ROCKWOOD ANNEX
May Lillian (Rockwood) Drake Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 1 December 2017
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Origin of
the surname “Rockwood:”
Generation
6
5 Reuben Rockwood
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died . About 1803 moved to Champion Township,
Jefferson County, New York, locating near his son, William Rockwood.
1810 US Census: Reuben Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household also included 1 male age 16 to
26; 1 male age 45 or over; 2 females age 16 to 26; and 1 female age 45 or over.
1820 US Census: Reuben Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male age 45 and over;
1 female age 16 to 26; and 1 female age 26 to 45.
2. Wife: (?)
Born . Died .
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. William Rockwood: See generation 4,
below.
b. Daniel Rockwood: Born about 1808 in New York. Employed as a farmer in
Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1830 US Census: Daniel Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male under age 5; 1
male age 5 to 10; 1 male age 30 to 40; 1 female age 5 to 10; and 1 female age
15 to 20.
1850 US Census: Daniel Rockwood, age 42 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Brownville Township, Jefferson
County, New York. His real estate was
valued at $1,200. The household also
included his presumed wife, Laura Rockwood, age 27 (b. NYS); presumed son,
Dennis Rockwood, age 10 (b. NYS); presumed son, Byron Rockwood, age 8 (b. NYS);
presumed daughter, Annette Rockwood, age 3 (b. NYS); and presumed father, Elam
Rockwood, age 74 (b. VT).
Daniel Rockwood perhaps married Laura
(?) and had the following children:
(1. Dennis Rockwood: Born
about 1840 in New York.
(2. Byron Rockwood: Born about
1842 in New York.
(3. Annette Rockwood: Born
about 1847 in New York.
c. Asa Rockwood: Employed as
a farmer in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1810 US Census: Asa
Rockwood was heading a household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New
York. The household included 1 male age
16 to 26; and 1 female age 16 to 26.
1820 US Census: Asa
Rockwood was heading a household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New
York. The household included 2 males
under age 10; 1 male age 10 to 16; 1 male age 26 to 45; 3 females under age 10;
and 1 female age 26 to 45.
d. Roswell Rockwood: Employed as a farmer in
Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.
1820 US Census: Roswell Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male age 10 to 16; 1
male age 26 to 45; 1 female under age 10; and 1 female age 26 to 45. Two members of the household were engaged in
agriculture.
1830 US Census: Roswell Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male age 5 to 10; 1
male age 40 to 50; 1 female under age 5; 1 female age 5 to 10; 1 female age 10
to 15; 1 female age 20 to 30; 1 female age 30 to 40; and 1 female age 80 to 90.
e. David Rockwood: (perhaps)
1810 US Census: David Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 2 males under age 10;
perhaps 1 or 2 males age 16 to 26; 1 female age 10 to 16; and 2 females age 16
to 26.
1820 US Census: David Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 3 males under age 10;
1 male age 10 to 16; 1 male age 26 to 45; 1 female under age 10; and 1 female
age 26 to 45. Two members of the
household were engaged in agriculture.
4 William Rockwood
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died . Employed as a farmer. In 1799 temporarily moved to Champion
Township, Jefferson County, New York. Returned in 1801/02.
1810 US Census: William Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 1 male age 26 to 45; 1
female under age 10; and 1 female age 16 to 26.
1820 US Census: William Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 2 males under age 10;
1 male age 26 to 45; 1 male age 45 or over; 3 females under age 10; and 1
female age 10 to 16; and 1 female age 16 to 26.
One member of the household was an alien and 2 were engaged in
agriculture.
1830 US Census: William Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 2 males under age 5; 2
males age 5 to 10; 1 male age 10 to 15; 1 male age 50 to 60; 1 female age 5 to
10; 2 females age 15 to 20; 1 female age 20 to 30; and 1 female age 40 to 50.
1840 US Census: William Rockwood was heading a
household in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York. The household included 2 males age 15 to 20;
2 males age 20 to 30; 1 male age 60 to 70; 1 female age 15 to 20; and 1 female
age 40 to 50.
2. Wife: Polly Cutler
Born ;
daughter of Seth Cutler. Died . Married William Rockwood in 1805.
3. Children: (12 total; order uncertain)
a. Priscilla Rockwood: Married David Roulston and resided in St. Lawrence County, New York.
b. Sally Rockwood: Married George Sayre and resided
in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.
c. Reuben Rockwood: Moved to Michigan.
d. Sabrina Rockwood: Married (?) Johnson and resided
in Croghan Township, Lewis County, New York.
e. John W. Rockwood: Moved to Wisconsin.
f. Charles G. Rockwood: See generation 3,
below.
3 Charles G. Rockwood
1. Biographical notes:
Born 26 March 1816. Died . Resided in Champion Township, Jefferson County, New York.
2. Wife #1: Mary S.
Rounds
Born 1845. Died 1886; interred Felts Mills
Cemetery, near the gravestone of Chester Orvis.
2. Wife #1: Jane Van Deusen
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Fernando Lansing Rockwood: See generation
2, below.
b. Dempster Rockwood:
Resided with his parents. Married Anna
Wise, daughter of Joseph Wise of Watertown, and had the following son:
(1. Wesley W. Rockwood.
2 Fernando Lansing Rockwood
1. Biographical notes:
Born 3 June 1847 in Champion Township, Jefferson
County, New York. Died . Veteran of the American Civil War; enlisted in
Company A, 20th New York Cavalry on 24 August 1863; discharged 11 August
1865. Employed as a
carpenter. Resided at Felts
Mills, Rutland Township, Jefferson County. Elected Justice of the
Peace in 1889.
2. Wife #1: Mary Minerva Patterson (photos)
a.
Biographical notes:
Born 1845 in Pamelia Township,
Jefferson County, New York. Died 1886; interred Felts Mills Cemetery,
near the gravestone of Chester Orvis.
b.
Children: (order uncertain)
(1. May Lillian Rockwood:
See generation 1, below.
(2. Charles G. Rockwood, II: Resided in West
Carthage, Champion Township, Jefferson County, New
York.
3. Wife #2: Sarah J. Christie
a.
Biographical notes:
Born LeRay Township, Jefferson
County, New York.
1 May Lillian Rockwood:
"Lillian"
Born 4
February 1870. Died 26 June
1933. Married George
Albert Drake,
paragraph 4.d.(1.(d. of the Almond Drake page on 15 October 1891.
See Almond Drake
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Other, still unidentified,
Rockwood names:
1. Ebenezer Rockwood: Born
about 1836 in Canada.
1865
NYS Census: Ebenezer Rockwood, age 29 (b. Canada), was heading a household in
Theresa Township, Jefferson County, New York.
The household also included his wife, Adelia
Rockwood, age 36 (b. Canada) and mother of 4; son, Stephen M. Rockwood, age 5
(b. Canada); George F. Rockwood, age 4 (b. Canada); and daughter, Elinor Rockwood, age 2 years and 10 months (b. Canada).
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