Elizabeth ROGERS

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• Fact: Daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers and Sarah Purkiss

Elizabeth married Rev. John TAYLOR on 9 Apr 1730 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. John (son of John TAYLOR and Ann WINSLOW) was born on 30 Aug 1704 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died on 26 Jan 1749/50. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He graduated 1687 from Harvard College and received a call 14 Sep 1687 from the church at Salem, which he declined in October. He was ordained minister 3 May 1699 of the First Church at Portsmouth. He succeeded the first minister of Portsmouth, Rev. Joshua Moody who d. 7 Jul 1697. He had eight children "but the last four names are obt. from his will of 22 Dec 1724, which mentioned all the seven.

Nathaniel married Sarah PURKISS on 26 Oct 1699 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. Sarah was born on 1 Apr 1680 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died in 1740 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of George Purkiss and Sarah Pemberton

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• Baptism: 23 Jan 1630/1, Coggeshall, co. Essex, England
• Birth: 23 Jan 1630/1, Coggeshall, co. Essex, England
• Fact: 1636, Came to New England with his father.
• Immigration: 17 Nov 1636, To Boston
• Education: 1649; Graduated at Harvard College: studied physic and divinity.
• Fact: 04 Jul 1656, Commenced preaching as colleague, or asst. to Mr. Hubbard.
• Fact: 12 Aug 1683, Installed as President of Harvard College.
• Death: 1684
• Death: 20 Jul 1684

John married Elizabeth DENISON about 1660. Elizabeth (daughter of Maj. Gen. Daniel DENISON and Patience DUDLEY) was born on 10 Apr 1642 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1723 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Ipswich Ancient Burying Ground- Linebrook Parish Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 1641
• Birth: Abt 1641
• Death: 1723

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• Will Proved: 26 Sep 1655

Nathaniel married Margaret CRANE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 18 Oct 1612, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
• Immigration: 02 Nov 1631, To Boston on the ship "Lion" (Capt. William Pierce, Master).
• Fact: 01 Apr 1634, Became a freeman
• Fact: Between 1635 and 1643, Representative
• Fact: 1649, Speaker of the House
• Fact: 1651, Speaker of the House
• Death: 20 Sep 1682, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Daniel and Patience had two children: Jon, who married a daughter of Deputy Govn. John Symonds: and Elizabeth, who married John Rogers, president of Harvard College. He was very prominent in Massachusetts, having been Major General of Militia, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and for 29 years one of the "Assistants." He died in 1682.

Excerpts from "Major-General Daniel Denison" from NEHGs: Daniel, the oldest son, was born in England in 1612. He removed from Roxbury to Newtown (Cambridge in 1632, his name being among the list of first settlers and church members. He there married Patience, the daughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley, who was at this time a resident of the place. Of the exact date of this marriage no record is now known to exist. At a general court "holden at Newtown March 4, 1634," Mr. Denison was appointed to assist in setting out the bounds of ground between "Newtowen and Rocksberry." He took the oath of freeman April 1, 1634: and under the same date the court grant him two hundred acres "all lyeing and being about the falls--easterly side of Charles River."

Excerpt from Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry, Vol. 1, Gov. Thomas Dudley: He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artilery in 1660. He wrote his autobiography which included: "In the year 1645, I was made major of the Regiment of Essex, and in the year 1653 was Chosen an assistant or magistrate and about a year after was made major General and continued so for about 7 or eight years after." Daniel was elected captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1660. When he died in 1682, Mr. Randolph said of him that he was "among the most popular and well-principled men."

Daniel married Patience DUDLEY on 18 Oct 1632 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Patience (daughter of Gov. Thomas DUDLEY and Dorothy YORKE) was born about 1613 in Northampton, England; died on 08 Feb 1689/90 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: Feb 1618, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
• Immigration: 12 Jun 1630, To Plymouth on the ship "Arbella" with Gov. Winthrop
• Death: 08 Feb 1690, Ipswich, , Massachusetts
• Death: 08 Feb 1690, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

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Excerpts from "Major-General Daniel Denison": Mrs. denison survived her husband eight years, her death occurring Feb. 8, 1690. Of her life and character we know nothing with certainty. They had two children, John and Elizabeth. John maried Martha, daughter of Deputy Governor Symonds, and had three children: one of whom, John, graduated at Harvard College, was chosen as colleague with Mr Hubbard at Ipswich, and was nuch beloved by his people. His life was short. John (senior) died January 9, 1671. Elizabeth married Rev. John Rogers, president of Harvard College.