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John SR Rogers b. 1761
From Rodovid EN
| Lineage | Rogers |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | John SR Rogers |
| Other given names | James |
| Parents
♂ Robert Rogers [Rogers] b. 1710 d. 1794 | |
Events
1761 birth: Tennessee
child birth: ♂ Charles Coody Rogers [Rogers]
child birth: ♂ William Rogers [Rogers]
child birth: ♀ Talahina Rogers [Rogers]
child birth: ♂ John James Rogers [Rogers]
fact 1: nickname, Hell Fire Jack
military service: French/Indian Wars - English Captain
other: Battle of Horseshoe Bend
marriage: ♀ Alsey Vann [Vann] b. 1765
marriage: ♀ Elizabeth Emory [Emory]
marriage: ♀ Jennie Talontisky (Due) [Due]
1787 child birth: Calhoun (Tennessee), McMinn County (Tennessee), USA, ♀ Polly Ann Rogers [Rogers] b. 1787 d. 1857
Notes
John Rogers, also known as "Trader John," and "Hell Fire Jack" first came to the Colonies to fight in the French and Indian war. He was later made a Tory Captain during the American Revolution. Following the war he remained among the Cherokee, becoming an Indian Trader and prominent land owner. He married 3 times, all of the Cherokee nation.
A man of considerable influence among the Native Tribes, he often served a delegate to Washington, D.Cthere are many letters, written by him to the government. He once paid the ransom, demanded for a young boy named Jennings and returned him to his family. He was made famous by the Moravian Missionaries as a man who liked to throw lavish Christmas parties. “The guest consumed a number of beeves (beef), two barrels of flour, and two barrels of rum. Over two hundred guest was present.”
His home was described as magnificent, “almost a palace” with large porticos. His yards were tended by black slaves. Another book describes Roger’s home as a large log house with a covered porch or veranda.
The Doublehead Incident
In 1807, Cherokee chief Doublehead sold tribal land to the white government, signed treaties with them, and accepted land from them. Trader John believed these activities were detrimental the the welfare of the people, and confronted Doublehead about this. Doublehead said to the white man, "You live by sufferance among us. I never see you in Council or on the warpath. You have no place among the chiefs. Hush and interfere with me no more." Doublehead was later tracked by Trader John and two men named Ridge and Hicks. Following a fight, he was tracked down by John and co and executed.
[edit] Sources
- ↑ Genealogy of Patrick Magee, by Clarence Elbert Moore. p#146 -
From grandparents to grandchildren
marriage: ♀ Elizabeth Emory
death: 1794, Pr Burke Cty, Georgia (U.S. state)
marriage: ♂ John SR Rogers
burial: Fort Gibson (Oklahoma), Fort Gibson National Cemetery
physical description: 5'9", 150 lbs, Blue eyes, Black Hair.
military service: 1814, Woods Fort, War of 1812. Captain James Calloway company under Colonel Nathan Boone, Missouri Mounted Voluteers. Honorably discharged
death: 1874, San Saba (Texas), Texas
