Agnes

1608 - 1643  (35 years)

• Name	Agnes
  	to New England
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 1608	England   [1]
  Immigration	1635 (27 years)  [1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14]
  A company of emigrants from the counties of Somerset and Dorset, England, under the pastoral care of Rev. Joseph Hull, sailed from Weymouth aboard the Assurance from Gravesend, England in 1635, and arrived in New England. Zachary was 45 and Agnes 27.
  Land/House	1636/37 (29 years)	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5, 13, 14]
  Richard, and his new wife, Agnes, sold a house and 20 arces in Weymouth, Massachusetts that had belonged to Agnes' first husband, Zachary Bicknell. Supposedly the house was left to one of Zachary's children. The Massachusetts General Court ruled on 9 March 1636/37, that when the child came of age, it was either to ratify the sale or "allow all such costs as the Court shall think meete."
  Death	9 Jul 1643	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17]
  	Death Record of Agnes Rocket
  Burial	Aft 9 Jul 1643	North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. North Weymouth Cemetery,  Weymouth, Massachusetts   [7]
  	Bicknell Memorial
  Person ID, Branch	I19920
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Zechary Bicknell,   b. 1590, England d. Feb 1636, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	About 1624  [1, 9, 10, 18]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 16 years - He : ~ 34 years.
  Children	1624  [4]
  1. John Bicknell (c1624-____)
  Family ID	F2656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Richard Rockwood   d. 6 Sep 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	Before 9 Mar 1636	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 28 years and 3 months - He : ??.
  Children	1. John Rockwood,   b. 1 Dec 1641, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Relationship: Some authorities have erroneously stated that Agnes, wife of Richard Rockwood was daughter, and not wife of Zachary Bicknell. [9] Death: Her death date was recorded as 9 (5) 1643. [16]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1608 - England Marriage - Before 9 Mar 1636 - Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1636/37 - Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 9 Jul 1643 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 9 Jul 1643 - North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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