Susannah
CAPEN
(b.
11 April 1602
,
Dorchester, Dorset, England
d.
13 November 1666
,
Windsor, Connecticut Colony
)
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Susannah CAPEN was born 11 April 1602 in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Susannah CAPEN was the child of Bernard CAPEN and Joan PURCHASE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Oliver PURCHASE and Thomasine HARRISSusannah was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1630.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Susannah married William ROCKWELL 14 April 1624 in Dorchester, Dorset, England . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
William ROCKWELL was born 6 February 1590 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England. William died 15 May 1640 in East Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Broad Brook) (Warehouse Point) (Melrose) (Scantic) (Windsorville). William was the child of John ROCKWELL and Honor NEWTON.
Susannah married (2) Matthew GRANT 29 May 1645 in Windsor, New Haven Colony . Matthew GRANT was born 27 October 1601 in Exeter, Devon, England. Matthew died 16 December 1681 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock).
Susannah CAPEN died 13 November 1666 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony .
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Family and Children of Susannah CAPEN
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William ROCKWELL-- Date: 14 April 1624 Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
William ROCKWELL was the child of John ROCKWELL and Honor NEWTON
Holy Trinity Church
Children of William ROCKWELL and Susannah CAPEN:
Joan ROCKWELL (b.25 April 1625, Dorchester, Dorset, England d. 16 September 1683, Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony )
m. Jeffrey BAKER 15 November 1642 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
m. Richard INGRAM (INGRAHAM) 10 December 1668 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)
John ROCKWELL (b.18 July 1627, Dorchester, Dorset, England d. 13 September 1673, Windsor, Connecticut Colony )
m. Sarah ENSIGN 6 May 1651 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
m. Deliverance HAWES 18 August 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Samuel ROCKWELL (b.28 March 1631, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 9 August 1711, Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Mary NORTON 7 April 1660 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Ruth ROCKWELL (b.16 August 1633, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 14 February 1683, Norwich, Connecticut Colony )
m. Christopher HUNTINGTON 7 October 1652 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Sarah ROCKWELL (b.21 July 1638, Windsor, New Haven Colony d. 17 August 1683, Windsor, Connecticut Colony )
m. Walter GAYLORD 22 March 1659 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Mary ROCKWELL (b.abt. 1639, Windsor, New Haven Colony d. , )
Susannah CAPEN married Matthew GRANT-- Date: 29 May 1645 Place: Windsor, New Haven Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
"Matthew (1601-1681) & 2-wf Susanna (CAPEN) ROCKWELL (1602-1666), w William; 29 May 1645; Windsor, CT {Windsor CT VR 125, 249; Reg. 21:174; Warner-Harrington 100, 251, 548; Windsor CT 2:303, 648; Goodwin-Morgan 106; Booth (1910) 29; Dillon Anc. 17, 31; Crary-Dunham 152; Rockwell 66; Dunham-Boyd 250; Hartford Prob. 1:312; TAG 9:55; Capen 13}"
Children of Matthew GRANT and Susannah CAPEN:
William ROCKWELL-- Date: 14 April 1624 Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England William ROCKWELL was the child of John ROCKWELL and Honor NEWTON
Holy Trinity Church
Children of William ROCKWELL and Susannah CAPEN:
Joan ROCKWELL (b.25 April 1625, Dorchester, Dorset, England d. 16 September 1683, Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony )m. Jeffrey BAKER 15 November 1642 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
m. Richard INGRAM (INGRAHAM) 10 December 1668 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)
John ROCKWELL (b.18 July 1627, Dorchester, Dorset, England d. 13 September 1673, Windsor, Connecticut Colony )m. Sarah ENSIGN 6 May 1651 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
m. Deliverance HAWES 18 August 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Samuel ROCKWELL (b.28 March 1631, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 9 August 1711, Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Mary NORTON 7 April 1660 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Ruth ROCKWELL (b.16 August 1633, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 14 February 1683, Norwich, Connecticut Colony )m. Christopher HUNTINGTON 7 October 1652 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Sarah ROCKWELL (b.21 July 1638, Windsor, New Haven Colony d. 17 August 1683, Windsor, Connecticut Colony )m. Walter GAYLORD 22 March 1659 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Mary ROCKWELL (b.abt. 1639, Windsor, New Haven Colony d. , )Susannah CAPEN married
Matthew GRANT-- Date: 29 May 1645 Place: Windsor, New Haven Colony Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
"Matthew (1601-1681) & 2-wf Susanna (CAPEN) ROCKWELL (1602-1666), w William; 29 May 1645; Windsor, CT {Windsor CT VR 125, 249; Reg. 21:174; Warner-Harrington 100, 251, 548; Windsor CT 2:303, 648; Goodwin-Morgan 106; Booth (1910) 29; Dillon Anc. 17, 31; Crary-Dunham 152; Rockwell 66; Dunham-Boyd 250; Hartford Prob. 1:312; TAG 9:55; Capen 13}"
Children of Matthew GRANT and Susannah CAPEN:
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1602 Birth 11 April 1602
Dorchester, Dorset, England
1625 Birth of ChildJoan ROCKWELL was born 25 April 1625, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Susannah was 23 years old.
1627 Birth of ChildJohn ROCKWELL was born 18 July 1627, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
Susannah was 25 years old.
1631 Birth of ChildSamuel ROCKWELL was born 28 March 1631, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Susannah was 28 years old.
1633 Birth of ChildRuth ROCKWELL was born 16 August 1633, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Susannah was 31 years old.
1634 Marriage / PartnerSusannah CAPEN and William ROCKWELL 14 April 1624, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Fordington)
She was 22 years old.
1637-1640
'In 1637, the Rockwells moved to the new settlement of Windsor, CT, recently established by a group from Dorchester, MA. William died there on 15 May 1640; his widow married Matthew Grant in 1645 and died on 14 Nov. 1666.'
www.rockwell-family.org/ 2007/ 12/ rockwell-immigrants-to-17th-century.html
'In 1637, the Rockwells moved to the new settlement of Windsor, CT, recently established by a group from Dorchester, MA. William died there on 15 May 1640; his widow married Matthew Grant in 1645 and died on 14 Nov. 1666.'
www.rockwell-family.org/ 2007/ 12/ rockwell-immigrants-to-17th-century.html
1638 Birth of ChildSarah ROCKWELL was born 21 July 1638, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Susannah was 36 years old.
1640 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam ROCKWELL died 15 May 1640, East Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Broad Brook) (Warehouse Point) (Melrose) (Scantic) (Windsorville)
1642 Marriage of ChildJoan ROCKWELL married 15 November 1642, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock) to Jeffrey BAKER
1645 Marriage / PartnerSusannah CAPEN and Matthew GRANT 29 May 1645, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
She was 43 years old.
1651 Marriage of ChildJohn ROCKWELL married 6 May 1651, Hartford, Connecticut, USA to Sarah ENSIGN
1652 Marriage of ChildRuth ROCKWELL married 7 October 1652, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Christopher HUNTINGTON
1659 Marriage of ChildSarah ROCKWELL married 22 March 1659, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock) to Walter GAYLORD
1660 Marriage of ChildSamuel ROCKWELL married 7 April 1660, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock) to Mary NORTON
1662 Marriage of ChildJohn ROCKWELL married 18 August 1662, Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock) to Deliverance HAWES
1666 Death
'1666 GRANT mary Janes and fufanna Grant both of them dyed in one night Nouember 13 1666 Death'
Vital Records of Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield, Connecticut, 1631 to 1691. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: Births, marriages, and deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and entered in the early land records of the colony of Connecticut : volumes I and II of land records and no. D of colonial deeds, transcribed and edited by Edwin Stanley Welles. Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co, 1898.
'1666 GRANT mary Janes and fufanna Grant both of them dyed in one night Nouember 13 1666 Death'
Vital Records of Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield, Connecticut, 1631 to 1691. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: Births, marriages, and deaths returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and entered in the early land records of the colony of Connecticut : volumes I and II of land records and no. D of colonial deeds, transcribed and edited by Edwin Stanley Welles. Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co, 1898.
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