Sgt. Robert Lockwood

Robert Lockwood (c1605 - 1658), [seen as son of Edmund Creswell Lockwood, Sr. and Alice Cowper, was born about 1605 at Coombs, Suffolk, England unproven] he died at the age of 53 on 11 September 1658 at Fairfield, Connecticut. He married by 1635 Susanna Norman (1617 - 1660), daughter of Captain Richard Norman and Margaret Alford, who was born 31 July 1617 at Dorchester, Dorchestershire, England. Following the death of Lockwood, Susanna married (2) about 1659 Jeffrey Ferris (born 1634 Watertown).

Children of Robert and Susanna Lockwood

1. Jonathan Lockwood (1634 - 1688)
2. Deborah Lockwood (1636 - 1660)
3. Joseph Lockwood (1638 - 1717)
4. Daniel Lockwood (1640 - 1691)
5. Ephraim Lockwood (1641 - 1685)
6. Gershom Lockwood (1643 - 1718)
7. John Lockwood (1645 - 1677)
8. Abigail Lockwood (1646 - 1690)
9. Sarah Lockwood (1650 - c1651)
10. Sarah Lockwood (1651 - 1688)
11. Mary Lockwood (1654 - 1749)

Biographical Sketch

Robert Lockwood was baptized on 18 January 1600/1, at Combs, Suffolk, England, the son of Edmund Lockwood and Alice Cowper. Robert arrived in Massachusetts in 1633. He was designated a freeman of Massachusetts Bay at Watertown 9 March 1636/7, so he was certainly also a member of the Watertown Congregational church (membership was required for freeman status).

He removed to Fairfield, Connecticut, about 1646, was made a freemen of Connecticut in May 1652, and died in 1658 (estate inventoried 11 September 1658). He married Susannah, probably daughter of Richard Norman of Salem, Massachusetts, she married (second) Jeffrey Ferris.

Associations

Edmund Lockwood, brother. Robert was executor of Edmund's estate in 1635, and gave permission for the church of Watertown to appoint Governor John Haynes and Simon Bradstreet to give the minor children unto the care of such persons as they thought meet. Edmund's widow married 2nd to John Masters. Edmund had resided at Cambridge before his death.

Prior to 1639, Robert Lockwood sold to John Masters "five acres of marsh at the oyster bank near the river." This land had probably belonged to Edmund prior to his death. Also, we know that in late 1636 to early 1647, the size of property granted was based on number of family members, and Robert had two extra persons in his family. These were the two orphaned children of Edmund's first marriage, (her name is unknown). One was Edmund's son, Edmund Lockwood, and the other is unidentified.

Nicholas Knapp's "Homestall" was an adjoining property to Robert's. Nicholas sold all his holdings at Watertown on 6 May 1646, while Robert had done so a week earlier, on 30 April 1646, and to the same men, Bryan Pendleton and Edward Garfield. They both removed to Stamford in 1646. Immigrated to Watertown

Robert arrived at Massachusetts Bay Colony sometime before 1634. In fact, judging by the pattern of his landholding at Watertown, he probably arrived by 1633. His son, Jonathan, was born in Watertown 10 September 1634. His wife, Susanna was in Watertown for several years by that time, and his brother, Edmund, arrived in 1630. Therefore it is entirely possible that Robert immigrated earlier. He may have even traveled with his brother. The year is set at 1634 only because we have solid documentation for it.

Family

Robert married, by 1634, to Susanna Norman, the daughter of Richard Norman. Robert and Susanna had eleven children.

After Robert's death, Susanna married Jeffrey Ferris, and she died at Greenwich on 23 December 1660. Jeffrey Ferris was made guardian of the minor children after the death of Robert.

Property at Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield

Robert was granted or purchased land many times while in Watertown. In the Composite Inventory, he held eight parcels. Examples include:

• July 25, 1636, Robert was granted a thirty-five acre lot out of the "second division" at Watertown.
• February 28, 1636 he was granted six acres.
• In the allotting of land on June 26, 1637, Robert Lockhart received six acres in Watertown.

In 1643, the town decreed that "all that had not Farmes laid out formerly shall take them by ten in a Division ... allowing 13 Acres of upland to every head of Persons and cattle," and Robert was assigned 130 acres.

In 1645, Robert sold a small parcel, and on April 30, 1646, he sold all his holdings at Watertown to Bryan Pendleton and Edward Garfield. Robert removed in 1646 to Stamford and to Fairfield in 1650.

On 21 May 1657 Robert was appointed Sergeant of the Fairfield train band.

Estate

Robert died without having left a will. The court appointed his widow, "Susanna Lockwood" administratrix of the estate. Nine children received bequests: Jonathan, the eldest; Joseph; Daniell; Epraim; Gershom; John; Abigall, who married John Barlowe; Sarah; and Mary, who later married Jonathan Hewsteed. Daughter Deborah, who had already received her portion.

The inventory of Robert Lockwood's estate was taken on 1 September 1658 He is described as "Robert Lockwood deceased in Fairfield." His estate was worth £464, with £110 in real estate. He may have died suddenly; besides not leaving a will, some property transfers were left unfinished and were addressed by the court.

"An Atrocious Lockwood Blunder"

An 1889 genealogical work about this family, "Descendants of Robert Lockwood: Colonial and Revolutionary history of the Lockwood family in America, from A.D. 1630", by Holden and Lockwood, contains major mistakes and has lead to problems in understanding the lineage of the Lockwoods in America.

Apparently the surviving children of Edmund Lockwood, brother of the subject of this profile, were assigned to Robert instead of Edmund. Donald Lines Jacobus wrote an article published in the The American Genealogist in 1954, entitled "An Atrocious Lockwood Blunder."

Unfortunately the errors have been repeated and propagated in many other works, and now are infecting many of the databases available online. Jacobus cautions us with a "warning against accepting the statements of this book as authentic without thorough investigation and verification." This is an appropriate warning in regards to any secondary source in genealogy, but it is especially essential in regards to the Lockwoods.

Sources and Further Reference

• Anderson, Robert C. "Robert Lockwood" Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. Pages 308-15 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) accessed online May 15, 2014
• Holden, Frederick A. and E. Dunbar Lockwood, comp., Descendants of Robert Lockwood. Colonial and Revolutionary history of the Lockwood family in America, from A.D. 1630 (Vol 31(1954), Pgs 222-28) Philadelphia: S.P., 1889, accessed online May 15, 2014
• Jacobus, Donald L., "An Atrocious Lockwood Blunder." (Vol 31(1954), Pgs 222-24) The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) accessed online May 15, 2014
• Historical Society of Watertown Watertown records comprising the first and second books of town proceedings with the lands grants and possessions, also the proprietors' book and the first book and supplement of births and deaths and marriages (Pages 4,6,9, 12,15, 25, 82) Watertown, Mass: Fred G. Baker Pr., 1894, accessed online May 15, 2014
• Schenck, Elizabeth H., The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818: 1639-1700 (Page 392) New York: S.P., 1889, accessed May 15, 2014.

See also

• Anderson, Robert C., "Robert Lockwood of Watertown, Stamford and Fairfield: English ancestry, New England Connections and children’s marriages." Connecticut Ancestry 47 (2004):119-[130]
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Publication: Ancestry.com
• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #26982940

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Events Robert Lockwood Birth 18 JAN 1600 Location England, Suffolk Death bef 11 SEP 1658 Location CT, Fairfield Co, Fairfield Susanna Norman Birth abt 1610 Location England, Devon Death 23 DEC 1660 Location CT, Fairfield Co, Greenwich Aged: 51 years Children First Name Birth Dt Death Dt Birth Place Spouses 1+ Jonathan 10 SEP 1634 12 MAY 1688 MA, Middlesex Co, Watertown Mary Ferris 2+ Deborah 12 OCT 1636 aft 19 APR 1678 MA, Middlesex Co, Watertown William Ward 3+ Joseph 6 AUG 1638 14 APR 1717 MA, Middlesex Co, Watertown Isabelle Beachman 4+ Daniel 21 MAR 1640 bef 30 MAY 1691 MA, Middlesex Co, Watertown Abigail Sherwood 5+ Ephraim 1 DEC 1641 13 JUN 1685 MA, Middlesex Co, Watertown Mercy St John 6+ Gershom 6 SEP 1643 12 MAR 1719 MA, Middlesex Co, Watertown Ann Millington 7+ Abigail 30 APR 1646 http://www.ourfamtree.org/browse.php/Robert-Lockwood/f347853

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ID: I50543 Name: Robert LOCKWOOD Surname: LOCKWOOD Given Name: Robert Sex: M Birth: 14 Jan 1600 in Combs, Suffolk, England Christening: 18 Jan 1600 Combs, Suffolk, England Death: 11 Sep 1658 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Ancestral File #: FPHQ-5B LDS Baptism: 24 Sep 1932 Endowment: 31 Aug 1933 _UID: 6014D6CD73CEBA4ABDBF5E3C884B14CC25DB Sealing Child: 20 Mar 1958 Temple: SLAKE 1 1 1 1 Change Date: 25 Dec 2000 at 00:00:00

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• Descendants of Robert Lockwood. Colonial and Revolutionary history of the Lockwood family in America, from A.D. 1630 by Holden, Frederick A. (Frederick Augustus); Lockwood, James, 1714-1772 Published 1889. Page 85-86

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Robert married SUSANNA NORMAN, 04 Mar, 1634, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA. She was born in 1617, Combs, Suffolk, England., d. Nov 23, 1660, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT. To this union, 10 children were born: JONATHAN, DEBORAH, JOSEPH, DANIEL, EPHRAIM, GERSHOM, JOHN, ABIGAIL, SARAH, and, MARY.

Jonathan, b. 10 Sep 1634, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, d. 12 May 1688, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT. He married MARY FERRIS, 1662, day and month unknown at this time. She was born Abt 1636. Nothing more is known about her at this time.

Deborah, b. 12 Oct, 1636, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, d. unknown at this time. She married WILLIAM WARD, 20 Oct, 1658, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT. He was born Abt 1635, nothing more is known about him at this time.

Joseph, b. 06 Aug, 1638, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, d. 1717, day and place unknown at this time. Three ladies are said to have been married to Joseph: HANNA JESSUP, ISABEL BEACHAM, and MARY COLEY. Nothing further is known about them at this time.

Daniel, b. 21 Mar, 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, d. 30 May, 1691, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT. He married ABIGAIL SHERWOOD, 1668, day and month unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about her at this time.

Ephraim, b. 01 Dec, 1641, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, d. 13 Jun, 1685, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT. He married MERCY ST. John, 08 Jun, 1665, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT. She was born 1640, day and month unknown at this time, Windsor, Hartford County, CT, d. 1694, day and month unknown at this time, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT.

Gershom, b. 06 Sep, 1643, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA, d. 12 Mar, 1718/19, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT. He married ANN MILLINGTON, Abt 1660, day and month unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about her at this time. He married ELIZABETH TOWNSEND WRIGHT, 03 Aug, 1697, place unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about her at this time.

John, b. 1645, day and month unknown at this time, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT. d. unknown at this time. No spouse found at this time.

Abigail, b. 1647, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT, d. 1690, day and month unknown at this time. She married JOHN BARLOW, Abt 1667, day and month unknown at this time. He was born 1630, day and month unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time.

Sarah, b. 27 Feb, 1651, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT, d. 1688, day and month unknown at this time. She married ABRAHAM ADAMS, Abt 1675, day and month unknown at this time. He was born 09 Sep, 1650, place unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time.

Mary, b. Abt 1654, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT, d. 15 Aug, 1749, Westport, Fairfield County, CT. She married JONATHAN HUESTED, 1682, date and place unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time. She married JOSEPH KNAPP, 1706, date and place unknown at this time. Nothing more is known about him at this time.

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Robert Lockwood's parents were EDMUND LOCKWOOD, b. 02 Sep, 1574, Combs, Suffolk, England, d. 03 Mar, 1634/35, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and ALICE COWPER, b. 1573/74 in England, d. 14 Jan, 1600, Combs. Suffolk, England. They were married 03 Mar, 1591/92, in Combs, Suffolk, England.

Edmund came to New England with the JOHN WINTHROP fleet, "THE GREAT MIGRATION", arriving 18 Oct, 1630, with two sons and a daughter, Edmund, b. 09 Feb, 1594, Robert, b. 14 Jan, 1600, and Eleanor, b. 1609, all born in Combs, Suffolk, England.

The Winthrop migration began in 1628 when a group of separatist Puritans obtained a patent (license) from the Earl of Warwick, a proprietor of the New England Company, to form the Massachusetts Bay Company and establish a plantation in New England. The next year, with other members of the company, leader John Winthrop, a lawyer, signed The Cambridge Agreement, in which members vowed to emigrate if the Massachusetts Bay proprietors themselves could relocate there and take the patent with them. On 14 Mar 1629, four days after King Charles I dissolved Parliament in the dispute that would eventually lead to civil war, the King agreed to let Winthrop and the Massachusetts Bay Company relocate to New England.

In Massachusetts, Edmund Lockwood was made a freeman 18 May 1631, and lived in Newtowne (today's Cambridge) in 1632. Edmund reportedly moved south to Connecticut in 1636.

ROBERT'S FIRST KNOWN ANCESTOR WAS: BARON ROGERUS de LOCKWOOD, b. Abt 1390, in Lockwood, Staffordshire, England, d. Abt 1450. His spouse is unknown at this time. There was a son: RANULPHU

Ranulphu de Lockwood, b. Abt 1420, Lockwood, Staffordshire, England, d. Abt 1480. He married MARGERIA de DULVERNI, before 1450. She was born Abt 1430, place unknown at this time, d. unknown at this time. There was a son: HENRICUS

Henricus de Lockwood, b. Abt 1450, place unknown at this time, d. unknown at this time. He married AGNES de LaSHAWE, Abt 1486, place unknown at this time. She was born Abt 1465, place unknown at this time, d. unknown at this time. There was a son: ROBERTUS

Robertus de Lockwood, b. 1486/87 in Eye, Suffolk, England, d. 25 May 1558, in Eye, Suffolk, England. He married JOHANNA LEE, Abt 1520, place unknown at this time. She was born Abt 1500, place unknown at this time, d. unknown at this time. There was a son AND a daughter: THOMAS & AGNES

Thomas de Lockwood, b. Abt 1520, Eye, Suffolk, England, d. date and place unknown at this time. He married AGNES de BACHETON Abt 1540, place unknown at this time. She was born Abt 1520, place unknown at this time, d. unknown at this time. There was a son, Richardus. See below, after Agnes.

Agnes de Lockwood, b. Abt 1535, Eye, Suffolk, England, d. 1586, Hessett, Suffolk, England. She married WALTER de HOO, date and place unknown at this time. He was born Abt 1530 in Hessett, Suffolk, England, d. 1589, Hessett, Suffolk, England. There was a daughter, Joan de Hoo, b. Abt 1570, Hessett, Suffolk England, d. unknown at this time. THE de HOO's HAVE A RICH LINEAGE, TOO VAST TO RECORD HERE.

Richardus de Lockwood, b. Abt 1545, Eye, Suffolk, England, d. date and place unknown at this time. He married ELIZABETH CRESWELL, Abt 1568, place unknown at this time. She was born Abt 1550, place unknown at this time, d. unknown at this time. There was a son: EDMUND

Edmund de Lockwood, b. 02 Sep, 1574, Combs, Suffolk, England, d. 03 Mar, 1634/35, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married ALICE COWPER, 03 Mar, 1591/92, Combs, Suffolk, England. She was born 1573/74, England, d. 14 Jan, 1600, Combs, Suffolk, England.

It was Richadus and Elizabeth Creswell de Lockwood's son Edmund de Lockwood who arrived in America, 18 Oct, 1630. Emigrating to New England with Edmund were his sons EDMUND, ROBERT, and a daughter, ELEANOR, and their families. The "de" in front of Lockwood was dropped.

Edmund was born 09 Feb, 1594, Combs, Suffolk, England, d. 09 Mar, 1634, Cambridge, Middlesex, MA. He married ELIZABETH MASTERS. She was born abt. 1612, day unknown at this time, Combs, Suffolk, Engand, d. 14 Apr, 1712.

Robert married SUSANNA NORMAN. See above.

Eleanor was born in 1609 in Combs, Suffolk, England, d. 16 Aug, 1658, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT. She married NICHOLAS KNAPP, abt. 1631, Watertown, Norfolk, MA. He was born 16 May, 1592, Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England, d. unknown at this time.

Note: There is some controversy about Eleanor being a Lockwood.

Note: The spouse link for SUSANNAH NORMAN LOCKWOOD FERRIS on this page was created by another member. As is stated there, there were no children from her subsequent marriage to Jeffery Ferris.

The following was provided to me by Mr. Hilt on 10/3/12:

"Hope you get this four years late Gwen. Robert is my 8th GGF through Gershom. By now, you may know this but Ann Millington, Gershom's wife, is our family's direct link to the Royal House of Plantagenet (William The Conqueror - 27th GGF) and the Saxon Kings of Wessex (Alfred The Great). She was the grand daughter of Sir Gilbert Millington, a Lord in the House of Commons who signed the death warrant for King Charles I of England. Hope you get this! - Chris Lockwood Hilt"

Greetings,

Find A Grave contributor William DeCoursey has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Robert Lockwood.

Their suggestion:

Robert LOCKWOOD, with his brother Edmund, came from England in the "Arabella" with Winthrop's fleet to Salem, Mass. in 1630; Robert was a proprietor of Watertown Mass., 1636; freeman, 1636; Robert removed to Fairfield, Conn. in 1641 and later to Norwalk, Conn. He married Susannah, daughter of Capt. Richard NORMAN. She married second to Jeffrey FERRIS. See Savage's GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY; Virkus ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY (1925), v.7,p.865; Bond's WATERTOWN, p.353,854-55.

Edmund LOCKWOOD, brother of Robert LOCKWOOD, died before 3 Mar 1634/35, leaving a widow Elizabeth and minor children. NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, (Oct 1927), v.58,p.395-6.

Robert LOCKWOOD was a proprietor in Watertown, Mass. in 1636. Pope's PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, p.289.

"Robert LOCKWOOD, Sergt. Salem, freeman, 9 Mar 1636-37 -- Applied in 1637 for a lot next to his father NORMAN." Pope's PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, p.289.

On 20 March 1636/37, John TOMPKINS, Sergeant LOCKWOOD and Anthony PEARCE were promised to be received as inhabitants of the town of Salem, Mass. if they "pcure free dismission." Perley's HISTORY OF SALEM, MASS., v.1, pp.426-7.

On 17 April 1637, "Sarg. LOCKWOOD refused the house Lott beyond his father NORMAN's." HISTORY OF SALEM, MASS., v.1, p.428.

Robert LOCKWOOD died, 1658, at Fairfield, Conn. An inventory of his property was made 11 Sept. 1658, by Anthony WILSON and John BANKS. He left no will. His widow, Susannah, married Jeffrey FERRIS, and died at "Grinwich," 23 Dec 1660. Bolton, HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., p.108; HISTORY of STAMFORD, p.158.
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"TITUS IN UNDIS" "I, founder of the LOCKWOOD family in America, pray that my descendants may follow in the way of our ancestors; by righteous living and brotherly Love, prove their right to the LOCKWOOD Motto-- 'Secure amid the waves.' - Robert Lockwood." - From Jessie Fowler and Gene Lockwood Fowler's, VOICES (1933), p.90.

GEDCOM Note

!"The Families of Old Fairfield" Came to America abt. 1630. Made freeman of Massachusetts Bay in Mar 1636/37 Moved to Fairfield about 1646. Freeman of Connecticut, May 1652 Inventory, 11 Sep 1658. Widow Susanna to administer; nine children: eldest son Jonathan, Joseph, Daniel, Ephraim, Gershom, John, Abigail, Sarah, Mary; Deborah being married, hath rec'd protion.

!"Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown Massachusetts", by Henry Bond, M.D. FHL 974.44 D2b Vol.1

!Death may have been 1635

!Sealing to Parents:Stamped archive sheet

!Sealing to Spouse:Stamped archive sheet

!also AFN KM5B-G6 as Lockmann, MZDJ-MC