Deacon Samuel Rockwood

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: (1) Hannah Ellis, the daughter of John and Susanna (Lumber) Ellis. She was born on 9 April 1651 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 9 (2) 1651. She died on Tuesday 7 March 1724 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Rockwood (1673-1730) 2. Susanna Rockwood (1675-____) 3. Samuel Rockwood (1677-1684) 4. Abigail Rockwood (1679-____) 5. Ebenezer Rockwood (1681-1693) 6. Patience Rockwood (1682-1683) 7. Joseph Rockwood (1686-____) 8. Deliverance Rockwood (1689-1692)
• Occupation: say 1670; He was a tanner.
• Freeman: 1682, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1709, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served again in 1710, 1712, 1714, and 1715.
• Ordained: 1710; Samuel was chosen Deacon in 1710

Samuel married Sarah Newell on 6 May 1718 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Newell and Elizabeth Curtis) was born on 22 Mar 1665 in Massachusetts; was christened on 26 Mar 1665 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]