James Rogers was the father of the famous Major Robert Rogers, leader of Rogers Rangers in the period of the French and Indian War in colonial America.  Robert also had three brothers who served in the Rangers, James Rogers,  Richard Rogers and John Rogers.  Robert had advanced to the rank of Lt Col of the Queens Rangers, James to Lt Col of the Kings Rangers,  Richard died a Captain of small pox in 1757 and it is unknown what became of John but he may have traveled to Charleston, South Carolina with Robert in 1762 and stayed in the South. This web site lists the known descendants of their father James Rogers who reportedly came from Ireland in 1729. These Rangers are the namesake of today's US Army Rangers and  Green Berets, their fighting tactics are key to today's elite forces.

The Rogers family settled in what is now Dunbarton, New Hampshire where James named the area of the Great Meadow, Montalona for his old home near Londonderry, Ireland.  In 2005 I registered Montalona.com for the new home of this web site. The cellar site of the Rogers home is located on Robert Rogers Rd. approximately 1/2 mile west of Montalona Rd.

This site started in 2004 by a 5th great grandson of Col James Rogers U.E. The Lord Dorchester in the proclamation of 1789 granted all descents, male and female, of persons who lived in colonial America prior to the Revolution and fought for the Royal Standard in the American Revolution, the right to use the initials U.E. after their name. U.E. stands for Unity of the Empire and is sometimes referred to as UEL or United Empire Loyalists which is an association of U.E. members. In this site all direct descendants of Col James Rogers have a U.E. after their name, also note descendants that did not fight for the crown and remained in America do not carry this title.  Books about the Rogers Family are at the bottom of each page.

Updated March 4, 2008

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"Site of the second home of James Rogers Father of Major Robert Rogers Built Circa 1749 Original Rogers home in the Great Meadow was burned during Indian raids of 1746" "Dunbarton Historical Society 1964"

The Homestead cellar is about 14 ft by 11 ft, which seems very small for a family of at least 8.  The story of the home before this one there was a house and a barn that were burned down.  I suspect that the cellar was only under a small portion of the house and probably used to store supplies.  There are some old stone walls in the area, one just south of the cellar runs east and west.  As there was confusion of the two James Rogers, I believe some historians are confused when it comes to knowing if the James Rogers of Dunbarton, was James Rogers Sr., Jr., or III.  James Rogers Sr. was said to have moved to Bow before his death, I believe James Rogers Jr. was more likely the resident of this home, his son James Rogers III was born in Dunbarton in 1764.   I have drawn into the photo a cabin sized for the cellar on the west side of the cellar is a flat stone which I suspect was the base of the fireplace and drew it in that position.   The Noyes family donated this land to the Town of Dunbarton which in turn leased it to the Dunbarton Historical Society for 100 years.  The start of the trail to the homestead is at GPS coordinates 46 deg. 6.189 N - 71 deg. 34.47 W

The State of Oregon owes it's name to Robert Rogers See Oregon's history page on its name

Now Available

The Works of Rev. David McGregor 1710 - 1777 8 pages front matter, 172 pages of Rev. David McGregor's (MacGregore's) Sermons ©2006 William Gorman

A Concise Account of North America By Major Robert Rogers 8 pages front matter, original book condensed to 180 pages in modern typeset, 18 pages of appendix. $23.00 from Heritage Books ISBN: 0788442813 ©2006 William Gorman

 

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Rising Above Circumstances The Rogers Family in Colonial America By: Robert J. Rogers U.E. Get one from the Author	The Annotated and Illustrated Journals of Major Robert Rogers by Robert Rogers, Gary S. Zaboly (Illustrator), Timothy J. Todish	Robert Rogers of the Rangers by John R. Cuneo	Reminiscences of the French War Robert Rogers' Journal and a Memoir of General Stark
American Colonial Ranger: The Northern Colonies, 1724-65 (Warrior) By: Gary Zaboly	Crucible of War By: Fred Anderson Hard Cover Version	Northwest Passage By: Kenneth Roberts The Movie on VHS	America's First First World War By: Timothy J. Todish
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Background image is from 1934 Canadian United Empire Loyalist postage Stamp, representing the migration of American loyalist to Canada.

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