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Thomas Rogers
BIRTH 1780
Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 1830 (aged 49-50)
Florida, USA
BURIAL Body lost or destroyed, Specifically: Missing person
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Thomas Rogers (1780 - after 1830) was said to have been born in North Carolina. His parents' identity is unknown, though it is possible that he was the son of Josiah Hill and Frances Rogers. Another claim says that he was the son of Joseph and Mary Ransom Rogers. Neither of these claims has been documented.
Thomas Rogers moved to Georgia from North Carolina and married Asha Everett (1786 - 1850), the daughter of local planter John Everett (1747-1841). Thomas and Asha settled in Bulloch County (now Evans) on a small farm on the forks of the Canoochee River and Lott's Creek, just north of present-day Daisy, GA. Everett's large plantation was located across Lott's Creek.
The date, place, and cause of Thomas's death is unknown. According to one family story, Thomas went to Florida in 1830 and never returned, presumed to have been killed by Indians. Thomas was a millwright by trade, so it is expected that he left seeking work. An alternate version of the story says that Thomas took his entire family to Florida to settle on new lands. One evening after a terrible storm, Thomas went outside to check the cattle and never returned. After it was apparent that Thomas was either dead or not returning, Asha moved her family back to Georgia to be with her father.
Many years later, Uriah and Ervin received word of a Thomas Rogers who died and left substantial, unclaimed property near present-day downtown Dallas, Texas. Uriah Rogers rode on horseback to Texas to investigate, but he was apparently not convinced that this Thomas Rogers was his father. He returned to Georgia, and the mystery remained unsolved.
Thomas and Asha had five known children: Uriah Allen Rogers (1808-1882), Nancy Rogers Hamm (1810 - 1893), William Rogers (born September 5, 1814), Ervin Green Rogers (1818 - 1899), and John Rogers (born May 19, 1820). Very little is known about William and John Rogers. Neither is mentioned in the 1840 will of their grandfather, John Everett, so it is possible that they had died before 1840. The only child mentioned in the will was Ervin, who inherited the entire Everett plantation. Uriah inherited his father's homestead.
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1780 - 1830 (50 years)
