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Subject: Rogers ancestors
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 7:34:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: jjauch@tsgus.com (Jacqulyn Jauch)
To: JPayne5744@aol.com

 Mr. Payne--
 I have started reseraching my Rogers ancestors.  I received data printouts
 that my cousin researched for over 20 years on our Rogers family. I have begun my
 research by using the unreliable resource of the WEB.  I am a Library Science
 student and trained in database retrival and understand that we cannot rely
 on the WEB completely.
 I found your WEB site and became very interested in your Rogers ancestors.
 I have data showing that Robert Rogers II, son of Robert Rogers and Frances
 Russell, married Hannah Tipton [same info you have]. You have data showing
 that my Robert Rogers II is the son of John Rogers of Claiborne Co. TN.
 Do you know about the two Robert Rogers?  I have also been in touch with
 another Rogers researcher who has some of the same info I have, that is the origins
 ofthe Rogers clan in America: Samuel Rogers and Mary Whiting parents of
 Robert I.
 I would like to know if you would share the Rogers info you have with us.
 My data also shows that Robert Rogers and Hannah Tipton had two sons: Robert
 III and Stephen Rogers.  Stephen Rogers is my direct ancestor and he married
 Rebecca Tipton and they with his brother Robert migrated to Texas in the early
 1830's.I have documents to prove this migration. But Elizabeth and I have
 some of the same info and of course some that confuses the issue.
 Her data shows that the North Carlina Rogers clan claims that Robert Rogers
 IImarried a Jane Turner. We both also have Hugh Rogers married to Nancy
 Thornton.  The Rogers seem to be very mixed up.  If you can help
 us with the two Roberts we would appreciate it.  Thank you-- Jacquie in CA

       EAST, Joseph 
       EAST, Nancy 43 
RODGERS, Martha 18 
RODGERS, Hiram 15 
       EAST, George 12 
       EAST, James 10 
       EAST, Alexander 3 

David Rogers, who was the first Sheriff elected by the County Court in Claiborne Co. in 1801, but who resigned his right to the office in favor of John Hunt, Sr., who was elected to serve in his place, was born in Wythe Co., Va about the year 1777, and lived to the age of 94 years. David Rogers was possibly the son of that certain John Rogers, who at a session of the Washington Co. Court on the 28th day of August 1778 was mentioned in the following order: Ordered, that a commission issue to John Colter and Isaac Sheley, Esq. to take the deposition of Ruth Morris, Lydia Cross, Mary Whyte and John Crockett on behalf of John Rodgers, defandant, the State Plaintiff. The John Crockett mentioned in this order, was the father of David Crockett.

ROGERS/WALLING/HEARD, et al/ by Worth S. Ray

This information was extracted from the book, TENNESSEE COUSINS, by Worth S. RAY, pub. 1950 by the author and reprinted several times, up until 1994, by the Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.

The book is FULL of information about Tennessee. I highly recommend it. But as Mr. Helstrom reminds us it is not entirely accurate.
pateagle@aol.com 4/18/96 (before you consider this please read this errata to the book by Mr. Ray Hellstrom
p. 195

"FIRST SETTLERS ON CLINCH AND IN POWELL'S VALLEY, CLAIBORNE COUNTY

"The Act establishing CLAIBORNE COUNTY (from parts of HAWKINS & GRAINGER) was passed October 29, 1801.

"The first settlements in Claiborne County were mde in POWELL'S VALLEY and along Clinch RIVER. Two Hundred Thousand acres of the lands included in the boundaries had been granted to HENDERSON & CO. under the terms of the settlement made with them.

"The County was named for WILLIAM CHARLES COLE CLAIBORNE, one of the first Judges of the Superior Court and the first member of the U.S. Congress from Tennessee.

"When the County was laid off, according to its boundaries, it included the lands theretofore obtained by purchase or otherwise by persons who had obtained such lands when they were a part of Hawkins County, of which they were also original settlers. It also included original settlers of the then GRAINGER COUNTY, who likewise had obtained their lands taken up when it was part of HAWKINS COUNTY. These facts explain why it is that some of the first settlers of CLAIBORNE COUNTY had also been first settlers of HAWKINS AND GRAINGER counties.

"Following is a list of the first magistrates of CLAIBORNE COUNTY, who were present at the house of JOHN OWENS in December, 1801, when the court of pleas and quarter sessions was organized:

"1. ISAAC LANE 2. JOSEPH WEBSTER 3. WILLIAM TRENT' 4. JAMES CHISHOLM 5. ABRAHAM LENHAM 6. JOHN WALLING 7. MATTHEW SIMS 8. JOHN VAN BIBBER 9. WILLIAM ROGERS 10. GEORGE READ 11. C. NEWPORT 12. JOSEPH NATIONS 13. JOHN CASEY 14. JAMES RENFRO

"The oath of office was administered to those persons gy ANDREW EVANS and JOSEPH COBBS, of GRAINGER COUNTY. The officers of the new County selected at this meeting were:

"ISAAC LANE, Chairman WALTER EVANS, Clerk NATHANIEL AUSTIN, Ranger JOSEPH NATIONS, Coroner EZEKIEL CRAFT, Register LUKE BOWYER, Attorney General *DAVID ROGERS, Sheriff

"*DAVID ROGERS failed to make bond, and JOHN HUNT, SR. was therupon elected to fill the vacancy thus created in the office of Sheriff.

"The next term of the court was held at the house of JOHN HUNT, who lived on the site of TAZEWELL. A town to be called TAZEWELL was selected as the county seat, and it was laid off and estblished on JOHN HUNT"S land.

"LUKE BOWYER came tothe settlement very early. He had been one of the first settlers of the WATAUGA SETTLEMENT.

"The first grand jury selected for the county were: JOHN HUNT, WILLIAM GRISSON, NATHANIEL AUSTIN, SAMUEL TATE, JACOB DOBBINS, WILLIAM BOWMAN, WILLIAM STROUD, JOHN WEBSTER, NIMROD DODSON, PETER NEAL, THOMAS GIBBONS, PETER HUFFAKER, WILLIAM RUSH, THOMAS JEFFERS, HEZEKIAH JORDAN, ELISHA WALLING** ,ARCHIBALD McKINNEY, GEORGE SNUFFER.

The third meeting of the court was held at the house of ELISHA WALLING. Commissioners to erect a jail in 1819 were:

JOSIAH C. RAMSEY ROBERT CROCKETT JOHN EVANS DAVID ROGERS WILLIAM RENFRO REUBEN ROGERS"

P. 196 "DAVID ROGERS OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY AND HIS FAMILY CONNECTIONS

DAVID ROGERS, who was the first Sheriff elected by teh County Court in Claiborne County in 1801, but who resigned his right to the office in favor of JOHN HUNT, SR>< who was elected to serve in his place, was born in WYTHE COUNTY, Virginia (or what is now Wythe County) about the year 1777, and lived to the age of 94 years.

DAVID ROGERS was possibly the son of that certain JOHN ROGERS, who at session of the WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT on the 28th day AUGUST 1778 (American Historical Magazine, Vol 5, page 356) was mentioned in the following order:

Ordered, that a commission issue to JOHN COULTER and ISAAC SHELBY, Esq. to take the deposition of RUTH MORRIS, LYDIA CROSS, MARY TYE, and JOHN CROCKETT on behalf of JOHN RODGERS, defendant, the State Plaintiff.

The JOHN CROCKETT mentioned in this order, was the father of DAVID CROCKETT, the "hero of the Alamo, who was born several years after this order was passed.

Information about this ROGERS family is very meager. It is mere tradition that DAVID ROGERS was born in WYTHE County, Virginia, and that he was born in 1777. He may have been born earlier, and he may have been born in Washington County, or somewhere on the Watauga, since his father was undoubtedly there in 1778. It looks like, considering all the records available that JOHN ROGERS had children:
1. DAVID ROGERS 9 b. 1777-9) married MARY ELIZABETH LEWIS, b. GUILFORD CO>< NC, 1781 & died Claiborne Co., 1880 in her 100th year.
2. REUBEN ROGERS, of Claiborne Co., about the same time.
3. HUGH ROGERS married NANCY THORNTON of GREENE COUNTY, Oct. 1, 1788.
4. JAMES ROGERS married RHODA ALEXANDER, 1793, Washington Co.
5. JOHN ROGERS married ELIZABETH ASHER, Washington Co., 1788.
6. ROBERT ROGERS m. HANNAH TIPTON, Washington Co., 1793.

"DAVID ROGERS AND JESSE ROGERS SONS OF DAVID OF CLAIBORNE

"DAVID ROGERS in Claiborne County in 1801, and who married MARY ELIZABETH LEWIS (dau of AARON LEWIS of Watauga) had these children:
1. DAVID ROGERS
2. JOSEPHINE ROGERS
3. JOHN P. ROGERS
4. SILAS I. ROGERS
5. HORACE M. ROGERS
6. SNEED ROGERS
7. W. R. ROGERS
8. MARY ROGERS
9. SARAH ROGERS
10. HUGH ROGERS
11. REUBEN C. ROGERS

"JESSEE ROGERS (b. 1811) and his wife MARGARET WILSON, were the parents of 1. JESSE L. ROGERS, an Attorney.

"JESSE L. ROGERS was born in Powell's Valley, Claiborne County, April 9th, 1855. Studied at Tazewell Academy & law at Lebanon, Tennessee. Represented Claiborne and Hancock Counties in the Legislature. Was a delegate to the Republican convention in Chicago that nominated Blaine for President. He married ANNIE McFETRIDGE, who was born in Ohio. In later years he removed to Dandridge, in Jefferson Co., Tennessee, where he practiced law until the time of his death.
Hon. JESSE L. ROGERS and hiw wife ANNE McFETRIDGE, were the parents of two children 1. RALPH L> ROGERS 2. MAGGIE ROGERS"

LEWIS,MOON,ROGERS SOLOMON LEWIS born Cumberland Co NC 1750, married CATHERINE MOON, also born in Cumberland Co,NC 1759- They married in 1780.He was a Rev Vet and moved to Henry co,VA ca 1784,then to Washington Co ca 1805.They moved from Greasy Cove, Washington Co TN to the Speedwell area of Claiborne Co. after 1807. Living near their daughters families.1) CATHERINE 'MOLLY' LEWIS married to WILLIAM ROGERS, son of JOHN ROGERS from Wythe Co,VA,2) ELIZABETH'POLLY'LEWIS married DAVID ROGERS,brother of WILLIAM ROGERS and son of JOHN ROGERS.3) SOLOMON LEWIS JR also lived in Claiborne Co,TN until after 1840 census, he then moved to Missouri and no trace. Any information on SOLOMON SR and family or JOHN ROGERS family will be appreciated.
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Joe,
I found this on your site and I think I can shed some light on it.  On page 227 of Bonnie Page's book Speedwell though 200 years you can find the picture of the home of Minerva Rogers Ausmus Kivette.  Aunt Nerve as she is referred to in my family was first married to Dr. John Franklin Ausmus (Jan 4, 1839-1864).  He died on Lookout Mountain at Chattanooga during the Civil War.  Aunt Nerve later married John Kivette or Harvey J. Kivette in your information.  Aunt Nerve and Capt. John Ausmus were the parents of 1. Emily, 2. William Harrison, 3. John Franklin Ausmus (later known as Dr. Blue John).  I do not know if Emily's first name was Sarah or not, but since it was listed that way in the census it may have been Sarah Emily Ausmus.  She married LaFayette Stiner.  You can also find information about the Ausmus family of John and Minerva in Old Speedwell families, revised, on page 34.
Perhaps you are already aware of this connection because I am sure you did the above work some time ago.  However, I thought I would pass it along.
Best Regards,
Billie Hall
I am adding another Kivett to my database Mary Maria KIVETTE-629 22 Feb 1860 Claiborne County,TN 5 May 1932 Claiborne County
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                                                    33 1 John William⁶ Dorton was born 21 Feb 1897 in Claiborne Co., Tn, and married                                        Nell Nagle who was born about 1900 in Tn.

John Wesley Chumley was an active farmer and politician; was sheriff of Claiborne Co. and a State Senator in the early 1900s.
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Jesse L. Rogers was born in Powell's Valley, 9, 1855. Studied at Tazewell Academy & law at Lebanon, Tennessee. Represented Claiborne and Hancock Counties in the Legislature. Was a delagate to the Republican convention in Chicago that nominated Blaine for President. He married Annie McFetridge, who was born in Ohio. In latr years he removed to Dandridge, in Jefferson Co., until the time of his death.
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