Rogerenes

The Rogerenes, also known as the Rogerens Quakers, were a religious community which started during colonial times in Connecticut. It was founded in New London in 1674 by John Rogers (1648–1721), who was influenced by the Seventh Day Baptists and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and who opposed the Established Puritan church. Rogerenes initially held to a Seventh Day (Saturday) Sabbath, but over the years began to regard each day as equally holy. Their disdain for Sunday worship often brought them into sharp conflict with their neighbors. Increasingly they adopted a Pacifist stance, including war tax resistance, [Gross, David (ed.) "We Won’t Pay!: A Tax Resistance Reader" ISBN 1434898253 pp. 74-75] which further brought them the ridicule of the larger community. Rogerene worship services continued through the early 20th Century in Connecticut. A small Rogerene group migrated to Morris County, New Jersey circa 1703–1736.

References

* [http://www.our-oxford.info/other-history/Watrford.htm Waterford—Home of the Rogerenes]
*cite journal|journal=The New England Quarterly |title=The Rogerenes |author=Ellen Starr Brinton |volume=16 |issue=1 |date=March 1943 |pages=2–19 |doi=10.2307/361127 |url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0028-4866(194303)16%3A1%3C2%3ATR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9
* [http://home.comcast.net/~schultz3025/The_Rogerenes.htm Quakertown Online: The Rogerenes]
*cite book |title=The Rogerenes: Some hitherto unpublished annals belonging to the colonial history of Connecticut |author=John R. Bolles, Anna B. Williams |publisher=Stanhope Press |location=Boston |year=1904 |url=http://home.comcast.net/~schultz3025/The_Rogerenes.pdf Digital edition by Duane I. Schultz, June 2001.