Nicholas Rockwood

Family

Sources

1. William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (1887), Genealogies, WHEELOCK: "Samuel2 (Ralph1) married at Rehoboth in 1678 Sarah Kenrick. He inherited the original Wheelock estate ... He died in 1698, and his widow married in 1703 Josiah Rockwood (4). ... Children: ... 29. Mehitable, 1689; m. in 1709 Benoni Partridge." Matches: husband Samuel (ralph's son), daughter Mehitable m. Benoni Partridge (= mehitable-wheelock-partridge already locked), remarriage to Josiah Rockwood.

   William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield (1887), Genealogies, ROCKWOOD #1: "Nicolas Rockwood was the son of Richard of Braintree ... His first wife, Jane, died in 1654, and he married in 1656 Margaret Holbrook. She died in 1670 ... The house was rebuilt, and it was deeded to his son-in-law, John Partridge ... He died in 1680 ... Children: ... Elizabeth, 1657-1688; m. in 1678 John Partridge (46)." Elizabeth b. 1657 falls after the 1656 marriage to Margaret. Matches: birth 1657, death 1688, m. 1678 John Partridge; corroborates Partridge Genealogy.

2. William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (1887), Genealogies, WHEELOCK: "Samuel2 (Ralph1) married at Rehoboth in 1678 Sarah Kenrick. He inherited the original Wheelock estate ... He died in 1698, and his widow married in 1703 Josiah Rockwood (4). ... Children: ... 29. Mehitable, 1689; m. in 1709 Benoni Partridge." Matches: husband Samuel (ralph's son), daughter Mehitable m. Benoni Partridge (= mehitable-wheelock-partridge already locked), remarriage to Josiah Rockwood.

   William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (1887), Genealogies, ROCKWOOD: "Nicolas Rockwood was the son of Richard of Braintree. His house lot was on Bridge Street ... His first wife, Jane, died in 1654, and he married in 1656 Margaret Holbrook. She died in 1670 ... The house was rebuilt, and it was deeded to his son-in-law, John Partridge." Independent second source naming father Richard of Braintree; matches wives Jane (d. 1654) and Margaret Holbrook (m. 1656, d. 1670) and son-in-law John Partridge.

3. E. O. Jameson, The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons, and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass., 1713-1886 (1886), ROCKWOOD: "RICHARD ROCKWOOD was a planter in 1636, in Dorchester, Mass. ... He was twice married. Mrs. Agnes Rockwood, his first wife, died May 9, 1643, in Braintree, Mass. Mr. Rockwood died in 1660, and his second wife, Mrs. Ann Rockwood, died in 1664. [1] NICHOLAS ROCKWOOD, son of Richard and Agnes Rockwood, was born as early as 1628. He married Jane Adams. They settled in Braintree, Mass. Mrs. Jane Rockwood died Dec. 15, 1654. Mr. Rockwood married, July 16, 1656, Margaret Holbrook. They removed to Medfield ... Mrs. Margaret Rockwood died April 23, 1670 ... Mr. Rockwood died Jan. 26, 1680. The children were: ... Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1657, m. 1678, John Partridge." Explicit son-of. Matches nicholas-rockwood-bsb: (1) 2nd wife Margaret Holbrook m. 1656 (margaret-holbrook-rockwood); (2) daughter Elizabeth b. 1657-04-03 m. 1678 John Partridge (elizabeth-rockwood-partridge); (3) 1st wife Jane d. 1654; (4) d. 1680; (5) Braintree then Medfield.

   E. O. Jameson, The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons, and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass., 1713-1886 (1886), ROCKWOOD: "RICHARD ROCKWOOD was a planter in 1636, in Dorchester, Mass. ... He was twice married. Mrs. Agnes Rockwood, his first wife, died May 9, 1643, in Braintree, Mass. Mr. Rockwood died in 1660, and his second wife, Mrs. Ann Rockwood, died in 1664. [1] NICHOLAS ROCKWOOD, son of Richard and Agnes Rockwood, was born as early as 1628. He married Jane Adams. They settled in Braintree, Mass. Mrs. Jane Rockwood died Dec. 15, 1654. Mr. Rockwood married, July 16, 1656, Margaret Holbrook. They removed to Medfield ... Mrs. Margaret Rockwood died April 23, 1670 ... Mr. Rockwood died Jan. 26, 1680. The children were: ... Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1657, m. 1678, John Partridge." Explicit son-of. Matches nicholas-rockwood-bsb: (1) 2nd wife Margaret Holbrook m. 1656 (margaret-holbrook-rockwood); (2) daughter Elizabeth b. 1657-04-03 m. 1678 John Partridge (elizabeth-rockwood-partridge); (3) 1st wife Jane d. 1654; (4) d. 1680; (5) Braintree then Medfield.

4. George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #1: "John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677." Explicit daughter-of; corroborates Tilden.

   George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #2: "JOHN2 PARTRIDGE ... married ... first, Dec. 24, 1678, Elizabeth, born in Medfield, April 3, 1657, died July 22, 1688, daughter of Nicholas and Margaret (Holbrook) Rockwood." Explicit daughter-of. Matches elizabeth-rockwood-partridge: (1) exact birth 1657-04-03; (2) exact death 1688-07-22; (3) husband john-partridge-bsb, m. 1678-12-24.

5. William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886 (1887), Genealogies, WHEELOCK: "Samuel2 (Ralph1) married at Rehoboth in 1678 Sarah Kenrick. He inherited the original Wheelock estate ... He died in 1698, and his widow married in 1703 Josiah Rockwood (4). ... Children: ... 29. Mehitable, 1689; m. in 1709 Benoni Partridge." Matches: husband Samuel (ralph's son), daughter Mehitable m. Benoni Partridge (= mehitable-wheelock-partridge already locked), remarriage to Josiah Rockwood.

   William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield (1887), Genealogies, ROCKWOOD #1: "Nicolas Rockwood was the son of Richard of Braintree ... His first wife, Jane, died in 1654, and he married in 1656 Margaret Holbrook. She died in 1670 ... The house was rebuilt, and it was deeded to his son-in-law, John Partridge ... He died in 1680 ... Children: ... Elizabeth, 1657-1688; m. in 1678 John Partridge (46)." Elizabeth b. 1657 falls after the 1656 marriage to Margaret. Matches: birth 1657, death 1688, m. 1678 John Partridge; corroborates Partridge Genealogy.

6. E. O. Jameson, The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons, and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass., 1713-1886 (1886), ROCKWOOD: "RICHARD ROCKWOOD was a planter in 1636, in Dorchester, Mass. ... He was twice married. Mrs. Agnes Rockwood, his first wife, died May 9, 1643, in Braintree, Mass. Mr. Rockwood died in 1660, and his second wife, Mrs. Ann Rockwood, died in 1664. [1] NICHOLAS ROCKWOOD, son of Richard and Agnes Rockwood, was born as early as 1628. He married Jane Adams. They settled in Braintree, Mass. Mrs. Jane Rockwood died Dec. 15, 1654. Mr. Rockwood married, July 16, 1656, Margaret Holbrook. They removed to Medfield ... Mrs. Margaret Rockwood died April 23, 1670 ... Mr. Rockwood died Jan. 26, 1680. The children were: ... Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1657, m. 1678, John Partridge." Explicit son-of. Matches nicholas-rockwood-bsb: (1) 2nd wife Margaret Holbrook m. 1656 (margaret-holbrook-rockwood); (2) daughter Elizabeth b. 1657-04-03 m. 1678 John Partridge (elizabeth-rockwood-partridge); (3) 1st wife Jane d. 1654; (4) d. 1680; (5) Braintree then Medfield.

   E. O. Jameson, The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons, and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass., 1713-1886 (1886), ROCKWOOD: "RICHARD ROCKWOOD was a planter in 1636, in Dorchester, Mass. ... He was twice married. Mrs. Agnes Rockwood, his first wife, died May 9, 1643, in Braintree, Mass. Mr. Rockwood died in 1660, and his second wife, Mrs. Ann Rockwood, died in 1664. [1] NICHOLAS ROCKWOOD, son of Richard and Agnes Rockwood, was born as early as 1628. He married Jane Adams. They settled in Braintree, Mass. Mrs. Jane Rockwood died Dec. 15, 1654. Mr. Rockwood married, July 16, 1656, Margaret Holbrook. They removed to Medfield ... Mrs. Margaret Rockwood died April 23, 1670 ... Mr. Rockwood died Jan. 26, 1680. The children were: ... Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1657, m. 1678, John Partridge." Explicit son-of. Matches nicholas-rockwood-bsb: (1) 2nd wife Margaret Holbrook m. 1656 (margaret-holbrook-rockwood); (2) daughter Elizabeth b. 1657-04-03 m. 1678 John Partridge (elizabeth-rockwood-partridge); (3) 1st wife Jane d. 1654; (4) d. 1680; (5) Braintree then Medfield.