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Deacon William Rockwell 1591–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Feb 1591

Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, , England

Death Date: 15 May 1640

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Rockwell

Mother: Honor Newton

Spouse(s): Susannah Capen

Children(s): Joan Rockwell, Ruth Rockwell, Mary Rockwell, Mary Rockwell, Josiah Rockwell, Joseph Rockwell, John Rockwell, John Rockwell, John Rockwell, Sarah Rockwell, Samuel Rockwell

Deacon William Rockwell was born in 1591 in Fitzhead, Somerset, , England, the child of John Rockwell And Honor Newton. Deacon William Rockwell married Susannah Capen, and had children including Joan Rockwell, John Rockwell, Joseph Rockwell, Josiah Rockwell, Mary Rockwell, Ruth Rockwell, Samuel Rockwell, Sarah Rockwell. Deacon William Rockwell passed away in 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Deacon William Rockwell was born in 1591 in Fitzhead, Somerset, , England, the child of John Rockwell And Honor Newton.
  • Deacon William Rockwell married Susannah Capen, and had children including Joan Rockwell, John Rockwell, Joseph Rockwell, Josiah Rockwell, Mary Rockwell, Ruth Rockwell, Samuel Rockwell, Sarah Rockwell.
  • Deacon William Rockwell passed away in 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Deacon Rockwell's Ancestors

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Deacon Rockwell
1591–1640
Birth Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Parents
John Rockwell
1564–1636
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Honor Newton
1560–1637
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
William Rockwell
1543–1577
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Marion Wyke
1543–1598
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Lawrence Newton
1519–
Cheshire, England
Peland
1520–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Rockwell's Descendants

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Deacon (William) Rockwell (06 Feb 1591–15 May 1640) m. Susannah Capen (11 Apr 1602–13 Nov 1666)
  1. 1. Joan Rockwell 1625–1665
  2. 2. Ruth Rockwell 1633–1683
  3. 3. Mary Rockwell 1639–1683
  4. 4. Mary Rockwell 1624–
  5. 5. Josiah Rockwell 1678–1742
  6. 6. Joseph Rockwell 1624–
  7. 7. John Rockwell 1639–1724
  8. 8. John Rockwell 1625–
  9. 9. John Rockwell 1627–1673 m. Deliverance Hawes 1640–1718 m. Sarah Ensign 1630–1659
    1. 1. Joseph Rockwell 1645–
    2. 2. Jonathan Rockwell 1665–1731
    3. 3. John Rockwell 1663–1746
    4. 4. John Rockwell 1663–1673
    5. 5. Hannah Rockwell 1665–1666
    6. 6. Ruth Rockwell 1655–1739
    7. 7. Mehitable Rockwell 1660–1775
    8. 8. Thomas Rockwell 1667–
    9. 9. Sarah Rockwell 1653–1732
    10. 10. Jonathan Rockwell 1665–1731
    11. 11. John Rockwell 1653–
    12. 12. Lydia Rockwell 1656–1681
    13. 13. Joseph Rockwell 1670–
    14. 14. Hannah Rockwell 1665–1731
    15. 15. Elizabeth Rockwell 1671–1721
    16. 16. Ruth Warner 1675–1731 m. David (Bissell) Sr 1681–1733
      1. 1. David (Bissell) Jr 1709–1756 m. Sarah Grant 1710–1753
        1. 1. Daniel (Bissell) III 1741–1820 m. Beulah Rockwell 1742–1821
        2. 2. David Bissell 1732–1799
      2. 2. Hezekiah Bissell 1710–1783 m. Mary Woodbridge 1719–1796
        1. 1. Mary Bissel 1758–1759
        2. 2. Wealthann Bissel 1752–1757
        3. 3. Hezekiah Bissel 1743–1802
      3. 3. Noah Bissell 1716–1776 m. Silence Burt 1720–1761
        1. 1. Silence Bissell 1744–
        2. 2. Sybil Bissell 1742–1849
        3. 3. Nathan Bissell 1748–1750
        4. 4. Roxy Bissell 1755–1781
        5. 5. Noah Bissell 1753–1842 m. Eunice Olcott 1752–1798
      4. 4. Noadiah Bissell 1720–1722
      5. 5. Ruth Bissell 1713–1776 m. Josiah Bissell 1714–1776
        1. 1. Aurelia Bissell 1760–
        2. 2. Sarah Bissell 1754–1777
        3. 3. Josiah Bissell 1757–1750
        4. 4. Ruth Bissell 1744–1750
        5. 5. Ann Bissell 1746–1817
        6. 6. Elijah Bissell 1750–1820
      6. 6. Nathaniel Bissell 1705–1734
    17. 17. Joseph Rockwell 1668–1742 m. Elizabeth Foster 1673–1753
      1. 1. William Rockwell 1702–1765
      2. 2. Joseph Rockwell 1697–1757
      3. 3. Hannah Rockwell 1704–1781
      4. 4. John Rockwell 1694–1780 m. Phebe Hand 1702–1782
        1. 1. Ann Rockwell 1740–1741
        2. 2. John Rockwell 1742–1820 m. Dorothy Wetmore 1751–1825
        3. 3. Esther Rockwell 1740–1741
        4. 4. Sarah Rockwell 1735–1780
        5. 5. Phebe Rockwell 1730–1731
      5. 5. Edwin Rockwell 1700–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Rockwell 1700–1701
      7. 7. Edward Rockwell 1707–1792
      8. 8. Edward ROCKWELL 1700–1701
      9. 9. Ebenezer Rockwell 1711–1783
    18. 18. Bethiah Warner 1680–1712
    19. 19. Thomas Rockwell 1678–
    20. 20. Bethiah Warner 1680–
    21. 21. Samuel Warner 1683–1732
    22. 22. John Rockwell 1673–
    23. 23. Sarah Rockwell 1655–
    24. 24. Thomas Rockwell 1676–
    25. 25. Ruth Rockwell 1655–1739
    26. 26. Mehitable Rockwell 1660–1775
    27. 27. Lydia Rockwell 1656–1681
    28. 28. Mehitable Rockwell 1663–
    29. 29. Joseph Rockwell 1668–1669
  10. 10. Sarah Rockwell 1638–1683
  11. 11. Samuel Rockwell 1631–1711

Deacon Rockwell's Timeline

2 Records

1591
06 Feb 1591
Birth of Deacon William Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
1640
15 May 1640
Age 49
Death of Deacon William Rockwell in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1591
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 7.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8822.036; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 7.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1640
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Millennium File

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