Book excerpt: A historical and genealogical description of how Robert Rogers , b.1678, "The Immigrant" left Limavady Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. His ship landed in Philadelphia and he settled in Hanover Township Lancaster Co PA in 1733. Four of his children remained in Hanover, three moved about 1740 southwest to Augusta Co AV and two sons, Joseph and Hugh brought their children to Anson Co NC about 1750. Joseph died shortly the move. Hugh purchased land to get his children established near their cousins but maintained his home in Hanover Township. Our line of the Rogers family comes from Hugh's son Robert, b 1741. His Anson Co later became part of Rowan Co in 1753 and some tracts became part of Mecklenburg in 1762. He left Mecklenburg Co for a Land Grant in Washington Co NC/TN. In 1792 he removed to Buncombe Co NC and died there after 1813.