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William Rockwell 1590–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 FEB 1590

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 MAY 1640

Death Location: Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: John Rockwell

Mother: Honor Newton

Spouse(s): Susanna Capen, Mary Dryer

Children(s):

In 1590, William Rockwell entered the world in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Rockwell And Honor Newton. William Rockwell married Mary Dryer, Susanna Capen. William Rockwell passed away in 1640 in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1590, William Rockwell entered the world in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Rockwell And Honor Newton.
  • William Rockwell married Mary Dryer, Susanna Capen.
  • William Rockwell passed away in 1640 in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rockwell's Ancestors

Self
William Rockwell
1590–1640
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Rockwell
1563–1636
Fitzhead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Honor Newton
1564–1636
Fitzhead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Rockwell
1520–1577
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mariam Wicke
1533–1598
Fitzhead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Lawrence Newton
1519–1593
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Pelham
1541–
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Symon Rockwell
1500–1560
Elizabeth
1500–1560
Richard Wyke
1510–1580
Wyke
1511–
Humphrey Newton
1498–1567
Ethelred Starkey
1498–1570
Thomas Pelham
1500–1546
Joane Pelham
1510–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rockwell
1480–1545
Wilmot Cade
1480–1545
Ellen Fitton
1468–1536
Lawrence Starkey
1465–1532
Anne Dymoke
1465–1498

William Rockwell's Timeline

3 Records

1590
6 FEB 1590
Birth of William Rockwell in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
6 FEB 1591
Age 1
William Rockwell was christened in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1640
15 MAY 1640
Age 50
Death of William Rockwell in Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1590
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1591
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1640
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

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