire, England
DeathABT 1585Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Marriageto Eleanor
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) William Rogers
BirthABT 1540Watford, Northamptonshire, England
DeathABT 1585 Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Marriageto Eleanor
FatherWilliam Rogers
MotherJoan
PARENT (F) Eleanor
Birth
Death
Marriageto William Rogers
Marriage4 JUL 1586to William Lyne at Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MThomas (Mayflower Pilgrim) Rogers
BirthABT 1571Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Death1620/1621Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage24 OCT 1597to Alice Cosford at Watford, Northamptonshire, England
Descendancy Chart
William Rogers b: ABT 1540 d: ABT 1585
Thomas (Mayflower Pilgrim) Rogers b: ABT 1571 d: 1620/1621
Alice Cosford b: MAY 1573
John Rogers b: APR 1606 d: 26/26 AUG 1691/1692
Anna Churchman d: AFT 23 AUG 1670
Abigail Rogers b: ABT 1640 d: 1 AUG 1727
John Richmond b: ABT 1627 d: 7 OCT 1715
Joseph Richmond b: 8 DEC 1663 d: From 13 JUL 1724 to 8 1735
Mary Andrews d: AFT 14 FEB 1737
Christopher Richmond b: ABT 1689 d: 26 JAN 1771
Phebe Williams b: 25 SEP 1687 d: AFT 4/04 FEB 1730/1731
Judith Richmond b: 29 MAY 1717
William Claggett b: 22 JUN 1715 d: ABT 1755
William Claggett b: ABT 1733 d: BEF 1774
Elizabeth Sheffield b: 1728 d: 1792
Mary Claggett b: ABT 1751 d: 11 AUG 1828
Job (Revolutionary Soldier) Gooding b: 24 APR 1739 d: 11 MAY 1808
10 William Claggett Gooding b: 14 JUN 1775 d: 17 MAY 1861
Abigail Gooding b: ABT 1769 d: 13 JUN 1825
Mary R Winslow b: ABT 1781 d: 1887
Abigail Richmond b: 12 JUN 1695 d: 27 JAN 1760
Matthew Gooding b: 12 JUN 1695 d: 15 MAR 1756
Job (Revolutionary Soldier) Gooding b: 24 APR 1739 d: 11 MAY 1808
Mary Claggett b: ABT 1751 d: 11 AUG 1828
William Claggett Gooding b: 14 JUN 1775 d: 17 MAY 1861
Abigail Gooding b: ABT 1769 d: 13 JUN 1825
Seymoure Hart Gooding b: 11 OCT 1807 d: 7 APR 1870
Emily Stillman Phillips b: 8 MAY 1814 d: 29 MAR 1869
10 William Seymour Gooding b: 21 DEC 1852 d: 1921
Isabelle Harriet Gaines b: 26 APR 1855 d: 1922
Mary R Winslow b: ABT 1781 d: 1887
Matthew (Revolutionary Soldier) Gooding b: 19 APR 1734 d: 13 MAR 1806
Mercy Crane b: 8 JUN 1743
Abigail Gooding b: ABT 1769 d: 13 JUN 1825
William Claggett Gooding b: 14 JUN 1775 d: 17 MAY 1861
Seymoure Hart Gooding b: 11 OCT 1807 d: 7 APR 1870
Emily Stillman Phillips b: 8 MAY 1814 d: 29 MAR 1869
10 William Seymour Gooding b: 21 DEC 1852 d: 1921
Isabelle Harriet Gaines b: 26 APR 1855 d: 1922