James Rodgers and his wife, Margaret (Campbell?), sold their land, north side of South River of Shanando, Augusta County, Virginia, 18 March 1772, and moved to Washington County, Virginia, and then to Washington County, Tennessee, about 1782-1783, and lived near their friend, Robert Campbell.

The Rodgers married 21 May 1766; Robert Campbell married 13 June 1766, all in Augusta County, Virginia.

James Rodgers was administrator of Robert Campbell’s estate 23 May 1786. They were living on Little Sinking Creek, Washington County, Tennessee, at the time.

James Rodgers received a North Carolina Land Grant 14 January 1793 for 600 acres on Little Sinking Creek at the foot of McCartney’s Mountain, Washington County, Tennessee, on a conditional line with Campbell and a conditional line with Joseph Bullard, but had lived on this land as early as 1783. Robert Campbell received his land grant for 600 acres in 1782, and Joseph Bullard received 100 acres joining Robert Campble (Campbell) and Little Sinking Creek 23 August 1788. James Rodgers also received a North Carolina Land Grant for 200 acres in Greene County, Tennesse on the north side of the Nolichucky River on Deals Branch of Lick Creek to said Rodgers line. By this, Rodgers already had land there.

In Washington County, Virginia Minute Book No. 1, 1777-1787, James Rodgers sold 75 pounds of bacon, 20 bushels of corn, and 401 pounds of pork to Colonel Arthur Campbell’s Continental Army. They history books tell us that Colonel Arthur Campbell traveled through Tennessee on his way to Kings Mountain and picked up his old Virginia friends to fight with him. This was the last decisive battle fount in the American Revolution.

James Rodgers served on the first Grand Jury in Greene County, Tennessee in 1783, and several times again: May 1786, August 1787, and March 1789.

The original will of James Rodgers, signed by him, is dated 5 July 1794, his friends David Flemming and Samuel Frazier, executors. An inventory of his estate was returned in Greene County, Tennessee County, November Session 1795.

James Rodgers was born c. 1740 in CN, NH, or Mass., and died in Greene County, TN. He married Margaret (Campbell?), 21 May 1766, in Augusta County, VA. Margaret was living between Babbs Road and a road leading to Greeneville, Greene County, TN, near Bull’s Gap at her death, 29 Jan. 1811.

James and Margaret had five sons and three daughters: Joseph, m 30 Dec. 1790, Elizabeth Donaldson, Greene County, TN, dau of William Donaldson, bond signed by James Rodgers. (William Donaldson had land on Little Sinking Creek, 1787.) John, m Jane; Samuel; Thomas; James, m Elly Hays; Sarah, m William Kelly; Margaret m ____ Campbell, d between 1 Sep 1809-Jan 1811; and Jean.

James Rodgers, Jr. was born abut 1773 in VA or TN, and d between 22 Mar-Aug 1826, in Copiah County, MS, m Elly Hays 20 Dec 1790, in Greene County, TN. The original marriage bond was signed by James Rodgers, Sr. and Samuel Hays. James and Elly Rodgers moved to Clarke or Monroe County, AL about 1810. Their home and all their possessions were burned by Creek Indians in 1814.