Thomas Rogers, of Bradford

Thomas Rogers, Gent.

• Married 1: to Cecilia Bassill
• Married 2: to Catherine Courtenay
• Died: 1479 Bradford,On the Avon,Warwickshire,England
• He was not the son of Thomas Rogers, Gent.
• He was not the father of Nicholas Rogers
• He was not the father of John Rogers, of Deritend

Biography

From The Common Lawyers of Pre-Reformation England: Thomas Kebell: A Case Study. By E. W. Ives. Page 475 link

Traditional Biography

From http://www.deloriahurst.com/deloriahurst%20page/2200.html

Thomas Rogers, second son in the third generation of the Rogers family, was born in 1408 at Ashington, Somerset in one of the Roger-Furneaux mansions. He resided here till he was grown, then permanently settled at Bryanston, Dorset. He had a son, Thomas, by his first wife who was born in 1435. In his second marriage he had a daughter, Elizabeth. Thomas Rogers (4th generation) never claimed the property of his father so it went to his sister.

Thomas chose instead to practice law. He went to Oxford University and ultimately settled in Bradford in Wiltshire. He became an honorable and distinguished lawyer. In 1478, when he was 43 years old, under appointment by the Crown he was created "Serviens ad Legem," a life office bestowed because of professional attainments and worth of character. He was a great influence in his community and amassed a considerable fortune. He was appointed Sergeant-at-Law, a little before his first marriage. A son William was born of this marriage. After the death of his first wife, he married Catherine de Courtenay in 1483. She was the daughter of Sir Philip de Courtney, Knight of Powderham Castle in Devon. She and Thomas had two sons, George, the elder and John. Catherine or Katherine (as it was more frequently spelled) was the second daughter and youngest child of Sir Philip, who was born in 1404 and died in 1463. Her mother was Elizabeth Hungerford, daughter of Lord Walter Hungerford and Catherine Peverell. It is through the de Courtenay line we are related to the Plantagenets

Probably Extracted from CE Underwood (1911)

Primary Sources

The will of Dame Kateryn Lady Huddesfeld, dated 1514, mentions Thomas Rogers sometime her husband and Sergeant at the Law, William Rogers son of the said Thomas and his brother John Rogers [presumably her step-sons].

Other Sources

• History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters By Leon C. Hills, Leon Clark Hills Pg.130 link
• Gen.1 John Fitz Roger, b. abt. 1335 Eng. m. 1385/6 Elizabeth, b. 1330, dau. of Sir Symon de Furneaux of Ashington, wid. of Sir John Blount. She was a very wealthy heiress, sole heir of her father and of the 9th gen. in direct line from Odo de Fornell b. abt. 1040 in Normandy who came to Eng. with the Conqueror.
• Gen.2 Sir John Fitz Roger, Knt. b. abt. 1386/7.
• Gen.3 Thomas Rogers Gent, b. 1408 at Ashington, Somerset, in a Furneaux mansion. m. 1st abt. 1433/4 and had Thomas; m. 2nd late in life.
• Gen.4 Thomas Rogers Sergeant at Law Esq., b. 1435 probably at Benham Valence, a Furneaux mansion, d. at Bradford on the Avon, Wilts 1489. He was buried there. He was a man of influence, but of small means. m. 1st 1479 Cecilia Besill of Bradford, and had son William; m. 2nd 1483 Catherine de Courtney dau. of Sir Philip de Courtney, and had sons George and John Rogers. Catherine de Courtney is the 8th gen. in direct line from Edward I, King of England, through the de Courtneys, de Bohuns, ect., and from Edward I is in direct line to King Alfred. The Historian Gibson states that the house of Courtney is "one of the most illustrious races among the English nobility".
• Gen.5 John Rogers, of Deritend, b. 1485 at "Bradford," m. Margaret Wyatt abt. 1505/6 dau. of Sir Henry Wyatt of Abington Castle. Sir Henry was quite prominent at the Courts of Henry VII and VIII. The Sir Thomas Wyatt who led the uprising against the marriage of Queen Mary to Philip of Spain, and paid the penalty by losing his head, was a nephew. They made their home at "Deritend" in the parish of Aston, Warwick Co. They had children---
  • Rev. John, b. 1507 at Deritend
  • William
  • Edward
  • Eleanor, m. Robert Mylward
  • Joan.
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• Thomas Rogers, Gent., Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire, Burgess of Marlborough1,2,3,4,5
• M, #24664, b. 1435, d. between 10 July 1478 and 12 October 1479
• Father Thomas Roger b. 1408, d. 1471
• Thomas Rogers, Gent., Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire, Burgess of Marlborough was born in 1435 at of Benham, Valence, Kent, England. He married Katherine Courtenay, daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay, Forester of Dartmoor and Elizabeth Hungerford, after 31 May 1471; They had 1 son (George, Esq.).6,2,3,5 Thomas Rogers, Gent., Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire, Burgess of Marlborough died between 10 July 1478 and 12 October 1479 at Bradford, Wiltshire, England.6,3,5
• Family Katherine Courtenay b. c 1440, d. 12 Jan 1515
• Citations
• 1.[S2750] Unknown author, Ahnentafel Charts from Douglas Scott Robertson.
• 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 31.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 395-396.
• 4.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 403.
• 5.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 424-425.
• 6.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 595.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p821.htm#i...
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• Catherine COURTENAY
• Born: ABT 1438
• Died: 12 Jan 1515, Shillingford, Devonshire, England
• Father: Phillip COURTENAY of Powderham and Molland (Sir)
• Mother: Elizabeth HUNGERFORD
• Married 1: St. Clare POMEROY (Sir Knight) (d. 31 May 1471) (son of Henry De La Pomeroy and Alice Raleigh)
• Married 2: William HUDDESFIELD (Sir) ABT 1477
• Children:
  • 1. Elizabeth HUDDESFIELD ( b. ABT 1479) (m. Sir Anthony Poyntz)
• Married 3: Thomas ROGERS
• Children:
  • 2. Thomas (John) ROGERS
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/COURTENAY2.htm#Catherine COURTENAY1

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Property

'Parishes: Bradford-on-Avon', in A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 7, (London, 1953) pp. 4-51. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol7/pp4-51 [accessed 11 May 2024].

ROGERS MANOR which also became known as the manor of Bradford belonged to the Rogers family. Thomas Rogers, Serjeant-at-law, lived at Bradford in the second half of the 15th century. He apparently settled in the town after his first marriage, to Cecily, daughter and coheir of William Besill. His son William Rogers succeeded him and was himself succeeded by a son Anthony. (fn. 231) During the reign of Henry VIII Anthony Rogers, son of Anthony, held the 'manor' of Bradford. (fn. 232) He died in 1583. His daughter and heir Dorothy married John Hall (d. 1597) owner of Hall's manor (see above). (fn. 233) It would be natural to assume that the Rogers manor thus passed to the Halls, but during the first half of the 17th century an estate described as the manor of Bradford was held by members of the Rogers family. …

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References

1. *Baptism: 1435 Benham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Baptism: 1435 Occupation: M. Abt 1483 Marriage: Marriage to: Cecilia Besyll (Bessils) Circa 1454 Bradford, Wiltshire, England Marriage: Marriage to: Catherine De Courtenay (Pomeroy-Rogers-Huddesfield) Circa Feb 1483
2. The visitation of Wiltshire 1565 by Harvey, William, fl. 1565; Marshall, George W. (George William), 1839-1905. Page 38. < Archive.Org > (John Rogers is not listed as son of Thomas Rogers of Bradford)
3. The Visitation of the County of Gloucester taken in the year, 1623, by Henry Chitty and John Phillipot as Deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux Ring of Arms. With pedigree fro the Hearlds' Visitations of 1569 and 1582-3, and Sundry Miscellaneous Pedigrees. Edited by Sir John Macleans, F.S.A., etc., and W.C. Heane, M.R.C.S. Eng,. Etc. Published in London: 1885. Page 141. < Archive.Org >; < FamilySearch >. “Descendants of Thomas Rogers of Bradford, Wilts: son, William Rogers and son, John Rogers of Sutton Vallens.”
4. [21] Bannerman, W Bruce, ed. The Visitations of Kent taken in the years 1574 and 1592 by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux, part 2. London, 1924. Page 25. < FamilySearch >; https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/57759774?cid=mem_copy Descendants of Thomas Rogers of Bradford, Wilts: son, John Rogers of Sutton Valence in Kent and an allusion to son, George Rogers who was the father of Sir Edward Rogers.
5. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G9K8-S2Y
6. https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/LbZLlVs5f44/m/... Perhaps he married the unidentified sister of William Copynger, the Lord Mayor of London (1512-13), and had a son Ralph, as per the Kent visitation; [21, p 25]
7. An account of The Parish of Bradford-on-Avon, by the Rev. William Henry Jones, M.A. Vicar. published 1859. page #158 and 161 < FamilySearch >
8. Wiltshire notes and Queries, an Illustrated Quarterly Antiquarian and Genealogical Magazine. Vol. III. 1899-1901. Devizes: George Sampson, Gazette office, pub. London 1902. Page 337-341. < GoogleBooks >