Rev. John Rockwood

1662 - 1662  (0 years)

• Name	John Rockwood
  Birth	12 Feb 1662	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Death	12 Feb 1662	Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Married	19 Jul 1688 (26 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  (1) Bethia Twitchell, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Twitchell. She was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 1 January 1706/7 in Medway, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Bethia Rocket (1689-____) 2. John Rocket (1690-1703) 3. Joseph Rocket (1692-____) 4. Samuel Rocket (1695-____) 5. Benjamin Rocket (1697-1777) 6. Dorothy Rocket (1700-____) 7. Hezekiah Rocket (1702-____) 8. John Rocket (1706-____)
  Religion	say 1700 (37 years)  [1]
  There is no record of him being ordained nor of his being licensed to preach. He is often called "Rev." in the records because of his speaking at religious assemblies. John was probably a separatist and helped to establish the Baptist Church in Medfield.
  Offices Held	1709 (46 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He was appointed a constable.
  Married	1710 (47 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  (2) Sarah Adams, the daughter of Deacon Jonathan and Elizabeth (Fussell) Adams. She was born on 6 December 1667 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She died on Thursday 11 May 1758 in Medfield, Massachusetts.
  Offices Held	1710 (47 years)
  He was the sealer of weights and measures.
  Offices Held	say 1720 (57 years)
  John was the first town clerk of Medway.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 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)
  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 (family of Nicholas Rockwood and Jane Adams)
  > 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)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Rockwood   d. 6 Sep 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandfather)  Margaret Holbrook,   b. About 1630   d. 23 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 40 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20163
  Last Modified	19 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	Margaret Holbrook,   b. About 1630   d. 23 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Rev. John Rockwood(1662 – 1662) 2Nicholas Rockwood(Abt 1628 – 26 Jan 1680/01) 4Richard Rockwood( – 1660) 5possibly the daughter of Zachary Bicknell 3Margaret Holbrook(1630 – 1670) 6John Holbrook 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Feb 1662 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 12 Feb 1662 - Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 19 Jul 1688 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1709 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 1710 - 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

  [S520] Flagg, Charles Allcott. The Descendants of Eleazer Flagg and his wife, Huldah Chandler of Grafton, Mass. , (Boston: The Press of D. Clapp & Son, 1903). [S76] Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898). [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887).