Thomas ROGERS b. Abt 1572 Watford, , Northamptonshire, England d. 1621 Plymouth, , Plymouth,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1572 - 1621 (~ 49 years)

Name	Thomas ROGERS [1, 2, 3]
Birth	Abt 1572	Watford, , Northamptonshire, England [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
_UID	485B84291A2D463190B8124300C299A2A81B
Immigration	Bef 22 Feb 1613/14	Leiden, , , Dutch Republic [1, 2, 3]
From Watford, , Northamptonshire, England
Immigration	11 Nov 1620	Plymouth, , Plymouth, [4, 5]
Mayflower Passenger from Plymouth, England 6 Sep 1620
Thomas and son Joseph came from Leiden, Holland.
Public Record	11 Nov 1620	, , , At Sea [6]
Signed the Mayflower Compact
THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT In the name of God Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, etc. Having undertaken for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first Colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly, and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the end aforesaid, and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices from time to time, as shall be thought most right1 and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Year of our Lord, 1620. I have modernized archaic words and spelling for clarity. Notes from Caleb Johnson, Mayflower History.com: The "Mayflower Compact" was signed on 11 November 1620 onboard the Mayflower shortly after she came to anchor off Provincetown Harbor. The Pilgrims had obtained permission from English authorities to settle in Virginia, whose northern border at the time extended up to what is now New York. The Pilgrims had originally intended to settle near the mouth of the Hudson River, but due to dangerous shoals and a near shipwreck on their attempt to head south, they decided instead to plant themselves outside the bounds of the Virginia Company patent--which caused some "mutinous speeches" amongst some of the passengers. The Mayflower Compact was an attempt to establish a temporary, legally-binding form of self-government until such time as the Company could get formal permission from the Council of New England. This formal permission came in the form of the Pierce Patent of 1621. The original Mayflower Compact has been lost, perhaps falling victim to Revolutionary War looting. The text was first published in London in 1622 in A Relation or Journal of the Beginning and Proceeding of the English Plantation Settled at Plymouth in New England. A copy of it is found in William Bradford's handwritten history, Of Plymouth Plantation, made about 1630. And Nathaniel Morton, secretary for Plymouth Colony, published it, along with the earliest known list of the signers, in his history, New England's Memorial, published in 1669. A list of signers is also found in Thomas Prince's 1736 book, Chronological History of New England; and Thomas Hutchinson published a list of signers in 1767 as well. It is uncertain if they had access to the original, or were basing their list of signers off Nathaniel Morton's. SIGNERS [In order of signing; our ancestors are highlighted in bold.] : John Carver Edward Tilley Degory Priest William Bradford John Tilley Thomas Williams Edward Winslow Francis Cooke Gilbert Winslow William Brewster Thomas Rogers Edmund Margesson Isaac Allerton Thomas Tinker Peter Browne Myles Standish John Rigsdale Richard Britteridge John Alden Edward Fuller George Soule Samuel Fuller John Turner Richard Clarke Christopher Martin Francis Eaton Richard Gardiner William Mullins James Chilton John Allerton William White John Crackstone Thomas English Richard Warren John Billington Edward Doty John Howland Moses Fletcher Edward Leister Stephen Hopkins John Goodman
Death	1621	Plymouth, , Plymouth, [1, 2, 3]
Burial	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States [3, 7]
	Pilgrim Memorial, Coles Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Mass. Inscription: Of the One Hundred and Four Passengers / These Died in Plymouth During the First Year / Mary, First Wife of Isaac Allerton / Sarah, First Wife of Francis Eaton / Degory Priest / William Mullins / Alice His Wife and / Joseph Their Son / Thomas Rogers [Names listed here are those whose descendants are in Our Family Tree]
Person ID	I3008	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	18 Oct 2023

Father	William ROGERS, b. 1530, Watford, , Northamptonshire, England d. 1585, , , , England (Age 55 years)
Mother	Eleanor TAYNTON, b. 1545, Waterford, , Hertfordshire, England d. 23 May 1607, Long Buckby, , Northamptonshire, England (Age 62 years)
Marriage	Abt 1570	, , , England
Family ID	F319	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Alice COSFORD, b. 1573, , , , England d. Aft 1622, Leiden, , , Dutch Republic (Age 50 years)

Marriage 24 Oct 1597 Watford, , Northamptonshire, England [3, 8]

Children

	1. Thomas ROGERS, b. Abt 1599 bur. 27 May 1599, Watford, , Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)
	2. Richard ROGERS, b. Abt 1600 bur. 4 Apr 1600, Watford, , Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)
	3. Joseph ROGERS, b. Abt 1603 d. Jan 1677/78, Eastham, , Plymouth, (Age ~ 75 years)
+	4. John ROGERS, b. Abt 1606, Watford, , Northamptonshire, England d. Bef 30 Sep 1692, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 86 years)
	5. Elizabeth ROGERS, b. Abt 1609 d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Margaret ROGERS, b. Abt 1613 d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F337 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Sep 2021

Photos
mayflower_1620.jpg
Came over on the Mayflower.

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1572 - Watford, , Northamptonshire, England
	Marriage - 24 Oct 1597 - Watford, , Northamptonshire, England
	Immigration - Bef 22 Feb 1613/14 - Leiden, , , Dutch Republic
	Immigration - Mayflower Passenger from Plymouth, England 6 Sep 1620 - 11 Nov 1620 - Plymouth, , Plymouth,
	Public Record - Signed the Mayflower Compact - 11 Nov 1620 - , , , At Sea
	Death - 1621 - Plymouth, , Plymouth,
	Burial - - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3008&tree=tree1: accessed 4 April 2025), "Thomas ROGERS."

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