Rogers, possibly descended from Thomas Rogers of the original Mayflower who died that first winter in 1620/1621 but through a son who remained in England until the mid 1620s.

Rogers were Quakers until exiled for having a child "too soon" after marriage and then became Methodists. Primary occupation was carpentry and working on steamboats.

1691	Joseph Rogers born to John and Mary Groome Rogers.
1698	Death of John Rogers of Nottingham, Mercer County, New Jersey
1728	John Rogers born to Joseph and Sarah Harrison Rogers.
1757	Abraham Rogers born to John and Vesti Austin in Burlington, New Jersey.
1775	Marriage of Abraham Rogers and Mary Hovey of Boston, Massachusetts.
1776	DAR Abraham Rogers served as a private in the American Revolution.
1798	Elizabeth Rogers is born to Abraham and Mary Hovey Rogers.
mid 1810s	Marriage of Elizabeth Rogers and George Matthews.
1835	"George and Elizabeth Rogers steamboated on the Ohio River." Harriet Rogers manuscript
1860	Joseph Butcher Rogers works on Matthews towboats as first mate.