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Nicholas Rockwood

Male Abt 1628 - 1701  (73 years)


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  • Name Nicholas Rockwood 
    • He is the seventh in decent from Roger Rokewood of Euston, Suffolk, England.
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 1628  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    • He is the seventh in decent from Roger Rokewood of Euston, Suffolk, England. [6]
    History say 1635  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    History 1640  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1640, he was recorded as living in Dedham, Massachusetts.
    History say 1642 - 1650  Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Moved To 1662 (Age 34)  Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    History 1650 - 1680  Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1650, he moved to help found the new town of Medfield. He became one of the first settlers and proprietors. He drew lots from time to time, most of which, by a division of the
      township in 1713, fell into Medway. His first land draw was three acres and three roods, bounded by John Bowers north-west. His house lot was on Bridge Street. [1, 2, 7, 8]
    • In 1662, he and his wife moved to Medfield, Massachusetts. [4]
    • In 1663,a company of 15 of his former townsmen, with others from Weymouth, having undertaken the settlement of Mendon, he and the Adamses at Medfield proposed to join them; and he actually presented his request for acceptance as a proprietor ; but the Adamses finally declined, and his proposal seems not to have been acted upon, he having most likely withdrawn it.
    • On 23 May 1666, he became a Freeman. [4]
    • During King Philip's War, he was one of the defenders of the fort at Bogistow, near Medway-Sherborn, Massachusetts. His home was burnt by the Indians during King Philips War. [1, 3, 4, 7, 8]
    • In 1675, his subscription to the town of Medfield was 1½ bushels of corn and 1 bushel of wheat. [8]
    • In 1678, he contributed to Harvard College. [3, 8]
    • In his later live, he lived with his son, John. [2]
    • His estate was inventoried 26, (11), 1680, and appraised by Edward Adams and John Harding, the husband of Elizabeth Adams. Administration was granted Mar. 18, 1680, to his son, Josiah, and his estate harmoniously settled. He owned lots at Bear Hills, in Medfield, in and adjacent to Broad Meadows, on Long Plain, and 85 acres on the New Grant, now W. Med. ; and he seems to have been a husbandman in common circumstances, and a worthy and respected citizen. [7, 8]
    Death 26 Jan 1680/01  Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 7, 11] 
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I501  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 

    Father Richard Rockwood   d. 6 Sep 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother possibly the daughter of Zachary Bicknell 
    Marriage About 1627 
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jane Adams   d. 15 Dec 1654, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10] 
    Notes 
    • This was both Nicholas and Jane's first marriage.
    Children 
     1. Deacon Samuel Rockwood,   b. Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1728, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Josiah Rocket,   b. Abt 1645, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1727, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Benjamin Rocket,   b. 8 Sep 1651, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1745, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2019 

    Family 2 Margaret Holbrook,   b. About 1630   d. 23 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1656  Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 28 years and 7 months - She : ~ 26 years and 7 months. 
    Notes 
    • Marriage Date: Their marriage date was recorded as 16 (5) 1656. [9]
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Rockwood,   b. 3 Apr 1657, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1688, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     2. Joseph Rockwood,   b. 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1693, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     3. Rev. John Rockwood,   b. 12 Feb 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1662, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Deacon Nathaniel Rockwood,   b. 23 Feb 1665, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1721, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2021 

    Family 3 Silence Bowers   d. 9 Nov 1677, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 May 1675  Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15] 
    Marriage Record of Nicholas Rockwood and Silence Dunklney
    Church Marriage Record of Nicholas Rockett and Silence Dunkling
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 47 years and 5 months - She : ??. 
    Notes 
    • MacKenzie (1966) gives their marriage date as 1677. [6]
    Children 
     1. Isacc Rocket,   b. 22 Jul 1677, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1677, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1628 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - say 1635 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - 1640 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Josiah Rocket - Abt 1645 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - say 1642 - 1650 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Benjamin Rocket - 8 Sep 1651 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Jul 1656 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Rockwood - 3 Apr 1657 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Joseph Rockwood - 1659 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved To - 1662 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Rev. John Rockwood - 12 Feb 1662 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Deacon Nathaniel Rockwood - 23 Feb 1665 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 May 1675 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Isacc Rocket - 22 Jul 1677 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - 1650 - 1680 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jan 1680/01 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S831] Bouley, Charles Henry. Biographical Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of New England and Their Descendants in Worcester, Massachusetts, (Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1964).

    2. [S1527] Cook, Louis A. History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1622-1918, Volume I, (New York & Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918).

    3. [S1524] Dean, John. "Medfield's Contribution to Harvard College, 1678", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume X, 1856).

    4. [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).

    5. [S1528] Lord, Andrew Roberts. Holbrook and Allied Families, (New York: Thesis Publishing Company, 1942).

    6. [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966).

    7. [S81] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume I, (Boston: Abner Morse, 1857).

    8. [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887).

    9. [S1002] Trask, William B. "Boston Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XIII, 1859).

    10. [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985).

    11. [S93] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903).

    12. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

    13. [S142] Bunce, Bonnie. Email: 1998-07-02 "Rockwood/Rocket, Braintree Medfield, Mass. ca. 1620-1763" , (Email message from bbunce (at) idcomm.com, 2 July 1998).

    14. [S1665] Medfield Marriage Book, (manuscript), Church Marriage Record of Nicholas Rockett and Silence Dunkling.

    15. [S1666] Medfield, Massachusetts Vital Records, (Medfield, Massachusetts: manuscript), Marriage Record of Nicholas Rockwood and Silence Dunklney.


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