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Deacon Samuel Rockwell Jr.

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Deacon Samuel Rockwell Jr.

Birth
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
13 May 1725 (aged 57)
South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Dea. Samuel Rockwell, Jr., s. of Samuel Rockwell and Mary Norton, b. Oct. 19, 1667 at Windsor, Conn. He d. intestate May 13, 1725 at South Windsor, Conn., Æ 58 (g.s.).

On Jan. 10, 1694/5 at Windsor, Conn., Samuel m. Elizabeth Gaylord, dau. of John Gaylord and Mary Drake, b. Feb. 19, 1670/1. She d. Dec. 12, 1727 at South Windsor, Æ 57 (g.s.). They had the following four known children b. at Windsor:

• i. Elizabeth Rockwell, whose birth date is not of record, d. Nov. 8, 1781 at East Windsor, Conn.; m. July 9, 1722 at Windsor, Capt. Thomas Grant (called Thomas, Jr. in the Windsor VRs), s. of Tahan Grant, Jr. (Tahan,2 Matthew,1) and Hannah Bissell, b. Oct. 12, 1692 at Windsor. He d. Oct. 18, 1769 at East Windsor, Conn. (g.s.) Four children recorded at Windsor, Conn. In Dea. Samuel Rockwell's 1725 probate record, Thomas Grant is called Samuel's son-in-law and was appointed with Samuel's widow administrator of the Rockwell estate. Like his wife, Thomas has no recorded birth in the Windsor records, but his identity is proved by the 1693 and subsequent probate record of his father as well as his own gravestone.

• ii. Samuel Rockwell, 3rd, b. Jan. 11, 1702/3, d. unmarried Apr. 21, 1725, Æ 23 (g.s.)

• iii. William Rockwell, b. Nov. 11, 1704, d. unmarried Apr. 22, 1725, Æ 21 (g.s.)

• iv. Dea. & Dr. Matthew Rockwell, b. Jan. 30, 1707/8, d. Mar. 28, 1782, Æ 75 (g.s.); m. Jan. 19, 1743/4 at Windsor, Jemima Cook, whose death is not of record. Four children recorded at Windsor, Conn.

Here
Lieth the
Body of Mr.Sam'll Rockwell
He was Chosen Feb'ry
1716 in the Place of a
Deacon and Departed
This Life May the 13th
1725 in the 58 Yearof His Age.

Find A Grave contributor Don Blauvelt

age 57

Dea. Samuel Rockwell, Jr., s. of Samuel Rockwell and Mary Norton, b. Oct. 19, 1667 at Windsor, Conn. He d. intestate May 13, 1725 at South Windsor, Conn., Æ 58 (g.s.).

On Jan. 10, 1694/5 at Windsor, Conn., Samuel m. Elizabeth Gaylord, dau. of John Gaylord and Mary Drake, b. Feb. 19, 1670/1. She d. Dec. 12, 1727 at South Windsor, Æ 57 (g.s.). They had the following four known children b. at Windsor:

• i. Elizabeth Rockwell, whose birth date is not of record, d. Nov. 8, 1781 at East Windsor, Conn.; m. July 9, 1722 at Windsor, Capt. Thomas Grant (called Thomas, Jr. in the Windsor VRs), s. of Tahan Grant, Jr. (Tahan,2 Matthew,1) and Hannah Bissell, b. Oct. 12, 1692 at Windsor. He d. Oct. 18, 1769 at East Windsor, Conn. (g.s.) Four children recorded at Windsor, Conn. In Dea. Samuel Rockwell's 1725 probate record, Thomas Grant is called Samuel's son-in-law and was appointed with Samuel's widow administrator of the Rockwell estate. Like his wife, Thomas has no recorded birth in the Windsor records, but his identity is proved by the 1693 and subsequent probate record of his father as well as his own gravestone.

• ii. Samuel Rockwell, 3rd, b. Jan. 11, 1702/3, d. unmarried Apr. 21, 1725, Æ 23 (g.s.)

• iii. William Rockwell, b. Nov. 11, 1704, d. unmarried Apr. 22, 1725, Æ 21 (g.s.)

• iv. Dea. & Dr. Matthew Rockwell, b. Jan. 30, 1707/8, d. Mar. 28, 1782, Æ 75 (g.s.); m. Jan. 19, 1743/4 at Windsor, Jemima Cook, whose death is not of record. Four children recorded at Windsor, Conn.

Here
Lieth the
Body of Mr.Sam'll Rockwell
He was Chosen Feb'ry
1716 in the Place of a
Deacon and Departed
This Life May the 13th
1725 in the 58 Yearof His Age.

Find A Grave contributor Don Blauvelt



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  • Created by: John Beckstein
  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77201978/samuel-rockwell: accessed ), memorial page for Deacon Samuel Rockwell Jr. (19 Oct 1667–13 May 1725), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77201978, citing Edwards Cemetery, South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by John Beckstein (contributor 46939506).