1662 - 1662 (0 years)
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Name |
John Rockwood |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
12 Feb 1662 |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
Death |
12 Feb 1662 |
Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
Married |
19 Jul 1688 (Age 26) |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
(1) Bethia Twitchell, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Twitchell. She was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 1 January 1706/7 in Medway, Massachusetts.
Issue:
1. Bethia Rocket (1689-____)
2. John Rocket (1690-1703)
3. Joseph Rocket (1692-____)
4. Samuel Rocket (1695-____)
5. Benjamin Rocket (1697-1777)
6. Dorothy Rocket (1700-____)
7. Hezekiah Rocket (1702-____)
8. John Rocket (1706-____) |
Religion |
say 1700 (Age 38) [1] |
There is no record of him being ordained nor of his being licensed to preach. He is often called "Rev." in the records because of his speaking at religious assemblies. John was probably a separatist and helped to establish the Baptist Church in Medfield. |
Offices Held |
1709 (Age 47) |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was appointed a constable. |
Married |
1710 (Age 48) |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
(2) Sarah Adams, the daughter of Deacon Jonathan and Elizabeth (Fussell) Adams. She was born on 6 December 1667 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 11 May 1758 in Medfield, Massachusetts. |
Offices Held |
1710 (Age 48) |
He was the sealer of weights and measures. |
Offices Held |
say 1720 (Age 58) |
John was the first town clerk of Medway.
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Siblings |
3 Siblings |
+ | 1. Elizabeth Rockwood, b. 3 Apr 1657, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Jul 1688, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 31 years) ▻ Deacon John Partridge, m. 24 Dec 1678 | | 2. Joseph Rockwood, b. 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 21 Jul 1693, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years) | | 3. Rev. John Rockwood, b. 12 Feb 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 12 Feb 1662, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) | | 4. Deacon Nathaniel Rockwood, b. 23 Feb 1665, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Sep 1721, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 56 years) | |
Person ID |
I20163 |
Last Modified |
19 Jun 2019 |
Father |
Nicholas Rockwood, b. Abt 1628, England d. 26 Jan 1680/01, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
Margaret Holbrook, b. About 1630 d. 23 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) |
Marriage |
16 Jul 1656 |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 28 years and 7 months - She : ~ 26 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F387 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 12 Feb 1662 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 12 Feb 1662 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 19 Jul 1688 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1709 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 1710 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S520] Flagg, Charles Allcott. The Descendants of Eleazer Flagg and his wife, Huldah Chandler of Grafton, Mass. , (Boston: The Press of D. Clapp & Son, 1903).
- [S76] Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898).
- [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887).
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