Jonathan Rockwell (abt. 1665 - 1731)

Born about 1665 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Canfield) Rockwell — married Apr 1700 in Norwalk, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1731 at about age 66 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Biography

Jonathan Rockwell was born about 1665 in Stamford, Connecticut. ^[1] He was the son of John Rockwell and Elizabeth Weed.

He married Abigail Camfield, dtr of Samuel, the last week of April 1700, in Norwalk, Connecticut.^{[2] [3]}

Children of Jonathan & Abigail (Canfield) Rockwell, Elizabeth b. in Norwalk.^[2] Last four born in Ridgefield include ^[4]

1. Elizabeth b. Norwalk 7 May 1702.^[2]
2. Benjamin, b. 5 Jul 1704
3. John, b. Apr 1705
4. David, b. 8 Oct 1708
5. Jonathan, b. 31 Mar 1711

He is buried in Old Town Cemetary, Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT.^[5] It may refer to the Titicus Cemetery in Ridgefield, also known as the Olde Town Graveyard. Below it says he's buried in "Ye Burying Yard" in Ridgefield.

Parents: John Rockwell (1621 - 1673) and Elizabeth Weed Rockwell (1637 - 1676)

Spouse: Abigail Canfield Rockwell (1672 - 1734)

Children: David Rockwell (1708 - 1788)*

Burial: Ye Burying Yard, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Research Notes

• Evidence for the other children has not been located. Did Jonathan or Abigail leave a will, listing children? Did they die young? Did they exist?

No will found for either in Ancestry's will collection

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records lists Benjamin, John, David, Jonathan as, using Benjamin as example:

Benjamin, [s. Jonah & Abigail] b. 5 Jul 1704.

Information given in brackets is typically derived from another source.

It is obvious that Jonah and Jonathan are the same person.

• David Metcalf: Abigail Rockwell's husband is Jonathan Rockwell, and I found him in the same cemetery as her... notes under his bio about Abigail Canfield Rockwell.

Sources

1. ↑ George L. Rockwell. The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut. 1927. Transcribed by Jane Devlin DuhhamWilcox.net Births, Part I
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Norwalk" Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. p. 109. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/12609/109/24380335
3. ↑ Yates Publishing Publication. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
4. ↑ George L. Rockwell. The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut. 1927.Babel.hathitrust.org
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #51428835

See also:

• James Boughton, comp. A Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell, of Stamford, Connecticut 1641 and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639. W.F. Jones. Brooklyn, New York: 1903. Archive.org or GoogleBooks
• Bristol, Theresa Hall. Westchester County, N. Y., Miscellanea, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1921) Vol. 52, Page 76.