Benjamin Rogers ^{1 2}

  Research Notes:

From Find A Grave memorial # 159923530:

When Benjamin Rogers was born in 1748, his father, Benjamin, was 34 and his mother, Alice, was 38. He married Jane Moss on January 27, 1761, in King George, Virginia. They had 11 children in 17 years. He died on September 11, 1808, in Wilkinson, Mississippi, at the age of 60, and was buried there.

ROGERS, Benjamin (Will and Inventory)
page 95
In the name of God Amen I BENJAMIN ROGERS of the Mississippi Territory Wilkinson county being very sick and week but in perfect mind and memory thanks be to God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die and do make and ordain [that] this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Decent Christian burial at the desecration of my Executors Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mightily power of God and as touching such worldly Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form I do appoint my
wife JANE [Moss] ROGERS &
JAMES ROGERS Executors of my Estate first to my children to each of them I give 5 dollars Namely
LARKIN ROGERS
SARAH PAREPINT,
PATIENCE GRASON,
MARY PAREPINT
ANN BERRY
BENJAMIN ROGERS and the rest of my Estate I
give to my Beloved wife JANE ROGERS and to my
daughter MARGARETT ROGERS until
JAME[S]ROGERS death then to be Equally divided between
my sons LEWIS
JAMES
JOHN &
SILES and
MARGARETT ROGERS all and singular my land and tenements and I hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every this former testament Wills by me in any wise before named will and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this my last Will and Testament in witness where of I have here unto set my
hand and seal this Eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight.
BENJAMIN ROGERS
Signed Sealed and published pronounced and declared by the said BENJAMIN ROGERS as his last Will & Testament In the presence of us who in his and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our
names. HENRY QUINE, ISHAM JACKSON

page 97
Pursuant to an order of the Honorable the Orphans 'Court we have viewed and appraised the Personal estate of BENJAMIN ROGERS. Viz: two head of horses, eleven head of cattle, sixty nine head of hogs, two hundred and 50 bushels of corn, seven 8 1/2 acres of cotton, two sundria farming utentials, two plows and 3 hoes, two guns & a Spanish Saddle, to sundria House hold furniture, five beds and furniture, two spinning wheels, ten old books, one pair of fire dogs, four slays and old trunk, two trammel chains, 16 bottles, a womans saddle, three pair of cotton cards, Hacket and 2 hammers, one Dimmejon. total $1,301.25 appraisers PETER SMITH, ISHAM JACKSON

Orphan court October Term 1809
personally appeared in open court PETER SMITH and ISHAM JACKSON the with named appraiser and made oath that the within Exhibits a true and perfect inventory of the goods chattels, rights and credits of BENJAMIN ROGERS deceased as shewn them by JANE ROGERS executrix and JAMES ROGERS Executor of the last Will and Testament of the said deceased, and also that the within named ISAAC NERSON died after assisting them in making the appraisement and agreeing there to.

Orphans court October Term 1809
Personally appeared in open court JANE ROGERS executrix & JAMES ROGERS Executor and made oath that the Inventory here unto annexed exhibits a true and perfect Inventory of the estate of BENJAMIN ROGERS
deceased. Sworn to in open court 2nd October 1809. JOS. JOHNSON Reg. O.C. W. Cy.
Wilkinson County, MS Territory, Inventory and Accounts,
Volume one. 1808-1816
Microfilm #0877094

  Death Notes:

Find A Grave has a death date of 9 Sep 1808, but he signed his will on 11 Sep 1808. The year 1809 may have been intended. Probate was on 2 Oct 1809 (Orphans Courn).

  Noted events in his life were:

• Will, 11 Sep 1808.

Benjamin married Jane Moss. (Jane Moss was born in 1748 in (United States), died in 1809 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States.)