George Rogers Sr. (1764-1858) was born on Feb 8, in Somerville, Fauquier County, Virginia to Henry Rogers (1741-1794) and Elizabeth Lankford Rogers (1743-1787).
He moved with his family to Tennessee before 1791, when he married Elizabeth Randall/Randles (1772-1861), who also had come from Virginia. They lived there for a while, then moved on to Sinking Creek, Wayne County, Kentucky.
He served in the War of 1812, as a private, in Johnson's Reg't, mounted Kentucky Volunteers. His wife was eligible for a pension, which is listed as Revolutionary War Pensions, and he is listed as serving on the Continental Line on his headstone. There are many pages of documents saved into Ancestry that give George Rogers a lot of credit for having served in the Revolutionary War, and Elizabeth being eligible for his pension.
How many children did Elizabeth and George have? That's a good question. It looks like they either adopted some children, or counted some of the sons-in-law married to their daughters as their own child. The list includes Abraham Goodding, husband of their daughter, Margaret Rogers Goodding. I think there may have been 12 children born to Elizabeth Randall Rogers and George. There are actually two sons named George Rogers, and the older one was still alive when the younger one was born. I can't figure it out unless the second was adopted perhaps.
There's a will that father George Rogers wrote 7 Feb, 1857. He died in the next year, and his son James Rogers was the executor. He left his land to James and a son, George. Since the older son George had died in 1848, it must have been meant for the one born in 1820. His wife was given his entire "estate."
The will only mentions his wife, several children, and one grandchild. He states the others had received their portions "when they left him." Many of his children moved to Missouri apparently.
The above photos were posted on the "Find a Grave" site for George Rogers.
George Rogers' will recorded in Wayne County KY documents.
Note: I've corrected date of his birth to 1764...when this blog was first published it was in error saying he was born in 1774.
That is strange to have two son's named George unless one went by his middle name or George was his middle. Would be confusing except by the time #2 was born, maybe #1 was grown and out of the house.
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