Thomas Rogers

Abt 1571 - 1621  (50 years)

• Name	Thomas Rogers
  Birth	Abt 1571	Watford, Northamptonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	Thomas Rogers was a merchant who became a citizen of Leiden, Holland on June 25, 1618 with the sponsors William Jepson and Roger Wilson. Two years later on April 1, 1620, he sold his house in Leiden in preparation to make the journey to America. His interest was business. He not a Puritan or Pilgrim. He used the connection he had made with them while living in Holland to get a space on the Mayflower for himself and his son Joseph. Thomas Rogers died during the first winter at the Plymouth Colony.
  Immigration / Naturalization	9 Nov 1620
  	Thomas arrived in the New World with his son Joshua aboard the mayflower.
  		The Mayflower. Mayflower passengers.
  		The Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. Thomas Rogers was one of the signers. His son who made the trip with him was a minor so he did not sign it. Likewise Francis Cooke signed it but, his son who accompanied him was a minor. Peter Browne was also a signer. Photo: the Signing the Mayflower Compact 1620, a painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris done in 1899.
  		Mayflower passengers page 2. Mayflower passengers from the handwritten notes of Governor William Bradford. Written about 1651 page 2.
  		Mayflower passengers page 4. Mayflower passengers from the handwritten notes of Governor William Bradford. Written about 1651 page 4.
  Death	11 Jan 1621	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Burial	Cole's Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  		Sarcophagus of Pilgrim Bones. Sarcophagus of Pilgrim Bones.
  Person ID	I51946	Nagel
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2020

  
  

  Family	Alice Cosford,   b. May 1573, Watford, Northamptonshire, England d. 3 Jun 1622, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands (Age 49 years)
  Children	1. Eleazar Rogers  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Thomas Rogers, Jr,   b. 24 Mar 1599, Watford, Northamptonshire, England d. 27 May 1599, Watford, Northamptonshire, England (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Private + 4. Joseph Rogers,   b. Abt 1603, Watford, Northamptonshire, England d. Abt 1678, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. John Rogers, Sr,   b. 6 Apr 1606, Watford, Northamptonshire, England d. 26 Aug 1691, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 85 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Margaret Rogers,   b. 1613, Watford, Northamptonshire, England d. 1711, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands (Age 98 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. Elizabeth Rogers,   b. Abt 1609   d. Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F15337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1571 - Watford, Northamptonshire, England Death - 11 Jan 1621 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Burial - - Cole's Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Thomas Rogers Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower descendants and their marriages for two generations after the landing by John T. Landis. Published by Bureau of military and civic achievement, Washington, D.C. 1922/ Page 31.

  
  

  Certifications

  Thomas Rogers Association. Thomas Rogers Association. For having proven my relationship to Thomas Rogers. Passenger aboard the Mayflower and signer of the Mayflower Compact.

  
  

  Stamps & Coins

  Mayflower Compact After more than two months at sea, the pilgrims arrived at the New England coastline. A storm had driven them more than 220 miles northeast of their intended destination, the mouth of the Hudson River. They sailed from England with a royal patent to settle that region. However with supplies running low and the risk of wrecking the ship high some Mayflower passengers threatened to abandon the colony if they did not land. Refuge was found in Massachusetts harbor. To ensure the colonists continued to respect the rule of law, 41 of the men aboard the ship signed the Mayflower Compact, which outlined the governing principles of the Plymouth Colony. One of the was Thomas Rogers. The stamp was issued December 12, 1920 to mark the occasion of the Pilgrim Tercentenary.