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Moses Rockwell (b. 1790, Cornwall, Vermont) [R126 in edition 1, R122 in edition 2]: Further on his descendants, from Boughton p. 378 and 485-486).

Daughter Aurelia and her husband David Burrows (sometimes spelled "Burroughs") had the following children (Phoenix 2070, Boughton 378):

  1. Lusannah Louisa Burrows, b. 15 Feb. 1834 at Pike, NY; m. 16 May 1850 at Franklinville, NY, Oscar Fitzallen Myrick, a farmer. He was b. 14 June 1826 at South Wales, NY, son of Levi Orsamus and Ann Eliza (Winnie) Myrick. She died at Franklinville, 15 Feb. 1873, leaving behind seven children [PW 2409; See also Boughton, 485]:
    1. John Russell Myrick, b. at Franklinville, NY, 12 June 1851.
    2. Maria Hortense Myrick, b. at Franklinville, NY, 17 May 1853.
    3. Oscar Eugene Myrick, b. at Franklinville, NY, 24 March 1857.
    4. Efner Turtelo Myrick, b. at Franklinville, NY, 15 may 1861.
    5. Frederick Riley Myrick, b. at Franklinville, NY, 27 Feb. 1867.
    6. Ada Orilla Myrick, b. at Franklinville, NY, 16 July 1868.
    7. Ann Eliza Myrick, b. at Franklinville, NY, 14 July 1871.
  2. Mary Alvira Burrows, b. 16 March 1841; d. 20 Jan. 1 1861, Franklinville.
  3. Jasper Alonzo Burrows, b. 28 Oct. 1843, Franklinville. Served in Civil War for 1.5 years, in Co. G, 15th Regiment, N.Y. State Cavalry. Unmarried and living at Franklinville as of May 1876. The 1880 census shows Jasper and his father David in the same house, along with David's youngest son George. (See below.)
  4. Lucinda Matilda Burrows, b. 28 Jan. 1849 at Franklinville; m. 14 Oct. 1871 at Salamanca, NY, David L. Alger, a carpenter. He was b. 20 Oct. 1833 at Ripton, Vermont, son of Nathan and Permelia (Lawrence) Alger. They resided at Franklinville as of 1876, with one child so far: Ella Orilla Alger, b. 13 Dec. 1872.
  5. George Washington Burrows, b. 2 March 1855 at Franklinville; living there in May 1876. In the 1880 census, he was a farmer living in the same house as his father and his brother Jasper. George now had a wife named Jessie, 20, a New York native and daughter of Welsh immigrants. I didn't find them in 1900 or 1910.
Daughter Electa and her husband Preston Cargill had the following children (Phoenix 2070-71, Boughton 378):
  1. Elizabeth Cargill, b. 1 March 1832 at Burton, NY; m. 17 Nov. 1853 at Gainesville, NY, David W. Burrows, a farmer, b. there 1 June 1828. The lived at Conneaut, Ohio; Sparta, Wisconsin; and Melrose, Wisconsin. Three children [PW 2409]:
    1. Inez Amelia Burrows, b. at Franklinville, N.Y., 21 Aug. 1854; m. 29 April 1876, at Black River Falls, Wisc., by Methodist Rev. George Haigh, Henry Clay Callender of Irving, Wisc. He was b. 23 Aug. 1848 at Convis, Michigan.
    2. Frank Burrows, b. at Conneaut, Ohio, 17 Sept. 1860.
    3. Elizabeth May Burrows, b. at Sparta, Wisc., 18 Sept. 1864.
  2. Daniel M. Cargill, b. 31 Dec. 1833 at Gainesville; m. 22 Feb. 1855 at Franklinville, NY, Juliette Burrows, and settled at Sparta, Wisc. They had nine children, 6 of whom were living in 1876. [PW 2410; Boughton, 486]
    1. Frances Ellen Cargill, b. at Franklinville, N.Y., 11 Dec. 1856.
    2. Olive Amelia Cargill, b. at Franklinville, N.Y., 9 Dec. 1858.
    3. Ada Adelia Cargill, b. at Conneaut, Ohio, 22 Nov. 1861; d. at Sparta, Wisc., 8 April 1872.
    4. Charles J. Cargill, b. at Sparta, Wisc., 23 May 1864.
    5. Minnie May Cargill, b. at Sparta, Wisc., 22 Sept. 1866.
    6. Emma Bell Cargill, b. at Sparta, Wisc., 27 Nov. 1868; died ther 3 April 1872.
    7. Lewis George Cargill, b. at Sparta, Wisc., 1 Dec. 1870; d. there 8 April 1872.
    8. Nelly Cargill, b. at Sparta, Wisc., 18 Nov. 1873.
    9. Etta Cargill, b. at Sparta, Wisc., 30 July 1875.
  3. Hiram Cargill, b. 18 May 1836, Gainesville; d. 16 Feb. 1866 at Sparta.
  4. George M. Cargill, b. 8 July 1838 at Gainesville; enlisted at Conneaut, Ohio, in April 1861, Co. I, 29th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers. Captured 9 June 1862 at the Battle of Port Republic, and died a prisoner of war.
  5. Rhoda Matilda Cargill, b. 22 July 1840 at Gainesville, d. there 30 Sept. 1847.
  6. Martha A. Cargill, b. 6 July 1843, d. 8 Sept. 1844.
  7. Edwin A. Cargill, b. 9 Aug. 1830 at Gainesville; d. 16 Dec. 1864 at Sparta.
Daughter Patience B. Rockwell and husband Lyman Slocum had the following children (Phoenix 2071, Boughton 378):
  1. Ellen Frances Slocum, b. 22 March 1846 at New Albion, NY; d. 18 June 1857.
  2. Emily Theresa Slocum, b. 28 July 1849, New Albion; m. 25 Dec. 1865, Hinsdale, NY, Collins William Moore. He was the son of Jonathan and Sarah (Pinkerton) Moore. They settled at Ischua, NY, and had three children (Boughton 486):
    • Mary Emma Moore, b. 26 Sept. 1868 at Eldred, Pennsylvania.
    • Thomas Slocum Moore, b. 1 Jan. 1871 at Ischua, NY.
    • Myrta Ellen Moore, b. 9 Jan. 1874 at Ischua.
  3. William Eugene Slocum, b. 17 Dec. 1864 at Ischua, NY; d. there 19 July 1871.
Son Henry Rockwell and wife Elizabeth Adelia Dalaba of Little Falls, Wisconsin, had the following children (Phoenix 2072, Boughton 379):
  1. William Henry Rockwell, b. 15 March 1850 at Franklinville, NY; d. in 1863 at Sparta, Wisconsin.
  2. Eleanor Elizabeth Rockwell, b. 15 Nov. 1854 at Franklinville, NY
  3. Mary Adelia Rockwell, b. 28 March 1858 at Franklinville, NY
  4. Wallace Rockwell, b. 18 Aug. 1863 at Sparta, Wisconsin.
Daughter Rebecca and husband Ira McCollister had the following children (Phoenix 2072, Boughton 379):
  1. Eudora McCollister, b. 28 Dec. 1852 at Franklinville, NY.
  2. Eugene McCollister, b. 27 Oct. 1857 at Franklinville, NY.
Son Moses Rockwell Jr and wife Mary J. Dalaba had the following children (Phoenix 2072, Boughton 379):
  1. Ida Bell Rockwell, b. 24 Dec. 1862 at Sparta, Wisc.; d. 17 Dec. 1863.
  2. Walter Gilson Rockwell, b. 4 May 1865 at Little Falls, Wisconsin.
  3. Herbert Milton Rockwell, b. 25 May 1867 at Little Falls, Wisconsin.
  4. Eva May Rockwell, b. 2 Feb. 1875 at Little Falls, Wisconsin.
Son Eli Frank Rockwell and wife Arvilla Hatch had the following children (Phoenix 2072-3, Boughton 379):
  1. Ernestine Rockwell, b. 16 Sept. 1867 at Olean, NY.
  2. Archibald Knapp Rockwell, b. 7 Dec. 1869 at Pleasantville, Penn.
  3. Frank Seward Rockwell, b. 9 Aug. 1872 at Perry, Penn.
  4. (A son), b. at Kingsville, Ohio, 10 Aug. 1874, died same day.
  5. Anna May Rockwell, b. 18 Feb. 1881 at Colesville, Penn.
  6. Eleanor Abbott Rockwell, b. 9 Nov. 1887 at Hinsdale, NY.
Boughton's report discarded the son who died the same day, and adds the two children born after Phoenix went to print. The 1880 census shows Eli, Arvilla, and the first three children living in the village of Colesville, McKean Co., Pa. Eli's occupation was "teamster." In 1900 the family was in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y. Eli, at 62, was a farmer. Son Archie,still single, worked as a farmer as well.