James Rockwell

1704 - 1776  (72 years)

• Name	James Rockwell
  Born	3 Jun 1704	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9J2V-WT
  Died	15 Oct 1776	, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I751	James Henry Martineau
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph Rockwell,   b. 22 May 1670, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 26 Jun 1733, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Drake,   b. 2 Nov 1675, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Aft 12 Jun 1733  (Age 57 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1694	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Loomis,   b. 31 Oct 1706, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 22 Jun 1759, , Litchfield, Connecticut, United States  (Age 52 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1728	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States   [3, 5]
  Children	1. James Rockwell, (Twin),   b. 27 Sep 1728, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 28 Aug 1751  (Age 22 years)   2. Ebenezer Rockwell, (Twin),   b. 27 Sep 1728, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Rockwell,   b. 19 Sep 1731, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abigail Rockwell,   b. 19 Dec 1733, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 13 Feb 1734, Windsor (prob.), Hartford, Connecticut, United States  (Age 0 years) + 5. Lucy Rockwell,   b. 1735, , , Connecticut, United States ,   d. 6 Mar 1818, Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States  (Age 83 years)   6. Abigail Rockwell,   b. Abt 1736, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 6 May 1816  (Age ~ 80 years)   7. Elizabeth Rockwell,   b. 9 Apr 1742, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Aug 1823, Redfield, Oswego, New York, United States  (Age 81 years)   8. Nathaniel Rockwell, (Twin),   b. 3 Nov 1746, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 22 Aug 1822  (Age 75 years)   9. Sybil Rockwell, (Twin),   b. 3 Nov 1746, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Jemima Rockwell,   b. Abt 1750, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1704 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Married - 7 Nov 1728 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: Windsor Vital Records, vol 2, pg. 32; "Loomis Family in America", 1981 ed., pg. 139; "Search for the Passengers of the Mary and John, 1630", by Burton W. Spear, vol 7, pg. 117 - D0004 MARRIAGE: "Loomis", pg. 139; "Search", vol 7, pg. 117 (spouse only) DEATH: "Search", vol 7, pg. 117 Will dated 27 Feb 1770 in Windsor (Hartford Probate 1776 #4608) lists all living children except Lucy. Question place of death as Litchfield, given probate in Hartford and all property in will being in and around Windsor. In "History of Litchfield County, CT", published 1881 by J.W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, the only Rockwell mentioned in Sharon was Dr. Samuel Rockwell, born 1759, who moved there from East Windsor with his parents (p. 581). PARENTS: "Loomis", pg. 139 CHILDREN: "Loomis", pg. 139 Lists all children in order, except no Lucy "Search", vol 7, pg. 17 says 10 children from 1728-1746. Pg. 117 gives 10 children, including one who died 28 Aug 1751 and another daughter, unnamed, no dates (possibly Lucy?) The Rockwell Family in 1 line of descent, by F.W. Rockwell - 929.273, R593r The Rockwell family in America, 1630-1873, by H.E.Rockwell Descendants of John & Lucy Rockwell Mears, by H.Healy-GSF#223,920, 3rd item. Descendants of Joseph Loomis, 1590-1658 - 929.273 - L873le He served in the "King George's War " 1743-48 (Windsor Farmes, p. 107. History of Windsor, Vol 1, p. 247) (Research):The Rockwell Family Foundation Newsletter #41, dated August 2002 has an article by Mark S. Rockwell of Fairfax Station, VA. In it he states (page 4) that "William Rockwell, son of James and Abigail, had a sister named Jemima Rockwell who dies as an infant in 1746".

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] The Descendants of John Drake, Compiled by the Direction of Frank B, Gay, (The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont, 1933), p. 32 (Reliability: 3). [S15] Rockwell Family in America, Henry Ensign Rockwell, (Boston:Rockwell & Churchill, publishers 1873), p. 48 (Reliability: 3). [S15] Rockwell Family in America, Henry Ensign Rockwell, (Boston:Rockwell & Churchill, publishers 1873), Chp. Vol VIII, p. 196 (Reliability: 3). [S15] Rockwell Family in America, Henry Ensign Rockwell, (Boston:Rockwell & Churchill, publishers 1873), p. 102 (Reliability: 3). The Mothers of the Family,chp. [S126] Loomis Genealogy, Vol 1 [1880] pp. 447-9 (Reliability: 3).