The Rockwell Family Foundation Newsletter:
a guide to its contents

(The following is an issue-by-issue outline of the main feature articles which have appeared in the RFF Newsletter.)

1. (Aug. 1992)

• A 2-page introductory letter announcing formation of the RFF, and calling for subscriptions.

2. (Nov. 1992)

• Notes from President Frank: discussed early Rockwell lines, including the hypothesis that John of Stamford was the son of John of Windsor.

3. (Feb. 1993)

• The Rockwell family in England: Mary Ann Cole's report of an early family in London who are possible candidates for the family of Robert Rockwell/Rockhold of Virginia and Maryland.
• Numerous queries.

4. (May 1993)

• "Farmer near Ashtabula keeps 6-pounder as memo of 1812": reprint of a 19th century article on Austin Rockwell, sent by descendant Marian E. Crum.

5. (Aug. 1993)

• Notes from President Frank: discussing Rockwell research in England and church repair at Fitzhead.
• Rufus Rockwell (John line): account of his journey to Gold-rush California to see his son.
• Agenda for a planned Rockwell reunion hosted by RFF.

6. (Nov. 1993)

• Report of RFF meeting in Windsor, CT, Sept. 1993.
• Reprint of a Los Angeles Times article from 1906 on the Rockwell family, including numerous legends and family connections as then understood but which may not be true, with President Frank's comments.
• "Rambling thoughts from a Rockwell researcher," by Shirley R. Brown, discussing the early Rockwells in America.

7. (Feb. 1994)

• "Rockwell House, Norwich, CT."
• "Error re. Daniel Rockwell of Nova Scotia," by Mary Deming.
• Details on the Repository of RFF archives at Windsor Historical Society, Windsor, CT.

8. (Apr. 1994)

• Notes from President Frank: on recent travels, and Joseph Rockwell house in South Windsor, CT.
• "Solomon Rockwell," reprint from a 1923 article by Judith Holmes of Winchester Historical Society, Winchester, CT.
• "A Rockwell tradition continues": on Jessica Priscilla Rockwell, artist.
• Notes from member Radine Hoag on Fitzhead, inc. Parish record details.

9. (Aug. 1994)

• Obituary: RFF director Margaret Price.
• Notes from President Frank: inc. details on Robert of VA/MD and his son John.
• "Joseph Rockwell house, So. Windsor, CT."
• "Abram M. Rockwell, Cass Co., Nebraska": 19th century article sent by Mary Ann Cole.

10. (Nov. 1994)

• "Emily (Legere) Rockwell, d. 1994": obituary by Tom Long, Boston Globe.
• "O.J. Rockwell, old resident, is dead": reprint from Trenton Daily Republic, Trenton MO, 1917.
• "Frank & Sue Rockwell trip to New England, 1994."
• "The legacy of Solomon Rockwell and his descendants," by June Senack. [Part 1]

11. (Feb. 1995)

• Kiffin Rockwell, World War I aviator
• Solomon Rockwell article from Winsted (CT) Voice, pt. 2, by June Senack.
• Thomas Rockwell of Cortland Co., NY, by Catherine R. Gann. In 3 parts: lineage; First settlers of Taylor, NY, 1793; anecdote on "Grandfather Rockwell's mittens."

12. (May 1995)

• "Highly decorated World War II soldier laid to rest." (Obituary of Lt. Col. Matt Urban, by his widow, Jeannie Rockwell Urban.
• Some comments on Rockwell Hall, Colebrook, CT, by Adaline Emerson Wheeler.
• The Stone House: 42 Rockwell Street, Norwich, CT, by Mary Watkinson Rockwell Cole, 1934.
• The Josiah Rockwell family: comparison of William and Josiah lines.

13. (Aug. 1995)

• "A new 'Baring' on Fitzhead, by Frank & Jean Sherwood.
• Colebrook, Ct, steelmaking, 18th and 19th century. (Reprint of 1900 article by Ralph Emerson)
• Story of Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester, Dorset, by James Pellow.
• The Stone House, Norwich,CT: Part 2.

14. (Nov. 1995)

• "Klondike Kate" Rockwell (reprint from Dawson City, Alaska's publication, "Guide to the goldfields."
• Pastor Donald D. Rockwell (of Fassett Baptist Church near Elmira, NY), by Bill Beechey, Jr.
• Old Rockwell biographies: two brothers of Lake Co., Indiana, Timothy C. and William B. Rockwell.
• A brief history of H. Rockwell & Son, Canton, Penn.

15. (Feb. 1996)

• Old Windsor homes: Windsor has 6 surviving 17th century homes, by Robert T. Silliman.
• "Cleveland Rockwell": excerpt from Franz Stenzel's biography of 1972.
• Obituary: Helen Olive Rockwell, by George Rockwell of Winslow, AZ.
• Julius Rockwell (1805-1888): Congressman from MA, 1844-1851, U.S. Senator, 1854-1855. (Reprint from the Springfield Republican, by Edward L. Peirce, 1888)

16. (May 1996)

• Rockwell Family Foundation annual meeting, S.F. Calif: Minutes
• The Rockwell immigration to Canada: excerpt from a history and genealogy of the Rockwell and Thayer families, by Willard F. Rockwell, 1984.
• Review of William McNeill's "Colebrook: a historical sketch."
• Search for Austin Rockwell, by John H. Rebenack.

17. (Aug. 1996)

• Notes from President Frank, including 2 query letters.
• Looking for someone? (review of Robert L. Berko's book, "How to find people with information from public records.")
• Elizabeth Goode Rockwell: a new Who's Who in America choice.
• Rockwell immigration to Canada: a response by Grace L. Jackson with details on Jonathan of Cornwallis, Kings Co., Nova Scotia.

18. (Nov. 1996)

• One line's Western migration, by Robert Goode Rockwell, Phoenix, AZ
• Major Mason Statue at Windsor, with reprint from William Haynes's "Connecticut's own major: a profile of John Mason," 1955.
• Windsor: a vast territory.
• Robert Beverley Habersham Rockwell, by daughter Jessica P. Rockwell.

19. (Feb. 1997)

• The wandering Rockwells: one of John's lines, by Ken Rockwell.
• Frank Wade Rockwell [of Akron, OH, 1851-1917]: reprint from a local history.

20. (May 1997)

• Dr. Alonzo P. Rockwell: obituary from 1911, sent by Mary F. Ludvigson.
• Fabric of life, then and now: reprint of a Boston Globe article concerning Thomas Plunkett Rockwell of North Andover, Mass.
• Follow-up to Rockwells of Stafford, CT, RFFN #13, by Susan Heath Stewart.

21. (Aug. 1997)

• The Rockwell Center: the Susquehanna region's premiere dinner and music theatre, by Lyle Rockwell.
• Follow-up on Alonzo P. Rockwell article of RFFN#20, by the author.
• More re Josiah Rockwell line, by Glenna M. Metchette.
• Historic Keeler Inn Museum in Ridgefield has Rockwell papers, by Ken Rockwell.

22. (Nov. 1997)

• A recent letter from Joan Peel in England to President Frank, including report on findings in English records.
• Report on the Bradford County Rockwell reunion, by Weeden R. Nichols.
• Rockwells who went West: part 1 in a series, by Ken Rockwell. [lists numerous Rockwells found in lists of the California gold seekers]

23. (Feb. 1998)

• Letter from Jean Sherwood, Fitzhead.
• Casey Rockwell, late mayor of Estes Park, CO, by Ken Rockwell.
• Letter from Barbara Fairbairn on Kitty (Klondike Kate) Rockwell.
• Rockwell Immigrants to 17th century America, by Ken Rockwell.
• Rockwells who went West, part 2: through the Golden Gate, by Ken Rockwell. [Rockwells found on passenger lists to and from San Francisco during the Gold Rush]

24. (May 1998)

• Rockwells who went West, part 3: charting the Pacific Coast, by Ken Rockwell. [John Rockwell of the U.S. Coast Survey]
• The Rockwell Colony of LaSalle Co., IL, by Lyle Rockwell.
• The Rockwell Museum in downtown Corning, NY, by Lyle Rockwell.

25. (Aug. 1998)

• Early Republican opposed slavery: reprint of U.S. Rep. Silvio O. Conte's article on Julius Rockwell of 19th-century Berkshire Co., MA.
• Francis W. Rockwell, 1844-1929: excerpt from "The Rockwell family in one line of descent," by F.W. Rockwell, 1924.
• Martin Rockwell of Greene Co., NY, by Ken Rockwell.

26. (Nov. 1998)

• Nathan O. Rockwell and other Rockwells of Steuben and Schuyler counties, NY, by Ken Rockwell.
• Uriah Rockwell of Connecticut and New York, by Ken Rockwell.
• Rockwells who went West, pt. 4: revisiting Orrin Porter Rockwell, by Ken Rockwell.
• (Reprint of Rockwells who went West, pt. 2)

27. (Feb. 1999)

• Descendants of William Rockwell and Mary Babcock: a John-line investigation, by Weeden R. Nichols.
• Obituary, Earl K. "Skim" Rockwell, from Daily Review, Towanda, PA, 1998.
• Rockwells in various records of Fairfield County, CT, by Ken Rockwell. [focussed on Wilton and Weston, CT]

28. (May 1999)

• Notice on Second edition of Descendants of John Rockwell II and Wilmet Cade, by Weeden R. Nichols.
• Some Rockwell obituaries from the scrapbook of Wrexie Louise Leonard, sent by Wm. Klauk.
• Richard & Laura Morgan visit Fitzhead on their honeymoon: report by Richard Morgan.
• Norman Rockwell: our most "illustrious" kinsman, by Ken Rockwell.
• Jefferson, Hemings, and the Rockwells: a possible solution to an old Rockwell mystery, by Ken Rockwell [first proposal for a DNA test]
• Rockwells who went West, part 5: a Gold Rush Rockwell who made good, by Ken Rockwell.

29. (Aug. 1999)

• Correction to James Boughton's 1903 Rockwell-Keeler genealogy: Weeden R. Nichols relays Mark Rockwell's comments on two Thomas Rockwells.
• A visit to my Grandparents, Louisa Rockwell Bass manuscript from Rockwell Hall, Colebrook.
• Alvin Rockwell: obituary from San Francisco Chronicle, 1999.
• Rockwell details gleaned from the records of Barkhamsted Congregational Church, Barkhamsted, CT, by Ken Rockwell.
• George Marcus Rockwell: reprint fof a local history's biography on a businessman of Meridan, CT.

30. (Nov. 1999)

• The Rockwell/Ferris House, South Hero, Vermont, by Jane B. Drury.
• Follow-up comments to Drury's article, by Lyle Rockwell.
• The beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Colebrook Center, CT, by Robert Griggs, Colebrook Historical Society.
• Some good information: letter from Glenna Mechette about various Rockwell localities in England and Canada.

31. (Feb. 2000)

• The heirs of John Rockwell of Barkhamsted, CT, as found in probate and land records, by Ken Rockwell.
• Where it is: some 18th century John-line place names, by Gaylord Rockwell.
• Joseph Rockwell of Saratoga Co., NY, by Weeden R. Nichols.
• Rockwell College, Tipperary, Ireland, from Willard F. Rockwell's 1984 History and genealogy of Rockwell and Thayer families.

32. (May 2000)

• The Rockwells of Colebrook, CT: excerpt from "Colebrook: a historical sketch," by William H. McNeil.
• Martin Rockwell Steel Works at Colebrook Center, from a paper written by Ralph Emerson, 1900.
• Joseph Rockwell of Saratoga County, NY: follow-up, by Weeden R. Nichols.
• Louise & Russell Rockwell visit Fitzhead.
• Letter from Jean Sherwood of Fitzhead to Russell Rockwell.

33. (Aug. 2000)

• DNA Project, by Ken Rockwell.
• Obituary: Alonzo P. Rockwell, by Mary Foster Ludvigson.
• The children of Joseph Rockwell of Wilton, CT, and Saratoga Co., NY, by Ken Rockwell.
• Stephen Rockwell of Cayuga County, NY, son of Joseph of Saratoga Co., NY, by Ken Rockwell.
• The family of Charles Rockwell of Bethel, Fairfield Co., CT, by Ken Rockwell.
• George Lounsbury Rockwell of Ridgefield, by Ken Rockwell.

34. (Nov. 2000)

• Rockwells of Berkshire County, Mass., pt. 1: John Rockwell of Lanesborough, by Ken Rockwell.
• Rockwell politicians from the Political Graveyard website.
• William Calvin Rockwell, 1919-2000: a remembrance, by Ken Rockwell.
• Jeremy Rockwell of Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, by Ken Rockwell.
• Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State University of New York.

35. (Feb. 2001)

• New history of Fitzhead: announcement of book, Ten Hides: a millenial history of Fitzhead, Somerset, by Adrian Cross.
• "His passion for literature challenged us for 50 years," by Cathleen F. Crowley: reprint of an article on Robert S. Rockwell, North Andover, MA
• Rockwells of Berkshire Co., Mass., pt.2: Elijah in the wilderness," by Ken Rockwell. [Elijah Rockwell of Ridgefield and Lanesborough]
• The Rockwell-Mead marriage at Wilton, 1762: a case of inaccurate transcription from primary sources, by Ken Rockwell
• Thomas Rockwell of South Salem, Westchester Co., NY, by Ken Rockwell.
• Inquiry: Abram M. Rockwell, Nebraska, by Jodi Govig.

36. (May 2001)

• Members of the Rockwell Family Foundation visit Fitzhead, Somerset, Eng., by William H. Rockwell.
• Rockwells of Berkshire Co., Mass., pt. 3: Josiah Rockwell of Lanesborough, MA, by Ken Rockwell.
• Two Johns and a Jonah: untangling some confused lines at Wilton and Weston, Fairfield Co., CT, by Ken Rockwell.
• Thomas and Tabitha Rockwell of Woodbury: origins and descendants, by Gaylord Rockwell.

37. (Aug. 2001)

• The Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY.
• Don't believe everything you read in 'reliable' sources, by Glenna Metchette, on Canadian Rockwells.
• Rockwell/Rockhold information from Isabel Hall.
• The heirs of John Rockwell of Wilton who died in 1799, by Ken Rockwell.

38. (Nov. 2001)

• Fitzhead: agreement between the St. James Parochial Church Council, Fitzhead, Somerset, Eng., and the Rockwell Family Foundation, USA.
• 16th century Rockwell families in Bristol, England, by Mark Rockwell.
• "The boatman of Newark": a possible new chapter in the life of John of Stamford, by Ken Rockwell.

39. (Feb. 2002)

• St. James Church, Fitzhead, by Sam Rockwell.
• Expanded DNA project: volunteers needed, by Ken Rockwell.
• Rockwells of Berkshire Co., Mass., pt. 4: Amasa Rockwell of Peru, by Ken Rockwell.
• Horace Rockwell, Sr. (1786-1870), by Mary Foster Ludvigsen.
• Margaret Eleanor Rockwell Stuckeman: obituary, 2001.

40. (May 2002)

• DNA project on track to answer old mysteries, by Ken Rockwell.
• William Rockwell of Preston, CT, and William Rockwell of East Windsor, CT: pt. 1, by Mark S. Rockwell.
• Rockwell foils scam, by Robert G. Rockwell, Phoenix, AZ
• Simmons Rockwell, by John W. Rockwell.
• Abraham Rockwells here and there, by Ken Rockwell.

41. (Aug. 2002)

• DNA project results: the answers at last, by Ken Rockwell.
• William Rockwell of Preston, CT, and William Rockwell of East Windsor, CT: pt. 2, by Mark S. Rockwell.
• The 1753 will of John Rockwell of Norwich, by Ken Rockwell.
• The Rockwell family and Frank Lewis Rockwell, by Frank Boyd.

42. (Nov. 2002)

• A beautiful trip to Fitzhead, by Sam Rockwell.
• The Rockwell DNA Project: follow-up details, by Ken Rockwell.
• The John line: one family or two? by Ken Rockwell.
• Drum Hill and other treasures, by Elizabeth Rockwell. [a visit to the Wilton/Ridgefield area]
• William S. and John Milton Rockwell of Madison County, NY, by Ken Rockwell.
• The will of Joshua Rockwell, who died at Turin, NY, in 1825, by Ken Rockwell.
• Reuben Rockwell of Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY, by Ken Rockwell.
• The will of Samuel Rockwell, son of Deacon William Rockwell, transcribed by editor Sam Rockwell.

43. (Feb. 2003)

• Chatham's Admiral Charles H. Rockwell, by Sam Rockwell
• John of Stamford: new documentation and new ideas, by Ken Rockwell
• Joshua Rockwell family Bible records, by Ken Rockwell. [records contributed by John & Norma Crosman, along with notes on James Luzern Rockwell (1828-1937)
• The family of Kathleen "Klondike Kate" Rockwell, by Mark S. Rockwell
• Rockwells of Berkshire County, Mass., pt. 5: Stockbridge in three centuries, by Ken Rockwell
• Rockwell City, Iowa: "the Golden Buckle on the Corn Belt," by Elizabeth Rockwell. [featuring details on founder John Marshall Rockwell, 1828-1905]

44. (May 2003)

• Update on Rockwell DNA Project, by Ken Rockwell [includes samples from Uriah Rockwell, Thomas of Cortland Co., NY, William of Lake Co., IN; Silas of Orange Co., NY; Jabez of Butternuts; etc.]
• John Rockwell of Stamford: one man or two? by Ken Rockwell [Continuing the discussion of how to interpret the evidence, including the argument for 2 men of the name]
• Fitzhead research: letter from Joan Peel to Frank Rockwell
• The family of Hiram Rockwell of Solon, Cortland Co., NY, who died in 1835, by Ken Rockwell

45. (Aug. 2003)

• FAQ no. 1: Your connection to Norman Rockwell, by Ken Rockwell. [Gives the artist's ancestry and what degree of cousin he probably is to any descendants of the Connecticut Rockwells]
• DNA news: hints at the ancient roots of the Rockwell families, by Ken Rockwell. [Discusses "haplogroups," the larger population groups to which the Rockwells probably belong]
• Revolutionary War Soldiers [A website where one may enter one's Revolutionary ancestor]
• Jabez Rockwell of Ridgebury, CT, and Milford, PA: his Revolutionary War record, in his own words, by Ken Rockwell. [The veteran's pension application of 1832, and how it throws doubt on the legends that have been passed down on his service, including at Valley Forge.]
• Some recent queries: two tough cases, by Ken Rockwell. [Joseph Rockwell of Clark Co., Illinois, 1850, who has been traced back to Vermont; and Elmer T. Rockwell of Maine, whom early 20th century census listings sometimes give the surname "Baird."]
• From the website [two more queries, about Sarah Jane Rockwell, b. 1827/8 who married Henry Cooper (Mark Rockwell responds); and Rachel Rockwell who married Thomas Hungerford c1776 in Lanesborough, Mass. (Ken Rockwell responds.)

46. (Nov. 2003)

• Research notes, compiled by Ken Rockwell. [DAR application re Silas Rockwell with details on his family (from Elizabeth Rockwell; Silas b. 1799; some Noah Rockwells of NY; adoptee Edgar G. Rockwell of Kansas (from Kathy Frieze)]
• Daniel Rockwell inquest, June 1791, by Shirley Dumma. [A lawsuit from 18th century Cornwallis, Nova Scotia]
• New gleanings on the early Rockwells of Norwalk, by Dorothy R. Avery. [Details from Norwalk proprietors' records, including an apparent reference to John of Stamford]
• Jabez Rockwell at Valley Forge: three men and a legend, by Ken Rockwell.
• Longtime Hays educator Valis Rockwell, Sept. 16, 2003, by Diane Gasper-O'Brien, Hays Daily News [obituary], conveyed by Weeden R. Nichols along with decedants' pedigree.

47: (Feb. 2004)

• Fitzhead Church: e-mail from Michael Armstrong of Fitzhead
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs. Part 1: Butternuts roots. [Original in the possession of descendant Clifford J. Hunt]
• Obituary: Gladys M. Rockwell, Southport, Chemung Co., NY
• Old family portrait discovered: George B. Rockwell family of Geneseo, Iowa.
• Rockwells in the news: Rev. Hays Rockwell, once chaplain at Howard Dean's boarding school.
• Alwilda Ann Wallace, wife of Lucius A. Rockwell, daughters Maretta & Lillian. Data from Mary Foster Ludvigsen, with queries about the daughters.
• Jabez Rockwell of Preston: records of his Revolutionary War service / by Ken Rockwell
• A Rockwell visit to Minnesota. John W. Rockwell of Austin, MN, recounts the visit of distant cousin and regular research correspondent Kathy Freize in Oct. 2003.

48: May 2004

• Rockwell genealogies being prepared for publication. Mark and Ken Rockwell announce plans to publish William-line and John-line volumes.
• Woodworkers of Windsor: early Rockwells identified in the trade. A recent exhibit at the Windsor Historical Society claims that John of Windsor was a woodworker and trained his nephews, William's sons John and Samuel.
• Further DNA tests in the works. Descendants of Samuel, son of Josiah of Norwich; William of Susquehanna Co., PA; and Charles G. of Pontiac, MI.
• George Elwood Rockwell (b. 1800): a cold trail.
• Addie Rockwell diary found. A good Samaritan wants to return a 19th-century schoolgirl's diary to the family if possible.
• Revolutionary photos? Some Rev. War veterans survived into the photographic era, and photographic historian Maureen Taylor wants to help preserve any such photos.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs. Part 2: Church and education.
• Anne Rockwell, author of children's books; with some of her own words about reading.

49: August 2004

• Connecticut pilgrimage: a research expedition, June-July 2004. Ken Rockwell reports on research in Hartford and Fairfield County, which yielded finds that will become the subject of several articles, including the following:
• D. Williams Patterson (1824-1892): unsung pioneer of Rockwell genealogy. Ken found his research journal from an 1873 research trip to Fairfield County, when he worked for S. W. Phoenix, author of the Whitney genealogy.
• DNA notes: results from round of tests announced last issue.
• Jabez Rockwell of Ridgebury: new information on the powder horn inscription. Grandson Charles F. Rockwell's own testimony on the artifact and the unauthorized addition of part of the wording found on it.
• Seeking the home lot of John Rockwell of Stamford. John's lot was one person Stamford historian Jeanne Majdalany was unable to locate on the maps in her 1990 book on the early settlement of Stamford. Ken Rockwell made a stab at solving this mystery while in Fairfield County.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs. Part 3: a teacher's life.

50: December 2004.

• Research in Connecticut: cold and hot trails / Ken Rockwell. A recap of some of the genealogical problems I was seeking to answer while in Connecticut in June of 2004.
• Tax lists: a key to residency / Ken Rockwell. Annual tax lists from Connecticut towns act like a yearly census of property owners. Examples from my findings in June 2004.
• Charles G. Rockwell: an ancestral breakthrough / Ken Rockwell. One of the above cases, a onetime resident of Ridgefield who died in Pontiac, Mich.
• DNA news: new tests and lower prices at Relative Genetics.
• Hertha Rockwell obituary (sent by Lyle Rockwell, quoting the Elmira (NY) Star-Gazette.
• Marjorie Milliman Pearson: Rockwell family historian / by John W. Rockwell. The 96th birthday celebration of the historian of the John and Sarah (Wilcox) Rockwell Family Association, of Ypsilanti, Michigan.
• Prescott Henry Milliman, descendant of Revolutionary War soldier John Milliman Jr. (1760-1828) from New York / by John W. Rockwell.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs. Part 4: Westward movement.

51: Feb. 2005

• DNA News. 37-marker test--2 samples so far, more needed.
• Restless Lewis Rockwell. Query on Luther Alonzo Rockwell of Cape Gireardeau, MO, and Selma, CA, led to identifying his father Lewis Rockwell, b. c1837 in NY, who lived in Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs. Part 5: Love and war.
• Isaac Rockwell of Bedford, NY: his long road / by Ken Rockwell. The son of Job Rockwell of South Salem is traced to Bedford via Southeast, NY.
• Isaac Rockwell of Norwalk: another line out of Weston / by Ken Rockwell. New details on the family of Jonah and Elizabeth (Munrow) Rockwell.
• Obituary of Elsie M. Rockwell, 88, of Rockford, Illinois / contributed by Richard Rockwell.
• Rockwell murdered: copy of an 1878 news article from Bellefontaine, Logan Co., Ohio, on the killing of George Rockwell as he was aiding the county sheriff in confiscating property of Amos H. Inskeep.

52: May 2005.

• A Visit to Fitzhead / by Steve DeBoer. Report of another Rockwell descendant's visit to the Connecticut Rockwells' ancestral home town in County Somerset, England.
• William H. Rockwell, Esquire, given the coveted Montserrat Certificate and Badge of Honor. Discusses the California resident's longtime service to the Caribbean nation's development, beginning in 1972 as a founder of the Montserrat Foundation.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs. Part 6: A Time of War.
• A Rockwell-Hatch clan of New York and Wisconsin: the family of Lewis and Rhoda Rockwell of Cayuga and Erie counties, NY / by Ken Rockwell. Response to a query on Lewis Rockwell, son of Silas and Hannah (OLMSTED) Rockwell, reconstructing his family.

53: Aug. 2005.

• DNA News: results of 37-marker ests confirms ties between Rockwell families / by Ken Rockwell.
• Query: Miniature portrait of Alpha Rockwell (1776-1818) found at antique sale.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs, part 7: starting over.
• Nathan H. Rockwell of Amboy, Greene County, New York / by Ken Rockwell. (A follow-up on the Lewis Rockwell article of last issue, with corrections to my article of RFF #25 on Martin Rockwell)
• Two Rockwell-Sperry marriages in Danbury, Connecticut / by Ken Rockwell. (A case of married step-siblings)
• Letter to the editor from Karen Rockwell re visiting Fitzhead.
• Colebrook Rockwells: William Walker Rockwell captures a Confederate flag at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• The Fourth Man: another Revolutionary soldier named Jabez Rockwell / by Ken Rockwell. (Frederick T. Lawton's research on four men of the name, concluding that the one who served eight months in 1777 came from Coventry, Connecticut, rather than Danbury, as I had previously guessed.)
• Excerpt from "The Convention Troops in Connecticut," published in the Connecticut Quarterly, Apr-June 1897, shared by Mary K. Stevens. Discusses the movement of captured British troops from Saratoga to Boston, via Colebrook.

54: Nov. 2005.

• A Rockwell family reunion in the Tetons / by Elizabeth Rockwell. Includes family history of John Marshall Rockwell (founder of Rockwell City, Iowa) and his descendants through son John Marshall Jr.
• The search for the father of Justus Rockwell, son of Lucinda (Westcott) Tryon / by Ken Rockwell. Justus, b. 1815, never knew his father. Letters from his grandson Arthur C. Rockwell discuss the family history.
• Dean L. Rockwell, wrestling coach, dies at 93: an obituary from Aug. 12, 2005, Ypsilanti, Mich.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs, part 8: an unsettled career. Varied fortunes follow Augusta's husband, Elias Dewey in post-war years.
• George Lincoln Rockwell: his line of descent from the immigrant William Rockwell / by Mark S. Rockwell. Research into the ancestry of our most notorious cousin, the leader of the American Nazi Party.
• "His father said it would end this way:" Reprint of an Associated Press that followed the assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell.

55: Feb. 2006.

• A letter from Colebrook, Connecticut: Colebrook's Municipal Historian Robert Grigg writes to Sam Rockwell on the early iron industry in Colebrook, in which the Rockwells were heavily involved.
• The facts about buried Hessian soldiers in Colebrook. The above letter prefaces Grigg's article discussing the story of a local legend that Hessian prisoners of the Revolutionary War died and were buried in the Joseph Rockwell house.
• The Justus Rockwell mystery: a follow-up response / by Ken Rockwell. Reporting on a letter from RFF member Maureen Horwath proposing a solution out of the William line in Newington, Connecticut.
• Rockwells in the news: Craig Rockwell portrays Capt. William Clark in Lewis & Clark Bicentennial re-enactment.
• Harriet Louise Rockwell (1864-1948): life sketch of a resident of Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
• Rockwell Elementary School history: A public school in Bristol, Rhode Island, built with the aid of Charles B. Rockwell, Jr.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs, part 9: Life celebrations and reflections. Family reunions, weddings, and a recounting of husband Elias Dewey's earlier life.
• Obituary: Constance Rockwell, Civic Light Opera benefactor, wife of industrialist, died Nov. 30, 2005: the widow of Pittsburgh industrialist, Willard F. Rockwell Jr.

56. May 2006.

• Francis Williams Rockwell II (obituary): RFF's founder and president died in February. Plans for "Frank Rockwell Memorial Day" in Colebrook, July 15, 2006.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs, part 10:
• William Rockwell of Weston: where did he go? / by Ken Rockwell. (A series of War of 1812-related documents proves that this son of Jonah and Mary (Higgins) Rockwell of Weston settled at Bridgewater, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
• Joseph Rockwell of Peacham, Vermont: a possible solution / by Ken Rockwell, with Mark Rockwell. (Follow-up on an earlier query from Newsletter #45, on Joseph Rockwell of Clark Co., Illinois, 1850.
• Scioto County strays: some unconnected Rockwell women / by Ken Rockwell. Record of some Rockwell marriages not yet connected to the known family: Katherine Rockwell who married David Sikes on 8 February 1837; Rebecca Rockwell, who married in Pike County, on 10 January 1842, to Isaac Wells; and Rachel Rockwell, who married Thomas Monroe on 25 March 1845. Some clues and suggestions.
• Morris Bennett vs. the heirs of Peter Mead: a genealogically rich court case / by Ken Rockwell. An 1860s lawsuit in Chemung Co., NY, helps to identify descendants of James Rockwell in Scioto Co., Ohio)

57. Aug. 2006.

A John-liner visits Colebrook: report of the Frank Rockwell Memorial Day in July 2006, by Ken Rockwell
• Elijah Rockwell of Ridgebury and Lanesborough: picking up the trail / by Ken Rockwell. (War of 1812 records for a son of Elijah indicate where he lived in the 19th century.)
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs, part 11:

58. Nov. 2006.

• The life and family of Cleveland Salter Rockwell / by Mark S. Rockwell. Life of a 19th-century surveyor and artist.
• Highways around the center of Colebrook, CT / Bob Grigg, Colebrook historian. Includes the intriguing history of Rockwell Road, near the Samuel Rockwell homestead.
• Return to Fairfield County / by Ken Rockwell. Further findings from a visit to the heart of the John line in July 2006.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs, part 12: from Des Moines to Chicago.

59. Feb. 2007.

• "Chatham's Admiral: Charles H. Rockwell 1840-1908," by Robert D. B. Carlisle." Colebrook historian Bob Grigg informs Sam Rockwell of this 2002 book, a copy of which the author donated to the Town of Colebrook.
• Lieutenant Edward Carrington, by Bob Grigg. A Colebrook native who served, and died, in the Civil War.
• Further findings in Fairfield County, Connecticut (continuing a report of my visit in July 2006) / by Ken Rockwell. Includes the case of John Rockwell (d. 1799) and the Revolutionary War headstone on his grave; record of the Weston Ecclesiastical Society associated with Jonah Rockwell; and the solution of the identity of "Sergeant Joseph Rockwell" noted in the Revolutionary War records of Connecticut.
• New book: The Rockwells of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Announcement of a book by Peggy Dobson Sides, about a line that goes back to Robert Rockwell/Rockhold of 17th century Virginia and Maryland.
• Priscilla Augusta Rockwell, 1837-1927: excerpts from her memoirs, part 13: final chapters.
• Vice Admiral Francis W. Rockwell, biography / by Rockwell Lowe.
• The Rockwell/Ferris House, South Hero, Vermont / by Jane B. Drury. House originally owned by Revolutionary veteran Jabez Rockwell from Preston, Conn. (1761-1818).
• Notes by Lyle Rockwell on Jabez Rockwell of Preston.

60. May 2007.

• Announcement for Colebrook Rockwell reunion, July 2007
• A memo concerning William Walker Rockwell I and the Confederate Flag / by William H. Rockwell. Account of a Civil War soldier from Pittsfield, Mass., his capture of the Confederate flag at Baton Rouge, LA, and his death.
• Rockwell leaving Le Moyne in fine shape: Dolphines AD and former baseball coach will retire after 2006-07 season / by Donna Ditota, staff writer, Syracuse Post-Standard. Story of LeMoyne College's longtime coach.
• Obituary: Margaret Rockwell Gregory, charter member of the Rockwell Family Foundation. Died Dec. 2, 2006 in Oakland Co., Michigan.
• Long-hidden Rockwell sells for record $15M. Associated Press report on the sale of "Breaking Home Ties," called the second most popular cover illustration in the history of the Saturday Evening Post.
• Despite cancer, artist continues work: Jarvis Rockwell. Article about Norman's son, a successful artist in his own right, and his exhibit in Scottsdale, Arizona's Civic Center Library.
• Rockwell honored for no-cut policy / Eric Plummer, Bonner County Bee. Sandpoint, Idaho, high school tennis coach Jane Rockwell.
• Rockwells of Saratoga County, NY: Convergence of the three lines / by Ken Rockwell. Brief account of three different families, and the evidence showing that they came from the three different Connecticut families--Simeon evidently coming from New London County, CT (the Josiah line).
• Miss Cornelia Corkwell's trip to Ohio, 1850 (part 1) / by Robert Grigg, Colebrook town historian. From a teenage daughter's account of the family's trip west and back via stage coach, and ship.

61. Aug. 2007.

Rockwell Family in Fairfield County, CT, and beyond: new book on the John line published by Ken Rockwell.
• A call for volunteers to serve as officers in the Rockwell Family Foundation.
• The Rockwell Family Foundation is Fifteen Years Old
• Jabez Rockwell's powder horn: a continuing saga / by Ken Rockwell. Report of a plan to run tests on the Revolutionary-era relic, attempting to date its inscriptions.
• Bob Rockwell spends another night atop Whitney / Nathaniel Liedl. A 71-year-old resident of Ridgecrest, Calif., returns to the summit he first climbed in 1952.
• Furniture design a new direction for David Rockwell / Annie Groer.
• New Rockwell genealogy published: the John line. Announcement of the June 2007 publication of The Rockwell family in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and beyond, by Ken Rockwell.
• A Rockwell family Bible. Rootsweb query from Pat Johnson seeking a descendant of the original owners of the Bible, which bears a nameplate reading, "Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Rockwell, from Mr. and Mrs.C. H. Rockwill, September 18th, 1878."
• References to Sergeant Joseph Rockwell in the diary of Aaron Barlow, as transcribed in Charles B. Todd's 1880 History of Redding, copied by Ken Rockwell
• Miss Cornelia Corkwell's trip to Ohio, 1850 (part 2) / by Robert Grigg, Colebrook town historian.

62. Nov. 2007.

• A Rockwell reunion in San Diego / by Ken Rockwell. First gathering of the family since the 2000 death of our patriarch, Bill Rockwell.
• Ridgefield, CT, tricentennial, 2008. Announcement of upcoming plans for the community's celebration, and the suggestion that Rockwells plan to meet there. See: www.ridgefield300.org
• DNA discount opportunity.
• Unearthing a Radical's vision / by Ann Hornaday, Washington Post.
• Return of the wanderer: Harry Rockwell of Chatham, Connecticut / by Ken Rockwell. Reprint of an account of a mariner's disappearance and return, and an old query on his parents, David and Polly (Case) Rockwell of New Marlboro, Mass.
• Updates to the John line: new findings and reports on the Fairfield County Rockwells / by Ken Rockwell. New findings that didn't get into the first edition of my book, but will be in the second: Stephen Rockwell of Providence, NY; Melvin Rockwell of Battle Creek, Mich.; Jonathan Rockwell of Lafayette, Ind.; Reuben Rockwell's wife Urania; Jonathan Rockwell's wife Esther identified; some new unplaced Rockwells in Fairfield County.
• Miss Cornelia Corkwell's trip to Ohio, 1850 (part 3) / by Robert Grigg, Colebrook town historian.

63. Feb. 2008. Deadline to submit articles and queries, Jan. 26, 2008.