John
Rockwell
Born about in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of William Rockwell
[uncertain]
and Mary Marion (Wyke) Rockell
[uncertain]
Husband of
Honor (Newton) Rockwell
— married
19 Jul 1585 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Rockwell, John Rockwell, William Rockwell, Roger Rockwell and Joan (Rockwell) Farthinge
Died before
before about age 73
in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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Biography
Birth & Baptism
Around 1560, 1564, is an estimate based on his 1585 marriage to Honor Newton. The birth and baptism may have occured in Fitzhead, Somerset, England, where he was married.
Marriage
John Rockwell and Honor Newton were married July 19, 1585, at Fitzhead, which is near Taunton, in Somerset, England.[1][2][3]
Children
- John: b. 1588, m. Wilmet Cade,[2][3]
- William: baptized 6 Feb 1591, Fitzhead.[4] He and his wife Susannah Capen were passengers on the “Mary & John” 1630.[5][2][3]
- Richard[3]
- Roger[3]
- Joane[3]
Death & Burial
John was buried at St. James in Fitzhead, Somerset, England on 23 Feb. 1637.[6][7]
John married Honor Newton (1564-1637)
Buried 23 FEB 1637. Fitzhead, Somerset, England.
Sources
- ↑ [http://freereg2.freereg.org.uk/search_queries/56a403a933045b16be0010e6 FreeReg2 Search John Rockwell, Somerset, 1585
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hansen, Ann Natalie. The English Origins of the "Mary & John" Passengers. 1985. p. 85
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Spear, Burton W. SEARCH FOR THE PASSENGERS OF THE MARY & JOHN - 1630. Vol 7, p.67
- ↑ Great Migration Begins, by Robert Charles Anderson, profile for William Rockwell, Vols 1-3, page 1595 - baptism
- ↑ Great Migration Begins, by Robert Charles Anderson, profile for William Rockwell, Vols 1-3, page 1594
- ↑ Transcript of 'Fitzhead' St James Parish Registers - Burials
- ↑ FreeRegUK Search John Rockwell burial 1637 somerset
- The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Great Migration Begins, profile for William Rockwell, Vols 1-3, page 1595
- Transcript of 'Fitzhead' St James Parish Registers, database online, Rootsweb. alphabetical, see under Rockwell, John
- Church of England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813
- England Select Death & Burials, 1638-1991
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Anne B
Anne B
I have William and Mary in my database as possible parents also. And my citation says Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John. Only this is not on the copied page (V.7 p.67) I have. Does anyone have a copy or a source where this came from.
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