ROGERS OF EGLOSKERRY
The surname of this family was sometimes spelt Roger.
The 1623 will of John Baron of Egloskerry mentions “Degory Roger th’elder my kinsman” and “Leonard Roger th’elder my kinsman” as well as “Degory Wallis and Johan his wife nowe deceased my kinswoman”.[1] Degory Wallis and Joan Roger had been married at Egloskerry in 1600/01.
Thomasine Downing of Egloskerry, spinster, in her 1609/10 will, also mentions “Degorye Rodger smith”, “Leonord Rodger smith” and “Jone Waillis”.[2]
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ROGERS
LEONARD ROGERS of Egloskerry, Cornwall, yeoman, was buried on 31 July 1636 at Egloskerry.[3] He married first, on 26 November 1586 at Egloskerry, GRACE HUPPER.[4] She was buried on 6 December 1587 at Egloskerry.[5] Leonard married second, on 4 February 1587/88 at Egloskerry, MARY HEARE.[6] She was buried on 6 July 1616 at Egloskerry.[7] Leonard married third, on 27 January 1616/17 at Egloskerry, GRACE (JUELL) BLUETT, widow of Philip Bluett.[8] She was buried on 9 June 1636 at Egloskerry.[9]
Child of Leonard Rogers:[10]
i WALTER ROGERS of Egloskerry, yeoman, d 10 Jul 1657, Egloskerry;[11] m
19 Jun 1620, Egloskerry, KATHERINE (FISH) BARON.[12]
Children of Leonard and Mary (Heare) Rogers:
ii PHILIP ROGERS, bap 29 Feb 1588/89,
Egloskerry,[13]
bur 27 Aug 1607, Egloskerry.[14]
iii ARTHUR ROGERS of Tresmeer,
bap 4 Mar 1591/92, Egloskerry,[15]
bur 1663, Tresmeer;[16] m
29 Jul 1616, Tremaine, MARGERY MARTIN.[17]
iv TRISTRAM ROGERS, bap 28 Sep 1595, Egloskerry,[18]
bur 1 Jan 1596/97, Egloskerry.[19]
v HARRY ROGERS, bap 25 Jan 1597/98, Egloskerry.[20]
vi DEGORY ROGERS, bap 11 Oct 1599, Egloskerry,[21]
bur 23 Oct 1599, Egloskerry.[22]
vii GRACE ROGERS, bap 29 Jun 1601, Egloskerry.[23]
viii JOAN ROGERS, bap 17 Feb 1604/05, Egloskerry,[24]
bur 22 Jan 1650/51, St Stephen by Launceston;[25] m
8 Nov 1628, Egloskerry, JOHN MARTIN[26]
(see here).
Child of Leonard and Grace
(Juell) (Bluett) Rogers:
ix SAMUEL ROGERS of St Stephen by
Launceston, yeoman, bap 12 Nov 1617, Egloskerry,[27]
bur 28 Mar 1654, St Stephen by Launceston;[28] m
15 Jan 1638/39, Egloskerry, ELIZABETH (VEALE) GREEN.[29]
[1] National Archives, PROB 11/145/239.
[3] Egloskerry parish registers; Kresen Kernow, AP/R/584.
[4] Egloskerry parish registers. The surname given for Grace may be a variant of Hooper or Hopper.
[5] Egloskerry parish registers.
[6] Egloskerry parish registers. Mary’s surname is given in the entry as “Heayr”.
[7] Egloskerry parish registers.
[8] Egloskerry parish registers; Kresen Kernow, AP/R/584; Kresen Kernow, AP/B/374.
[9] Egloskerry parish registers.
[10] The will of Leonard Rogers describes Walter as his eldest son but no baptism for Walter has been found so it is not clear whether his mother was Grace Hupper or Mary Heare.
[11] Egloskerry parish registers; National Archives, PROB 11/267/519.
[12] Egloskerry parish registers; National Archives, PROB 11/267/519; Kresen Kernow, AP/B/510; Kresen Kernow, AP/R/1005.
[13] Egloskerry parish registers.
[14] Egloskerry parish registers.
[15] Egloskerry parish registers.
[16] Tresmeer bishop’s transcripts; Kresen Kernow, AP/B/1427.
[17] Tremaine bishop’s transcripts.
[18] Egloskerry parish registers.
[19] Egloskerry parish registers.
[20] Egloskerry parish registers. There is some confusion in the register about the year of the entries at this point.
[21] Egloskerry parish registers.
[22] Egloskerry parish registers.
[23] Egloskerry parish registers. One daughter of Leonard Rogers probably married William Popham as Leonard left legacies to “Sara Popham and Margerye Popham daughters of William Popham” and the will of Walter Rogers mentions “Sarah Popham of the parish of St Ginnice” and “the brother of the said Sarah Popham”.
[24] Egloskerry parish registers.
[26] Egloskerry parish registers.
[27] Egloskerry parish registers.
[28] Cornwall OPC Database (www.cornwall-opc-database.org); National Archives, PROB 11/247/336.
[29] Egloskerry parish registers; National Archives, PROB 11/247/336; Kresen Kernow, AP/V/112.