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Born: Abt. 1841 in Marion County,
Tennessee
Died:
Burial: Watts Cemetery, Rogersville, Webster County, Missouri
Mother: Mary Griffith
Father: Jesse Rogers
Sources and Additional Information:
It appears that Jesse and his second wife, Mary (Griffith) Cozby Rogers, had one child, a daughter named Hester Ann. Note that William (Rev Dr William) Rogers b. 1777 also had a daughter named Hester Ann who was born 1815 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Jackson Henry Rogers b. 1817 also named a daughter Hester A. b. 1849 in Adair Co, KY. I suspect that all were named after an earlier Hester Ann. Jesse's last child, Hester Ann, is buried near her parents in the Watts Cemetery near Rogersville, Webster Co, MO.
It is difficult to determine her actual birth year. She is listed in the 1850 Greene Co, MO census as 13 years old. In the 1860 Census, she is listed as 21 and in the 1870 Census as "Esther" 29. In all three censuses, she was living at home with Jesse and Mary.
For a number of years, I have noted that this name appears often in our line. The first Hester Ann Rogers that I have documented is the daughter of Dr. Rev William Rogers b. 1777, son of John (the Powder Maker) who was born 1757. This Hester Ann was b. ca 1815 and m. Benjamin C. Bratcher ca 1840.
Dr. Rev. William's daughter, Deliah b. 1806 named a daughter Hester Ann b. ca 1836. Another daughter of William, Mary (Polly) Katherine Rogers b. ca 1811, also named a daughter Hester Ann b. 1838.
So, who was the first Hester Ann and why was the name continued so many times? Was this another name that had religious significance for the Rogers like Fletcher proved to be or just a name that they liked (like Reuben Brawley), or was Hester Ann a person who was respected for some deed (like Robert Doak)?
There may have been an earlier Hester Ann Rogers. In Mary Kegley's book, Early Adventures on the Western Waters, Vol III, p.432, she mentions a Hester Ann Rogers Fisher. She appears to be the child of a Jacob Fisher b. ca 1775 and his wife Susana b. 1777 who settled on Cripple Creek in what is now Wythe Co, VA. The family Bible (written in German script) mentioned children Rebekah, Catharine, Joshua, Joseph, Reuben, Elijah, James (1810) and Andrew all born between 1799 and 1812. Mary indicates that family records add another child, Hester Ann Rogers, but no birth date is given. My point here is that this Hester Ann Rogers Fisher b ca 1812-1814? must have been named for a Hester Ann Rogers who was born before that.
So cousins, please let us know if any of you have any more Hester Anns identified or if you have some clue as to who the first Hester Ann Rogers was.
Jerry
This page was last updated on: May 18 2008
