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William Rockefeller 1750 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Copper Hill, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Death Date: 3 Jun 1793

Death Location: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Father: Johann Rockefeller

Mother: Mary Bellis

Spouse(s): Christina Rockefeller

Children(s): Peter Rockefeller, Simon Rockefeller, Margaretta Rockefeller, Hannah Rockefeller, Gertzen Rockefeller, Godfrey Rockefeller, Mary Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, Maria Rockefeller, Jonas Rockefeller

In 1750, William Rockefeller entered the world in Copper Hill, Hunterdon, New Jersey, born to Johann Peter Rockefeller and Mary Bellis. In 1785, William Rockefeller resided in New Jersey. William Rockefeller married Christina Rockefeller, and had children including Peter William Rockefeller, Simon William Rockefeller, Margaretta Rockefeller, Hannah Rockefeller, Gertzen Rockefeller, Godfrey Rockefeller, Mary Rockefeller, William W Rockefeller, Maria Rockefeller, Jonas Rockefeller. William Rockefeller passed away in 1793 in Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • In 1750, William Rockefeller entered the world in Copper Hill, Hunterdon, New Jersey, born to Johann Peter Rockefeller and Mary Bellis.
  • In 1785, William Rockefeller resided in New Jersey.
  • William Rockefeller married Christina Rockefeller, and had children including Peter William Rockefeller, Simon William Rockefeller, Margaretta Rockefeller, Hannah Rockefeller, Gertzen Rockefeller, Godfrey Rockefeller, Mary Rockefeller, William W Rockefeller, Maria Rockefeller, Jonas Rockefeller.
  • William Rockefeller passed away in 1793 in Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Rockefeller
1711 – 1787
Birth Location: Segendorf, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Mary Bellis
1723 – 1772
Birth Location: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
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Spouses(s)

Christina Rockefeller
1754 – 1800
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York
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Children(s)

Peter Rockefeller
1774 – 1856
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York
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Simon Rockefeller
1775 –
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York
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Margaretta Rockefeller
1776 – 1847
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York
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Hannah Rockefeller
1780 – 1865
Birth Location: –
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Gertzen Rockefeller
1782 –
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York
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Godfrey Rockefeller
1783 – 1857
Birth Location: Livingston, Columbia, New York
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Mary Rockefeller
1784 – 1872
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York
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William Rockefeller
1788 –
Birth Location: Germantown, Columbia, New York
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Maria Rockefeller
1789 –
Birth Location: West Copake, Columbia, New York
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Jonas Rockefeller
1792 –
Birth Location: Livingston, Columbia, New York
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William Rockefeller's Ancestors

Self
William Rockefeller
1750 – 1793
Birth Place: Copper Hill, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Parents
Johann Peter Rockefeller
1711 – 1787
Segendorf, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mary Bellis
1723 – 1772
Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Grandparents
Johan (Peter) Rockefeller
1681 – 1766
Segendorf, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria) Remegen
1684 – 1719
Segendorf, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rockefeller
1634 – 1684
Elizabeth Remegen
1659 – 1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Goddard Rockenfeller
1590 – 1684
Magdalena Goddard
1592 – 1656

William Rockefeller's Descendants

1.
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William Rockefeller (1750 – 3 Jun 1793) m. Christina Rockefeller (27 October 1754 – 1800)
  1. 1. Peter (William) Rockefeller (6 May 1774 – 6 May 1856) m. Catherine Miller (abt 1776 – 30 Apr 1851)
    1. 1. William (Peter) Rockefeller (6 Apr 1797 – 4 Mar 1803)
    2. 2. Catherine Rockefeller (18 Apr 1802 – 28 Oct 1874) m. John Miller (abt 1798 – 4 Dec 1858)
      1. 1. Catharina (Christin) Miller (13 Mar 1823 – )
      2. 2. Lucy (A) Miller (abt 1828 – )
      3. 3. Leonard Miller (abt 1830 – )
      4. 4. Lydia (A) Miller (abt 1833 – )
      5. 5. John (F) Miller (abt 1835 – 1918)
      6. 6. Walter Miller (abt 1837 – )
      7. 7. Hiram Miller (abt 1840 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth Miller (abt 1843 – )
      9. 9. Charles Miller (abt 1846 – )
    3. 3. Alexander Rockefeller (12 Dec 1805 – 9 Mar 1879) m. Lydia Bois (abt 1807 – )
      1. 1. Elias (Peter) Rockenfelder (21 Dec 1828 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Polly) Rockefeller (19 Aug 1809 – ) m. Morris Shelden (abt 1808 – )
      1. 1. Peter Sheldon (abt 1828 – )
      2. 2. Leonard Sheldon (abt 1831 – )
      3. 3. Catherine Sheldon (abt 1833 – )
      4. 4. Henry Sheldon (abt 1836 – )
      5. 5. Walter Shelden (11 Jul 1839 – )
      6. 6. Myron Sheldon (abt 1843 – )
      7. 7. Sarah Sheldon (abt 1846 – )
    5. 5. Eliza Rockefeller (1 May 1816 – 20 Dec 1873) m. Eli Boice (12 Jun 1812 – 11 Oct 1883)
      1. 1. Peter Boice (abt 1836 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Boice (abt 1840 – )
      3. 3. Lydia Boice (abt 1843 – )
    6. 6. Jonas (William) Rockefeller (23 Mar 1818 – 12 Mar 1892) m. Jane (Elizabeth) Shauman (18 March 1827 – 1895)
      1. 1. Mary (Esther) Rockefeller (17 Oct 1842 – 6 Feb 1861)
  2. 2. Simon (William) Rockefeller (May 1775 – )
  3. 3. Margaretta Rockefeller (27 Dec 1776 – 23 Jan 1847) m. Peter (Van) Bogart
  4. 4. Hannah Rockefeller (5 Aug 1780 – 4 Feb 1865)
  5. 5. Gertzen Rockefeller (1782 – )
  6. 6. Godfrey Rockefeller (24 Sep 1783 – 28 Sep 1857) m. Lucy Avery (11 Feb 1786 – 6 Apr 1867)
    1. 1. Malinda Rockefeller (12 Sep 1807 – 20 May 1880)
    2. 2. Olymphia Rockefeller (20 Apr 1809 – 21 Jul 1893)
    3. 3. William (Avery Rockefeller) Levingston (13 Nov 1810 – 11 May 1906) m. Eliza Davison (12 Sep 1813 – 28 Mar 1889) m. Margaret (L) Levingston (26 Dec 1834 – 9 Dec 1910)
      1. 1. Lucy Rockafeller (abt 1838 – ) m. Pierson (D) Briggs
      2. 2. John (Davison) Rockefeller (8 Jul 1839 – 23 May 1937)
      3. 3. William (Avery) Rockafellow (abt 1841 – ) m. Almira (Geraldine) Goodsell (1843 – 1920)
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Rockafeller (abt 1843 – )
      5. 5. Francis Rockefeller (1845 – 1847)
      6. 6. Franklin Rockafellow (abt 1845 – )
    4. 4. Norman Rockefeller (17 Oct 1812 – 20 January 1905)
    5. 5. Sally (Ann) Rockefeller (28 Sep 1814 – 2 Mar 1884)
    6. 6. Jacob (Samuel) Rockefeller (14 Jul 1816 – 14 August 1892) m. S (Mary) Nickerson (abt 1818 – )
    7. 7. Polly Rockefeller (8 May 1819 – )
    8. 8. Miles (Avery) Rockefeller (27 Jul 1821 – )
    9. 9. Mary (Miranda) Rockefeller (7 Jun 1824 – 10 Nov 1878)
    10. 10. Egbert Rockefeller (8 Feb 1827 – 21 Sep 1899) m. Sally Rockafeller (abt 1830 – )
  7. 7. Mary Rockefeller (25 Oct 1784 – 22 Feb 1872) m. Asahel Blakeman (24 Jul 1779 – 18 Feb 1853)
    1. 1. Hannah Smith (1805 – 4 Mar 1873)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Blakeman (4 Oct 1807 – 18 Dec 1883)
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Miller (15 May 1814 – 12 Mar 1885)
    4. 4. Stephen Blakeman (18 May 1828 – 13 Feb 1895)
    5. 5. Henry (Rockefeller) Blakeman (24 Feb 1834 – 2 Jun 1905)
  8. 8. William (W) Rockefeller (12 Jul 1788 – )
  9. 9. Maria Rockefeller (20 Sep 1789 – )
  10. 10. Jonas Rockefeller (23 Aug 1792 – )

William Rockefeller's Timeline

3 Records

1750
1750
Birth of William Rockefeller in Copper Hill, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Copper Hill, Hunterdon, New Jersey
1785
1785
Age 35
William Rockefeller resided here in New Jersey
New Jersey
1793
3 Jun 1793
Age 43
Death of William Rockefeller in Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Copper Hill, Hunterdon, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 065 : 1907

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: The transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association ... with genealogy

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1793
    Event Place: Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 065 : 1907
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