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 were 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.
Rogers Related Links
Genealogy Links
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Name Index
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Background image is from 1934
Canadian United Empire Loyalist postage Stamp, representing the migration of
American loyalist to Canada.
The contents of this site are a
work in progress, some lines are incomplete and some may contain errors.
There may be corrections and additions in the works that are not yet posted. I cannot
make instant massive corrections as some people may wish. Updating large amounts
of information takes some time and I am doing my best to keep the site up to
date. This site is a part time venture for me and I do maintain a regular
40 hour a week job. I also have other projects I am working on that have
an income, while this site has none, thank you for your donations!. If you
do find an error please let me know of it.
