For year after year nothing appears in the York County records to indicate that William Rogers was connected even remotely with a pottery works. That he was soon prospering as a brewer is suggested by the mention of "Roger's [sic] best Virga aile," as selling at sixpence per quart, in a list of liquor prices presented for Yorktown tavern keepers on March 19, 1711.[203] In 1714 an indentured woman servant of Rogers ran away and was ordered to serve an additional six months and four days.[204] His name occurs in 1718 in two small court actions to collect bad debts and in another against Robert Minge for trespass. He is recorded in these simply as "Wm. Rogers."[205] There is no other significant mention until 1730, when the wife of "William Stark, Gent." relinquished her right of dower to lands in the County, so as to permit their sale to "William Rogers."[206] Later in the same year "Mr. Wm. Rogers" was sued by Henry Ham, a bondservant, for his freedom.[207] In 1734 "William Rogers gent" took oath as "Capt. of the Troop."[208] Later that year "William Rogers gent" was appointed "Surveyor of the Landings, Streets, and Cosways in York Town."[209] LIST OF PLAT OWNERS --PARTIAL NAME * ILLEGIBLE 1. Thomas *; W-- 2. Neillson; Buckner 3. John Ande--; Buckner 4. (?) Th[r]e[l]keld 5. (?) Q[u]arl[e]; Read; Buckner 6. John *; Buckner 7. Henry Alexander; P. Lightfoot 8. Thomas Greenwood; J. Walker; (?) Amos * 9. Robert L[e]ighton; Sam. Cooper 10. Mr. Joseph; Mr. J. Walker 11. Ralph *; Lightfoot 12. *; Wm. Cary 13. (?) Owen; David 14. Robert Moore; Wm. Cary 15. William Webb; Jno. Trotter 16. Mr. Thomas; Lightfoot 17. Mr. Dudley Diggs; Lightfoot 18. *; Wm. Cary 19. Thomas Collyer; Wm. Cary 20. Thomas Branson; Wm. Cary 21. Nicholas Harrison; Robt. Ballard 22. Thomas * 23. * 24. Jefferson 25. (?) Charles Hansford 26. William Tomkins 27. James Archer; John (?) Douglas 28. * 29. Saml. Tompson 30. John R-- 31. Will[ia]m Pattisson 32. Thomas (?) Wootton; A. Archer 33. Mr. Edwd. Moss Jr.; *; Jno. Loving 34. Capt. * 35. Capt. Edmond Jennings 36. Coll. Wm. Diggs; Lightfoot 37. Thomas Mountford; Lightfoot 38. Richard Trotter; P. Lightfoot 39. John Wyth; Jno. Martin 40. Richard (?) Trotter 41. David * 42. John *; Diggs 43. Dannll. Taylor 44. Edward Dodds; (?) Jo. Cathafie 45. William Hewit 46. * 47. * 48. Coll. Wm. Cary; 1709 49. James (?) Plowman; 1712 50. Jno. Simson; Edwd. Powers 51. Wm. (?) Anderson; Wm. Rogers 52. * 53. Will[ia]m--son; Edwd. Smith 54. Edward (?) Gibbs; Ballard 55. James Walker; Wm. Rogers 56. * 57. *; Jno. --ton 58. Harrison 59. Harrison 60. Mrs. Young 61. Mrs. Young 62. Let to Morrison; Tho. H-- 63. Robt. Morrison (?) Jr. 64. * 65. Edwd. Power 66. Ed Power 67 and 71. -- Gibbons 67. Deed; Geo. Allen 68. Edward * * 69. Jno. Wyth; Edwd. Webb 70. A.