Deacon Samuel Rockwood

Samuel Rockwell – aka Deacon Samuell Rockett; Rocket; Rockwhod

Marriage

• Samuel Rockett, 15 Dec 1671; to Hannah Ellls, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2022), Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438.
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2022); Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438.

FamilySearch: Children Birth/Christening URLs

1. Hannah Rockett, 5 Oct 1673
   1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7Y-CRH
   2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-YX
2. Susanna Rocket, 31 Oct 1675
   1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7T-1JD
   2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-YXP
3. Abigaell Rockett, 17 May 1679
   1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7T-GZ9
4. Eleazer Rockett, 18 Apr 1681
   1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-YFS
5. Patricia Rockett, 4 February 1682:
   1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDX-8T5
   2. Death: 4 Feb 1682: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDX-8T5
   3. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7Y-7FS
6. Patience Rockett, 14 March 168[3 ?]
   1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-YFH
7. Samuel Rockett, 25 Apr 1684
   1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDX-8BZ
   2. Death 25 Apr 1684: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDX-8BZ )
   3. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-LLN
   4. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-YXT
8. Joseph Rockett, 8 Sep 1686
   1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-KSZ
   2. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-KSC
   3. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-YF8
9. Deliverance Rockett, 16 January 1692:
   1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMD-ZQH
   2. Death: 16 January 1692: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDX-66B
   3. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7T-YZ6
   4. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-YFX
10. Eleazer Rockett, 16 May 1693
    1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMD-ZQH
    2. Death: 16 May 1693: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMD-ZQH
    3. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWM-27P

Books

• Savage, James, Making of America Project, John Farmer, and Orrando Perry Dexter. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer’s Register. Internet Archive. 4 vols. Little, Brown and Company, 1860. Archive.org.
  • Quoted Matter from Vol. 2:113: "Hannah m. 15 Dec. 1671, Samuel Rockett or Rockwood of M."
  • Quoted Matter from Vol. 3:558: "ROCKWOOD, Samuel, eldest s. of Nicholas Rockett (wh. see), Medfield, freem. 1682, m. 15 Dec 1671, Hannah, d. of John Ellis of M. had Hannah, b. 1 Oct 1673; Susanna, 31 Oct 1675; Samuel, 11 Apr. 1677, d. at seven yrs.; Abigail, 17 May 1679; Eleazer, 18 Apr. 1681; d. at 12 yrs.; Patience, 14 May 1682; d. soon; Joseph, 8 Sept 1686; and Deliverance, whose b. or that of the preced. must be wrong in Morse His w. d. 7 May 1717, and he m. ano. w. Sarah, and d. 17 Dec 1728. Six of this name, in the early time ofl. writ Rockett (from wh. much doubt is caus.) had been gr. in 1828, a%^Harv. Dart and Middleb. two at ea."
• Amy, Colonel Henry Joseph. 1962. Descendants of David and Amyes (Colle) Thomson and Their Son John: Ten Generations of Thomsons Descended from David, Who Died on Thomson’s Island in Massachusetts Bay, and His Son John, of Mendon, Massachusetts. Author Pubiished: Eastchester, New York, USA. Available at: Ancestry.com.
  • Name: Samuel Rockwood – Gender: Male
  • Spouse: Hannah Ellis
  • Child: Suzannah Rockwood – Gender: Female
  • Age: 36
  • Birth Date: 31 Oct 1675
  • Birth Place: Medfield, Mass
  • First Marriage Date: 1697
  • Marriage Place: Probably Sherborn, Mass
  • Death Date: 4 Aug 1712
  • Death Place: Medfield
    • Spouses: Ebenezer Thomson; Samuel Hinsdale
    • Children
    • Ebenezer Thomson
    • Suzannah Thomson
    • Eleazer Thomson
    • Abigail Thomson
    • Joseph Thomson
    • Benoni Thomson
    • Mehitable Thomson
• Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed. 2012. “Rockwell Family.” In Colonial Families of the United States of America, 1st ed. Vol. 3. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company. Available at: Ancestry.com.
• Extracted Data: Samuel Rockwood = Hannah Ellis on 15 Dec 1671
• COMPLETE QUOTED PASSAGE
  • Ancestry of "Charles Greene Rockwood, Jr., A. M., Ph. D., b. in New York City, 11th Jan. 1843; m. in Fair Haven, Conn., 13th June, 1867, Hettie Hosford Smith, b. 8th Jan. 1840, dau. of Simeon Parsons Smith, b. 1809, d. 1848, 772. 27th Jan. 1833, Hettie (Hosford) Smith, b. 1808, d. 1840....
  • ...LINEAGE: "Nicholas Rockwood, of Dorchester, Mass., d. 1680; was of Dedham, 1640; m. (firstly) Jane (surname unknown), d. 15th Dec. 1654; m. (secondly) 16th July, 1656, Margaret Holbrook, dau. of John Holbrook; m. (thirdly) 1677, Silence (surname unknown), d. 9th Nov. 1677. He was seventh in descent from Roger Rokewood, of Euston, Suffolk."
    • ISSUE BY 1st m.
      • I. Samuel, of Milford, freeman, 1682; 772. 15th Dec. 1671, Hannah Ellis, d. 7th Mar. 1717, dau. of John Ellis, eldest son of Nicholas Ellis.
      • ISSUE (of Samuel and Hannah)
        • 1. Hannah, b. 1st Oct. 1673.
        • 2. Susanna, b. 31st Oct. 1675.
        • 3. Samuel, b. 11th Apr. 1677; d. 1684.
        • 4. Abigail, b. 17th May, 1679.
        • 5. Ebenezer, b. 18th Apr. 1681; d. 1693.
        • 6. Patience, b. 14th May, 1682.
        • 7. Joseph, b. 8th Sept. 1686.
        • 8. Deliverance.
      • II. Benjamin, b. 8th Sept. 1651.
      • III. Jonah.
    • ISSUE by 2nd m.
      • I. Elizabeth, b. 3d Apr. 1657; John Partridge.
      • II. Joseph, b. 1659.
      • III. John, b. 12th Feb. 1662.
      • IV. Nathaniel, b. 23d Feb. 1665; d. 24th Sept. 1721.
    • ISSUE BY 3rd m.
      • I. Isaac, b. 22d July, 1677.

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Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850: Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0721179. — Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Data at: Ancestry.com.
Name: Samuell Rockett – Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1671 – Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Spouse: Hanna Ellice
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Torrey, Clarence Almon, and Gary Boyd Robert. 1985. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Edited by Elizabeth P. Bentley. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company. Available at:
Ancestry.com.
Name: Samuel Rockett
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1671
Marriage Place: Medfield
Death Year: 1728
Spouse: Hannah Rockett
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Find a Grave® Deacon Samuel Rockwood

Birth: 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Death: 17 Dec 1728 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Burial: Details Unknown
Bio: "He was the son of Nicholas & Jane (Adams) Rockwood. He married 1st Hannah Ellis, 15 Dec 1671, Medfield, Massachusetts"

Children

1. Hannah b-5 Oct 1673
2. Susannah b-31 Oct 1675
3. Samuel b-10 April 1677
4. Abigail b-17 May 1679
5. Eleazer b-18 April 1681
6. Patience b- in 1682
7. Joseph b-8 Sept 1686
8. Deliverance b-10 March 1689

"Samuel married 2nd, Sarah (Newell) Hawes, widow of Nathaniel May 6, 1718 in Dedham, Massachusetts." [FYI: His brother Josiah also married a Sarah (née Kingsbury).]

Father: Nicholas Rockwood
Mother: Jane Rockwood
Wife: Hannah Ellis Rockwood
Siblings: Josiah Rockwood; Benjamin Rockwood
Half-Siblings: Elizabeth Rockwood Partridge; John Rockwood; Nathaniel Rockwood
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from Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index at Ancestry.com:
Name: Samuel Rockwood
Residence Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Residence Year: 1678