John Rogers (Albemarle County, Virginia)

John Rogers was the son of Mary Trice and Byrd Rogers, They had two other sons, Philip and Byrd. Martha Trice and Byrd had the following children: Lewis, Elizabeth, Lucy, Anne, and George. John and Byrd descended from Giles Rogers who immigrated from Worcestershire, England to Virginia in the 1690s They also descended from Englishman John Rogers, the martyr of Smithfield who was burned at the stake in 1555. ==Career==

Overseer 's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia Rogers was the overseer of the Belmont Plantation for John Harvie. He was also the overseer of Monticello beginning in 1791 and later of Shadwell. Landowner and farmer Rogers purchased the Belmont estate in 1807, following the death of John Harvie. which sat on a 1,200-acre plantation. Agricultural reform Rogers—along with Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and Robert McCormick—was a founder of the Agricultural Society of Albemarle. Rogers was "in the forefront of the agricultural reform movement" of the early 19th century. He was known for his progressive approaches to agriculture, including methods for improving the quality of the soil after years of tobacco crops. ==Personal life==

He married Susan Goodman, the daughter of Charles Goodman, and they had four children: John, Thornton, Mary and Janetta. Mrs. Rogers married Edward Thurman of Tennessee. Thurman ran the farm ably, using new farm implements, like the reaper. ==Notes==