Thomas Rogers

Notes:

One of these could be his marriage:

Thomas Rogers married Elizabeth (--) Sep - Dec (?) 2, 1759 at Newport.

Thomas Rogers married Rebecca Shearman, June 7, 1759 at Newport.

This gravestone record in the RI Cemetery Database looks as if it would be his, but it is for "son of Thomas & Catherine":
ROGERS THOMAS 1739c - 5 NOV 1753 NT003

Notes:

In the birth record of son Benjamin at Richmond, Jeremiah is identified as Jeremiah, Jr. This does not necessarily mean he is a son of Jeremiah, however; it may merely mean, according to the customs of the times, that he was a younger Jeremiah Rogers in the locale or in the extended family.

That being said, he may be a son of Jeremiah Rogers of Exeter who, with his wife Mary, signed a deed there 24 Sep 1753.

These land records at Exeter very likely pertain to this Jeremiah:

Jeremiah Rogers "of Exeter" sold land to Isaac Rogers "of Exeter" on 25 Feb 1752; signed by Jeremiah Rogers Sr. and Jeremiah Rogers Jr.

On 22 Feb 1755 Jeremiah Rogers "of Exeter," yeoman, sold land to Jeremiah Rogers "of Newport," laborer.

On 4 Sep 1755 Jeremiah Rogers "of Newport," yeoman, and wife Patience sold land to Stephen Rogers "of Richmond."

According to the Bill of Mortality at Newport (from a manuscript by Rev. Ezra Stiles), Jeremiah died of smallpox at age 50. I am wondering if that is just an estimate of his age, or if it is exact. I have made an assumption that this record pertains to this particular Jeremiah. The record also notes that Jeremiah was a Baptist. (source: Genealogies of RI Families, Vol II, Deaths in Newport, RI 1760 - 1764, p. 513)

Jeremiah married Patience Unknown Abt 1738. Patience was born Abt 1716; died 23 Sep 1802; was buried , Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]