Mary Rockwell

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• AFN: 9J35-3W

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BIRTH: "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630" by Burton W. Spear vol 7, pg. 115 - D0004
"Loomis Family in America", 1981 ed., pg. 138: 18 Jan 1662/1663
1992 CT IGI: born in Windsor, CT. 1992 MA IGI: born in Dorchester, MA, however, marriage of parents was in Windsor and no record of any Rockwells in Dorchester after 1643 in "Index to the Vital Records of Dorchester, MA Through 1825" by Sanford Charles Gladden, 1970.
MARRIAGE: "Search", vol 7, pg. 115. 8 children.
"Loomis", pg. 138. 7 children
1992 IGI: One entry 13 Oct 1683, Windsor, CT
DEATH: "Search", vol 7, pg. 115. "Loomis", pg. 138
PARENTS: "Loomis", pg. 138

He sailed from London the 11th of Apr 1638, in the Susan & Ellen; arrived at Boston the 17th of Jul 1638. (History of Windsor, Vol 2, pp 432 & 436. Fam. 19 where it reads she, Mary, died 2 Apr 1738) They had 6 children.

Mary married Josiah Loomis 23 Oct 1683, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Josiah (son of Nathaniel Loomis and Elizabeth Moore) was born 17 Feb 1661, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 20 Oct 1735, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 9J35-1K

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BIRTH: "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630" by Burton W. Spear vol 7, pg. 115 - D0004
MARRIAGE: Windsor Vital Records, vol 1, pg. 61.
"Loomis Family in America", 1981 ed., pg. 138 gives wife as Mary Norton
1992 IGI 7 Apr 1660, Guilford, New Haven, CT
"Search", vol 7, pg. 115 has 7 Apr., lists children. One of the first
settlers of East Windsor.
DEATH: "Search", vol 7, pg. 115. 1992 AF: "age 80"

Early Records of Windsor, Connecticut list his wife Mary & all 7 of their children with their birthdays The mg. date for Samuel & Mary Norton is listed 7 Apr 1660 in Early Windsor Records which agrees with the "Rockwell Family of America". The "Grant "record lists 1658 as the mg. year. There is not as much info for this record.

Samuel married Mary Norton 9 Apr 1658, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Mary (daughter of Thomas Norton and Grace Wells) was born Abt 1638, Deans, Bedfordshire, England; died Aft 1678, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 9J35-2Q

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MARRIAGE: Windsor Vital Records vol 1, pg. 61. "of Saybrook"
"Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630" by Burton W. Spear, vol 7, pg. 115. Has 7 Apr, lists children. - D0004
1992 AF: 7 Apr 1658
PARENTS: "Search", vol 7, pg. 115. "of Guilford"

Descendant of Thomas Norton of Guilford, Conn., NEHGR,Vol---, p. 269,270

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• AFN: FN5M-GC

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CHRISTENING: "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630" by Burton W. Spear, vol 7, pg. 111. Lists parents. - D0004
Place: Holy Trinity, Dorset, Eng.
MARRIAGE: "Search", vol 7, pg. 111. Includes some history notes. Came with wife on "Mary & John" 1630; settled in Dorchester, MA; moved to Windsor, CT in 1637.
DEATH: "Search", vol 7, pg. 111.

Dorset Parish Reg, Vol 7, NEHGR Vol 54. Encyclopedia of Britain Vol 29,p. 243. History of Windsor, Conn. pp. 647- 649. Searls Ms. Rec. Dorchester church Rec.
He migrated: 1630 on Mary & John, first residence: Dorchester, removes to Windsor 1638. & is buried there 15 May 1640 ae 49.
All secondary sources include in this family a son Joseph and a daughter Mary. This is derived from a pedigree prepared in 1731 by Mathew Rockwell, great-grandson of the immigrant (William) [NEGBR 2:99-102]. Mary is said to have married Jeffery Baker, so this is a simple error for Joan; there is no independent record for a son Joseph, who is in any case said to have died young. There may be some confusion with the children of William Rockwell's brother Richard, who did have a Joseph and a Mary among his six children.[from comments of; The Great Migration Begins, for William Rockwell]
In the spring of 1637, William Rockwell & Susanna his wife, removed with their children to Windsor, Connecticut.
Wm. Rockwell, who has been considered the ancestor of all of that name in America, was one of the deacons of the church formed in the New Hospital at Plymouth, which was the first church at Dorchester, the oldest in the Colony of the Bay except that of Salem, and the only church that came over in a body in church fellowship, the others being gathered here. Deacon Rockwell was one of the first "three selectmen" of the town, signed the first land grants, and was one of the "twenty-four freemen" who took the oath of fidelity, May, 1630.( The Rockwell Family of America p.17)

William married Susannah Capen 14 Apr 1624, Holy Trinity, Dorchester, Dorset, England. Susannah (daughter of Joan Purchase) was born 5 Apr 1602, Dorchester, Dorset, England; was christened 11 Apr 1602, Dorchester, Dorset, England; died 13 Nov 1666, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 9J3R-12

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MARRIAGES: "Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630" by Burton W. Spear, vol 7, pg. 111. Gives parents and home. - D0004

Susanna & her 1st hus William Rockwell were fellow passengers, with Mathew Grant & his 1st wife, on the ship, Mary & John, from Dorchester, England in 1630.[ Rockwell Family in America, Chp. IV, p. 99]
Capen Geneal. by Hayden,New Eng. Reg. July 1946, p. 222.

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• AFN: 933W-ZJ

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New England His't. & Gen. Reg. Vol 54, pp 270-272; Walker's Herald & Gen. pt XV, pp 276-280; Am Gen Vol 16, p. 101; Seversmith's Corrected Norton pedigree.'
He came to Guilford in 1639 & served as the town miller until his death in 1648. He is stated to have been a church warden of Mr. Whitfield's parish at Oakley in Surrey, a few miles south of London, England, and has been thought to have been connected with the Nortions of Sharpenhow, Bedfordshire (New England Register,Vol XIII., p. 225)

Thomas married Grace Wells 5 May 1631, Shelton, Bedfordshire, England. Grace was born Abt 1610, Shelton, Bedfordshire, England; died Aug 1648, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 9J3R-HG

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There is a question about her parentage, but she is listed in "A Brief History Genealogical History of the Wells Family" ,as the wife of Thomas Norton.

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• AFN: 9J3S-16

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She is said to have been the daughter of Oliver Purchase(Savage. Vol 1, p. 333. N.E. History and Gen. Register,]. Vol. 2, p. 80, where reference is made to the Capen Family Record, taken from an old copy of the New Testament.) Person submitting info: Mary L. W.Wells, Logandale, Nevada