Deacon Nathaniel Rockwood

1665 - 1721  (56 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Rockwood
  Birth	23 Feb 1665	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Married	7 Dec 1689 (24 years)	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Joanna Ellis, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis. She was born on 17 January 1677 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Margaret Rocket (1699-____) 2. Nathaniel Rocket (1700-____) 3. Benjamin Rocket (1703-____) 4. Abigail Rocket (1704-____) 5. Ebenezer Rocket (1705-____) 6. Hannah Rocket (1707-____) 7. Mary Rocket (1709-____) 8. Thomas Rocket (1712-____) 9. Abigail Rocket (1714-____) 11. Elisha Rocket (1716-____)
  Death	27 Sep 1721	Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  History	1728 (62 years)
  In 1728, Nathaniel's son, Nathaniel, changed the family name back to Rockwood.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Elizabeth Rockwood,   b. 3 Apr 1657, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Jul 1688, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 31 years) ▻ Deacon John Partridge,  m. 24 Dec 1678   2. Joseph Rockwood,   b. 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Jul 1693, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 34 years)   3. Rev. John Rockwood,   b. 12 Feb 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Feb 1662, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   4. Deacon Nathaniel Rockwood,   b. 23 Feb 1665, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Sep 1721, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Nicholas Rockwood and Silence Bowers)
  1. Isacc Rocket,   b. 22 Jul 1677, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Oct 1677, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Half siblings	3 half brothers (family of Nicholas Rockwood and Jane Adams)
  > 1. Deacon Samuel Rockwood,   b. Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Dec 1728, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Sarah Newell,  m. 6 May 1718 > 2. Josiah Rocket,   b. Abt 1645, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Aug 1727, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Sarah Kendrick,  m. 10 Nov 1703   3. Benjamin Rocket,   b. 8 Sep 1651, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Dec 1745, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 94 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Rockwood   d. 6 Sep 1660, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandfather)  Margaret Holbrook,   b. About 1630   d. 23 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 40 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20164
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Rockwood,   b. Abt 1628, England d. 26 Jan 1680/01, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Holbrook,   b. About 1630   d. 23 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Deacon Nathaniel Rockwood(1665 – 1721) 2Nicholas Rockwood(Abt 1628 – 26 Jan 1680/01) 4Richard Rockwood( – 1660) 5possibly the daughter of Zachary Bicknell 3Margaret Holbrook(1630 – 1670) 6John Holbrook 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Feb 1665 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 7 Dec 1689 - Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 27 Sep 1721 - Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1227] Messinger, G.W. "Early Records of Wrentham, Ms. - A Register of Marriages in the Town of Wrentham, in the County of Suffolk", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume IV, 1850).