Elizabeth (Weed) Rockwell (abt. 1637 - abt. 1676)

Born about 1637 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut [uncertain]

Wife of John Rockwell — married 1654 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1676 at about age 39 in Rye, Westchester County, New York [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1637, probably at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut to parents Jonas Weed and Mary Unknown.^[1] Elizabeth was probably born at Stamford, but a record of her birth has not been found. Jonas Weed and family first settled at Watertown, then by 1635 at Wethersfield, and by 1642 at Stamford, Connecticut.^[1]

Marriage

Elizabeth married "by an unknown date" to John Rockwell.^[1]

Death and Legacy

Elizabeth died on 8 October 1676 at Rye, Westchester County, New York.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

John Rockwell of Stamford (who was probably the husband of Elizabeth Weed) was determined not to have been the son of John Rockwell, 1635 immigrant Hopewell to Windsor, CT (sources below). However there is a close DNA relationship between these two families. Windsor John's brother, Richard Rockwell, is known to have had at least one son who immigrated to New England; perhaps this is the connection.^[2] John Rockwell of Windsor also had a brother William at Windsor, and there was a Josiah Rockwell at Norwalk. Descendants of these have also shown to be closely related to John Rockwell of Stamford.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Robert C. Anderson The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, (Volumes I-III, Page 1956). (Online database accessed 20 January 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) (AmericanAncestors.org : accessed ??) "Jonas Weed" Featured Name
2. ↑ Robert C. Anderson, Great Migration 1634-1635, (Vol VI R-S, Pages 70-72) (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) (AmericanAncestors.com : accessed ??) "John Rockwell" Featured name

See also:

• Rockwell, Rockwell / Thayer, Rockwell, Willard Frederick, Jr., The Rockwell Foundation, 1984. p.16. Wellswooster.com
• TAG 77:104-9; 79:299-308 Rockwell families
• NEA 4 (April 2003) 51-53 Rockwell families
• Rockwell, Kenneth W., The Rockwell family in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and beyond: some of the descendants of John Rockwell, an early settler of Stamford, Connecticut. North Salt Lake, Utah: DMT Publishing, Second Edition, 2008.
• Ancestry.com., U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Ancestry.com Ancestry.com
• Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Ancestry.com
• Find A Grave
• Christopher Desloge. Desloge Chronicles - A Tale of Two Continents - An Amazing Family's Journey GoogleBooks