Deacon Samuel Rockwood

- 1728

• Name	Samuel Rockwood
  Birth	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Occupation	say 1670
  He was a tanner.
  Freeman	1682	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Married	(1) Hannah Ellis, the daughter of John and Susanna (Lumber) Ellis. She was born on 9 April 1651 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Her birth was recorded as 9 (2) 1651. She died on Tuesday 7 March 1724 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Hannah Rockwood (1673-1730) 2. Susanna Rockwood (1675-____) 3. Samuel Rockwood (1677-1684) 4. Abigail Rockwood (1679-____) 5. Ebenezer Rockwood (1681-1693) 6. Patience Rockwood (1682-1683) 7. Joseph Rockwood (1686-____) 8. Deliverance Rockwood (1689-1692)  [1]
  Offices Held	1709	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was elected a Selectman. He served again in 1710, 1712, 1714, and 1715.
  Ordained	1710
  Samuel was chosen Deacon in 1710
  Death	Dec 1728	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Siblings	2 brothers
  > 1. Deacon Samuel Rockwood,   b. Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Dec 1728, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Sarah Newell,  m. 6 May 1718 > 2. Josiah Rocket,   b. Abt 1645, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Aug 1727, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Sarah Kendrick,  m. 10 Nov 1703   3. Benjamin Rocket,   b. 8 Sep 1651, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Dec 1745, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 94 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Nicholas Rockwood and Silence Bowers)
  1. Isacc Rocket,   b. 22 Jul 1677, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Oct 1677, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Half siblings	3 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Nicholas Rockwood and Margaret Holbrook)
  + 1. Elizabeth Rockwood,   b. 3 Apr 1657, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Jul 1688, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 31 years) ▻ Deacon John Partridge,  m. 24 Dec 1678   2. Joseph Rockwood,   b. 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Jul 1693, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 34 years)   3. Rev. John Rockwood,   b. 12 Feb 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Feb 1662, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   4. Deacon Nathaniel Rockwood,   b. 23 Feb 1665, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Sep 1721, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Rockwood   d. 6 Sep 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandfather)  Jane Adams   d. 15 Dec 1654, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I19923
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Rockwood,   b. Abt 1628, England d. 26 Jan 1680/01, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jane Adams   d. 15 Dec 1654, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Newell,   b. 22 Mar 1665, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Dec 1728 (Age 63 years)  Other Partners: Nathaniel Hawes  m. 29 Mar 1688
  Marriage	6 May 1718	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : 53 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F1517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Deacon Samuel Rockwood( – 1728) 2Nicholas Rockwood(Abt 1628 – 26 Jan 1680/01) 4Richard Rockwood( – 1660) 5possibly the daughter of Zachary Bicknell 3Jane Adams( – 1654) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1682 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1709 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 6 May 1718 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - Dec 1728 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1002] Trask, William B. "Boston Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XIII, 1859). [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source.