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1701 John Rogers of Burlington County, laborer, purchased land of John Lovett, a saddler, on November 5, in Burlington. Subsequent purchases through 1720 made a plantation of 179 acres southeast of the Fountain Woods Road and between Oxmead road and the Burlington-Mount Holly railroad. [1] Samuel Lovett, father of John Lovett, had purchased the land of Francis Beswicke on May 30, 1684. [2]

1704 John Rogers was a member of St. Mary's church [Church of England], Burlington County, New Jersey. [3] [4]

1705 John Rogers, perhaps this one, was a member of the grand jury in Burlington.

1706 John Rogers, yeoman of Burlington County, New Jersey, purchased land to the line of John Cathauch for 3 pounds from Christopher Snowden. Witnessed by Robert Young and Philip Leeds. [5]

1709 John Rogers, of Burlington, purchased land from Daniel Leeds of Springfield. [6]

1712 The will of Martha Middleton of Burlington, widow was dated July 12 and proved July 20. It named children Thomas, Martha, Mary, Elizabeth, Jane, and William. House and lot in Burlington. Personal Property. Executor was son-in-law John Rogers. Wittesses were John Robardes, Mary Lovett, Thomas Revell. [7]

1712 John Rogers, yeoman of Burlington, purchased a town lot for 12 pounds from Thomas Stephenson, gentleman of Philadelphia. [8]

1720 John Rogers, yeoman of Burlington, purchased 55 and 45 acres for 55 pounds from Mathew Gardiner, yeoman of Burlington. [9]

1725 John Rogers of the town of Burlington purchased 150 acres in Evesham from John Middleton on 27 April.

1727 John Rogers sold the land in Evesham to son William. The land remained in the Rogers family for 6 generations and a house built in 1767 by William Rogers was standing in 1945.

1739 John Jr. and John Sr. Rogers appeared on the election returns list for Burlington County, New Jersey.

1745 John Rodgers, perhaps this one, and Thomas Rogers were freeholders in the city of Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, on April 15. [10]

1764 The will of John Rogers of Burlington was dated January 23, with inventory March 7, 1767. Advanced in years. Grandson John Rodgers son of Samuel Rodgers received the land where John Sr lived, when grandson John reached age 21, and grandson John was to pay his brother Samuel 200 pounds. Daughter-in-law Elizabeth (wife of deceased Samuel) now the wife of William Lyndon received land on York Street until grandson Samuel reached age 21. Martha the wife of John Jones and Hetteble Staples, daughters of late daughter Mary Staples received 15 pounds each. Elizabeth wife of William Lyndon received negros. Of the residue, son Thomas received 1/3, Elizabeth wife of William Lyndon and her three daughters Elizabeth, Martha, and Ann 1/3, and the children of daughter Martha, now the wife of Robert Hosier 1/3. Son-in-law William Lyndon and friend John Antrum were named executors. Witnesses were Zachariah Antrum, Thomas Oakly, and William Heulings. The inventory value was 243.17.4 pounds made by William Heulings and Zachariah Antram. Wife (Martha) was not named. [11] [12]

Research Notes:

This John Rogers is likely the same as, or is the son of, John Rogers of England, named in the Haines genealogy, but we have not yet resolved all of the correspondences between descendants. We show Samuel, named as the son of John, of England, in the Haines genealogy as the son of this John. [13]

The John Rogers House, near Springside, Burlington County, 1718. [14]

There were two men named John Rogers living in Burlington County, both born about 1687, and both married to Martha. This John Rogers lived in Burlington and married Martha Middleton [15]. The other John Rogers [16] lived in Nottingham Twp, rather than Burlington city, and was married to Martha Clayton. It is difficult to know which John Rogers was referred to in some documents, so some of the notes above might involve the other John Rogers of Nottingham. We are actively researching John Rogers of Nottingham.

The relationship, if any, to William Rogers, who married Grace Allen Eayres, is uncertain. [17]

A researcher reported [18]:

I am of the opinion, however, that the Moorestown branch of the family is not descended from John and Mary Rogers. A genealogical sketch of the Moorestown branch possessed by Mrs. Franklin W. D'Olier, a direct descendant, and compiled by Elizabeth B. Satterthwaite of Trenton, a genealogist of wide experience, traces their descent to Thomas Rogers, who came over on the Mayflower. John Rogers, a descendant of Thomas, married Elizabeth Twinning in 1669 and settled at Eastham, Cape Cod. He bought a large tract of land in Burlington County, according to her account, which he deeded to his son, William. A number of Quaker families left New England at this time, some of which settled in New Jersey. William was one of this group and settled on Rancocas Creek. This record shows that John Rogers purchased 150 acres in Evesham Township in 1725 from John Middleton and in 1727 transferred it to his son, William. The record is not clear at this point as it does not state that John Rogers came to New Jersey with his son William. Mrs. Walter W. Gardiner of Moorestown, a direct descendant, has the original deed dated April 27th, 1725, which states, John Rogers of the Town and County of Burlington purchased 150 acres in Evesham Township from John Middleton for one hundred and fifty pounds lawful money of America. The question naturally arises, who was John Rogers of Burlington? The records show that John Rogers settled near Burlington prior to 1700 and was an active member of old St. Mary's Church in 1703. This could not have been the son of the John Rogers who settled near Bordentown in 1680 as he would have been a mere lad seventeen years of age at that time. I am of the opinion that the Burlington John Rogers was the father of William who, according to Miss Satterthwaite, settled on Rancocas Creek. The farm purchased by John Rogers from John Middleton in 1725 and sold to son, William, 1727, is about one mile east of Mount Laurel. The sandstone home was built 1767.

1729 William Rogers witnessed the will of William Middelton, of Evesham Twp, Burlington County and made the inventory for the estate. William Middleton had brother Thomas Middleton. [19]

Research Notes:

Martha Middleton and her mother were members of the Church of England.

The original house built by John Rogers was demolished in 1941.

1705 Mary Rogers [relation unknown] "attested in behalf of the Queene and sent to the grand jury".

1707 William Rogers, relationship unknown but perhaps a brother, was involved in a court case with Charles Smith in Burlington.


Footnotes:

[1] John David Davis, West Jersey New Jersey Deed records 1676-1721 (2005), 154, [FHLBook].

[2] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 21. (Patents and Deeds, 1664-1703) (1899), 532, citing West Jersey Records, Liber B, Part 2, p 703, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].

[3] George Morgan Hills, History of the Church in Burlington, New Jersey (Trenton: 1876), 52, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].

[4] George Morgan Hills, History of the Church in Burlington, New Jersey (Trenton: 1876), 234, payment in 1722, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].

[5] John David Davis, West Jersey New Jersey Deed records 1676-1721 (2005), 185, [FHLBook].

[6] John David Davis, West Jersey New Jersey Deed records 1676-1721 (2005), 191, [FHLBook].

[7] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 318, citing Lib. 1, p. 377, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].

[8] John David Davis, West Jersey New Jersey Deed records 1676-1721 (2005), 237, [FHLBook].

[9] John David Davis, West Jersey New Jersey Deed records 1676-1721 (2005), 220, [FHLBook].

[10] Carlos E. Godfrey, "A List of the Freeholders for the City and County of Burlington," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 29 (1905), 421-26, at 421, [InternetArchive].

[11] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 33. (Wills and Administrations 4, 1761-1770) (1928), 360, citing Lib. 13, p 57, [InternetArchive].

[12] New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records, 1656-1999, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[13] Richard Haines, Ancestry of the Haines, Sharp, Collins, Wills, Gardiner, Prickett, Eves, Evans, Moore, Troth, Borton, and Engle Families (1902), 384, 290, [InternetArchive], [HathiTrust].

[14] Nathaniel Rue Ewan, Early Houses of Burlington County, New Jersey: Photograph Album (1932), item 2, [NJ_Department_State], [GoogleBooks].

[15] George DeCou, Burlington: A Provincial Capital (1945), 207, [GoogleBooks].

[16] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for John Rogers of Nottingham married to Matha Clayton, [JRWolfeGenealogy].

[17] Richard Haines, George Haines, Charles Stokes. Genealogy of the Stokes Family (1903), 65, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].

[18] George Decou, Moorestown and Her Neighbors, Historical Sketches (1973), 140-141, [GoogleBooks].

[19] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 319, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].