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John (Simon) Rockwell 1560–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Death Date: 23 Feb 1636

Death Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Father: William Rockwell

Mother: Mary Wyke

Spouse(s): Honor Newton

Children(s): William Rockwell, John Rockwell, Jane ROCKWELL, Roger Rockwell, Richard Rockwell

The story of John (Simon) Rockwell began in 1560 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England. John (Simon) Rockwell married Honor Newton, and had children including Jane Or Joanne Rockwell, John Rockwell, Richard Rockwell, Roger Rockwell, William Deacon Rockwell. John (Simon) Rockwell passed away in 1636 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John (Simon) Rockwell began in 1560 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.
  • John (Simon) Rockwell married Honor Newton, and had children including Jane Or Joanne Rockwell, John Rockwell, Richard Rockwell, Roger Rockwell, William Deacon Rockwell.
  • John (Simon) Rockwell passed away in 1636 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rockwell
1543–1571
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Mary Wyke
1543–1598
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Honor Newton
1566–1637
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

William Rockwell
1591–1640
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somersetshire, England
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John Rockwell
1588–1662
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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Jane ROCKWELL
1596–1777
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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Roger Rockwell
1595–1665
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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Richard Rockwell
1586–1683
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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John Rockwell's Ancestors

Self
John Rockwell
1560–1636
Birth Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Parents
William Rockwell
1543–1571
Somerset, England
Mary (Marion) Wyke
1543–1598
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (William "The Elder") Rockwell
1520–1577
Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, England
Mariam Wicke
1525–1598
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Henry (John) Wyke
1512–1585
Wells, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Symon Rockwell
1500–1560
Elizabeth Squyre
1500–1567
Richard (Wicke)
1510–1580
Miriam (Wyke)
1511–1580
Henry Wyke
1498–1517
Elizabeth Willet
1496–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rockwell
1480–1560
Lady Cade
1480–1545
Sir Squyre
1430–1505
Sir Bath
1443–1483
Joan Camill
1450–1520

John Rockwell's Descendants

1.
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John ((Simon)) Rockwell (1560–23 Feb 1636) m. Honor Newton (1566–21 August 1637)
  1. 1. William (" Deacon") Rockwell 1591–1640 m. Susannah Capen 1602–1666
    1. 1. Samuel Rockwell 1639–1711 m. Mary Norton~ 1635–1662
      1. 1. Josiah Rockwell 1678–1742 m. Rebecca Loomis 1687–1713
        1. 1. Ezra Rockwell 1721–1800 m. Jemimah Talcott 1719–1802
        2. 2. Josiah (Jr) Rockwell 1716–1795 m. Lucy Lathrop 1719–1800
        3. 3. Rebecca Rockwell 1714–1807 m. Andrew Carrier 1705–1776
        4. 4. Waitstill Rockwell 1723–1804 m. Thomas (Sadd) Deac 1723–1806
        5. 5. Ruth Rockwell 1716–1717
        6. 6. Eunice Rockwell 1727–1755 m. Ebenezer Devotion 1710–1755
      2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1662–1738 m. Josiah Loomis 1661–1735
        1. 1. Caleb Loomis 1693–1768
      3. 3. Samuel Rockwell 1667–1725 m. Elizabeth Gaylord 1670–1727
        1. 1. William Rockwell –1725
        2. 2. Matthew Rockwell –1782
        3. 3. Elizabeth Grant 1695–1781
      4. 4. Joseph Rockwell 1670–1714 m. Elizabeth (Drake (as in Sir Francis) Drake) 1675–1731
        1. 1. James (Rockwell) Capt 1704–1776 m. Abigail Loomis 1706–1759
        2. 2. Joseph Rockwell 1695–1746 m. Hannah Huntington 1693–1761
        3. 3. Benjamin Rockwell 1700–1775
        4. 4. Job Rockwell 1709–1751 m. Miriam Hayden 1707–1801
        5. 5. Elizabeth Rockwell 1713–1751 m. Jonathan (Huntington) Esquire 1695–1773
        6. 6. Elizabeth Rockwell 1698–
      5. 5. John Rockwell 1663–1746 m. Ann Skinner 1679–1756
        1. 1. Daniel Rockwell 1707–1775 m. Margaret Loomis 1709–1789
        2. 2. Rachel Rockwell 1726–1809 m. Hezekiah (Crane) Sr 1721–1805
        3. 3. Isaac Rockwell 1715–1802
        4. 4. John Rockwell 1701–1725
        5. 5. Ann Rockwell 1703–1743
        6. 6. David Rockwell 1709–1788 m. Margaret (Van) Horn 1713–1777
        7. 7. May Rockwell 1711–1791
        8. 8. Abigail Rockwell 1713–1773 m. Joseph (George Stedman) II 1715–1758
        9. 9. Ebenezer Rockwell 1717–1768
        10. 10. Joel Rockwell 1718–1801
        11. 11. Martha Rockwell 1720–1790
        12. 12. Sylvanus Rockwell 1723–1807
        13. 13. John Rockwell 1728–
        14. 14. Twin (Daughter) Rockwell 1706–1706
      6. 6. Abigail Rockwell 1676–1741 m. John Smith 1674–1689
      7. 7. Abigail Rockwell 1664–1665
    2. 2. Joseph Rockwell 1635–1676
    3. 3. Joan Rockwell 1625–1683 m. Jeffery Baker 1625–1655 m. Richard Ingraham 1600–1683
      1. 1. Samuel Baker 1644–1715 m. Sarah Cook 1650–
      2. 2. Hepziba Baker 1646–
      3. 3. Mary Baker 1649–1707
      4. 4. Abigail Baker 1652–
      5. 5. Joseph Baker 1655–1691 m. Hannah Cook 1655–
        1. 1. Lydia Baker 1681–
        2. 2. Joseph (Baker) Jr 1678–1754 m. Abigail Bissell 1681–1767 m. Hannah Pomeroy 1682–
    4. 4. John (Rockwell) III 1610–1673 m. Sarah Ensign 1630–1659 m. Deliverance (Hawes (Hayes) Haynes) 1640–1718
      1. 1. Sarah Rockwell 1653–1732 m. David (Merriman) Hall 1652–1727
        1. 1. David (\Daniel) Hall 1693–1727
        2. 2. Ruth Hall 1687–1727
        3. 3. Mabel Hall 1691–
        4. 4. Thankful Hall 1679–1715 m. Theophilus Doolittle 1678–1740 m. Timothy Tuttle 1682–
        5. 5. Sarah Hall 1681–1700 m. Nathaniel Curtis 1677–
        6. 6. Jerusha Hall 1687–1760 m. John Mattoon 1682–1754
        7. 7. John Hall 1678–
      2. 2. Joseph (Rockwell Capt &) Deacon 1668–1742 m. Elizabeth Foster 1673–1753
        1. 1. Edward Rockwell 1707–1792
        2. 2. William Rockwell 1702–1765
        3. 3. Joseph Rockwell 1697–1757
      3. 3. John Rockwell 1665–1731 m. Abigail Canfield 1672–1734
        1. 1. Thomas Rockwell 1708–1788
        2. 2. John Rockwell 1710–1737
        3. 3. Jabez Rockwell 1711–1757
        4. 4. Jonathan Rockwell 1711–1784
        5. 5. Kezia Rockwell 1713–
        6. 6. John Rockwell 1706–1773 m. Elizabeth Keeler 1708–1763
        7. 7. Benjamin Rockwell 1704–1787
        8. 8. Sarah Rockwell 1701–1729
        9. 9. Elizabeth Rockwell 1702–
        10. 10. David Rockwell 1708–1788
      4. 4. Lydia Rockwell 1656–1681 m. Joshua Atwater 1652–1681
      5. 5. Ruth ROCKWELL 1655–1739 m. Daniel Mix 1638–1720
        1. 1. Thomas (Mix) I 1679–1738 m. Deborah Royce 1683–1738
      6. 6. Hannah Rockwell 1665–1731
      7. 7. Elizabeth Rockwell 1671–1721 m. James (Ward) Leiut –1711
    5. 5. Ruth Rockwell 1633–1683 m. Christopher Huntington 1624–1688
      1. 1. Ann Huntington 1675–
      2. 2. Christopher Huntington 1660–1735
      3. 3. Susannah Huntington 1668–1727
      4. 4. John Huntington 1666–
      5. 5. Lydia Huntington 1672–
      6. 6. Ruth Huntington 1658–1683
      7. 7. Thomas Huntington 1664–
    6. 6. Sarah Rockwell 1638–1683 m. Walter Gaylord 1626–1689
      1. 1. Eleazer GAYLORD 1662–1714
      2. 2. Mary GAYLORD 1650–1689 m. John (Day) Sr 1643–
      3. 3. Sarah Gaylord 1665–1758 m. Timothy Phelps 1656–1712
        1. 1. Abigail Phelps –1760 m. William Hooker 1694–1782
    7. 7. Mary Rockwell 1629–
  2. 2. John Rockwell 1588–1662 m. Wilmot ((Wilmoth)) Cade 1587–1662
    1. 1. Nathaniel ROCKWELL 1621–1656
    2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1624–1684 m. Robert Watson 1608–1689
    3. 3. Hannah Rockwell 1627–1672 m. Zachary Sanford 1625–1668
      1. 1. Zachary Sanford 1653–
      2. 2. Hanna Sanford 1656–1683 m. Samuel Gunn 1635–1699 m. Abraham Chalker 1655–1730
      3. 3. Ezekiel Sanford 1663–1711
      4. 4. Deborah Sanford 1665–1749 m. Samuel (Jones) Jr. 1667–1746
      5. 5. Sarah Sanford 1668–
      6. 6. Rebecca Sanford 1668–1722
    4. 4. Simon Rockwell 1630–1665
    5. 5. Thomas Rockwell 1633–
    6. 6. John (Rockwell) III 1621–1673 m. Elizabeth Weed 1637–1676
  3. 3. Jane (Or Joanne) ROCKWELL 1596–1777 m. John Farthing 1592–
    1. 1. John Farthing –1794
  4. 4. Roger Rockwell 1595–1665 m. Susannah 1602–1666
    1. 1. Ruth ROCKWELL 1633–1683
    2. 2. Nathaniel ROCKWELL 1641–
    3. 3. Joseph Rockwell 1634–1633
    4. 4. Sarah Rockwell 1638–1683
    5. 5. Abigail Rockwell 1632–1638
  5. 5. Richard Rockwell 1586–1683 m. Mary Norton 1588–1676
    1. 1. Joseph (\ Josiah) Rockwell 1609–1675
    2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1617–1621
    3. 3. Thomas Rockwell 1606–1613
    4. 4. Nathaniel Rockwell 1611–1613
    5. 5. Samuel Rockwell 1613–1613
    6. 6. Deberath Rockwell 1615–1666

John Rockwell's Timeline

6 Records

1560
4 Nov 1560
Birth of John (Simon) Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1560
1560
Birth of John (Simon) Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1564
25 Mar 1564
Age 4
John (Simon) Rockwell was baptized in Furneux Pelham,Hertford,England
Furneux Pelham,Hertford,England
1636
23 Feb 1636
Age 76
Death of John (Simon) Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1636
23 Feb 1636
Age 76
Death of John (Simon) Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1636
23 Feb 1636
Age 76
Burial of John (Simon) Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1560
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 392.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1564
    Event Place: Furneux Pelham,Hertford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1636
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Somerset, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Wells, Somerset, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1594-1736
    [4] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1636
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1636
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Somerset, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Wells, Somerset, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1594-1736
    [4] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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