Alice COSFORD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of George and Margaret Cosford

Alice married Thomas ROGERS on 24 Oct 1597 in Watford, Northampton, England. Thomas was born about 1571 in Watford, Northamptonshire, England; died in 1620/21 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: Between 12 and 25 Jan 1678
• Will: 02 Jan 1677/8
• Fact: 15 Jan 1677/8, Inventory of estate

Notes:

Came with his fathr to America in the 'Mayflower' in 1620, when a lad of 12 to 13 yrs old; and his father dying early in 1621, left the boy upon his own resources. He settled at Duxbury and later went to Sandwich where he resided for a time; and in 1655, he removed to Eastham, Mass., permanently locating thre - where he died.

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Lieut. Joseph Rogers went to Eastham soon after the settlement opened, paid his proportion of the purchase money, and at once took a leading part in the affairs of the new township. He came over in the Mayflower, with his father,Thomas Rogers, and appears to have been the only member of his father's family that ventured in that famous vessel. At the time, it appears, he was a lad. He doubtless was the eldest of his father's children, and, perhaps, came to have care of his father, who, it is inferred from what Bradford has stated, was a widower. His father did not survive the first winter; he took the distemper which carried off so many of that noble band, died, and was buried, as is supposed, with the other victims on Cole's Hill. Some years afterwards the remaining portion of his family found their way to this country, where they married and settled. With whom Lieut. Joseph lived during that terrible winter and spring, after burying his father, does not appear. It certainly must have been a dreary winter to him as well as to the other survivors. the bill of mortality as given by Prince, the chronologist, as gathered from Bradford's papers, shows that the little band of worthies was incapable of doing much more than to attend to the sick and to bury the dead, for the first four months. the number of deaths occurring in December was six; January, eight; February, seventeen and in March thirteen. Elder Brewster and Captain Standish were among the very few that escaped the sickness. They have been highly spoken of by the Pilgrim historian for their great services during the sickness.....

In 1647, at the June session of the Old Colony court, he was proposed as a suitable person for a lieutenant at Nausett to "exercise the men" in arms, and was appointed. He held this position till 166, when his lieutenancy was revoked, and he was released from further duty as militia officer. He was however, reappointed lieutenant of the Eastham Company in 1664, succeeding Lieut. Wm Merrick or Myrick. In February, 1652, with other persons from various parts of the colony, he was appointed to la out the way fro Sandwich to near Eel River in Plymouth. In 1658, he was one of the Council of War, and that year had liberty to purchase tracts of meadow at Pottonumecot, near the mouth of the river.

Joseph married Hannah ? about 1632. Hannah died between 02 Jan 1677 and 1678. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Bef 1611
• Death: Bef 1691
• Will: 26 Aug 1691

Notes:

Plymouth County Probate Records: Mass. Genealogical Records, 1600s-1800s:

Will of John Rogers son of Duxborough dated August 26, 1691, he "Being sick and weak of Body."
To grandson John Rogers all houses and lands in Duxborough;
To grandson John Tisdall for the use of his mother Anne Terrey 1/2 of my land in Middleboro except my right in Majors Purchase;
To daughter Elizabeth Williams other half of said tract;
All Cattle to be divided between daughter Elizabeth Williams and grandsons John Rogers and John Tisdale.
To grandson John Rogers household stuff and money, he to pay his sister Elizabeth Rogers 40s, and 20s a pence to his other three sisters, Hannah Bradford, Ruth Rogers and Sarah Rogers.
To daughter Abigail Richmond, the 20s, a year which is my due for fourscore acres of land which I sold to my two grandsons. Joseph Richmond and Edward Richmond. Son John to be executor. Witnessed by Rhodolphus Thacher, Mary Wadsworth and Elisha Wadsworth, who made oath. Sept. 20, 1692

John married Anna CHURCHMAN on 16 Apr 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Anna died after May 1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She may have married here and had children (Bradford's Hist 446). Eugene Stratton speculated in 'Plymouth Colony, Its History & People, 1620-1691", 288, that she might be Elizabeth, wife of SAMUEL EDDY; Clifford L. Stott in TG 10: 138-49, speculates that she may, alternatively, have returned to Watford from Leiden and m. there.

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She probably married here and had children (Bradford's Hist 446).