[jAMEs] SECOND LEGISLATURE OF UPPER CANADA ISS 



" James Eiogers, Marysburgh and Sophiasburgh, son of ]^Iajor 

 James, King's Rangers." 



" David M. Rogers, Maiysburgh and Sophiasburgh, son of Major 

 James, King's Rangers.'' 



Here we have the father, ]\Iajor James Rogers, of the King's 

 Rangers, and his two sons. There were three daughters, Mary, the 

 eldest, married John Armstrong, from Co. Clare, Ireland. He was 

 for a time private secretary to G'overnoa" Simcoe. Their son, James 

 Rogers Armstrong, was the representative for Prince Edward county 

 in the Parliament of Upper Canada (lS3(i), and among the descendants 

 may be mentioned the wives of Rev. Egerton Ryersion, Hon. Win. 

 Macdougall and Hon. Justice Girouard (see Chadwick's Ontarian 

 Families, Vol. II., pp. 7, 8). 



Mary x\nn, the second daughter, married Col. John Peters, late 

 sheriff of the Newcastle District, brother of tlie Bishop of London- 

 derry. 



Margaret married Aaron Greeley, who came from New Hampshire. 

 He was a cousin of Hon. Zaccheus Burnham, of Northumberland 

 county. He erected the first mill at Brighton and there met his wife, 

 as she was then living with her brother, David McGregor Rogers, who 

 had moved west from Prince Edward county. Their daughter, Miss 

 Susan Greeley is now living at Wicklow, Northumberland counity, 

 enjoying life at the fine old age of 97 years. 



Major James Rogers lived on a farm in Frederickeburgh beside 

 some of his retired Kings Rangers. As an officer he drew a large 

 area of land, but most of this had to be selected elsewhere, principally 

 in Prince Edward county. The son, David McGregor Rogers, lived for 

 a time in this latter county and was chosen as representative in the 

 second legislature. 



A Sootoh-Irish settlement had been formed in New Hampshire 

 and the settlers brought across the sea the name for their new town, 

 Londonderry. With them came their pastor, Rev. David McGregor. 

 The (two brothers, Robert and James, were members of this settlement, 

 and the latter married Margaret, the daughter of the Presb}i;erian 

 pastor, hence the name given to the son, who became the member of 

 the U. C. legislaiture. 



David McGregor Rogers married Sarah Playter, of Toronto, and 

 had four children, two sons and two daughters. The full genealogical 

 record of his family is set forth in Mr. Chadwick's Ontarian Families 

 (Vol. IL, pp. 11 to 14'). Lt.-Col. H. C. Ro.gers of Poterborouirh, 

 Lt.-Col. R. Z. Rogers o^ Grafton, and Lt.-Col. J. Z. Rogers of Ashbuirn- 

 ham are grandsons. 



