Benjamin Rocket

1651 - 1745  (94 years)

• Name	Benjamin Rocket
  Birth	8 Sep 1651	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Military	1676 (24 years)
  He was a soldier during King Philip's War under Capt. Swet and was wounded in Salem by two shoots in the thigh. He was sent to Salem proper to recover and their spent three months. Benjamin never fully recovered, being sickly the rest of his life.
  Married	1678 (26 years)  [1]
  Judith Ellis, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis. She was born on 15 April 1658 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Her birth date was recorded as 15 (2) 1658. Issue: 1. Bethia Rocket (1679-____) 2. Judith Rocket (1681-____) 3. Mary Rocket (1683-____) 4. Patience Rocket (1686-____) 5. Hezekiah Rocket (1688-1689)
  Moved to	Abt 1681 (29 years)	Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Military	1742 (90 years)
  At the age of 92 years, he petitioned the court for compensation and was granted £4 a year for the rest of his life.
  Death	5 Dec 1745	Wrentham, 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	I19925
  Last Modified	10 Oct 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

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Benjamin Rocket(1651 – 1745) 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 - 8 Sep 1651 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - Abt 1681 - Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 5 Dec 1745 - Wrentham, 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).