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I. Abigail Arthur,7 Sept. 19, 1808, resides a maiden lady in New York ; II. Ebenezer Hazard,7 Aug. 1810, grad. M. D. at Yale Col., 1832, and rs. as a physician at Enfield, m. Juliet Bliss, fr. W. Springfield, b. Aug. 16, 1811, m. Nov. 7, '32, d. June 11, '54; and 2d, Adelia O. Wilson, dg. of Ezl. Smith, fr. Reboboth ; and had I. Ellen Louisa,8 Jan. 31, 1834, at Longmeadow ; II. Ebenezer Arthur,8 Jan. 6, 1839, at Enfield ;
III. Charlotte Elizabeth,8 Feb. 3, 1842, at E. ; Iv. Charles Ers- kine,8 June 20, 1847.
III. Wm. Erskine,7 June, 1812, d. um. 1835, at Havana, Cuba ;
Iv. Charles Green,7 Jly. 19, 1814, rs. a banker at Mauch Chunk, Pa., m. June 23, 1840, Sarah Smith, dg. of Geo. B. S., of New York, by w. Joanna Vermilye, and had I. Wm. Erskine, May 21, 1841, d. Jly. '42;
II. Chs. Green,8 Jan. 11, '43 ; III. Joanna Smith,6 June 13, '45; IV. Elizabeth Vermilye,8 May 30, '48, d. May 6, '53.
43. 150. Elisha,5 jun., m. Mary Farnsworth, Apl. 29, 1762, who d. Nov. 11, '65. He m. 2d, Abigail Stone, b. July 8, 1749, of Groton, m. June 4, '71. He rm. fr. G. to Chesterfield, N. H. IIe had, I. Hannah,6 Feb. 10, 1763,
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d. yg. ; 2d, Molly,6 Oct. 29, '64, d. yg. ; III. Elisha,6 Apl. 16, '72, d. Sep. 9, '77 ; IV. Emme, 6 July 21, '73, m. Derastus Bennet, of Brattleboro', Vt., and d. Feb. 4, 1810, without issue ; v. Mary,6 Aug. 13, '75, d. July 15, 1818, m. Roswell Parker, of Putney, Vt., had Emme," m. Josiah Aiken ; VI. Abigail," Sep. 10, '76, d. Sep. 7, '77 ;
155. 151. VII. Elisha,6 Rev., D. D., m. May 9, '78, Susanna B. Parkman ;
161. 152. VIII. Wm.,6 Jaly 27, '80, m. Anna Horton ;
168. 153. Ix. John," July 7, '82, m. Sally Green, of Westmoreland ;
174. 154. x. Otis," Rev., A. M., May 1, '91, m. Maria Johnston.
151. 155. Elisha,G D.D., grad. at Dar. Col., 1802, and became one of its tutors for two years. He was ord. at Westboro', Mass., Oct. 28, 1808, m. Oct. 5, 1809, Susanna Brigham Parkman, dg. of Breck P., Esq., and grd. dg. of Rev. Ebenezer P., the first minister of W., and b. Apl. 13, 1782, and d. June 4, 1836. He next m. Feb. 21, 1838, Emily W. Herrick, b. Dec. 18, 1798, dg. of Abel Wilder, of Keene, N. H., and wid. of Rev. Osgood Herrick, formerly of Millbury. Mr. Rockwood continued the minister of W. for the now remarkable term of 27 years, where his labors were greatly blessed and an amount of good accomplished through his instrumentality, to be measured by no scale in an angel's hand. Long may he survive, the object of our gratitude and reverence, until we salute him as our father, where sacred ties shall be sundered no more.
Ile was dismissed from W., March 11, 1835, and installed at Swanzey, N. II., Nov. 16, '36, where he continues his labors with great acceptance, though now in his 77th year. He had, at W.,
1. Elisha Parkman,7 June 19, 1811, d. Jan. 22, 1828.
157. 156. I. Wm. Otis,7 Feb. 12, 1814; III. Susanna . Brigham,7 Oct. 1, 1815, d. May 12, '43, m. Dea. Christopher C. Denny, of Keene, Oct. 10, '37, had, Henry Rockwood,8 Feb. 22, '39 ;
IV. Hannah Abigail,7 Feb. 1, 1817, m. Feb. 16, '42, Dexter Brigham, jun., of Harnden & Co.'s Express, and had, I. Susan Emily,s Apl. 19, '46, d. Aug. 27, '46 ; II. Rockwood,8 July 27, '48;
v. Robert Breck, Jan. 17, 1822, d. Jan. 17, '22.
156. 157. Wm. Otis,7 m. Dec. 6, 1842, IIelen-Mar More, of Quincy, III., pre- vious of Auburne, N. Y., settled in Indianapolis, Ind., and had, I. Helen- Mar,8 Sep. 13, 1844 ; II. Susan Brigham,8 June 8, '46, d. Apl. 7, '47 ; III. Wm. Elisha,8 Oct. 26, '47; Iv. Charles Brigham,8 Nov. 7, '50; v. Breck Parkman,8 Nov. 6, '51.
152. 161. Wm.,6 m. Dec., 1804, Anna Horton, from Brattleboro', who d. May , 1806. He m. 2d, Chloe Heminway, Apl. 2, 1807, dg. of Jacob H., Esq., of Bridport, Vt., and b. Oct. 19, 1787. He rs. a respectable farmer, at Bridport, had,
I. Wm. Horton,7 by 1st w., who m. Susan G. West, dg. of John W., Esq., of New York, and rs. in N. Yk. a merchant ;
II. Elisha Heminway,7 M. D., Jan. 6, 180S, m. Eliza Thompson, dg. of Judge Amos T., of Poultney, Vt., and rs. in Newark, N. Y., where he has a good practice and standing in society. He had,
I. Wm. T.,8 Jan. 17, 1836 ; II. Harrict Grace,8 Nov. 13, 1840 ; III. Derastus Bennett,7 Apl. 15, 1810, mn. Mary Flinn, of Buffalo, r. Chi- cago, engaged in Lake navigation ;
Iv. Henry Otis,7 Dec. 17, 1812, m. Eliza A. Martin, r. New York ;
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v. Daniel Parker, May 27, 1815, m. Oct. 24, '48, Sarah B. Wilder, dg. of Abel W., of Kcene, N. H., r. Bridport, and has Brigham,8 b. Sep. 8, '49 ; Elizabeth W.,8 b. Nov. 1, '50 ; Jennie,8 b. Jan. 21,' 53 ; VI. Charles Almeron,7 Aug. 29, 1817, m. Emeline Barker, of Fredonia, N. Y., and r. a merchant at Cincinnati, O. ; VII. Harriet Ann,7 Mar. 27, 1821, m. Nicholas W. West, of New York, and d. without issue, Jan. 9, '41 ; VIII. Susan Elizabeth,7 Oct. 13, 1823, m. Chs. N. Hayward, of Bridport.
153. 168. John,6 m. June 26, 1817, Sally Green, dg. of Cpt. Levi G., of Westmore- land, resided on the paternal farm in Chesterfield until 1835, when he rm. to Ottawa, Ill., where he now resides. He had, I. Mary Abigail,7 Sep. 5, 1818, m. Sep. 18, '44, Rev. James Rice Dunn, of Collinsville, Ill. ; II. Elisha Green,7 Mar. 11, 1820, d. Jan. 29, '21 ; III. Martha Elizabeth,7 Nov. 8, 1821, d. Nov. 20, '29 ; IV. Laura Maria,7 May 28, 1823 ; v. Loring Otis,7 May 28, '23 ; vI. John Adams,7 July 3, '25, m. May 23, '50, Sarah Jane Lewis, of Berwick, Ill., dg. of John L., had,
Emily Beach,8 June 1, '51, d. July 21, '54 ;
VII. Wm. Henry,7 Nov. 21, '26; VIII. Levi Green,7 Mar. 13, '29, d. Feb. 19, '36; Ix. Elisha Earl,7 Sep. 29, '34.
154. 174. Rev. Otis Rockwood, A. M., graduated at Midd. Col., Vt., 1813, and at the Theol. Sem., Andover, 1817; after which he spent six months in the 1st Cong. Socy. in Charlestown, where he had a call to settle as Colleague Pastor with the Rev. Dr. Morse, and at the same time a call from the 1st Cong. Chh. and Socy. in Lynn. After due deliberation he concluded to accept the latter, and was ordained July 1st, 1818. He found that ancient and venerable chh. in very depressed and disheartening circumstances, being reduced to 40 members, only 8 of whom were males, and the Socy. much embarrassed with debt; and their house of worship so much dilapidated as to be deemed unworthy of repair. During his ministry there of 14 years, the chh. was increased to 130 members-their pecuniary obligations discharged and their house of worship rebuilt.
In Dr. " Cooke's Centuries " in Lynn, there is an interesting notice of Mr. Rockwood's ministry in that city, from which the following is an extract :
" But the true importance of the work which he did here consisted in break- ing the force of the tide which was bearing all to destruction, and beginning to set it an opposite direction. He found here a church having but two praying families, and left it with many. He found few minds evincing an attachment for the doctrines of the cross, and left a church prepared to unite in a successor who gave fearless utterance to those doctrines. He found the church declining in life and strength, and left it in a state of thrift and rapid increase: And he has been honored of God to break the succession of an erroneous and life-depressing ministry, and head a new series of the preachers of the truth, to whose labors God will attach his blessing; and whoever comes in after generations to write the history of this church, and trace events as time will then have developed them, will trace great results to causes which had their spring under his labors.
" The honor which the providence of God put upon his ministry was this, that it was the turning point of life to an apparently expiring church. He sacrificed his own interests, and perilled his prospects of a happy settlement in the ministry, to make here what was thought to be the doubtful experiment whether this church could live. Such instances of self-sacrifice on the part of ministers are little thought of. With most it is taken as a first principle
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that ministers have a selfish motive for every act. And when he declined a call to one of the best churches in the State, that he might unite his fortunes here with an apparently sinking cause, he had no credit for his self-denial : it was even turned to his disadvantage ; and many inferred that he must be a small affair if he would consent to labor here with such a forlorn hope of a church. So little do the world, judging others by themselves, appreciate the moral sublime in self-denial. But it matters not. He has not lost his reward. Events in after years will show-they have already begun to show -more good accomplished, that is, more honor achieved, by that self-sacrific- ing ministry than is ordinarily secured by a ministry in our largest churches. God has honored him by setting him at the head of a many-branching stream of life-giving influence here, where children and children's children will see cause to call him blessed."
The effect of the sea air upon Mr. R.'s health urged him to seek an inland situation, and his pastoral relation was dissolved, July 1st, 1832. He sub- sequently preached in Hopkinton, in Berkley, and Wayland, and in Canaan, N. Y., where he had invitations to settle. He was at length installed over the 1st Cong. Chh. in S. Woodstock, Ct., where he labored with success till 1844, when his ministerial relation was again dissolved. For several years past he with his family have had their residence in Boston.
He m. Maria Johnston, July 28, 1819, dg. of Nathaniel Johnston, Esq., of Hillsboro', N. H., by w. Catharine Clark, and had,
I. Nathaniel Johnston,7 m. June, 1855, Emily Daniels ;
II. Charlotte Clark7 ; III. Edward Otis7 ;
IV. Abby Ann,7 m. Hon. Edward Kent, r. Bangor; v. Catharine Elizabeth7.
54. 177. Benj.,6 m. Lucy Ware, b. Mar. 25, 1787, m. Jan. 17, 1810, dg. of Josiah W., s. in N. Wrentham, and had, I. Samuel,7 Jan. 7, 1811.
181. 179. II. Benj.,7 Nov. 8, 1812 ;
187. 180. III. Elisha,7 Sep. 21, 1814; Iv. Lucy M.,7 July 12, 1820, m. Ward A. Clark, Oct. '45, r. N. Wrenth., had Willard P., Dec. 4, '46.
179. 181. Benj.,7 m. Sarah R. Pond, b. Jan. 15, 1815, m. Dec. 27, '35, dg. of Jacob P., by w. Rebecca -, r. N. Wrentham, and had, I. Benj. H.,8 Jan. 20, 1839; II. Stephen T.,8 Jan. 18, '41 ; III. Sarah Maria,8 Aug. 5, '43; Iv. Nathan H.,8 Mar. 22, '46; v. Eunice A.,8 Oct. 27, '48; VI. Elisha W.,8 Mar. 16, '51 ; VII. Elijah C.,8 Oct. 9, '53.
180. 187. Elisha,7 m. Elizabeth Hewins, b. Jan. 6, 1815, m. Oct. 21, '41, dg. of Ebenr. H., by w. Anna -, r. N. Wrenth., and had, I. Edwin O.,8 Nov. 4, 1842 ; II. Walter H.,8 Aug. 23, 1850.
24. 188. Joseph Rocket,4 was sent in early manhood to keep garrison at Oxford, and became enamored with the country, and resolved on settling there. After the dispersion of the French Huguenots and the acquisition of a title to O. by a second company of settlers, he was upon the ground, and on the 5th of Feb., 1715, in the first division of lands, drew 60 acres where Oxford vil- lage now stands, and in 1730, a 12 acre lot on the N. side of Great Swamp. He was unfortunate in his location, however rich might have been his soil, for the substratum was too coarse for capillary attraction, and in seasons of unfrequent showers he must have lost his crops. This was probably learned by experience, for his sons settled in other parts of the town, and particularly in the S. E. part. He must have been an acquisition to the strength of the settlement, for his mother was a Twitchell, and "if a Twitchell, strong," said
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the ballad of his day ; and several of his grd. nephews, to my knowledge, had the strength of two common laborers, coupled with rare activity and modera- tion of diet. IIe m. Hannah -, and had at O., Feb. 9, 1714 -- 15, I. Sibila5; II. Rebecca,5 Dec. 4, 17; III. Mary,5 May 11, '19; IV. Joseph,5 Dee 11, '21, d. Dec. 11, '21 ;
191. 189. v. Joseph," Dec. 7, '23, d. 1749; VI. Sarah,5 Nov. 16, '26; VII. John,5 Mar. 5, '30, d. Nov. 26, '35;
VIII. Hannah,5 Dec. 12, '33, d. Sep. 26, '40 ;
192. 190. Ix. John,5 Nov. 7, '35.
189. 191. Joseph Rocket,5 jun., d. a husbandman at O., 1749, and his estate was appraised at £783, 19s. Ile m. Mary Pratt, Feb. 2, 1743-4, who m. 2d, Mr. Jedediah Barton, Apl. 27, '65. He had at O., r. Hannah,6 Mar: 14, 1745, m. Abner Claflin, '63; II. Rebecca,6 Feb. 21, '47-8.
190. 192. John Rocket,5 m. Hannah Frost, June 14, 1753, who m. 2d, Wm. Lamb, '92. They had at Oxfd. ;
197. 193. 1. James Frost,6 Nov. 24, 1754, m. Sarah Pratt ;
204. 194. II. Joseph," Feb. 5, '57, m. Martha Shumway ; III. Samuel,6 Dec. 1, '59, s. and d. at Fitz Wm., N. H. ; IV. Salmon,6 Mar. 15, '62; v. Sarah,6 Aug. 25, '64, m. Theoph. Hamlin, 'S8, of Hallowell, Me. ; VI. Mary,6 Mar. 7, 167, m. -- Pettingale ; VII. Hannah,6 Mar. 21, '70, m. Amos Patridge, of Augusta, Me. ; VIII. Salmon,6 June 9, '72, m. Sally Marsh, rm. and d. Augusta, Me. ; Ix. John,6 Dec. 27, '74, s. and d. at Belfast, Me .; x. Ruth,6 Mar. 27, '77, m. Moses Patridge, of Augusta, Me.
193. 197. James Frost Rockwood,6 m. Sarah Pratt, May 16, 1776, and had, 198. 1. Frost7 ; II. Elias7 ; III. Warren7; IV. Rebecca,7 June 15, 1783, at Oxf. ; v. Fanny," July 12, '85; vr. Samuel,7 Aug. 24, '87, m. and had John and Samuel ; 202. VII. Rufus,7 June 27, '89;
203. VIII. John,7 July 5, '91 ; Ix. Sally ; x. Mary.
194. 204. Joseph Rockwood,6 m. Martha Shumway, Nov. 11, 1779, and had at Oxf., I. Nancy," Apl. 12, 1780, d. unm. Jan. 23, 1803 ; II. Annise,7 July 26, '82, m. Elisha Sibley, had 4 chd. ; III. Lyman,7 June 19, '84, m. Polly Lillie, Oct. 4, 1805, s. at Jericho, Vt., and had 11 children ; Iv. Lucinda,7 Jan. 21, '87 ; v. Huldah,7 May 31, '89, m. Simeon Wood, has 3 chd ; VI. Betsey,7 Aug. 24, '91, m. Ezra Davis, of Oxfd, Dec. 12, 1813, had, Ezra Davis, jun., who m. Ann Harwood, r. O., has Jane E.º, Chs. H.3, Frank. P.S
VII. Polly," Mar. 24, '94, m. Asa Wood, of Thompson, Ct., Mar. 11, 1813, has 6 chd. ; VIII. Josephus,7 May 1, '97, d. unm. in Me. ; Ix. Ruel,7 June 13, '99, d. Jan. 20, 1802 ; x. Charles,7 July 21, 1801, m. Jane McFarland, rs. in Hopk., and has Moses,8 Robert,8 and Gibbs8 ;
XI. Hannah Frost,7 June 27, 1804, m. Learned Sears, has 8 chd.
14. 207. Joseph Rocket,3 who seems to have inherited the paternal seat E. of Men- don Village, had land assigned him 1707, and subsequently on the E. side of Bear Hill, then included in M .; and in 1718 a lot E. of the village. He m. Mary -, and had at M. I. Mary,4 Jly. 31, 1690 ; II. Johannab,4 Aug. 15, '92, m. Eliphalet Holbrook, Nov. 7, 1716;
214. 2073. III. Joseph,4 Aug. 4, '94, d. Jan. 22, 1722 ;
216. 208. IV. John,4 Aug. 22, '96 ; v. Margaret,4 Feb. 8, '98-9 ;
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209. VI. Samuel,4 Dec. 29, 1700, m. Elizabeth Wood, Apl. 9, '22 ; 210. VII. Josiah,4 Sept. 10, 1702; VIII. Trial,4 Jly. 31, '04;
222. 212. Ix. Richard,4 Dec. 10, '06, m. Sarah Thayer ; x. Susanna,4 Oct. 15, '09 ; 224. 213. XI. Benjamin,4 May 8, '11.
2073. 214. Joseph Rocket,4 m. Elizabeth Turner, Nov. 28, 1717, and had at M., I. Joseph,5 Oct. 25, 1719 ; II. Joseph," Jly. 30, '22, posthumous.
208. 216. John Rocket,4 jun., had land assigned him at Bear Hill, 1719, and after- wards. He m. Deborah - -, who d. Jly. 24, 1750. He next m. Mar. 18, '51, Elizabeth Daniels, wid. of Ephm. D. She d. '58, while he was still liv- ing. He had at M.,
227. 217. I. Ebenezer,5 Sept. 7, 1718 ;
229. 218. II. John,5 Aug. 24, '21; III. Simcon," Aug. 23,
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IV. Abigail,5 Mar. 2, **** ; v. Mary,5 Jly. 12, 1725, at Bell ;
257. 220. VI. Joseph,5 Feb. 14, '28, at Bell., "d. Nov. 10, '78, in his 51st year ; " 221. VII. Reuben,5 Jan. 26, '29 -- 30 at Mendon, m. Lydia Green, Sept. 11, '54, and had, I. Hanh., Dec. 3, '55 ; 11. Lydia, Feb. 8, '57 ; VIII. Margery,5 Apl. 29, '32; Ix. Deborah,5 May, 2, '34.
212. 222. Richard Rocket,4 m. Sarah Thayer, Feb. 12, 1729-30. He had, 223. I. Josiah,5 Dec. 22, " 1730-1."
213. 224. Benj. Rocket,4 m. Margaret -, who d. Oct. 9, 1739, and 2d, Meheta- bel -, and had at Mendon in 1731, land assigned him on 2d Bridge River, near his father's ; I. Johannah,5 Nov. 30, 1735 ; II. Silence,5 May 17, '45 ; III. Benj.,5 Jly. 10, '50-1; Iv. Seth,5 Jan. 17, '52, pr. '52-3.
217. 227. Ebenezer Rocket,5 a cordwainer, d. Mar. 22, 1742. His estate was ap- praised by Saml. Hayward and Joshua Underwood, (fr. Holl. ), at £36. His wid. Sarah administered. They had at M.,
228. I. Ebenezer,6 Oct. 6, 1740.
218. 229. John,5 jun., m. Deborah - , who in 1753 administered on his estate, inventoried Aug. 22, 1753, at £122 5s. She m. 2d, Amos Gates, who be- came guardian to her children by her 1st husband, viz. :
I. Molly,6 b. Dec. 22, 1750 ;
231. 230. IT. Simon,6 b. Oct. 8, 1752, and d. at Green, near Erie, Pa., 1823.
230. 231. Simeon Rockwood,6 m. Damaris Olds, dg. of Silas Olds, of Brookfield, and resided successively at Brookfield, New Haven and Green, Pa., where his w. d. He had,
236. 232. I. John,7 Aug. 8, 1772, d. Feb. 21, 1846 ; II. Wm.,7 who sailed from New Haven unm., was never heard from afterwards ; III. Simon Thayer,7 Apl. 1795 or 6, who became a soldier in the war of 1812, and afterwards re- moved with his parents and sister Sarah to Pa. He m. Mary Fenno, and rs. at Green, Pa .; IV. Polly, d. ab. 1824, m. -- Carter, and had a large family at Brookfield ; v. Sally,7 m. Levi Madden, fr., Hopk., and had,
I. Asia8 ; 11. Africa8 III. EuropeS ; IV. America8 and v. Ezekiel8 ; and d. at Green or Eric, ab. 1832 ;
VI. Susan,7 m. John Stoddard of Brookfield, and rm. N. Y. ;
VII. Zeruiah, d. unm. 1826, at Sturbridge; VIII. Bathsheba,7 m. - Newton, and r. Mass. ; Ix. Damaris,7 d. 1826, m. Foster Newton, r. Brookfield ; x. Deborah,7 m. John or David Edwards, r. Rockdale, Pa.
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232. 236. John,7 m. Hannah Upham, dg. of Nathan U., of Brookfield, and r. suc- cessively at B., Warren and Munson, where they both deceased. They had, I. Bathsheba,8 Jan. 4, 1797, m. Orin Coy, r. Munson, had,
I. Chs. F.,? Mar. 7, 1821, d. Feb. 15, '52; 11. Ann Maria,? Nov. 11, '23, m. James HI. Beach, of Plym., Ct. ; III. Wm. Harley,9 Sep. 13, '25, d. Jly. 26, '49; Iv. Henry W.,9 Apl. 4, '29, m. Hanh. M. Cloyes. II. Maria,8 Jly. 30, 1799, um. ;
III. Harvey,8 Apl. 8, 1803, m. Mary Parsons, dg. of Amasa P., of Spring- field ; 2d, Mary C. Sargent from Brattleboro', and 3d, Susan Sargent from do., rs. as a landlord at IIartford, Ct., and has,
I. John Thos. ; II. Thos. II. ; III. Fred. S. ; IV. Franklin B .;
IV. Caroline,8 June 26, 1805, m. Apl. 4, '26, Amos Ellis ;
v. Chester,9 Mar. 22, 1808, d. Aug. 13, 1813 ;
VI. Gilbert,8 Rev., Aug. 29, 1811, m. Avis Bowman Hooper, dg. of Isaac H., of Braintree, Oakham and Boylston, by w. Sarah Wood, and r. a Mis- sionary among the Tuscarora Indians, N. Y. He had, I. Sarah,9 Nov. 18, 1838 ; II. Gilbert,? Aug. 28, '40 ; III. Harlan,9 May 11, '42;
IV. John,9 Apl. 24, '44; v. Avis Maria," Apl. 3, 46 ;
VII. Laura,8 Jly. 17, 1814, m. Samuel Wellington Bliss, r. Springfield.
239. 8. John Thayer,8 Oct. 2, 1817, w. Caroline A. Granger, m. June 29, '42, d. May 26, '43 ; and 2d, Caroline Stebbins, b. Nov. 24, 1823, m. Sep. 24, '45, r. a merchant at Springfield, had,
I. John Granger,9 May 18, '43, d. Aug. 20, '43 ; II. Mary E.,9 Apl. 25, '47 ; III. Martha G.,9 Oct. 25, '49 ; Iv. John F.,9 May 5, '51.
78. 240. Hezekiah Rockwood,6 m. Elizabeth Wood, 1784; 2d, Betsy Leland, dg. of Adam L., of Sherborn, and had at Upton, I. Ezra,7 Nov. 30, 1785, d. unm., Jly. 27, 1804 ; II. Betsey,7 Oct. 10, '87, d. unm., Mar. 23, 1808 ; III. Hannah,7 Oct. 10, '87, m. Asa Haven, of Hopk. ; Iv. Levi,7 Jan. 25, '92, d. unm .;
243. 242. v. Pearly,7 Dec. 7, '93, d. June, 1839; VI. Comfort,7 Mar. 3, '96, m. Lambert Pierce, r. U. ; VII. Anna,7 May 19, '98, d. 1854, m. Philo. Fisher, r. Frank. ; VIII. Lovisa,7 Aug. 2, 1801, d. yg.
242. 243. Perley,7 m. Prudence Ward, and had at U., I. Ezra,8 Sep. 2, 1819, m. Amanda Starkey ; II. Melita W.,8 Sep. 12, '21, m. Richard P. Harrington ; 245. III. Alanson P.,8 Aug. 2, '23, m. Betsey M. Fisk ; had at U. ; I. Regina M.,9 Sep. 3, '44 ; II. Lelia A.,9 Nov. 25, '46; 246. IV. Pardius N.,8 Aug. 26, '25, m. Susan Ann Taylor, r. U .;
v. Betsey,8 m. Geo. A. Corbin, (d.,) r. Milfd .; vI. Melissa,8 d. yg. ; VII. Selina A.,8 m. Lyman Gleason ; VIII. Phylira A.,8 r. unm. U. ; Ix. Winslow,8 d. yg.
79. 247. Josiah,6 s. at Bear Hill between Hopk. and Upton, and by w. Thankful Batchelder, had,
250. 248. I. Lewis,7 m. Julia Ruggles, 2d, Sarah Monro; II. Emily,";
249. III. Josiah Adams,7 m. Esther Fisk, inherits the homestead at Bear IIill, resides Upton.
248. 250. Lewis Rockwood,7 of Upton, m. Julia Ruggles, d. June 18, 1823, and 2d, Sarah Monro, and had, I. Lewis Leander,8 Apl. 17, 1810, m. Mary A. Morse, r. U. and Hol., bad,
I. Helen Ann C.,? Jly. 13, '34 ; II. Oscar Leander M.,9 Feb. 21, '37, r. Holl. ; III. Mary Ann,9 r. U. ; Iv. Edwin,9 d. yg. ;
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II. Charles R., Apl. 22, 1812, d. yg.
252. III. Tho. McD.,8 Jan. 13,'15, m. Sarah Lackey, r. U. ; Iv. Levi R.,8 Jly. 30, '17, m. Maria Slocum, r. U .; v. Calvin R.,8 Mar. 15, '20, m. Ann Maria Aldrich, r. Worcester ; VI. Julia Ann,8 June 18, '23, mn. Lewis Woodward, r. U. ; VII. Francis A.,8 June 14, '24, m. Julia Lackey, r. U. ; VIII. Sarah C.,8 Apl. 17, '26, m. Tho. Aldrich, r. Worcester ; IX. James A.,8 Aug. 13, '28, m. Jane M. Walker, r. U. ; had, I. Clara E.,9 Jan. 19, '49 ;
x. Clarissa,8 m. Albert Pierce, r. U. ; XI. Esther,8 m. Willard Comee.
82. 256. John Rockwood,6 m. Lydia Whitney, b. Dec. 10, 1783, m. Mar. 19, 1804, r. Hopk., had, I. Emily,7 May 27, 1805, d. Nov. 3, '40, m. Elijah Forbush, r. U. ; had, Melissa R.,8 Oct. 17, '27, d. May 18, '42; II. Deb. E.,8 June 7, '32, d. Apl. 12, '42 ;
II. Deborah,7 Aug. 3, 1807, d. Jly. 12, '32, m. Joshua Picket, r. H., had, John R.,8 Feb. 9, '33 ;
III. Betsey,7 Jly. 13, 1809, d. Aug. 13, 1813 ; Iv. Gregory S.,7 Jly. 28, 1811, m. Silence Brown, Apl. 11, 33, r. Natiek., has,
I. Jane Maria,8 Feb. 14, '34 ; II. Geo. E.,8 Oct. 3, '35 ; III. Ann E.,8 Sept. 16, '37 ; Iv. Harriet C.,8 Sep. 25, '40.
220. 257, Joseph Rocket,5 m. Alice -, settled in Bellingham and had, 261. 258. I. Levi,6 Dec. 10, 1751, d. June 15, 1806, m. Deborah Lazell ; If. Deborah,6 June 17, '54, d. Oct. 19, '79, m. Robt. Batty ; III. John,6 March 19, '56, d. Dec. 9, '86, drowned at sea ; IV. Alice,6 Mar. 2, '58, d. 1842, m. John Cook of B., had no issue ; v. Joseph,6 Apl. 14, '60, d. Oet. 6, '78, on returning from the army ; VI. Melatiah,6 Apl. 14, '62, m. Asa Holbrook, 2d, Caleb Adams, rs. Bell. ; VII. Cephas,6 May 25, '66, d. Dec. 10, '86, drowned at sea ; VIII. Daniel,6 Feb. 24, '68, m. Lovice Pond, Feb. 18, '93, had Alice, d. at Chicago, Ill.
258. 261. Levi Rockwood,6 w. Deborah Lazell, b. 1750, d. 1807, r. Bell, had, I. Rachel,7 Jly. 31, '74, d. Apr. 6, 1852, m. Levi Thompson, r. near Loek- port, N. Y .; II. Susanna,7 May 21, '76, d. 1840, m. Nahum Holbrook, r. Adamsville, N. Y. ; III. Hannah,7 May 2, '78, d. Nov. 18, '78;
272. 262. Iv. Joseph,7 March 18, '80, d. Apl. 29, 1854, m. Anne Chilson, r. Bell .; 263. v. Levi,7 May 24, '82, d. 1839, m. Tryphena Holbrook, r. Boston, N. Y .; 264. VI. Nathan,7 Nov. 4, '84, r. Boston, near Buffalo, N. Y .;
267. 265. VII. Martin,7 March 29, '87, m. Abigail Bates, 2d, Lois Hitchcock ; 266. VIII. Reuben,Z. Dee. 26, '90, r. Eden, N. Y., near Buffalo.
265. 267. Martin,7 Dea., w. Abigail Bates, m. March 29, 1810, r. Bell; 268. I. Horace,8 Aug. 29, 1811, m. Eliza Smith, r. Bell ; II. Caroline B.,8 Apr. 25, '13, m. Pelatiah S. Bates, r. B. ; III. Martin,8 Sept. 12, '14, m. Julia Cook, 2d, Lydia Phelps, r. B .; IV. Abigail Legg,8 Sep. 25, '16, (d.) m. George Darling ; v. Sena E.,8 Dee. 2, '19, d. yg. ; vI. Elizabeth,8 Feb. 27, '22, m. Silas F. Thayer, r. Ashland ; VII. Varnum B.,8 Oct. 10, '24, m. Julia Burr, r. B. ; VIII. Calvin N.,8 Aug. 12, '30, m. Jane Forristall, r. B.
262. 272. Joseph,7 w. Ann Chilson, Oet. 28, 1783, r. Bell, had, I. Lucena,8 Oct. 18, 1806, r. Bell; II. Preston,8 Aug. 2, '08, r. Bell ; III. Artemon,8 Dec. 23, '10, r. Bell. ; Iv. Susan,8 May 15, '13, d. Aug. 22, '43, m. E. N. Paine, Esq., of Blackstone ; v. Maria,8 Oct. 13, '15, m. do .; VI. Joseph Monro,8 Jly. 1, '18, m. Elizabeth II. Bixby, of Newton ; and had,
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92,283. Nathan Rockwood,7 d. at Hopk. Aug. 7. 1841. m. Joanna Day, who d. Oct. 25, 1804 ; and 2d, Olive MeFarland, Nov. 10, 1805; bad 1. Deborah," Sep. 26, 1795. 11. Dexter," Dee. 5, '97. III. Betsey," June 13, 1800.
IV. Ezekiel Day," Fcb. 23, 1802, rs. S.boro', m. Ann S. Williams ? (sce p. 264), had 1, Charles Henry,? Apl 13, 1829. 2, Alfred Elliot,? Apl 28, '33. 3, Edward Payson," Aug. 7, '35. 4, Justin Ed- wards,? Oct. 5, '39.
v. Joanna," July 23, 1804. VI. Nathan,8 Sept. 14, 1806, d. 1851. VII. Emily A.," Mar. 30, '08. virr. Sophia," Mar. 21, '10. Ix. Charlotte,' May 12, '12. x. Fanny W.," July 9, '14, d. '52. x1. Olive, May 23, 16. XII. Lucretia, June 17, '19.
197,277. James Frost Rockwood,6 dropped his first name, served as a soldier in the Revolution, and d. at Worcester, Mar. 9, 1842, a. 87 yrs., 7 mo. In 1800 bo abandoned the use of spirituous liquors, and for 42 yrs. was a consis- tent temperance man. In 1833 he became a devoted member of the Old South Chh. in W., and d. longing to depart and be with his Redeemer. Ho m. May 16, 1776, Sarah Pratt, b. at Hopk., Jan. 18, 1758, d. Nov. 1845, had I. Elias,7 Jan. 1, 1778, d. Feb. 24, 1834, at Augusta, N. Y., m. Polly Blenden, and had Samuel," and 4 dgs.8
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