Land dealings of Thomas Rogers, Jr: 1706, Dec. 30 - Bought 12 acres in Portsmouth from Peleg Tripp. 1709, Jan. 29 - Bought 10 acres of Samuel Bailey of NewPort. (Called Thomas, Jr. in this deed) 1713, Jan. 1 - Sold the 12 acres in Portsmouth to Job Sherman. Wife Anne released her dower. 1716, Feb. 16 - Sold 30 acres in Newport to Capt. James Clarke, bounded northerly by land of Thomas Rogers. (Calls himself Thomas, Jr.) 1724/5, Feb.1 - Gives son Job 133 acres in Westerly, for love and affection. 1724/5, Feb.1 - Gives son Peleg 167 acres in Westerly adjacent to above land to Job, for love and affection. 1736, Feb. 20 - Will - codicil - 1736, Aug. 3, Proved 1736, Aug. 30. Will: proved 1736, Aug. 30. Extrix, daughter Leah. Overseer, friend John Hoxie. To wife, Anna, all estate, real and personal while widow. To son Peleg, 5 shillings, having had. To son Job, 5 shillings. To daughters Anna George and Mary Rich- mond, 5 shillings each. To daughter Elizabeth Wheeler, 30 acres. To grandson John Mason, son to daughter Sarah Mason, deceased, 10 acres, he paying 20 shillings each to brothers and sisters, viz: Robert, Simeon Margaret, Elizabeth and Sarah. To grandchildren, children of daughter Ruth Wilcox, viz: Thomas, Stephen, John & Anne, 5 shillings each. To Daughter Leah Rogers, 30 acres. To daughters Priscilla Hill, Rebecca Rogers and Penelope MacKnear, rest of land equally. The codicil gives daughter Elizabeth Wheeler 20, daughter Anna George 15, grand- daughter Mary George 5, and to daughter Leah rest of movables. Leah was made sole executrix, her mother who had been named with her as executrix at first having evidently died. Inventory value 254, 9s. 9d., viz: wearing apparel, 10; bible and other books, 10; cash & a bond 43, 10s.; gun 3, 10s., 2 spinning wheels, warming pan, silver spoon, 4 young oxen, 3 cows, 2 yearlings, 8 hogs, mare, etc. Source: Robert D. McCrary Source: Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island by John Osborne Austin