I have serious questions about this man. Did he really live for 100 years and die in Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1672? ? And was he the same man who came to Massachusetts by 1633? And if these answers are both affirmative, who was his wife? Some say she was Elizabeth Bachler, but I've not found any documentation for that. There may have been a second wife, but see the next paragraph. His first son, if our identification is correct, was born in 1602, and the next mention of children is in 1628. Do all these "facts" apply to the same person? I'm not reasonably sure of most of the things I will write in this post, but I am sure that this family deserves further study.
Our connection, if there is one, if through Richard Rockett, who was born in 1602 in England, possibly Weymouth, Dorset, and who died in 1660 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He may actually be the father of the next three children I will mention. His wife is Agnes or Ann Lovell, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Dunkley Lovell. Or is she possibly the wife of Robert? Richard's children are sometimes shown to be Robert's children, with the same birthdates used for each. It's a mess.
So Robert, if the father (I tend to lean toward Richard as the father) of the next children, has children named Nicholas, Lydia, Phebe, John, and Hannah. There is no Robert, and no Richard, that has been shown to be a son in this family, which is a bit unusual.
Nicholas was born in 1628 and died in 1681. He married three times. With Jane Adams, not further identified, he had Samuel, Benjamin, and Josiah. With Margaret Holbrook, the daughter of John Holbrook who may be an uncle to our family, he had Elizabeth, John, Joseph Nathaniel, and possibly Isaac.
Lydia born in 1634,is probably not the Lydia who is identified as Lydia Penniman. She may have married Edward Adams, but I can find nothing further about her.
Phebe was born in 1639 and died in 1718. She married John Taylor, who identification is not yet proven. I could locate only two children for this couple, Mary and John.
John was born in 1641 and died in 1725. He married Joanna Ford, who may possibly be the daughter of William and Anna Eames Ford. Their children are John, Priscilla, Johannah, Joseph, Mercy, Trial, and Deliverance. I'll write more of this family in my next post.
I also have Hannah listed as a daughter, but have no information so at this time I would tend to say she is a myth until proven otherwise.
This is mostly a placeholder post, about Robert or Richard's family, so far as I have been able to determine them. I hope to do better with John Rockwood's family! In the meantime, if anyone has answers to some of these questions, I would be delighted to hear from you.
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