Son of William and Elizabeth (Branson) Rogers or Rodgers. Married Mary Estergans on Aug. 19, 1754 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Interred Dec. 1, 1796.
Served as an express rider and dispatch bearer or light horseman in the New Jersey militia. He also swore an oath [of loyalty, probably], which the Quakers called a "test," and was disowned for these actions in 1781. He appealed to the Quarterly Meeting, which eventually found in his favor and reinstated him.
Notation: William Rogers Senior, North side of William Rogers, Jr.'s child, son. [William Sr's grandson]William gave Service to the Revolutionary War as an Express Rider and Sustained Damages by the British. He married Martha Ester Gans and had 11 children. Elizabeth, William,John,Mary,Martha,Asa,Samuel, Ann, Henry, Sarah, and Ester.
Served as an express rider and dispatch bearer or light horseman in the New Jersey militia. He also swore an oath [of loyalty, probably], which the Quakers called a "test," and was disowned for these actions in 1781. He appealed to the Quarterly Meeting, which eventually found in his favor and reinstated him.
Notation: William Rogers Senior, North side of William Rogers, Jr.'s child, son. [William Sr's grandson]William gave Service to the Revolutionary War as an Express Rider and Sustained Damages by the British. He married Martha Ester Gans and had 11 children. Elizabeth, William,John,Mary,Martha,Asa,Samuel, Ann, Henry, Sarah, and Ester.
Son of William and Elizabeth (Branson) Rogers or Rodgers. Married Mary Estergans on Aug. 19, 1754 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Interred Dec. 1, 1796.
Served as an express rider and dispatch bearer or light horseman in the New Jersey militia. He also swore an oath [of loyalty, probably], which the Quakers called a "test," and was disowned for these actions in 1781. He appealed to the Quarterly Meeting, which eventually found in his favor and reinstated him.
Notation: William Rogers Senior, North side of William Rogers, Jr.'s child, son. [William Sr's grandson]William gave Service to the Revolutionary War as an Express Rider and Sustained Damages by the British. He married Martha Ester Gans and had 11 children. Elizabeth, William,John,Mary,Martha,Asa,Samuel, Ann, Henry, Sarah, and Ester.
Served as an express rider and dispatch bearer or light horseman in the New Jersey militia. He also swore an oath [of loyalty, probably], which the Quakers called a "test," and was disowned for these actions in 1781. He appealed to the Quarterly Meeting, which eventually found in his favor and reinstated him.
Notation: William Rogers Senior, North side of William Rogers, Jr.'s child, son. [William Sr's grandson]William gave Service to the Revolutionary War as an Express Rider and Sustained Damages by the British. He married Martha Ester Gans and had 11 children. Elizabeth, William,John,Mary,Martha,Asa,Samuel, Ann, Henry, Sarah, and Ester.
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