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Nehemiah Rogers
Nehemiah Rogers (1593 – May 1660) was an English cleric. Biography Rogers was baptised at Stratford on 20 October 1593. He was the second son of Vincent Rogers, minister of Stratford-le-Bow, Middlesex, by his wife Dorcas Young, whose second husband he was. Timothy Rogers (Puritan), Timothy Rogers was his elder brother. Vincent Rogers was probably a grandson of John Rogers (Bible editor and martyr), John Rogers the martyr (Chester, John Rogers, &c. 1861, p. 252 seq.). Nehemiah was admitted to Merchant Taylors' School on 15 November 1602, and entered as a sizar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, on 21 March 1612, and graduated M.A. in 1618. He also became a fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, Jesus College. He was appointed assistant to Thomas Wood, the rector of St. Margaret's, Fish Street Hill, London, where he officiated until 13 May 1620. Through the influence of the widow of Sir Charles Chiborn, serjeant-at-law, he was then appointed to the vicarage of Messing, Essex (Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Rogers (Puritan)
Timothy Rogers (1589 – 1650?) was an English Puritian cleric. Biography Rogers was the eldest son of Vincent Rogers, rector of Stratford-le-Bow, Middlesex. He was born at Stratford, and was baptised there on 30 March 1589. His father is supposed to have been a grandson of John Rogers (Bible editor and martyr), John Rogers (1500?–1555). Nehemiah Rogers was his younger brother. From the title-page of Timothy's ‘Roman-Catharist,’ it appears that he was preacher at Steeple, Essex, in 1621, but he does not seem to have held the vicarage. In 1623 he became perpetual curate of Pontesbright or Chapel, Essex, and held this living till 1650. On 19 August 1636 he was appointed to the vicarage of All Saints', Sudbury, Suffolk. How long he held this preferment is not certain. In 1648 he was a member of the twelfth or Lexden classis in the presbyterian organisation for Essex, and in the same year he signed the ‘Testimony’ of Essex ministers as ‘pastor of Chappel.’ He probably di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |