John Rogers

1774–1851

Generation 1 · Revolutionary era · Rogers line

Spouse: Sarah Cordery verified

Children (in this tree): William Rogers

Facts

verified Came from Bulloch Co., GA; son of an English-born Revolutionary War colonel. Married Sarah Cordery; they settled one mile south of Suwanee Creek above the Chattahoochee. [source: Mt. Zion UMC 150th-anniversary history]
verified Fought under Andrew Jackson at Horseshoe Bend, ran a Chattahoochee ferry and founded Mt. Zion Methodist (1828). Around 1831 he moved his log house across the river into lower Forsyth Co. [source: Chronicles of Oklahoma 50]
verified When he died in 1851 he owned more than 600 acres and 15 enslaved people. [source: Chronicles of Oklahoma 50]
likely Buried with Sarah in the fenced old section of Rogers-Bell Cemetery. [source: Adventures in Cemetery Hopping]