Thomas Rogers

Thomas Rogers

Male Abt 1571 - Abt 1620  (49 years)


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  • Name Thomas Rogers 
    Birth Abt 1571  Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Special Mayflower 
    FSID LZG9-SMC 
    Death Abt 1620  Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 11 Nov 1620  Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29498  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father William Rogers,   b. 1530, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1585, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Eleanor Calle,   b. 1545, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1607, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F17663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elsgen Alice Cosford,   b. 10 May 1573, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1608, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1597  Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Thomas was ~ 26 years and 10 months - Elsgen was 24 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
    +1. John Rogers,   b. Bef 6 Apr 1606, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1692, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F17664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • DEATH: Sometime the first winter at Plymouth, likely between January an d March 1621.
      yDNA HAPLOGROUP: R-M269 (R-FT260099)
      Thomas Rogers was born in Watford, Northampton, England, the son of Wil liam and Eleanor Rogers. He married Alice Cosford in 1597. All his chil dren were baptized and/or buried in Watford. He brought his wife and fa mily to Leiden, Holland, where he became a citizen of Leiden on 25 June 1 618. His occupation in Leiden records was given as a camlet merchant. C amlet was a luxury fabric from Asia that was made of camel's hair or an gora wool mixed with silk.

      On 1 April 1620, he sold his house on Barbarasteeg for 300 guilders, ap parently in preparation for his voyage on the Mayflower. He came on the M ayflower with eldest son Joseph, leaving behind in Leiden his younger s on John, daughters Elizabeth and Margaret, and wife Alice.

      Thomas Rogers died the first winter at Plymouth, leaving behind his 18- year old son Joseph. His wife and children that were left behind in Lei den are found in the 1622 poll tax of Leiden, and were termed "poor peo ple" and "without means." Children Elizabeth and Margaret apparently ca me to New England later, but where they lived or whom they married rema ins unknown. Son John came to Plymouth about 1630, and there married An na Churchman on 16 April 1639.
      DEATH: Sometime the first winter at Plymouth, likely between January an d M arch 1621.
      yDNA HAPLOGROUP: R-M269 (R-FT260099)
      Thomas Rogers was born in Watford, Northampton, England, the son of Wil l iam and Eleanor Rogers. He married Alice Cosford in 1597. All his chil d ren were baptized and/or buried in Watford. He brought his wife and fa m ily to Leiden, Holland, where he became a citizen of Leiden on 25 June 1 6 18. His occupation in Leiden records was given as a camlet merchant. C a mlet was a luxury fabric from Asia that was made of camel's hair or an g ora wool mixed with silk.

      On 1 April 1620, he sold his house on Barbarasteeg for 300 guilders, ap p arently in preparation for his voyage on the Mayflower. He came on the M a yflower with eldest son Joseph, leaving behind in Leiden his younger s o n John, daughters Elizabeth and Margaret, and wife Alice.

      Thomas Rogers died the first winter at Plymouth, leaving behind his 18- y ear old son Joseph. His wife and children that were left behind in Lei d en are found in the 1622 poll tax of Leiden, and were termed "poor peo p le" and "without means." Children Elizabeth and Margaret apparently ca m e to New England later, but where they lived or whom they married rema i ns unknown. Son John came to Plymouth about 1630, and there married An n a Churchman on 16 April 1639.
      DEATH: Sometime the first winter at Plymouth, likely between January an d March 1621.
      yDNA HAPLOGROUP: R-M269 (R-FT260099)
      Thomas Rogers was born in Watford, Northampton, England, the son of Wil liam and Eleanor Rogers. He married Alice Cosford in 1597. All his chil dren were baptized and/or buried in Watford. He brought his wife and fa mily to Leiden, Holland, wher e he became a citizen of Leiden on 25 June 1 618. His occupation in Leiden records was given as a camlet merchant. C amlet was a luxury fabric from Asia that was made of camel's hair or an gora wool mixed with silk.

      On 1 April 1620, he sold his house on Barbarasteeg for 300 guilders, ap parently in preparation for his voyage on the Mayflower. He came on the M ayflower with eldest son Joseph, leaving behind in Leiden his younger s on John, daughters Elizabet h and Margaret, and wife Alice.

      Thomas Rogers died the first winter at Plymouth, leaving behind his 18- year old son Joseph. His wife and children that were left behind in Lei den are found in the 1622 poll tax of Leiden, and were termed "poor peo ple" and "without means." Child ren Elizabeth and Margaret apparently ca me to New England later, but where they lived or whom they married rema ins unknown. Son John came to Plymouth about 1630, and there married An na Churchman on 16 April 1639.
      DEATH: Sometime the first winter at Plymouth, likely between January an d M arch 1621.
      yDNA HAPLOGROUP: R-M269 (R-FT260099)
      Thomas Rogers was born in Watford, Northampton, England, the son of Wil l iam and Eleanor Rogers. He married Alice Cosford in 1597. All his chil d ren were baptized and/or buried in Watford. He brought his wife and fa m ily to Leiden, Holland, whe re he became a citizen of Leiden on 25 June 1 6 18. His occupation in Leiden records was given as a camlet merchant. C a mlet was a luxury fabric from Asia that was made of camel's hair or an g ora wool mixed with silk.

      On 1 April 1620, he sold his house on Barbarasteeg for 300 guilders, ap p arently in preparation for his voyage on the Mayflower. He came on the M a yflower with eldest son Joseph, leaving behind in Leiden his younger s o n John, daughters Elizabe th and Margaret, and wife Alice.

      Thomas Rogers died the first winter at Plymouth, leaving behind his 18- y ear old son Joseph. His wife and children that were left behind in Lei d en are found in the 1622 poll tax of Leiden, and were termed "poor peo p le" and "without means." Ch ildren Elizabeth and Margaret apparently ca m e to New England later, but where they lived or whom they married rema i ns unknown. Son John came to Plymouth about 1630, and there married An n a Churchman on 16 April 1639.

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