VENN: B.A. from CHRIST'S, 1604-5. S. of Richard (1566), of Wethersfield, Essex. M.A. 1608. Chaplain to Sir Francis Barrington, of Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex. R. of Rowley St Peter, Yorks., 1621-38. Emigrated to New England with a party of puritans, 1638. Started a plantation on the Merrimac River, which was named Rowley; pastor there, 1639-60. Married three wives. Died at Rowley, Jan. 23, 1660-1. Benefactor to Harvard College. Brother of Daniel (1591-2). (Peile, I. 238; Felt, 369; J. G. Bartlett.)
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Also featured on the BBC programme 'Who do you think you are?', first broadcast on 24/09/08 (Jodie Kidd.)
| Type | Name | Date | Status | Event | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ord | Rogers, Ezeckiel | 03/02/1621 | priest | ordination | View |