Person Page - 1666

Phineas Hough¹

• Birth*: circa 1745; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1770; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Huldah Royce¹
• Death*: before 1775; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

Huldah Merriam¹

• Father*: John Merriam¹ b. 26 Jun 1752, d. 1802
• Mother*: Huldah Royce¹ b. 10 May 1749, d. 6 Jul 1786

• Birth*: 6 March 1779; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1800; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Amadeus Botsford¹
• Death*: 14 December 1825; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

• Married Name: after 1800; Botsford¹

Amadeus Botsford¹

• Birth*: 22 October 1771; Stratford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1800; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Huldah Merriam¹
• Death*: 25 December 1825; Wallinford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

Anna Merriam¹

• Father*: John Merriam¹ b. 26 Jun 1752, d. 1802
• Mother*: Huldah Royce¹ b. 10 May 1749, d. 6 Jul 1786

• Birth*: 4 December 1783; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Dec 4 1783 & locaiton Wallingford, NH per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date Dec 4 1873 & location Meriden, NH per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1803; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.; Principal=Thomas Major Spalding^1,2
• Death*: 26 December 1841; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 26 1841 & location Asphodel per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date Dec 26 1841 & location Grafton per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.^1,2

• Married Name: before 1803; Spalding¹

Thomas Major Spalding^1,2,3

• Father*: Jesse Spalding⁴ b. c 1750, d. 1800
• Mother*: ? ?⁴ b. c 1755

• Birth*: 15 August 1780; Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Date c. 1779 & location Wallinford per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date 1779 & location Lanesborough, Berkshire co., Massachusetts, USA per Merriam Family Tree - www.merriamfamilytree.org.. Date Aug 15 1780 & location US per family tree of Kteller99 on ancestry.com, Aug 9 2016. Date Aug 15 1780 & location Massachusetts per family tree of reidml47 on ancestry.ca, Feb 21 2013.^2,5,3,4
• Marriage*: before 1803; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005. per Meriam Family Tree, www.merriamfamilytre.org.; Principal=Anna Merriam^2,3
• Death*: 14 December 1852; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; date Dec 14 1852 & location Haldimand Twp. per family tree of Kteller99 on ancestry.com, Aug 9 2016.⁴
• Burial*: 16 December 1852; St. Andrew's Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Mmeorial: Thos. M. Spalding; Died; Dec. 14 1852; Aged; 72 years (St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Grafton, per ancestry.com, shirleyt2004.
  Cemetery Finding Aid: Name: Spalding, Thomas M.; Cemetery: St. Andrew's United, Grafton; County: Northumberland; Township: Haldimand; Ref.: LSGS-049^6,3

• Residence: 1802; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Spalding Family in Ontario; Very little is known about Jesse Spalding, the father of Thomas Major Spalding and Jonas Spalding. His name appears on a petition for a land grant in Upper Canada dated January, 1793. A petition was made to Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793 by a number of American citizens who wished to be granted a township for settlement purposes in Upper Canada. They were given land in Percy Township. Jesse Spalding died abt. 1800 in Percy Twp. Thomas Major Spalding was born in Massacheusetts on the 15th of August, 1780. He was the second son of Jesse Spalding. He married Ann Merriman (Merriam) who was born in 1783 in Connecticut. Thomas and Ann had eleven children. In 1802, Thomas was issued a land grant for a parcel of land in Haldimand (Grafton), Northumberland Twp. Thomas built a Georgian two-storey brick house in 1834. Another house was later built next door in 1843 for his daughter, Mary and her husband, John Steele. Mary operated a girls' boarding school in this home. The Steele house was declared a historical building in 1989. In 1811, Spalding's Inn, was advertised as a half way house between Kingston and York on the Danforth Road. Thomas Major Spalding was both an innkeeper, a brewer and operated a brick yard. Ann Merriman (Merriam) died in Grafteon Dec. 26, 1844 and was buried in St. George's Anglican Cemetery. Thomas died Dec. 14, 1852 and was buried in the same cemetery." posted on ancestry.com by reidml47 Feb 21 2013.⁴
• Residence: 1803; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "According to the original assessment rolls, Spalding was already living in Haldimand in 1803 with his wife and two young children... " from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 165⁷
• Census*: 1803; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1803 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1804; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1804 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 3? females under 16
• Census: 1806; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1806 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1807; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1807 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 6
• Census: 1808; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1808 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 2 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 8
• Census: 1809; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1809 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 2 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 7
• Census: 1810; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1810 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 2 females under 16; Total 8
• Note*: 1811; Spalding's Inn, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of reidml47 on ancestry.com, aug 9 2016.
  Note: This is often called Spaulding's Inn in other records. Correct spelling is Spalding.⁴
• Census: 1813; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1813 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 8
• Note: 14 October 1813; Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "I, Elias Jones, Major, in the First Regiment of Northumberland Militia do hereby acknowledge to have received the following sums, being the net pay of the undermentioned Officers of said regiment under my command employed conveying Batteaux from Kingston to Burlington Heights between the 14th October and the 2nd November 1813, inclusive. Officers: Major Elias Jones, Captains Timothy Porter & Zacheus Burnham, Lieut. Jos. A. Keeler & Barnabus McKies, Ensign John Peters, Thomas M. Spalding, Samuel Brock, Quartermaster Benjamin Ewing." (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383)⁸
• Census: 1815; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1815 Census: Thomas M. Spaulden; 1 male over 16; 2 female over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 7
• Residence*: 1816; Conc A Lot 25, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "When the Danforth road opened in 1816, Spalding's Inn was advertised as the halfway house between York and Kingston. Within a couple of years, court records show, Thomas Spalding had to pay 10 pounds in inkeepers fees - such fines being a common source of government revenue until innkeeping licenses began to be systematically issued. The inn (on lot 25, concession A, Haldimand) and its neighbour to the east are two of the finest nineteenth-century brick buildings in the province." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 165⁷
• Census: 1816; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1816 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male over 16; 2 female over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 8
• Census: 1820; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1820 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 4 males 16 to 60; 4 females 16 to 60; 4 males under 16; 1 females under 16; Total 13
• Census: 1821; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1821 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 1 male 16 to 60; 3 females 16 to 60; 4 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 13
• Census: 1822; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1822 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 4 males 16 to 60; 3 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 12
• Census: 1823; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1823 Census: Thomas M. Spalding; 3 males 16 to 60; 3 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 2 female under 16; Total 11
• Residence: 1851; Conc A & 1 Lots 25 & 26, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1851 Agr. Census: T. M. Spalding; Conc A & 1, Lots 25 & 26, 147 acres (1851 Census, Haldimand Twp. - personal census has not survived.⁹

Susannah Merriam¹

• Father*: John Merriam¹ b. 26 Jun 1752, d. 1802
• Mother*: Suzannah Johnson¹ b. c 1765

• Birth*: circa 1789; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

Sally Merriam¹

• Father*: John Merriam¹ b. 26 Jun 1752, d. 1802
• Mother*: Suzannah Johnson¹ b. c 1765

• Birth*: circa 1790; per GEDCOM of Brian Owen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

James McGregor Rogers¹

• Father*: Col. James Rogers¹ b. 2 Apr 1728, d. 23 Sep 1790
• Mother*: Margaret McGregor¹ b. 1740, d. 2 Dec 1793

• Birth*: 22 November 1764; Dunbarton Centre, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; Date Nov 22 1764 & location Dunbarton, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, USA per GEDCOM of Kevin Greer (kgreer76@outlook.com) Nov 23 2017.
  Date 1765 & location Londonderry, Windham Co. Vermont per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1798; Vermont, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Mary Allen
• Death*: 22 December 1841; Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Dec 22 1841 & location Grafton per GEDCOM of Kevin Greer (kgreer76@outlook.com) Nov 23 2017. Date 1841 per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Burial*: 25 December 1841; Saint George's Anglican Church, Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Kevin Greer (kgreer76@outlook.com) Nov 23 2017.¹

• Residence*: 1786; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Loyalist List: Name: James Rogers; Res.: Marys & Sophiasburgh; Descendants: Son of Major James, King's Rangers. P.L. 1786 (United Empire Loyalist List, Appendix B, Crown Land Department at Toronto - Ontario Registers CD)²

Mary Allen¹

• Birth*: 1776; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: before 1798; Vermont, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=James McGregor Rogers
• Death*: 1853; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

• Married Name: before 1798; Rogers¹

Col. James Rogers^1,2,3

• Father*: James Rogers² b. 1700, d. 1753
• Mother*: Mary McPhedran² b. 29 Apr 1703

• Birth*: 2 April 1728; Ireland; Date Apr 2 1728 & location Ireland per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, May 22, 2006. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.²
• Marriage*: 1761; New Hampshire, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Margaret McGregor
• Death*: 23 September 1790; Fredericksburg Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Quebec; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.²

• Immigration*: 1729; Starkstown, New Hampshire, U.S.A.; "James was born in Ireland and immigrated to North America with his parents about 1729.He grew up in Starkstown, New Hampshire. Very little is known about his early life and it is assmued that he spent most of it close to home. In 1755 at the age of 27, he answered the call to arms and volunteered for service in the provincial corps. James didn't join his brothers' ranger corps at the start, and reasons for this are unknown." per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, May 22, 2006.
• Residence: 1784; Fredericksburg Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Quebec; "The founder of my own family in Upper Canada was Col. James Rogers. During the revolutionary war he had served for five years as commandant of a corps known as the King's Rangers, which, during that time, formed part of the garrison of St. John's, Quebec. This post commanded the northern outlet of the great waterway which connects the valley of the Hudson with that of the St. Lawrence. At the peace he settled with some two hundred of his disbanded soldiers upon the shores of the Bay of Quinte, he and his followers occupying what is known as the township of Fredericksburgh, as well as a part of an adjoining township, (Adolphustown)." from "Col James Rogers of Fredericksburgh And Descendants, Old-Time Records by Thos. W. Casey"; From "the Napanee Beaver" Sept 27 1901 - found May 22 2006 on web site at http://www.sfredheritage.on.ca/jamesrogers.html.
• Residence: 1784; Fredericksbugh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Quebec; "The most prominent man among the pioneer settlers of the Township of Fredericksburgh, in 1784, was Col. Jas. Rogers, who was in reality the leader of those who first settled in West Township. Just on what lot he located, we do not know." from "Col James Rogers of Fredericksburgh And Descendants, Old-Time Records by Thos. W. Casey"; From "the Napanee Beaver" Sept 27 1901 - found May 22 2006 on web site at http://www.sfredheritage.on.ca/jamesrogers.html.
• Residence: 1786; Prince Edward Co., Quebec; Loyalist List: Name: Col. James Rogers; Res.: Marys & Sophiasburgh; Descendants: S. G. Major Commandt. P.L. 1786 (United Empire Loyalist List, Appendix B, Crown Lands Department at Toronto - Ontario Registers CD)
  Note: The Province of Quebec was divided in 1792 into Upper and Lower Canada.³
• Residence: circa 1790; Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Quebec; Loyalist List: Rogers, Col. James of Fredericksburgh; his wife was the dau of Rev. David McGregor of Londonderry, N.H. He died in Fredericksburgh on September 1790, aged 63 years.; James.; David McGregor of Haldimand, b. 23 Nov 1772, d. 13 July 1824; Margaret, m. Aaron Greeley; Mary m. John Armstrong of Sophiasburgh, buried 3 Dec 1793; Mary Ann, m. Col. John Peters of Sophiasburgh, 18 Feb 1790 (Loyalist List, Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists - Ontario Registery CD)³
• Residence*: circa 1790; Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Quebec; "The Danforth route carried military traffic during the War of 1812. In the Grafton area, the log house owned by David McGregor Rogers served as a depot for the distribution of provisions. The Rogers family had been connected with the military for most of its history. Perhaps the most famous member was David's uncle, Robert Rogers, an American who founded Rogers' Rangers during the Seven Years War and helped defeat the French in North America. In 1779 he raised a new corps, the King's Rangers, for the Revolutionary War. He was its Lieutenant-Colonel and David's father, James Rogers, commanded its 2nd Battalion. At war's end James took his own family and his men and their families to Fredericksburgh and later to Hallowell, Prince Edward County. David moved to Grafton in 1808 was living in a house of rough logs; he had culitvated only sixteen of his 1,400 acres. By 1813 he had built a two-story frame house. This house no longer stands but a family house built by a grandson is located well back from the Danforth on the original Rogers property (Lot 25, Concession 1, Haldimand). David served for many years as a member of the Legistlative Assembly. He died in 1824." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurley & Mary Byer, 1979, pg. 160⁴

Margaret McGregor¹

• Father*: David Cargill McGregor² b. 6 Nov 1710, d. 30 May 1777
• Mother*: Mary Boyd² b. 1720, d. 1793

• Birth*: 1740; Londonderry, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; Date 1740 & locaiton Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH per family tree of Graham Henderson on ancestry.com, Aug 30 2012. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1761; New Hampshire, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Col. James Rogers
• Death*: 2 December 1793; Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date Dec 2 1793 & locaiton Fredericksburgh per family tree of Graham Henderson on ancestry.com, Aug 30 2012. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.^1,2

• Married Name: 1761; Rogers¹

David McGregor Rogers¹

• Father*: Col. James Rogers¹ b. 2 Apr 1728, d. 23 Sep 1790
• Mother*: Margaret McGregor¹ b. 1740, d. 2 Dec 1793

• Birth*: 1772; Londonderry, Windham Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, May 22, 2006. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 6 January 1802; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 6 1802 per Loyalist List. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date 1802 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, July 30 2016.; Principal=Sarah Playter^1,2
• Marriage*: 1811; Upper Canada; Date 1811 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, July 30 2016. per Loyalist List - George Playter.; Principal=Elizabeth Playter^2,1
• Death*: 12 July 1824; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date July 12 1824 per CemSearch. Date 1824 & location Hadimand Twp. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.^1,3
• Burial*: 14 July 1824; St. George's Anglican Church, Grafton, Nortumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (see Exhibit) David McGregor Rogers, Esq.; ?? ; son of; James & Margaret Rogers ;Who Died; "July 12, 1824?; Aged ?52 Years; 2 Mon's (St. George's Anglican Church Cemetery, Grafton, Apr 30 2007)
  CemSearch: Name: David McGregor Rogers, Esq.; Born: - ; Died: Jul 12 1824; No other names: Cemetery: St. George's Anglican Church, Grafton (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=selectionList&choiceBurialID=46958#)^3,4

• Residence: 1786; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: Name: David M. Rogers; Res.: Marys & Sophiasburgh; Descendants: Son of Major James, King's Rangers. P.L. 1786 (United Empire Loyalist List, Crown Land Department at Toronto - Ontario Registers CD)²
• Note: 1796; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; "In 1789, Rogers settled on his own farm in Prince Edward County. In 1796, he was elected to the 2nd Parliament of Upper Canada representing Prince Edward County. In 1800, he was elected to represent Hastings and Northumberland; he served in the assembly until 1816 and then from 1820 to 1824. He served in the local militia and also served as clerk in the district court. He also served as justice of the peace in the Newcastle District. In 1808," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McGregor_Rogers
• Census: 1803; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: David M. Rogers, 1 male 16 to 60, 1 female 16 to 60
• Census: 1804; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: David M. Rogers, 1 male 16 to 60, 1 female 16 to 60, 2 males under 16
• Note: 1804; Presqu'ile Point, Newcastle, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "The names of the grantees of town lots, are Charles Selleck, one acre; Timothy Thompson, one acre; Thomas Ward, on acre; and Joseph Gibson, Charles Selleck and David McGregor Rogers, lots of one acre each." from the Belden County Atlas of Northumberland & Durham, pg ix, The "Town of Newcastle" - Loss of the Speedy"⁵
• Residence: 1 August 1804; Conc 1 Lot 24, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 150) show that John Darling sold 85 acres in the southern part of lot 24, conc 1, Haldimand Twp. to David McGregor Rogers. ITS Date: Aug 1 1804. Reg'n. Date: Jan 19 1808. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Haldimand Twp., Book 09, pg. 045 of 354, conc 1, lot 24, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Jan 2 2022)⁶
• Census: 1805; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1805 Census: David M. Rogers, 1 male 16 to 60, 1 female 16 to 60, 2 males under 16
• Residence: 1805; Murray Twp., Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In 1805 the government, deciding that the location of this capital was "inconvenient", moved the capital to the Cobourg area and abandoned Newcastle. The courthouse was subsequently use as a home by a Captain Selleck and his family. Timothy Thompson, Thomas Ward, Joseph Gibson, and David Rogers used other lots in Newcastle. However, because Newcastle did not become the district capital, the development of Presqu'ile (and Brighton) was delayed." from page 56 of "The Municipality of Brighton" published in 2006.
  Note: This addresses the situation at Presqu'ile Point after the sinking of the Speedy in October 1804.⁷
• Residence*: 1808; Conc 1 Lot 25, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Danforth route carried military traffic during the War of 1812. In the Grafton area, the log house owned by David McGregor Rogers served as a depot for the distribution of provisions. The Rogers family had been connected with the military for most of its history. Perhaps the most famous member was David's uncle, Robert Rogers, an American who founded Rogers' Rangers during the Seven Years War and helped defeat the French in North America. In 1779 he raised a new corps, the King's Rangers, for the Revolutionary War. He was its Lieutenant-Colonel and David's father, James Rogers, commanded its 2nd Battalion. At war's end James took his own family and his men and their families to Fredericksburgh and later to Hallowell, Prince Edward County. David moved to Grafton and in 1808 was living in a house of rough logs; he had culitvated only sixteen of his 1,400 acres. By 1813 he had built a two-story frame house. This house no longer stands but a family house built by a grandson is located well back from the Danforth on the original Rogers property (lot 25, concessio 1, Haldimand). David served for many years as a member of the Legistlative Assembly. He died in 1824." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurley & Mary Byer, 1979, pg. 160⁸
• Residence: 8 July 1809; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that David M. Rogers obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of lot 2 conc 2 Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Jul 8 1819. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 302 of 399, Village Lot 8, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)
  Note: The year does not make sense here. Rogers sold this lot to Josiah Proctor in 1814, so the Patent must be before that. I am guessing it should say 1809, which would conform with others in the area. If anyone has better info, I'm all ears. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 4 2025.)⁶
• Residence: 10 April 1810; Lot 5 Water Street, South Siide, Presqu'ile Point, Newcastle, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 8178) show that David M. Rogers sold "1 acre, Lot 5", Water Street South, Village of Newcastle, Presqu'ile Point, Northumberland Co. to Samuel Gibson. ITS Date: Apr 10 1810. Reg'n. Date: Aug 18 1816. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 013, pg. 125 of 198, OnLand.ca)⁶
• Residence: 25 May 1814; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 399) show that David M. Rogers sold all 200 acres of lot 2 conc 2 Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Josiah Proctor. ITS Date: May 23 1819?. Reg'n. Date: Jul 11 1919?. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 302 of 399, Village Lot 8, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)⁶
• Note*: 12 April 1816; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; On 12 April 1816 a special survey of Concessions B and C had been finished for the settlement of disbanded soldiers from the 1812-1814 War and emigrants from Europe. The two men involved were Mr. Rider (not identified), the surveyor, and DMG Rogers, the Deputy Superintendent of Locations. The latter was identified by L. Homfray Irving in Officers of the British Forces in Canada during the War of 1812-15 as Major David Macgregor Rogers of the 1st Northumberland Regiment. Background information is provided in this book about the regiments whose disbanded soldiers were located in the two Concessions: Canadian Regiment of Fencibles, the 90th Regiment of Infantry, the 41st Regiment of Foot (First Battalion), the 19th Light Dragoons, the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencibles, and the 6th (Warwickshire). Only the Fencibles and the Glengarry are Canadian regiments. The rest are British regulars." from History of South Murray Twp. by Margaret L. May, per Masonic Lodge archives, Dan Buchanan, August 1, 2018.⁹
• Note: 20 March 1821; Presqu'ile Point, Newcastle, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; ""That the reserve broken front C of Lot No. 34 in the Township of Murray would make a number of excellent farms and the wild state of the place afforded a shelter to a gang of Pirates last war, from which they could come forth and capture and capture and annoy our boats as they passed by." Petition to Lieutenant Governor Sir Peregrine Maitland, Signed Cramahe, 20 March, 1821 by D. McG. Rogers, Jas. Richardson, Jr., James Richardson, Sr. Collector of Customs, T. Ward, J. A. Keeler,
  James Lyons, H. Ruttan, Jon. Peters, B. Young, taken from The Tobey Book, page 79.¹⁰
• Census*: 1822; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: David M. G. Rogers, Esq.; 3 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 7
• Census: 1823; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: David M. Rogers, Esq.; 2 males 16 to 60; 2 females 16 to 60; 1 males under 16; 1 female under 16; Total 6

Sarah Playter^1,2,3

• Father*: George Henry Playter b. 13 Feb 1738, d. 16 May 1822
• Mother*: Elizabeth Welding b. 6 Aug 1745, d. 14 May 1824

• Birth*: 6 July 1779; U.S.A.; Date Jul 6 1779 per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, July 30 2016. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005. per GEDCOM of Bob Kemp, Oct 15, 2009.²
• Marriage*: 6 January 1802; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 6 1802 per Loyalist List. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005. Date 1802 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, July 30 2016.; Principal=David McGregor Rogers^2,3
• Death*: 13 February 1810; York, York Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 13 1810 & location Toronto (York) per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, July 30 2016. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.²

• Residence*: 18 November 1800; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: OC Date 18 Nov 1800 - see George Playter³
• Married Name: 6 January 1802; Rogers²

James G. Rogers¹

• Father*: David McGregor Rogers¹ b. 1772, d. 12 Jul 1824
• Mother*: Sarah Playter¹ b. 6 Jul 1779, d. 13 Feb 1810

• Birth*: 4 August 1805; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 4 1805 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, May 22, 2006. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 25 February 1830; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 23 1830 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, May 22, 2006. Date Feb 25 1830 per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Maria Burnham¹
• Marriage*: circa 1857; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Caroline Lyon¹
• Death*: 1874; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

• Residence*: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Militia Return: Name: Sgt. James Rogers; Age: 25; 8th Company (Northumberland County Militia Return, 1828 - Ontario Registers CD)²
• Residence: 24 July 1841; Conc 1 Lot 23, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that the Patent from the Crown for "all 200 acres", lot 23, conc 1, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co. was granted to James G. Rogers. ITS Date: Jul 24 1841 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Haldimand Twp., Book 009, pg. 166 of 354, OnLand.ca)³

Maria Burnham¹

• Father*: Zacheus Burnham¹ b. 20 Feb 1777, d. 25 Feb 1857
• Mother*: Elizabeth "Betsy" Choate¹ b. 28 Dec 1780, d. 27 Jun 1863

• Birth*: 28 July 1812; Hamilton Twp., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Date Jul 28 1812 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: 25 February 1830; Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 23 1830 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, May 22, 2006. Date Feb 25 1830 per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=James G. Rogers¹
• Death*: 17 April 1856; Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 17 1856 per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

• Married Name: 25 February 1830; Rogers¹

David McGregor Rogers¹

• Father*: James G. Rogers¹ b. 4 Aug 1805, d. 1874
• Mother*: Maria Burnham¹ b. 28 Jul 1812, d. 17 Apr 1856

• Birth*: 1833; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1855; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Charlotte Taylor¹
• Death*: 1866; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹

Charlotte Taylor¹

• Birth*: circa 1833; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1855; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=David McGregor Rogers¹

• Married Name: after 1855; Rogers¹

Alexander James Rogers¹

• Father*: David McGregor Rogers¹ b. 1833, d. 1866
• Mother*: Charlotte Taylor¹ b. c 1833

• Birth*: 1861; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1881; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Ruth ?¹

Ruth ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1861; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹
• Marriage*: after 1881; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.; Principal=Alexander James Rogers¹

• Married Name: after 1881; Rogers¹

Dorothy Rogers¹

• Father*: Alexander James Rogers¹ b. 1861
• Mother*: Ruth ?¹ b. c 1861

• Birth*: circa 1885; per GEDCOM of Douglas A. McFadgen, Oct. 2, 2005.¹