Benjamin Rocket

1651 - 1745  (94 years)

• Name	Benjamin Rocket
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	8 Sep 1651	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Military	1676 (Age 25)
  He was a soldier during King Philip's War under Capt. Swet and was wounded in Salem by two shoots in the thigh. He was sent to Salem proper to recover and their spent three months. Benjamin never fully recovered, being sickly the rest of his life.
  Married	1678 (Age 27)  [1]
  Judith Ellis, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis. She was born on 15 April 1658 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Her birth date was recorded as 15 (2) 1658. Issue: 1. Bethia Rocket (1679-____) 2. Judith Rocket (1681-____) 3. Mary Rocket (1683-____) 4. Patience Rocket (1686-____) 5. Hezekiah Rocket (1688-1689)
  Moved to	Abt 1681 (Age 30)	Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Military	1742 (Age 91)
  At the age of 92 years, he petitioned the court for compensation and was granted £4 a year for the rest of his life.
  Death	5 Dec 1745	Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  1. Deacon Samuel Rockwood,   b. Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Dec 1728, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts ▻ Sarah Newell,  m. 6 May 1718   2. Josiah Rocket,   b. Abt 1645, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Aug 1727, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years) ▻ Sarah Kendrick,  m. 10 Nov 1703   3. Benjamin Rocket,   b. 8 Sep 1651, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 Dec 1745, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 94 years)
  Person ID	I19925
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Rockwood,   b. Abt 1628, England d. 26 Jan 1680/01, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Jane Adams   d. 15 Dec 1654, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Sep 1651 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Moved to - Abt 1681 - Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 5 Dec 1745 - Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1002] Trask, William B. "Boston Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XIII, 1859). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.