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'''Ezekiel Rogers''' (1590 – [[January 23]] [[1660]]) was an English nonconformist clergyman, and [[Puritan]] settler of [[Massachusetts]].
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'''Ezekiel Rogers''' 1590 (Date unknown) – January 23, 1660) was an English nonconformist clergyman, and [[Puritan]] settler of [[Massachusetts]].


==Life==
==Life==
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He was a son of [[Richard Rogers (1550?-1618)|Richard Rogers]], who held the living of [[Wethersfield, Essex|Wethersfield]] in [[Essex]], and younger brother of [[Daniel Rogers (Puritan)|Daniel Rogers]]. He graduated M.A. from [[Christ's College, Cambridge]] in 1604,<ref>{{acad|id=RGRS604E|name=Rogers, Ezekiel}}</ref> and became chaplain in the family of [[Sir Francis Barrington]] in Essex. He was preferred by his patron to the living of [[Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire|Rowley]] in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name = DNB>[[:s:Rogers, Ezekiel (DNB00)]]</ref>

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He was a son of [[Richard Rogers (1550?-1618)|Richard Rogers]], who held the living of [[Wethersfield]] in [[Essex]], and younger brother of [[Daniel Rogers (1573-1652)|Daniel Rogers]]. He graduated M.A. from [[Christ's College, Cambridge]] in 1604 and became chaplain in the family of [[Sir Francis Barrington]] in Essex. He was preferred by his patron to the living of [[Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire|Rowley]] in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name = DNB>[[:s:Rogers, Ezekiel (DNB00)]]</ref>


In December 1638, after seventeen years of service, Rogers was discharged from his post as rector of Rowley, after he had refused to read ''[[The Book of Sports]]''. Believing the future of Puritanism was at stake, he left for the New World with the members of twenty families of his congregation.<ref name = DNB/>
In December 1638, after seventeen years of service, Rogers was discharged from his post as rector of Rowley, after he had refused to read ''[[The Book of Sports]]''. Believing the future of Puritanism was at stake, he left for the New World with the members of twenty families of his congregation.<ref name = DNB/>


He is said to have arrived in New England in December 1638 with 20 other families on the ship John, and to have wintered at [[Salem, Massachusetts]]. The first printing press brought to America came on board the ship with them.
He arrived in New England in December 1638 with the families on the ship ''[[John of London (ship)|John of London]]'', and wintered at [[Salem, Massachusetts]]. The first printing press brought to America came on board the ship with them, with the printer [[Stephen Daye]].<ref>[http://www.hull.ac.uk/mhsc/FarHorizons/Documents/EzekielRogers.pdf ''Rowley and Ezekiel Rogers, The First North American Printing Press'' (PDF)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123223546/http://www.hull.ac.uk/mhsc/FarHorizons/Documents/EzekielRogers.pdf |date=2013-01-23 }}</ref> [[Theophilus Eaton]] and [[John Davenport (clergyman)|John Davenport]] were then setting up their colony at [[New Haven]]; they tried to enlist Rogers, but without success.<ref name = DNB/>


Early in the spring of 1639 he and most of these twenty families settled in the town of [[Rowley, Massachusetts]]. Rowley was incorporated on September 4, 1639. Reverend Ezekiel Rogers was the pastor at Rowley until his death in January 1660-1661.<ref name = DNB/>
Early in the spring of 1639 he and most of these twenty families settled in the town of [[Rowley, Massachusetts]]. Rowley was incorporated on September 4, 1639. Rogers was the pastor at Rowley until his death on 23 January 1661. He was three times married: first, to Sarah, widow of John Everard; secondly, Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of [[John Wilson (Puritan)|John Wilson]] of the [[First Church in Boston]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marshall/esmd266.htm|title=Wilson Family Genealogy}}</ref> thirdly, to Mary, widow of Thomas Barker. He left no children.<ref name = DNB/>

==Works==
Rogers published ''The Chief Grounds of the Christian Religion set down by way of catechising, gathered long since for the use of an honourable Family'', London, 1642. Several of his letters to [[John Winthrop]] are published in the ''Massachusetts Historical Collection'' (4th ser. vii.)<ref name = DNB/>


==References==
==References==
*''The Essex Antiquarian'' v.11, 1907 by Edited by Sidney Perley.
*''The Essex Antiquarian'' v.11, 1907 by Edited by Sidney Perley.
*''New England Historic and Genealogical Register'', vol. 5, pages 119-128
*''New England Historic and Genealogical Register'', vol. 5, pages 119-128
*{{DNB|wstitle=Rogers, Ezekiel}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012162650/http://www.firstchurchrowley.org/history.html First Congregational Church of Rowley, Massachusetts]

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Ezekiel Rogers 1590 (Date unknown) – January 23, 1660) was an English nonconformist clergyman, and Puritan settler of Massachusetts.

Life

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He was a son of Richard Rogers, who held the living of Wethersfield in Essex, and younger brother of Daniel Rogers. He graduated M.A. from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1604,[1] and became chaplain in the family of Sir Francis Barrington in Essex. He was preferred by his patron to the living of Rowley in Yorkshire.[2]

In December 1638, after seventeen years of service, Rogers was discharged from his post as rector of Rowley, after he had refused to read The Book of Sports. Believing the future of Puritanism was at stake, he left for the New World with the members of twenty families of his congregation.[2]

He arrived in New England in December 1638 with the families on the ship John of London, and wintered at Salem, Massachusetts. The first printing press brought to America came on board the ship with them, with the printer Stephen Daye.[3] Theophilus Eaton and John Davenport were then setting up their colony at New Haven; they tried to enlist Rogers, but without success.[2]

Early in the spring of 1639 he and most of these twenty families settled in the town of Rowley, Massachusetts. Rowley was incorporated on September 4, 1639. Rogers was the pastor at Rowley until his death on 23 January 1661. He was three times married: first, to Sarah, widow of John Everard; secondly, Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of John Wilson of the First Church in Boston;[4] thirdly, to Mary, widow of Thomas Barker. He left no children.[2]

Works

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Rogers published The Chief Grounds of the Christian Religion set down by way of catechising, gathered long since for the use of an honourable Family, London, 1642. Several of his letters to John Winthrop are published in the Massachusetts Historical Collection (4th ser. vii.)[2]

References

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  • The Essex Antiquarian v.11, 1907 by Edited by Sidney Perley.
  • New England Historic and Genealogical Register, vol. 5, pages 119-128
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Rogers, Ezekiel". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Rogers, Ezekiel (RGRS604E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b c d e s:Rogers, Ezekiel (DNB00)
  3. ^ Rowley and Ezekiel Rogers, The First North American Printing Press (PDF) Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Wilson Family Genealogy".
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