- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LFR .R7F3P3
- Category:
- Family
- Creator:
- Rogers Family.
- Material Description:
- 1 microfilm textual records 35 mm
- Background:
James Rogers (1726-1790) was born in Ireland. He was the elder brother of the more famous Robert Rogers (1731-1795) who raised the Queen's or Rogers' Rangers during the Seven Years War. The family emigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts and later settled near Concord, New Hampshire in 1746. Robert and James acquired a familiarity with the wilderness and a considerable knowledge of Indian ways, including the art of warfare. During the Seven Years War, Robert was placed in command of all Ranger companies, including the one sent to Louisbourg, in which his brother James was serving. At the end of the Seven Years War and after Pontiac's war, the Rangers were disbanded. Robert married Elizabeth Brown in 1761, and James married Margaret, the daughter of Rev. David McGregor of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and settled on the New Hampshire Grants. In 1776 during the early days of the American Revolution, Robert began raising a Provincial Corps called the Queen's Rangers, but later lost the command and John Graves Simcoe was appointed in his stead.
In 1779, Robert received a warrant from Sir Henry Clinton to raise a new regiment to be known as the King's Rangers. James Rogers became a major in the new corps, and, with Robert's departure for England, became the commanding officer for the remainder of the war. The King's Rangers consisted of only three companies but their contribution to scouting and secret service activities was considerable. James settled in Fredericksburg Township, Ontario, and his son David McGregor Rogers (1772-1824) was a member of the Legislative Assembly.
- Contents:
The Rogers Family Papers relate to the James Rogers branch of the family and to his descendants. The papers include correspondence; deeds; commissions; military records; land papers; legal documents; wills; accounts; biographical materials; and other records relating to individuals and organizations who were associated with the various members of the Rogers family over a period of 150 years.
Of note are records relating to members of the Rogers, Peters, McGregor, Jarvis, Greeley, and other families; the War of 1812-1814; the 1st Regiment of Northumberland County Militia; and the memoirs of Susan Greeley describing life during the American Revolution and her experiences at Detroit during the War of 1812. The papers are arranged in chronological order.
- Originals:
The original records are held by the Archives of Ontario.
- Archival Ref. No.:
OA MS 522.
- Finding Aids:
The complete table of contents is not available at the beginning of the reel but can be found, a few pages at a time, throughout the reel.
The table of contents is available in print and as a PDF.
- PDF Finding Aid:
- Table of Contents-Rogers-Family.pdf