1706 - 1773 (~ 67 years)
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Name |
John Rockwell [1] |
Birth |
Apr 1706 |
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
Farmer [2] |
Death |
4 Jul 1773 |
Ridgebury, Fairfield, Connecticut [2, 3] |
Notes |
- The record is that Sept. 23, 1743, Joseph Keeler deeded land to said John Rockwell for and in consideration of "Yt Love and Goodwill and fatherly affection which I have and do bear to my son-in-law, John Rockwell, of Ridgefield." Said John Rockwell was one of the eighteen constituent members of the Congregational Church of Ridgebury Society, which was the second church of Ridgefield, organized Jan. 18, 1769, and he and Jabish Smith were the first deacons chosen March 8, 1770, at which election he was called Ensign John Rockwell. After his death, his second wife disposed of her dower to his sons John and Elijah of Lanesborogh, Mass., and David and Abraham Rockwell, both of Ridgebury, June 31, 1774 [2]
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Person ID |
I23488 |
Mindrum |
Last Modified |
13 Jul 2011 |
Father |
Jonathan Rockwell, b. Abt 1666, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 19 Jun 1731, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age ~ 65 years) |
Mother |
Abigail Canfield d. 8 Jul 1734, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut |
Marriage |
Apr 1700 [4, 5] |
Family ID |
F13076 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth Keeler, b. 18 Nov 1708, Norwalk or Wilton, Connecticut d. Bef 21 Nov 1769 (Age < 61 years) |
Marriage |
3 Sep 1731 [2] |
Children |
| 1. Elizabeth Rockwell, b. 25 Jul 1732, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut |
| 2. John Rockwell, Jr., b. 12 May 1734, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 9 Sep 1825, Cornwall, Addison, Vermont (Age 91 years) |
| 3. Daniel Rockwell, b. 27 Feb 1735, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 13 Jun 1795, Ridgebury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 60 years) |
| 4. Mehitabel Rockwell, b. 11 Apr 1738, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 30 Jul 1808 (Age 70 years) |
| 5. Rachel Rockwell, b. 9 Apr 1740, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 5 Jul 1825, Miry Brook, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 85 years) |
| 6. Silas Rockwell, b. 25 Sep 1742, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 20 Nov 1760, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 18 years) |
| 7. Elijah Rockwell, b. 30 Mar 1745, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. Aft 1820 (Age > 76 years) |
| 8. Sarah Rockwell, b. 24 Jul 1747, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 8 Jan 1832, Ridgebury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 84 years) |
| 9. Abraham Rockwell, b. 5 Oct 1749, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 7 Aug 1818, Ridgebury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 68 years) |
| 10. Eleanor Rockwell, b. 13 Jul 1752, Ridgebury, Fairfield, Connecticut d. 22 Sep 1811, Ridgebury, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age 59 years) |
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Family ID |
F13117 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
18 Aug 2009 |
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Sources |
- [S292] James Boughton, A Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641, and Ralph Keeler, of Hartford, Conn, 1639, (1903), p. 11.
- [S292] James Boughton, A Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641, and Ralph Keeler, of Hartford, Conn, 1639, (1903).
- [S5293] Kenneth W. Rockwell, The Rockwell Family in Fairfield County, Connecticut and beyond: Some of the descendants of John Rockwell, an early settler of Stamford, Connecticut,, (Third Edition, 2009).
- [S5293] Kenneth W. Rockwell, The Rockwell Family in Fairfield County, Connecticut and beyond: Some of the descendants of John Rockwell, an early settler of Stamford, Connecticut,, (Third Edition, 2009), p. 25.
- [S292] James Boughton, A Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Conn., 1641, and Ralph Keeler, of Hartford, Conn, 1639, (1903), p. 8, abt 1703, Norwalk.
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