Nicholas R. Rockwood

Sources

• Samuel Rockwood m. Hannah Ellis 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 by Savage, James, 1784-1873,Vol. 3, Pub.1860-1862, p.558

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• Descendants of Richard Rockwood of Braintree, MA in RootsWeb

Generation No. 2 2. NICHOLAS2 ROCKWOOD (RICHARD1)1 Born as early as 1628. He became one of the first settlers of Medfield, Massachusetts. Most of his land was in that part afterward set off as Medway. He was one of those who planned to remove to Mendon, but he finally located in the northeast part of what is now Medway, a quarter of a mile southwest of Richardson's Mills, and was with most of his family in the stone fort at Bogistow in 1676, when King Philip and his warriors were repulsed. He joined the church in Medfield and was admitted a freeman, May 23, 1666. Died January 26, 1680. He married (1) JANE ADAMS. He married (2) MARGARET HOLBROOK July 16, 1656. He married (3) SILENCE DUNTLING 1675.

Children of NICHOLAS ROCKWOOD and JANE ADAMS are:

i. SAMUEL ROCKWOOD, Deacon. Married HANNAH ELLIS.

ii. JOSIAH ROCKWOOD. A soldier in King Philip's war.  1677; Josiah Rockwood settled on the farm which soon came into the possession of the Lovell family, and was owned by them for the next 100 years. Of the original 48 founders of the town of Medway, MA 1693;  Tax list from w side of Charles river at Medway. (History of Norfolk Co., Massachusetts - D. Hamilton Hurd)

iii. BENJAMIN ROCKWOOD, born September 8, 1651, at Medfield.

Children of NICHOLAS ROCKWOOD and MARGARET HOLBROOK are:

iv. ELIZABETH3 ROCKET, b. April 03, 1657; d. July 22, 1688.

v. ISAAC ROCKWOOD3, born July 22, 1677, died October 11, 1677, at Medfield.

vi. JOHN ROCKWOOD3, b. February 12, 1662; died at Medway, December 16, 1746. Reverend. 1693; Tax list from w side of Charles river at Medway.  Of the original 48 founders of the town of Medway, MA.  (History of Norfolk Co., Massachusetts - D. Hamilton Hurd)

vii. JOSEPH ROCKWOOD, b. 1659, Medfield, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; d. July 21, 1693, Swansea, Massachusetts. 5. viii. NATHANIEL ROCKWOOD, b. February 23, 1664/65, Medfield, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts; d. September 24, 1721, of Wrentham, Massachusetts.