John Rogers, Sr

- 1699

• Name	John Rogers  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	England
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1678	Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
  Religion	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Quaker
  Elected	1690	Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
  	Constable
  Death	1699	Hamilton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
  Burial	Chesterfield Friends Burial Ground, Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  		Chesterfield Friends Burial Ground Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey Find a Grave: #2579945
  Person ID	I14387	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Groome,   b. England d. Feb 1693, Hamilton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
  Marriage	16 Sep 1685	Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Children	1. John Rogers, Jr,   b. 5 Mar 1687, Hamilton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA d. 1776, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Scholey   d. Abt 1681
  Marriage	31 Oct 1680	Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
  	(Nottingham)
  Family ID	F5207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - - England Immigration - 1678 - Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Religion - Quaker - - Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 31 Oct 1680 - Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 16 Sep 1685 - Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Elected - Constable - 1690 - Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Death - 1699 - Hamilton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Burial - - Chesterfield Friends Burial Ground, Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~b Yarbrough-M Yarbrough Male Ancestor

  
  

• Sources

  [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members, Volume: 66. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Volume: 66 [S381] Ancestry.com, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;), Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Men's Minutes, 1682-1746; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 4. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Men's Minutes, 1682-1746; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 4 [S8886] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Yarbrough): ROGERS John Sr, (Name: SmithLC.com;), ROGERS John Sr 1655-1699. John arrived with other English Quakers in Burlington, West New Jersey, in 1678. He is presumed to have been born in England. He purchased land in Nottingham (Burlington Co.) during the period 1680-1698. He married first to Mary Scholey on 31 Oct. 1680 in Nottingham. She died, reported after childbirth, in 1681 or 1682. John married second to Mary Groome on 16 Sep. 1685 in Byberry (Philadelphia Co.), PA. They had four children together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147011497/john-rogers [S8887] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Yarbrough): GROOME Mary Rogers, (Name: SmithLC.com;), GROOME Mary Rogers. Mary was very likely the sister of Thomas and Peter Groome. She was probably born in England. At the time of her marriage to John Rogers (as his second wife), on 16 Sep. 1685 in Byberry, Philadelphia Co., PA, she was referred to as of Southampton, Bucks Co., PA. Her burial is recorded in the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting of Friends as having taken place on 12 mo. 13, 1692/93 (13 Feb. 1693). She is presumed to have died at her residence in Nottingham, Burlington Co., West New Jersey https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147012167/mary_rogers