Mary (Norton) Rockwell (abt. 1639 - abt. 1680)

Born about 1639 in Guilford, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Rockwell — married 7 Apr 1660 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about 1680 at about age 41 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Mary Norton was the daughter of Thomas Norton and Grace (Wells) Norton.(Wells) Norton of Guilford, Connecticut,

• Ancestor of actor Josh Duhamel^[1]

Research Notes

Unsourced baptism dates: This profile previously had a baptism date of 7 May 1630 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. A search for this record on FamilySearch, Ancestry and FreeRegUK returned no results. Cole-12288 14:09, 18 October 2023 (UTC) Her baptism is also sometimes seen as 7 May 1635 Deans, Bedfordshire, England or Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Mary married Samuel Rockwell on an unknown date. The couple had 8 children: Joseph Rockwell, Mary Rockwell, Abigail Rockwell, Deacon Samuel Rockwell, Joseph Rockwell, John Rockwell, Abigail Rockwell and Josiah Rockwell.^[2][3][4]

7 Apr 1660, Saybrook, Connecticut^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Josh Duhamel." Who Do You Think You Are? (Season 11, Episode 2). TLC. 10 Dec 2018: Family Tree of Josh Duhamel>> Larry >> Vergil Baker>> Clifford>> Florence Perry>> Diantha Weeks>> Joseph>> Martha Bliss>> Mary Loomis>> Mary Rockwell>> Mary Norton
2. ↑ Marriage: The Rockwell family in one line of descent , by Francis Williams Rockwell, (1924), page 100.
3. ↑ Marriage: The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, by Stiles, Henry Reed, (1871), Vol II, page 649.
4. ↑ Marriage: The Rockwell family in America. A genealogical record, from 1630 to 1873, by Rockwell, Henry Ensign, (1891), pages 44 - 45.
5. ↑ American Marriages Before 1699, Author: Ancestry.com, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926. Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Ancestry Records, Text: Marriage date: 7 April 1660 Marriage place: Windsor, Conn.

See also:

• The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, by Stiles, Henry Reed, database online at Internet Archive, (Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, 1891), Vol 2, page 649
• The Rockwell family in America. A genealogical record, from 1630 to 1873, by Rockwell, Henry Ensign, database online at Internet Archive, (Boston, Rockwell & Churchill, 1873), pages 44 - 45
• The Rockwell family in one line of descent, by Rockwell, Francis Williams, and Rockwell, Samuel Forbes, database online at Haithi Trust, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts, [s.n.], 1924), pages 100, 27, 43, 81
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: Ancestry Profile
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1268-1270)
• R. D. Smith and Bernard C Steiner, "Descendants of Thomas Norton of Guilford, Conn.," in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1900) Vol 54 p 269-76 link