The Rockwell Family in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and beyond: some of the descendants of John Rockwell, an early settler of Stamford, Connecticut / by Kenneth W. Rockwell (3rd edition printed in September of 2009)
This page is a gateway to posted updates to my book on the Rockwells of Fairfield County, published in the summer of 2007. The first printing of 50 copies sold out, and the addition of new finds led to a revised printing in November of 2007, and a third edition was printed in the fall of 2009. The numbering of family group entries changed with each edition; as a result I have created three parallel sites that reflect the contents of the two editions. If you have possession of the first edition, click here; if you have the second edition, click here. Otherwise, read on:
If interested in purchasing this book, the price is $42, including packaging and postage; order by sending a check to: 732 6th Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84103. Copies of the book are also being deposited at certain libraries and societies around the country.
Following is the Table of contents of the book, which serves as a link to different parts of this site. If you have questions about this site, the book, or a Rockwell query, feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected]
- Preface ........... i
- Abbreviations used for frequently-cited sources ........... iv
- John Rockwell: an enigma of Stamford, Connecticut ..... 13
- Some of the descendants of John Rockwell of Stamford: 1641 to 19th and early 20th centuries ...... 23
- First generation .......... 23
- Second generation ......... 26
- Third generation .......... 31
- Fourth generation ......... 50
- Fifth generation .......... 102
- Sixth generation .......... 188
- Unplaced Rockwells possibly related to the Fairfield County family ........ 397
- DNA analysis and the Rockwell family ...... 419 [Findings of the Rockwell Y-chromosome DNA study]
- The lineage of Norman Rockwell, and how to figure out how he is related to you ........ 426
- Simmons Rockwell: a pioneer of central and western New York .......... 427
- Testimony versus Tradition: Jabez Rockwell's war service ......... 435
- Select Bibliography ....... 439
- Index of Rockwells and kindred .... 443
- Index of Places of Residence ...... 513
- Index of Selected Subjects ........ 524
Click on the following for additional details on a given family entry, including updates, additions, and corrections. The alphanumerics beginning with "R" are the codes used to identify entries in the book.
- R4. Thomas Rockwell (son of John of Stamford), d. 1712
- R5. Benjamin Rockwell (b. 1704) who died at South Salem, Westchester Co., N.Y.:
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R8. Jonathan Rockwell (1711-1784) of Ridgefield, Conn.
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R15. Jabez Rockwell of Ridgefield (1712-1757)
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R21. Elijah Rockwell of Ridgefield, CT, and Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Mass.
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R23. David Rockwell (1734-1816) of Ridgebury
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R24. Thomas Rockwell (1745-1812) of Ridgebury, CT; Lenox, MA; and Cincinnatus, NY
- R25. Abner Rockwell (1747-1832) of Stockbridge, MA, and Union, NY
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R33. Joseph Rockwell (1739?-1823) of Wilton, CT, and Malta, NY
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R34. Jonah Rockwell of Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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R35. Joseph Rockwell of Kent/Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
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R40. John Rockwell (1734-1799) of Wilton
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R43. Jabez Rockwell of Ridgebury, CT, and Butternuts, NY
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R46. Stephen Rockwell (c1769-1805) of South Salem
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R51. Jeremiah Rockwell (1756-1852) of Cornwall, Vt., and West Bangor, NY
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R53. Timothy Rockwell (1760-c1821), son of John and Mary (Scott) Rockwell
- R67. Thaddeus Rockwell of Cortland Co., N.Y., and Greenfield, Ohio
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R73. James Rockwell (1761-1835) of Scioto Co., Ohio.
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R76. Reuben Rockwell (b. c1779) of Ridgefield, CT; North Salem, Galway, and Enfield, NY
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R89. Stephen Rockwell of Cato, N.Y., son of Joseph and Sarah (Mead) Rockwell
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R92. Justus Rockwell of Weston, CT
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R93. William Rockwell of Weston, CT, and Susquehanna Co., PA
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R94. Simmons Rockwell (1771-1857)
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R98. Nathan Rockwell (1785-1849) of Redding and Danbury, Conn.
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R113. Levi Rockwell (1769-1852) of Butternuts, N.Y.
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R117. Stephen Rockwell (1797-1881) of New York City.
- R118. Darwin Foote Rockwell (1807-1849) of Jersey City, NJ
- R121. John Rockwell (1788-1862) of Cornwall, Vermont
- R122. Moses Rockwell, b. 1790 at Cornwall, Vt.
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R124. Silas Rockwell (1779-1818) of Troy, Pa.
- R125. Jeremiah Rockwell (1781-1859) of Holmes Co., Ohio
- R126. Chester Rockwell (1787-1870) of Parishville, NY
- R127. Daniel Rockwell (1787-1847) and wife Clarinda Ward
- R129. Reuben Rockwell (1808-1879) of Lyons, Wisconsin
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R132. James Rockwell (1793-1842) of Franklin County, Vermont
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R133. Niram W. Rockwell (1799-1855) of Hancock, Vt., and Farnham, Quebec
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R135. Elias Lassell Rockwell (1788-1872) of Canton, Pa.
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R136. Samuel Rockwell (1792-1847) of Canton, Pa
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R142. Myron Rockwell (1804-1876) of Bradford and Tioga Co., Pennsylvania
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R143. Hiram Rockwell, son of Samuel and Hannah (Lassell) Rockwell
- R147. Daniel Rockwell, b. c1797; of Jefferson Co., NY.
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R149. Noah Rockwell, b. 1800; of Yates County, NY, and Monroe Co., Iowa
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R154. John Talcott Rockwell (1801-1881) of Ridgebury and Danbury
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R158. Harvey Rockwell (1789-1874) of Monroe County, N.Y.
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R172. Thomas Rockwell of Arena, Iowa Co., Wisconsin
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R183. Jonathan Rockwell (c1787-1854) of Pike County, Ohio
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R190. Sylvester Sibley Rockwell (b. 1834), of Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois
- R196. Isaac O. Rockwell, b. 1829, of Chemung Co., NY
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R202. William Henry Rockwell (b. ca. 1827) of White Plains, N.Y., and California
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R203. George D. Rockwell (1831-1899) of White Plains and Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
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R215. Justus Keeler Rockwell (1792-1874), of Williams Co., Ohio
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R216. DeLauzun Keeler Rockwell (1802-1886), of Richland and Williams counties, Ohio
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R220. George Elwood Rockwell (b. 1800), of Wilton, CT, and Ursa, Ill.
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R230. James Rockwell, born ca. 1797, son of Jeremy and Charlotte (Miller) Rockwell
- R235. Josiah K. Rockwell (1808-1886) of Erin and Horseheads, N.Y.
- R236. David Rockwell (b. c1813) of Watertown, NY, and Liberty, Henry County, Ohio
- R238. David Rockwell (1794-1872) of Cato, N.Y.
- R239. Samuel Rockwell (1796-1881) of Cato, N.Y.
- R240. Philo Rockwell (b. 1817) of Cato, N.Y.
- R244. Hiram Rockwell of Susquehanna Co., Penn.
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R245. Roswell Rockwell of Roxbury and Jefferson, N.Y.
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R246. Abraham Rockwell of Roxbury, Delaware Co., N.Y.
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R247. John Franklin Rockwell (1816-1903) of Milan, Ohio
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R262. David Smith Rockwell (1810-1866) of New Canaan, CT
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R274. Lewis Rockwell of Madison Co., N.Y., and Fort Atkinson, Wisc.
- R279. John B. Rockwell (1800-1839) of Milford, Pa.
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R281. John Milton Rockwell (1791-1847) of Eaton, Madison Co., NY
- R282. Alvah W. Rockwell (1794-1837) of West Troy, N.Y.
- R287. Benjamin Sperry Rockwell, Jr. (1780-c1818) of Bethel, Conn.
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R294. Almon Rockwell (1807-1860) of Butternuts and New York Mills, N.Y.
- U13.William Rockwell of Lake Co., Indiana (m. Dorinda Conklin)
- U14. Justus Rockwell (b. 1815, son of Lucinda Westcott)
- U49. David W. Rockwell of Georgetown, Colorado
- Rockwell DNA Project: news and updates