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THE ROCKWELL FAMILY.
1. Sarah, b. 12 May, 1653: m. David Hall (or Hale ?). 2. Ruth, b. 5. bp. 11 Mch .. 1654; m. Daniel Mix.
3. Lydia, b. 27 Nov., 1656; m. Joshua Atwater. ( By 3 wife) :
4. John, b. 6 Sept .. 1663; d. 6 Ang., 1746, æ. 83 (E. W.C.R.), and acc. to Rockwell Pedigree ; the anthor of R. Gen, thinks him to have been the J. who rem. to Lanesboro", Mass., 1732. Issue : 1. John. 2. Abraham. 3. Elijal. (The O. C. R. says " the son of John Rockwell (. 1663. ) [Pedigree).
3. Hannah. b. 30 Mch .. 1665; d. num'd (der. fo R.
6. Joseph (Capt.), b. S .July, 1665 FAM. 4.
7. Elizabeth, b. 5 Feb., 1670; m. Lieut. James
Ward of Middletown, Conn., 1 Feb., 1691; owned the Gov't and adin. to Midd. Ch. 25 Oct., same yr., with her br. Joseph, both having bren bp. at W. where their father was in full communion. Shed 28 July, 1721: Lieut. James Ward d 4 Jan., 1712 Issue :
1. Elizabeth (Ward), b. 11 Nov., 1691.
2. Mary ( Ward), b. 9 Apl., 1697.
3. James (Ward ), b. G Mch., 1700.
4. Samnel (Ward), b. 25 Mch., 1703.
5. Sarah (Ward). b. 12 Sept .. 1205.
6. John (Ward), h. 6 Sept .. 1708.
d'ommunirated by Mr. Edwin Stearns, Middle- town, ('ont.)
FAM. 3. Samuel ? (D.a. William 1). m. 7 Apl., 1660, Mary (dan. Thomas and Grace Wills) Norton of Guilford. W. Rec. date this m. 1658. Ile was among the first settlers of E. W .; was adm. to W. Ch. 6 Apl., 1662 (0. (. R.); contrib. 2x. to Conn. Fund for Relief of Poor of other Colonies, 1616 (see, also, p. 165, Vol. I). 1Ir d. 1711 .- O. C. R. Children (bp. O. C. R.) :
1. Mary, b. 1%, bp. 26 Jan., 1661 2: m. Josiah Loomis, 23 Det .. 16×3.
2. Abigail, b. 93 Aug., 1664; d. non'd (der, to R. Predigree). prob. 3 May. 1685. - l'ol. Fire.
3. Samnel, b. 19 Ort., 1667. FAM. 5.
4. Joseph. b. 22 May, 1670. FAM. 6.
5. John. b. 31 May, 1673 [or FI]. FAM. 7.
6. Abigail, b. 11 Apl., 1626; m. 9 Nov., 1201, John Smith, d. 12 Ort., 1711.
7. JJosiah, b. 10, bp. 23 Mch., 1028. Fax. 8.
FAM. 4. Joseph? (Capt.) (John," Det. W'm.1), m. Elizabeth (dau. Edw'il and Elizab'h) Foster of Middletown. 1 Feb., 1691; was adm. to Midd. Ch., 28 Oct., 1694 ( R. Grn. says 31 May, 1702); chosen dea. 31 May, 1704; captain of militia co. and town clerk, 1708 to 1731; d. 28 Oct., 1742, in 75th year: his wife d. 15 Aug., 1753, æ. 80 (b. ; May, 1623): cooper by trade. Ch. (b. Middletown, Con .; communicated by Mr. Edwin Stearns) :
1. John, b. 29 Det., 1694.
2. Joseph, b. 24 Oct., 1697. FAM. 9.
3. Edward. ¿ twins, b. 10 Ort., 1700; both d.
4. Elizabeth, \ Mch .. 1701.
5. William, b. 3 July. 1702. FxM. 10.
6. Hannah, b. 18 Dec., 1704: d. mmuni'd. -- Matt. Rockwell Pad.
7. Edward, b. 23 July, 170? (Midd. See R. Gen.).
%. Ebenezer, b. 9 Mch., 1711: 1. Lucy Barber. 1749
FAM. 5. Samuel 3 (Dea.) (Samuel," Det. I'm.1), m. Elizabeth (dau. John and Mary Druke) Gaylord, 10 Jan., 1694; " was chosen Feb., 1716, in the place of a deacon. and departed this life May, the 18th, 1725, in 58th yr. of his age." - E. W. O. E. W. C. R. say he d. 18th ; held the office of " brander" of rattle in E. W .: fre (muently refers in his " Book of Accounts " to Samuel and Tahan Grant (Sen.) (sons of Matthew, who m. Susannna Rockwell as his 2d wife) as " uncles." His wid. h. 19 Feb., 1670; d. 12 Dec., 1727, æ. ab1. 57. - E. W. O. Ch .:
1. Ehzabeth, in. Thomas Grant. 3. William, h. 11 Nov., 1344: d. 23 Apl .. 1225 (E. I. 2. Samuel, b. 11 Jan., 1702: d. 41 AApl .. 1723 (E. H. (. R.): un'd. acc. to R. Pedigree. (. R.); un'd. R Pedignie. 4. Matthew (Dr.), b. 30 .Jan., 1707 8. Fax 11. 5. ----- , som, d. (acc. to R. Pedigree).
FAM. 6. Joseph " (Sgt.) (Sam'l' Det. I'm.'), m. Elizabeth (b. 4 Nov., 1645, dau. Job and Elizabeth Word) Drake. He d. 26 June, 1733, a. 64 .- E. W. o. (h. (b. H.) :
1. Joseph. b. 23 Nov .. 1695. FAM. 12.
2. Elizabeth. b. 12 Der., 1608; d. um'd, ac. Jul.
3. Benjamin, b. 26 Oct., 1700. FAM. 13. \R. Pol.
4. James, b. 3 June, 1701 FAM 11.
5. Job, b. 13 Apl., 1209. FAM. 15. [ington.
4. Elizabeth, b. 24 JJuly, 1713: m. JJonathan Hunt-
FAM. 1. John3 (Samuel," Du. I'm.]), m. Anne Skinner, who was b. 1684; d. 1 Apl., 1756, in 720 year. He d. 30 Sept., 1711. - E. W. C. R. Ch. :
1. John, b. 8 Dec., 1701; d. oum'd tarc. Matt. R. Pol.); prob. the J. of JJ .. who d. 23 Feb., 1725, 6 (W. R.). probably while in college at Yale, as in North Cemetery. New Haven, Conn., is a stone bearing this epitaph:
Ifere Lieth the Body of JOHN ROCKWELL ! Scholer of Wind ser who Died Fehr ve 3 1225 6 ! Aged 21 years |
2. - , son, d. yg. (acc. to Matt. R. Pal.).
3. Anne, b. 18 Jan. , 1704.
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- Jace. to Muff. R. P.d., twins, b. 12 May, 1206: " both il. three days
5. dan .. after."
6. Daniel. b. 30 May, 1702. FAM. 16.
7. David, b. 15 Ang., 1709. FAM. 17.
8. Mary, b. 10 July, 1711.
9. Abigail, b. 9 Aug., 1213.
10. Isaac, b. 14 Meh., 1715. 16.
11. Ebenezer, b. 5 Jan., 1717.
12. Joel, b. 25 Sept., 1718. FAM. 18.
13. Martha, b. 28 Aug .. 1220; m. Israel Stites,
11. Sylvanus, b. 7 Jan., 1723 4; d. mum'd (acc. to Mult. R. P.d.); prob, the S. who d. 22 Ang. 17H. . F. W. C. R. [Apl., 1742.
15. Rachel, h. 26 June, 1:26: m. Ile%. Crane, 2
16. John, b. 5 Dec., 1223; d. unm'd (nec. to M/. R. P' (.), prob. the JJ .. Jr., who d. 30 Sept., 1:41 .- E. W. C. K.
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GENEALOGIES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ANCIENT WINDSOR,
FAM. S. Josiah 3 (Stm7,2 Det. I'm.1). m. Reheren Loomis of Lebanon, Conn., 1.1 Dec., 1713; Josiah, "Sen.," d. 18 Nov., 1742 .- E. W. C. R. Children :
1. Rebecca, b. 21 Mch., 1714 15. his wife Jemima d. 9 .Jan., 1502, in 3d yr .; his son
2. Ruth, h. G .lan .. 1716 .leron d. 20 Sept. 1776. in 25th yr. A. W. O.
3. Josiah, b. " Meh, 1218 for deserve I. G ... pp. 175 183, Norwich and Coventry lines). James
5. Waitstill, b. 6 Sept., 1723; m. Norman Sadd, Jr., 31 May, 1714.
6. Eunice. b. 3 June, 1227; m. Ebenezer Devo- tion.
FAM. 9. Joseph ' (Joseph, Joka," Des. I'm.'), m. Sarah Yeemans. Children :
1. Samuel, b. 20 Mch .. 1:44 FAM. 19 l'onn. ; thence to East Lyme, Saratoga Co., N. Y .;
2. Elizabeth. 3. Mary. 4. Susannah. d., . 84 (for descendants, pre R. Gen., 173, 174).
S. Joseph. b. about 1:20; early rem, to Salisbury,
FAM. 10. William 1 (Dea.) (Joseph," John," Det. Vi.1), succeeded his father as deacon in the Middletown Ch., and as town clerk from 1735 to 1765; m. Hannah Foster. Child : (1) Sith.
FAM. 11. Matthew + (Dr.) (Dr. Sam't,3 Sum'7,2 Dea. Wi. 1), grad. Y. C., 1728; was " physician, clergyman, and deacon ": frequently served as a stated supply in neigh- boring churches, but mostly practiced medicine; served as deputy to Gen. Court for 23 sessions, beginning 1747, 8. He was the author of the Rockurett Pedigree, so frequently referred to in these pages. He m. Jemima (dau. Nathaniel) Cook, 19 Jan., 1743; he d. 28 Mch., 1782, at E. W. "If piety and learning meet, it can't secure us from yr grave. We see our faithful teacher laid on common level with the slave."- E W. O. Children (d. from E. W. C. R.):
1. Jemina, b. K Oct., d. 19 Nov. 1711. a. fi wks. 3. Mabel, b. 22 Apl .. 1719; d. 15 Oct., 1206. in 17th
2. Samuel, h. 6 Sept., d. 28 Oct .. 1747, a. 7 wks. 3d.
1. Lneretia, b. ani Mich., 1750. Iyear.
FAM. 12. Joseph ' (Joseph,3 Sum't? Dea. Wm.1), m. 25 MIch., 1693/4, Hannah (dau. John and Abigail Lathrop) Huntington; she was gd .- dau. of Christopher and Ruth (Rockwell) Huntington, and a gt .- gd .- dan. of Dea. Win. Rockwell, while he was a gl .- gd. s. of same, their gd parents being also bro. and sister, viz., Ruth and Sammel Rockwell, children of William; she d. 18 Jan., 1761, æ. 67, of small-pox; he d. 16 Oct., 1446, in 51st year .- E. W. O. Children :
1. Joseph i apt ). b. 15 Mch., 1715 16. FAM. 20. 2. Asahet, b. 1719: m. 1775. 2. Hannah, b. 25 Dec. 1ili : m. Jo. Bidwell. 3. Joseph, b. 1251; m. 1774. Lydia Barnaby, 3. Jernsha. 1, 1. -- . son, twins. b. 5 June. 1721; d. siwr day. and was que't of over { of the Bora Grote R's. 1. Benjamin, b. 1753; left Nova Scotia. 5. Sarah. 6. Hannah.
5. JJonathan, b. : M: y. 1:25. aht, 1,03 rem. w th 1 s. and 2 dans to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Issue : 1. Jonathan, b. 1747; in. 1773, Abigail Coats.
6. Samuel, b. 9 Mch., 1225 G.
7. Samuel, b. 19 Jan .. 1728. FAM. 21.
FAM. 13. Benjamin + (Joseph," Sam'l," Deat. Wm.'), m. Margaret Pork (acc. to Matt. R. Pod.) [prob. Polk, or Paulk]; prob. the B. who d. (E. N. (. R.) 1 Feb., 173. Ch .: 1. Margaret. 2. Samuel. 3. Elizabeth.
FAM. 14. James ' (Joseph,3 Sam'l," Dia. Wm.1), m. Abigail (dan. Eben. and Jemima Whitehond) Loomis, ? Nov., 1728; he d. 15 Oct., 1776 (E. W. C. R.); she d. 22 June, 1759. -- ES. W. C. R. Children :
1. James, h. 27 Sept., 172%; not ment. in Hatt. R.
2. Ebenezer, b. 27 Sept., 1995. FAM. .. TPal.
3. William, b. 19 Sept , 1731; m Elizabeth Reed, 1760. FAM. 23.
1. Abigail, b. 19 Der .. 1733: d. 13 Feb .. 1:33 1.
5. Abigail, acc. to Malt. R. P.l.
6. Elizabeth, b. 9 Apt., 1212; not ment. in Matt. R.
7. Nathaniel, b. 3 Nov., 1746. FAM. 21. S. Sybil, h. twin to Nath'1; one fam. rec, gives date of their b. as 14 Det. James's ch. d. 28 Ang .. 1251 : dau. d. Inne, 1716. F. 11. 1. 2.
FAM. 15. Job (lux,3 Sine'); Dat. I'm 1), m. Miriam Hayden, 20 .Jan., 1786/7. who d. 15 Apl., 1801, 2. 93; he d. 23 Aug., 1751, @. 45. - E. B. O. Ch. :
1. { harle», b. 22 Dec., 1737. FAM. 25. 3. Benjamin, h. 25 Jan., 1712 3. d. 4 Feb., 123 1. in 9. Miriam, D. 23 Jan .. 1739; d 14 Jan . 1760 50. 30th year. F. W. O. 12 mo. - F. f. 0.
1. Mary, b. 10 Sept., 1750; d. 9 Nov., 1251, ær. 1 yr., F. 1. 0.
FAM. 16. Daniel (Dea.) (John" Samil," Dea. Wm.'), of E. W .; m. Margaret (dau.
Daniel Rockwell
Mr. Zechariah and Joanna .lll) Loomis of Leba- non, Conn., 20 Feb., 1732/3, who b. 1709; d. 1 Mch .. 1789, in 80th 'year. Den.
first dlea
tir: tat sig 1.'
Otis Rockwel , the port, Was of this branch.
1 Ezra, b. 15 Apl., 1721; d. 20 Sept., 100, 0. 70;
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THE ROCKWELL FAMILY.
Daniel d. 3 Sept., 1775, and his tombstone says "one who honored his holy profes- sion, living and dying ": res. Wpg., So. W. Ch. :
1. Isaac. h. 26 .Jan .. 1733. FAM. 26. [C. R.
7. Abner. b. 10 Oct., 1:41. FAM. 27.
2. Beulah, b. 20 May, 1:35; d. July, 1741. - E. W. | 8. Daniel (Deg.), b. 4 Sept., 1746. FAM. 29.
3. Mary, b. 18 Ang., 176; m. Oliver Skinner,
9. Brulah, h. 3 July, 1718. E. V. O.
Jo, John, b. 5 Ang .. 1751: d. 23 June, 1955, æ. 4 yr .-
11. Noah, b. 31 Mehl .. 1753: d. 20 June. 1255, in 3d yr.
5. Lydia. b. 4 Ort .. 1740. r. R. E. W. 0.
6. Beulah, b. 20 Jan., 1712. 12. Margaret.
FAM. 17. David + (John.3 Sum'lº Dea. I'm.1), m. Margaret Van Horn, of Spring- field, 22 Feb., 1735/6 [The author of R. Genel, thinks they had son .Abraham, b. 1736, whose desc. are given in that work. ] Child : (1) Sarah, b. 12 Sept., 1737.
FAM. 18. Joel 4 (John,3 Sam'l," Dea. Win.1), m. Sarah Drake, 3 Dec., 1740: he d. 30 . 1790. Children (b. So. I., Wpg.) :
1 Isaac, b. A Sept., 1742; d. 14 Mch., 1802, in 60th vr .: wife Desire d. 19 Aug . 1742. in 41st yr .; his wid. Abigail d. 3 Oct., 1810, æ. 66.
2. Sarah, b. 2 Apl., 1744.
2. Sabrina, b. 1 Feb., 1747.
4. Ephraim, h. 16 Sept., 1750. FAM. 99.
5. Susannah, b. 25 June, 1153.
6. Ann, b. 23 Oct., 1,55.
7. Lucretia, b. 18 June, 1757. Hocl had a ch. d. 1 Oct., 1,51 .- E. W. C. R.]
Fax 19. Samuel5 (Jos., Jos," John, Det. I'm.'), m. Sarah Sheldon, both of E. W., 10 Feb., 1775; built the house now (1892) owned by Albert B. Dibble, one of the first erected in So. W., and having the peculiarity of a parlor at back end of house. It was then in a sort of wilderness; he tended the first mill run in So. W. (on sight of present mill of Chelsea ('. Vinton), which was carried of by a food, with a dwelling.ho, beside it. He d. 23 Dec., 1825; she d. 5 Mch., 1819 .- R. D. Children (bp. E. W. C. R.) :
1. Sarah, b. 9, hp. 12 Nov., 1995; m. the father of Rockwell Hayes of Wpg., and were gd .- par- ents of Mr. Heury Hayes of Wpg.
2. Aaron, b. 2. bp 5 Ort., 1717: d. 21 Ort., 1807.
:. Jerasha. h. S. bp. 1> June. 1280; m .; rem. West.
1. Samuel, h. 9. bp. 15 Sept., 1782: m. Abigail El- dredge of Willington, Conn .; he d. 28 Feb., INN. R. D. Issue :
1. Jerusha. m. (1) Warren Belcher of Wpg .; (2) James Case of E. Htfd .: by Ist husband had (1) Samuel (Belcher): (2) Waldo (Belcher); (3) John . Belcher), rem. South.
2. Henry. rom. South.
5. Rhoda, b. 13 Apl., hp. 11 Sept., 175; m. a Tut- tle ; rem. West; d.
6. Elijah. b. 16, bp. 20 Oct., 1788; m. (1) Elizabetb Gibbs of Wpg .. who d. 16 Frb., 1831, w. 37 (E. I'.O.): (2) Nancy Green of W., 3 Oct., 1832 (11. (. R.): he d. 13 Sept., 1915. Issue (by 2d write) : 1. Barzilla, died.
2. Asahiel, killed in factory at Rockville, Conn.
7. Russell, b. 10 Jan., bp. 1 Apl., 1792. FAM. 30.
" Joseph. b. & Aug., hp. 11 Sept., 1991; d. 30 Jan .. 1835. a. 60 .- IT. V. FAM. 31. Ittherất Mrx. M. 1. B ường of Wpg., So. 11.
FAM. 20. Joseph 5 (Capt.) (Jos. Jos,3 Sauil? Det. I'm.), m Auna Dodd [he d. 6 July, 1776, æ. 61]; was the 2d sett. in Colebrook, Conn . 1766; chosen Capt. of first militia Co. of C., 4 Oct., 1774. com. signed by Gov. Jona. Trumbull Ch. (h. E. H.):
1. Anna, m. Nathan Bass. 4
2. John, b. F Sept .. 1743: lieut. in Rev. during first 2 yrs. of war; res, at Colebrook until abt. 1790; then reu. to Southwick, Mass .; wife native of Saybrook, Conn. (For descendants, see Rockwell (innenil .. p. Il.)
rep. from C. to General Assembly, Oct., 1796, and several yrs. after: when 80 yrs, of age the temper- anee reform began in Conn .. and he resolutely abandoned the use of cider to the day of his death; his wife d. May. 1-30. Jasne :
1. Klijalı. 1. Betsey ( Wakefield).
3. Elijah [ b. 11 Nov., 1744, O. N. ; m. 19 Jan., 1775, 5. Anna ( Hurlburt). Imcy Wright|; rem. to d'. with his father; was 3. Theron. -- Ne Colbrook und Rockwell Geneal's. first and only J. P. of the town for many years: and. in the absence of a sen. pastor, joined 127 4. Mary. In. Wm. Goodwin. conple's in marriage: was a menth, of the Ist ch. 5. Jerusha. 1. Gurdon. gathered in 0. by Pres. Jona. Edwards, 1795; in 6. Elizabeth. 4. Joseph. Dec., 1779, was elected town clerk, and annually 9. Elihn fres, Winchester, Conn .;; prob. the E. of J .. bp. 12 Feb . 1765 - E. N. C. R. One of these ch. d. 3 Oct., 175%. E. W. C. R. re-elected for 38 yrs., and for 35 yrs. was town treas .; for 16 yrs. the only civil magistrate in ( .; FAM. 21. Samuel ' (Jos. , 4 Jos. Sam'l," Den. Wi.1), m. Hepzibah (dau. Jonathan and Mary Benton) Pratt of E. Hartford, and became the founder of the Colebrook (Conn.) Rockwells; m. at age of 28; inherited a small farm in E. W., upon which he lived until 1267, when, his family having increased to four sons. he foresaw that his place would soon be too straight for him, and, being the owner of a hundred acres of wild land in Colebrook, he rem. there in Feb., 1767, being the fifth settler in that town, and erected a buikling which now forms the back or kitchen part of the late Reuben Rockwell house, and two miles distant from the other settlers. .. ) This house of one story, with a stone chimney and a ball room under the roof, was with for many years the house of entertainment for all the town and religious meeting
2 .Jan., 1763.
1. Abner, h. 6 Mch., 1:37; d. Ang., 1741. - A. M.
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GENEALOGIES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.
of the settlement. Reared under the ministry of Rev. Timothy Edwards; frequently a listener to Jonathan Edwards and to Whitfieldl, he was a professor of religion, punctual in family duties, and, to a good degree, faithful in the religious instruc. tion of his children. He commanded the Colebrook military company during most of the Revolutionary War; served as an officer of the army on a short tour of duty, and was a decided patriot, and a prominent man in town affairs. He had a remark. able faculty of stimulating and directing men and in securing united action among them-an ontgiving to others of his own vigorous personality, and in his prime was endowed with great physical strength. Hle d. 24 Sept .. 1791, in his 66th year.
His wife was well calculated to be the helper of such a man; "her wool and her fax were always spun and woven in season. Her geese were picked at the proper time of the moon, and everything thoroughly done. Her large Indian pud- ding was on the table precisely at noon and the conch-shell blown in proper season. Her large brass kettle was over the fire for brewing beer every Tuesday morning. Her family, always large, required her constant exertions, and her energy and fore- sight were always equal to the emergency. Ever kind and attentive to her chil. dren, their heads must he combed when she could best attend to it; and if they were cross and restive, she would box their cars; and if that failed, she would promise them bread and butter; and, at any rate, when undertaken, it must be done and thoroughly done. She was a great lover of peace, and took no part in neighbor- hood quarrels or tea-table seaudals. Ever attentive to the claims of religion, she gave evidence, in the latter part of her life, of sincere and fervent piety. She sur- vived her husband twenty years."* "* Ch. :
1. Samuel (Dr.), b. E. W .. 18 Feb., 1759; resided at home on farm, until age of 17, when he served in 1276, for 6 or S mos,, in the army at New Lon- don; his health being impaired, he commenced in the following year his preparatory studies - studying in summer and teaching school in win- ter: ent. Y. (', 1679; at the end of one term took a di-mission and pursued for the usual time the study of med, with Dr. Lemmel Hopkins, then of Litchfieldl; traveled for some time in search of a location: sett., finally, 1784, as a practitioner at Sharon, Conn .; soon obtained a handsome prac- tice; m., 17×8, Eunice (dan, fohn) Canfield of S., who d. 1495; rem, to Salisbury, Conn., af ter 2 or 3 yrs .: m. Mrs. Hannah Reed; ret, to Sharon, where he res. until death, 21 June, 1836, P. 77 yrs. 1 mos, 6 days ; his second wife d. 1833; he was an honest and skillful physician, a firm and efficient friend and supporter of religious in- «titntions, a consistent Christian, a useful and influential citizen; was J. P. for many yrs .. and several times rep. the town in Gen. Assembly.
2. Timothy, b. E. W., 1703; m. 1793, Mary (dau. Col. Chas, Burrell of Canaan, Conn., and d. 7 Aug. (R. Gen, says 4 Sept ), 1994, in 3d year; manifesting, in early life, an unusual capacity for business, he was, by common family consent, the principal manager of their extensive business concerns; and, as head of the firm of Sammel Rockwell & Sons, so conducted the business as to retain the confidence and affection of his bros .. und to exclude the jealousies and uneasy feelings which so freq. arise where a partnership is com- posed of several members of the same family. He was a great reader, and had a decided taste for literary work.
3. Solomon. bp. 3 Oct., 1769. F. W. (. R .; prob. the ch. of Summel R. which d. 8 Oct., 1262.
4. Solomon, b. E. W .; bp. 42 Jun., 1761 (E. I. (. 12.); rom. from Colebrook to Winsted, Con., 1298, or '99; m. 1800, Sarah (dau. Deacon Robert) McEwen of Winchester, Conn. ; as a business perseverance, prudence, and sound discretion. Hle wa- liberal, cheerful, arlive in devising and
aiding all objects of public improvement and br- novolence, and was a liberal donor to the A. B. 1. F. V., and the Western Reserve College, as well as to other literary institutions. He was a true gentleman of the old school; he d. 1 Ang .. 1×35, mr. 71 years. 6 mos .. 10 days; his wife d. 15 Mch., 1837. w. 62. with the blessings of the poor upon her.
5. Reuben (Den.), b. 1. bp. 6 Oct . 1205. at E. W .: was carried in his mother's arms, on horseback. to Colebrook, in Feb., 1208: he was the son who remained in the okl homestead, and his whole life and character were in Iwantifol keeping with the firm foundations, unvarnished pluinness, and substantial comforts of the good old dwell'g; with scarcely any opportunies of education, and con- -tantly engaged in the hard labor incident to the first settlement of a rough New Eng. town, his strong. far-reaching mind was not satisfied with- ont improvement; and, by judicious reading and hard thinking. he acquired an amount and variety of knowledge which enabled him, honorably and usefully, to discharge, not only the ordinary duties of life, but all public trusts and responsibilities which were committed to him. With a large amt. of information, constantly increasing. combined with ready wit, and cheerfulness that seldom failed, and a kindness shown in actions rather than words, he was eminently useful and dearly beloved in his own family: his sincere piety and phinness of speech might sometimes seem unmindful of the feelings of others, yet he meant it not so, and was a~ ready to commend the right as to reprove the wrong; he shunned no responsibility, and, where principle was at stake, was fearless in the expres. sion of his opinions; his habit of commenting up- on what he read or heard gave him the pen of a ready writer; in 1290, under the ministry of Doctor Edwards, a marked change came over his religious views and feelings; his piety became, like himself, earnest, sincere, and practical. After enjoying un- interrupted health for more than 44 years, he was prostrated by disease, and, in full possession of his mental faculties, with calmness and resignation, he set his house in order. and was "gathered as a
* This biog, notice, as well as those of his sons, condensed from .f Sermon preached at the Funeral of Fartin Rockwell of Colebrook, Conn., 11 Die., 1531, by Ret. Joseph Eldridge; privately printed; which also rain- a very correct online R. geneal, without dates; and a similar record of the Colebrook Rockwell -.
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THE ROCKWELL FAMILY.
shock of corn, fully ripe in its season." He m. 1 Oct., 1795, Rebecca (dau. Col. Bezalie]) Beebe, a gallant officer of the Revol. (see Hollister's Ilist. Coun., ii, 627), and d. June. 1510, æ. 74; she d. 1853. Issue call b. Colebrook) :
J. Julius, b. 26 Apl., 1505: m. 22 Nov., 1836, laicy Forbes (dan. Judge Wm. Perrin and Lucy . Idam) Walker, and gd .- dan. of Judge W'm. Walker of Lenox. Mass. C'h. (h. Pittsfield, Muss.) : (1) William Walker. b. 28 July. 1999; (2) Cornelia, h. 3 Oct., 1841; m. Capt. Chas. P. Bowditch; (3) Francis William (Hon.). b. 26 May, 1844: (1) .Hice Gray. b. 19 Jan., 1816; d. 26 Feb., 1850; (5) Robert Campbell. b. 28 Aug., 1845.
4. Louisa, b. 1807: m. Giles II. Bass.
3. Bezalecl Beebe. b 98 Oct., 1809; m. Caroline (dau. l'ol. Hosta) Hinsdale, 23 Apl., 1834.
1. Elizabeth. b. IS12.
5. Renben, b. 1818; m. nieJia S. Eno.
6. Alpha (Dea.), the first child b. in Colebrook,
21 Sept., 1176; received a baptismal name which commemorates this circumstance: was a feeble child; a severe attack of whooping cough, at the age of abt. Il yrs., seriously afferied his lings during the remainder of his life; though generally able to do business, and at times to endure consid erable toil, the affection of his lungs at length ter- minated in consumption, which carried him off on the 31st of May, 1818. at the age of 51 ; his compan- ion, Rhoda (dan. of John) Ensign of Salisbury, a pions, efficient, and faithful wife and mother, d. a few days after the birth of their youngest dan .. in Feb., 1817; he was well qualified for business, a good accountant, of a mild and obliging temper, remarkably kind and attentive to his family and connections; but the chief excellence of his char. acter was bis eminent piety. - R. Gen., 150 151.
7. Martin, b. Colebrook, 1772.
8. Inman, h. Colebrook : d. Nov., 1777.
9. Ilepzihab, b. Colebrook; d. Nov., 1727.
FAV. 29. Ebenezer 5 (Jux., Jos, Samt,? Det. I'm.1), m. Lucy Barber, 16 Aug., 1749, who d. 13 Apl., 1755; he prob. m. again, as we find rec. of death of Ebenezer R.'s wife, 25 Mch., 1766. - E. W. C. R. Ch .:
1. Ebenezer, b. 5 July. 1752. 26 June, 1763. 2. Azubah, b. 3 Apl., 1755. Ebenezer had ch. d. 1 Dec., 175%; ch. d. 5 Apl. 1762. E. W. C. R.
3. James (called in F. W. C. R. James Barber),
FAM. 23. William (Jax., 4 Jos.,3 Sum'l,? Den. Win.1), m. Elizabeth Reed, 1760. Ch. (E. I. C. R.):
1. William, bp. 20 Feb., 1763. 3.
3: bp. 6 Mch , 1268. 3. - , bp. 20 June, 1774.
2. - , bp. 3 Nov., 1765. , bp. 15 Sept., 1771. 6. . bp. 25 May, 1777.
FAM. 24. Nathaniel3 (Jax.,4 Jox.,3 Same'l,2 Dea. Wi.1), m. Sarah Bullen, who d. 5 June, 1810, æ. 68 (E. I'. O.); he d. 22 Aug., 1822, 2. 76. - E. W. O. ct R. D. [She was prob. dau. of David and Anna B. of Enf., and David was prob. s. of David and Abigail B. Htfd. Prob. Rec. give will of David B. of. Enf., dated 3 Nov., 1756. wherein is ment. wife Abigail; dan. . Miguel (Pinney ?); dau. Ilunch (Harden); s. Darid .- R. T. S.] Ch .:
1. Huldah. b. 20 Mch., 1720. 5. Martin, b. 16 Ang., 1:78. FAM. 34.
2. Nathaniel, b. 21 Mch., 1272. FAM. 32. [4. R.
3. Fluvia, b. 2 Sept., 1774; d. 15 Sept .. 1776. - E. W.
7. George, b. 22 Feb .. 1786. FAM. 35.
4. John, b. 9 Mch., 1777. FAM. 33. 8. Sophia, b. 21 June, 1789; d. 18 Jan., ISGS, unm'l.
FAM. 25. Charles 3 * (Job,4 ,Jos.,3 Sam'l,2 Dea. Wmt.1), m. Abigail (dau. Capt. Gideon) Wolcott, 9 Apl., 1764, who d. 12 May, 1825, æ. 84 (E. W. O.): he d. 26 Feb., 1777. . 40. - E. W. O. Ch. (bp. E. W. C. R.) :
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