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William Rockwell 1543–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Rockwell

Mother: Mariam Wicke

Spouse(s): Mary Wyke

Children(s): John Rockwell, Joanne Rockwell, Diana Rockwell, William Rockwell

In 1543, William Rockwell entered the world in Somerset, England, born to Sir William The Elder Rockwell And Mariam Wicke. William Rockwell married Mary Marion Wyke, and had children including Diana Rockwell, Joanne Rockwell, John Simon Rockwell, Roger Rockwell, William Rockwell. William Rockwell passed away in 1571 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, William Rockwell entered the world in Somerset, England, born to Sir William The Elder Rockwell And Mariam Wicke.
  • William Rockwell married Mary Marion Wyke, and had children including Diana Rockwell, Joanne Rockwell, John Simon Rockwell, Roger Rockwell, William Rockwell.
  • William Rockwell passed away in 1571 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Rockwell
1520–1577
Birth Location: Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, England
SR
Mariam Wicke
1525–1598
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Wyke
1543–1598
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
MW

Children(s)

John Rockwell
1560–1636
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
JR
Joanne Rockwell
1563–
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
JR
Diana Rockwell
1567–
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
DR
William Rockwell
–1572
Birth Location: –
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William Rockwell's Ancestors

Self
William Rockwell
1543–1571
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
Sir William "The Elder" Rockwell
1520–1577
Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, England
Mariam Wicke
1525–1598
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
Symon Rockwell
1500–1560
Somerset, England
Elizabeth Squyre
1500–1567
Swimbridge, Devon, England
Richard (Wyke) (Wicke)
1510–1580
Fitzhead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Miriam (Wyke)
1511–1580
Somersetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Rockwell
1480–1560
Lady Cade
1480–1545
Sir Squyre
1430–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rockwell
1460–1520
Elizabeth Squyers
1460–
John Cade
1460–1520
Sir Squire\L'Esquire\Squyre\Sqyer\Sare\Squier
1410–1456
Lady Squyre
1415–1458

William Rockwell's Descendants

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William Rockwell (1543–1571) m. Mary (Marion) Wyke (1543–4 Oct 1598)
  1. 1. John ((Simon)) Rockwell 1560–1636 m. Honor Newton 1566–1637
    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
        2. 2. Mary Rockwell 1662–1738 m. Josiah Loomis 1661–1735
        3. 3. Samuel Rockwell 1667–1725 m. Elizabeth Gaylord 1670–1727
        4. 4. Joseph Rockwell 1670–1714 m. Elizabeth (Drake (as in Sir Francis) Drake) 1675–1731
        5. 5. John Rockwell 1663–1746 m. Ann Skinner 1679–1756
        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–
      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
        2. 2. Joseph (Rockwell Capt &) Deacon 1668–1742 m. Elizabeth Foster 1673–1753
        3. 3. John Rockwell 1665–1731 m. Abigail Canfield 1672–1734
        4. 4. Lydia Rockwell 1656–1681 m. Joshua Atwater 1652–1681
        5. 5. Ruth ROCKWELL 1655–1739 m. Daniel Mix 1638–1720
        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
      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
  2. 2. Joanne Rockwell 1563–
  3. 3. Diana Rockwell 1567–
  4. 4. William Rockwell –1572

William Rockwell's Timeline

4 Records

1543
1543
Birth of William Rockwell in Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Birth of William Rockwell in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1571
1571
Age 28
Death of William Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1577
27 Dec 1577
Age 34
Death of William Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St. Mary le Port, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1577
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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