John Rogers (Albemarle County, Virginia)
John Rogers | |
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| Died | 1838 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, plantation overseer |
| Known for | Monticello overseer, East Belmont owner, and agricultural reform leader |
| Relatives | George Rogers Clark (first cousin) William Clark (first cousin, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition) William Byrd (grand uncle) |
| Notes | |
John Rogers was an overseer of three plantations, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. He then owned and operated the East Belmont plantation. Rogers was a co-founder of the Albemarle Agricultural Society, and was known for his revolutionary agricultural reforms. His influence and knowledge-gathering was centered among planters in Albemarle County, as well as across the country and in Europe.