Rogers, Nehemiah

  • From: American Aristocracy: https://americanaristocracy.com/people/nehemiah-rogers
  • He was born at Fairfield, Connecticut. He went into business with his brothers (Fitch and Henry) in New York where prior to the Revolution they were successful merchants. He sided with the Loyalists and he and his brother, Fitch, fought as Captains in the DeLancey Brigade before being evacuated with the British Army. They were among the grantees of Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1783. He was one of its earliest Mayors and a Vestryman of Trinity Church. He re-established himself in business as Rogers & Aspinwall and in 1788 he was a Member of the House of Assembly.
  • In 1792, he returned to New York City and founded Rogers, Lambert & Co. with his nephew, David Rogers Lambert. They imported goods from Europe and the south, mainly cotton, turpentine, tar and provisions, doing “a very heavy business”. He also helped to make up cargoes for the East India ships owned by his brother-in-law, Archibald Gracie. He owned interests in several vessels and was a director of the Bank of New York among others. By 1806, his success was evident in that he was one of only 15-people in New York who kept a carriage, joining others such as his brother Moses Rogers, his brother-in-law Archibald Gracie, Colonel Turnbull, Herman LeRoy, William Bayard etc.
  • Loyalist from the Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=7095
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