Thomas Rogers

1780 - 1830  (50 years)

• Name	Thomas Rogers
  Born	1780	Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1830	Florida
  Person ID	I10431	Brownlow
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Josiah Hill Rogers,   b. 1745, Bertie, North Hampton, North Carolina ,   d. Aug 1813, Hillsboroughm Chatham, North Carolina  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Francis Hardgraves,   b. 1747, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 1814, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1762	North Carolina
  Family ID	F2033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Asha Everett,   b. 1786,   d. 1850  (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Uriah Allen Rogers,   b. 1808,   d. 882  [natural]   2. Nancy Rogers,   b. 1810,   d. 1893  (Age 83 years)  [natural]   3. Ervin Green Rogers,   b. 1818,   d. 1899  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F3404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Rogers BIRTH 1780 Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 1830 (aged 49-50) Florida, USA BURIAL Body lost or destroyed, Specifically: Missing person MEMORIAL ID 102897058 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 2 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.