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Joseph Rockwell (1668 - 1742)

Capt. Joseph Rockwell
Born in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
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Husband of — married 1 Feb 1694 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 74 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

Joseph Rockwell was born on July 8, 1668 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was a son of John Rockwell and Deliverance Hawes.[1][2][3]

Joseph, a cooper by trade, settled in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut about 1692/3. he purchased land on September 7, 1693 on Main Street near the meeting-house.[4]

He married Elizabeth Foster of Middletown on February 1, 1694 in Middletown. She was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Foster.[4][5] They had at least eight children. Some genealogists name two more children, Edwin and Mindwell, but no references for them have been found so far.

  1. John Rockwell was born on October 29, 1694 in Middletown.[6]
  2. Joseph Rockwell was born on August 24, 1697 in Middletown.[7]
  3. Elizabeth Rockwell, a twin, was born on October 10, 1700 in Middletown. She died on March 5, 1701.[8][9]
  4. Edward Rockwell, a twin, was born on October 10, 1700 in Middletown. He died on March 21, 1701.[10][11]
  5. William Rockwell was born on July 3, 1702 in Middletown.[12]
  6. Hannah Rockwell was born on December 18, 1704 in Middletown.[13]
  7. Edward Rockwell was born on July 23, 1707 in Middletown.[14]
  8. Ebenezer Rockwell was born on March 9, 1710 in Middletown.[15]

Joseph was admitted to the First Church of Middletown on May 31, 1702, and was chosen a Deacon on May 31, 1704. Joseph was also the town clerk from 1708 to 1734.[4]

Joseph passed away on October 28, 1742 at an age of seventy-four. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Middletown.[4][16][17]

His wife Elizabeth died on August 15, 1753 at an age of eighty in Middletown.[18]


Sources

  1. ↑ Parsons, Samuel H (copier). "Early Records of Windsor, Ct." New England Historical and Genealogical Record. [https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistor005wate#page/360/mode/2up Vol. V. p 361.
  2. ↑ Stiles, Henry R. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut; including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington. 1635-1891. Volume II Hartford, Conn.:Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1892. 648/9.
  3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-SW5 : 7 January 2020), Joseph Rockwell, 1668.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Rockwell, Henry Ensign. The Rockwell family in America. A genealogical record, from 1630 to 1873. Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1873. p. 22
  5. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-8Q6 : 11 June 2020), Joseph Rockwell, 1693.
  6. ↑ 2020), Joseph Rockwell in entry for John Rockwell, 1694.
  7. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-WXW : 11 June 2020), Jos. Rockwell in entry for Joseph Rockwell, 1697.
  8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W2-GZ8 : 7 January 2020), Joseph Rockwell in entry for Elizabeth Rockwell, 1700.
  9. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-WXD : 11 June 2020), Jos. Rockwell in entry for Elizabeth Rockwell, 1700.
  10. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-WXC : 11 June 2020), Jos. Rockwell in entry for Edward Rockwell, 1700.
  11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-4FW : 7 January 2020), Joseph Rockwell in entry for Edward Rockwell, 1700.
  12. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-WXF : 11 June 2020), Jos. Rockwell in entry for William Rockwell, 1702.
  13. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-WXV : 11 June 2020), Jos. Rockwell in entry for Hannah Rockwell, 1704.
  14. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-WXL : 11 June 2020), Jos. Rockwell in entry for Edward Rockwell, 1707.
  15. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-WX5 : 11 June 2020), Jos. Rockwell in entry for Ebenezer Rockwell, 1710.
  16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (v : accessed 26 November 2020), memorial page for Capt Joseph Rockwell (8 Jul 1668–27 Oct 1742), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #9010074, citing Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Judith (contributor 46608035) .
  17. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KV-NFS : 11 June 2020), Joseph Rockwell, 1742.
  18. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KV-NF7 : 11 June 2020), Joseph Rockwell in entry for Mrs. Elizabeth Foster Rockwell, 1753.
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Hyatt-1230 Susan Hyatt
Rockwell-571 and Rockwell-335 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth/death year and place, same wife, same children.

The only difference is his parents. This difference in parents needs to be resolved before the merge can be made.

There are three references that show his parents to be John Rockwell I (1627-1673) and Deliverance (Hawes) Bissell (1640-1718).

I see that Richard Rockwell (1586-bef.1637) had a son named Joseph Rockwell, but he would have been born before 1637, the date of his grandmother's will. It seems safe to conclude that Richard is not the correct parent.

Please review to see if you agree. Thanks.

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April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
Rockwell-571 and Rockwell-198 both look like matches for this well done profile.
posted by April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
This profile looks like a match for Rockwell-335, and Rockwell-198 should be included in a merge too.
posted on Rockwell-571 (merged) by April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
All of these children were born after this person died. He cannot be the correct father for the children born in Connecticut
posted on Rockwell-571 (merged) by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Rockwell-390 Toby Rockwell
Richard Rockwell died in Fitzhead, England in 1637. I know of no record that shows him to be in America.
posted on Rockwell-571 (merged) by Toby Rockwell

Rejected matches › Joseph Rockwell Sr. (1670-1733)

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