Rockwell
   The "Rockwell" Coat of Arms features A silver shield with a silver boar's head on a black chevron. The family history begins with the Norman Conquest in 1066. They lived in either of two locations, one in Buckinghamshire, and one in Somerset. The places were originally called Rockholt, from the elements hroc, meaning "rock," and holt, meaning "wood." People with this surname were first recorded in Essex, where they held a family seat from very early times, and were granted lands by Duke William II of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance against Anglo-Saxon King Harold II in the Battle of Hastings on 14 Oct 1066 A.D. William's allies, Norwegian King Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson, the Anglo-Saxon Earl of Northumbria (and King Harold's brother) had been killed in their defeat at the Battle of Stamford, leaving William as Harold's only serious opponent. While Harold and his forces were recovering from Stamford, William landed his invasion forces in the south of England at Pevensey on 28 Sep 1066 and established a beachhead for his conquest of the kingdom. Harold was forced to march south swiftly, gathering forces as he went. The two armies eventually fought at Hastings, and the battle lasted from about 9 am to dusk. Early efforts of the Normans to break the English battle lines had little effect; therefore, they adopted the tactic of pretending to flee in panic and then turning on their pursuers. Harold's death, probably near the end of the battle, led to the retreat and defeat of most of his army. After further marching and some skirmishes, William was crowned as king on Christmas Day 1066.
   This family is said to trace its origin to Sir Ralph De Rocheville, a Norman knight:

"Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Vol II" (1907)
Prepared Under the Editorial Supervision of Ellery Bicknell Crane
"William Rockwell, the immigrant ancestor of the American Rockwells, was probably descended from Sir Ralph de Rocheville, the founder of the family, who crossed the channel with the Norman Knights when Empress Maude went to England to lay claim to that kingdom. He joined the forces of Henry II and received a grant of land in the county of York, which is known to the present day as Rockwell Hall and is situated near Borough Bridge. York, England."


Wyke
   Sir John Rockwell of this family is mentioned in English history as the rescuer of the Earl of Northumberland, and Lord Percy from the Earl Douglas's party at the Battle of Halidon Hill, in the reign of Henry IV.
   From these great warriors, we skip a few centuries to a religious man of peace: William Rockwell, born in 1543 in Somerset, England. Death 1571 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.
   Fitzhead is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated approximately six miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The earliest known history of the Fitzhead area dates back to Neolithic times (around 4000 BC) and evidence of occupation has been found from the Stone Age, the Bronze and Iron Ages through to Roman times. After the Romans left the Saxons founded Wiveliscombe and Fitzhead, and in 1049 Edward the Confessor granted the Manor and the ancient Hundred of Kingsbury to Gisa, Bishop of Wells, last of the Saxon Bishops. The Bishop retained these lands after the Norman conquest in 1066, and in 1085/6 Wiveliscombe & Fitzhead is listed in the Domesday Book. A chapel existed in Fitzhead prior to 1090; it was ordained in 1262 and the Vicar of Wiveliscombe was given a cottage (or vicarage) in Fitzhead to live in. St James' Church was originally called St Mary Magdalene. The exact date of the church is unknown. The style is Early English. The oldest part is the 15th century tower; the remainder of the building was pulled down in 1849 and the nave and the chancel rebuilt in the same style from the old materials. A vestry was added in 1863 and the north isle in 1887. In 1849 the 15th century Rood Screen was placed at the west end of the church, but in 1900 it was returned to its correct place at the entrance to the chancel. The well-known church architect, Mr F Bligh Bond, FRIBA, writing of the "unique" screen at Fitzhead, says that it "could not be matched anywhere, the wonderful groining and tracing being equal to the work on the Henry VII Chapel at Westminster".
   William married Mary Marion Wyke (1543-1590) in Fitzhead sometime around 1562. Wyke is another name that came to England, in the 11th century wave of migration that was set off by the Norman Conquest. The Wyke family lived in Sussex. The name, however, derives from the Old English word wic, which describes someone who lives at an outlying settlement. The Family Coat of Arms is an ermine shield with three black battle-axes; The Crest features a dexter arm embowed holding a battle-axe, all red; The Family Motto is "Cari Deo nihilo carent," meaning "Those dear to God want nothing."
   William and Marion baptized their son, John,at the church in 1563. Their entire family were:

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM ROCKWELL AND MIRIAM WYKE

  • RICHARD ROCKWELL was born in 1558 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England. He married Thomazin Littlejohnon 13 Sep 1593 in Fitzhead and had the following children: Miriam, William, and Simon Rockwell. Richard died about April 1621 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.
  • SYMON ROCKWELL was born on 04 Nov 1560 in Fitzhead, Somerset County, England. He married Agnes D (?) before 1592 in Fitzhead, and had the following children: Dinah, Johan, and Jonas Rockwell.
  • THOMAS ROCKWELL was born about 1560 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England; died Aft. 1656.
  • JOANNE ROCKWELL was born about 1563 in Fitzhead, Somersetshire, England.
  • JOHN ROCKWELL was born in about 1564 in Fitzhead, Somerset County, England. Family listed below. He "was buried at Fitzhead on 23 Feb. 1636, and his widow, Honor, was buried there on 21 Aug. 1637. But she left behind a remarkable will, penned at Dorchester, co. Dorset, and dated 19 July 1637, in which she leaves 12 pence apiece to '...all my grandchildren in New England, both sonnes and daughters of Richard Rockwell, William Rockwell, and John Rockwell.'"
  • DIANA ROCKWELL was born about 1567 in Fitzhead, Somersetshire, England.


    • Newton
       John Rockwell was born in 1563 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England. According to Fitzhead Parish Church Records, John and HONOR NEWTON (1564-1637) were married the 19th day of July Anno Dom 1585. (There is a memorial bench and and American Oak in the Fitzhead churchyard that were dedicated by American descendants in 1985, in the 400th anniversary of their marriage.)
       "Newton" is an English surname. The Coat of Arms features a green shield with two silver crossed shin bones. The Family Crest shows an eastern Prince with a gold crown. The Family Motto is "Huic habeo non tibi," meaning: "I hold it for him, not for thee."
       John was present at his on William's christening on 6 Feb 1591. He had pew #1607 at St. James' Church.
       John was buried at Fitzhead on 23 Feb. 1636. His widow, Honor, was buried there on 21 Aug. 1637. But she left behind a remarkable will, penned at Dorchester, co. Dorset, and dated 19 July 1637:

    LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF HONOR (NEWTON) ROCKWELL
    Dated 19 July 1637; Proved 26 Jan 1637

    (click to enlarge)
    "In the name of god Amen. The ninteenth day of July One thousand six hundred thirty and seaven I HONER ROCKWELL of Dorchester in the County of Dorset, widow, doe make this my Laste will and Teastament in manner and for me following: first and before all things I Bequeath my soule unto almighty god my Creator and body to the earth and Christian Buriall.

    Imprimeis I Give and bequeath unto Six of my Grandchildern the Sonnes and Daughters of my Son Richard Rockwell deceased, Thomas, Joseph, Nathaniell, Samuell, Deberath and Mary Twenty shilling apeece to be paid unto them and to Either of them when they shall come to the Age of one and twenty yeeres, with Condition they shall give my Executor a Recipt for every paiment.

    Item I give unto my Son Roger Rockwells Childern ten shillings apeece when they shall come to the Age of one and twenty yeeres. I give to all my grandchildern in new england, both sonnes and daughters of Richard Rockwell William Rockwell and John Rockwell, twelve pence apeece to be paide at the age of one and twenty yeares. Item I give unto my daughter Jane Farthing all my wearing apparell except my best whitle wch I give to Abigall Rockwell daughter of my Son Roger Rockwell. All the Rest of my goods not yet given nor bequeathed I Give unto my Son Roger Rockwell whome I make my whole and sole Executor to this my last will and testament.

    In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written. Sealed and delivered in the presence of

    Henry Bridges
    Tho: Poole

    The Marke of Honer Rockwell

    Sealed with a signet ring bearing a device, apparently a swan. Probated London, Jan. 26, 1637-38 by oath of Roger Rockwell, executor. Endorsed: "Tempp. mortis suae de ffitsed in com. Somers. vide cert." (Death certificates were kept by executors and are therefore not at Somerset House.)..."

       This wording of, "all my grandchildren in New England, both sonnes and daughters of Richard Rockwell, William Rockwell, and John Rockwell" definitely ties the family of Fitzhead to some of the immigrants to America; but it also raises questions. Richard died before his mother wrote her will, and there is no evidence that he emigrated to America. So it is supposed that some of his children went there as minors in the care of others, perhaps with their uncle John.

    CHILDREN OF JOHN ROCKWELL AND HONOR NEWTON

  • WILLIAM ROCKWELL was born on 6 Feb 1591 in Fitzhead, Somorset, England; He was a yoeman and deacon of the church; In 1624 he married Susanna Capen (SOURCE: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004) and they immigrated in 1630 on the Mary and John; Children were: Joan (b. 25 April 1625) married Jeffrey Baker 1642; John (b. 18 July 1627); Mary; Samuel (28 March 1631 - 1711), Ruth (Aug 1633); Joseph (b. abt. 1635); and Sarah Rockwell (b. 24 July 1638). William died on 15 May 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. His widow married Matthew Grant 29 May 1645. Deacon William Rockwell and his wife Susanna "Chapin" were ancestors of President Grant through their daughter Ruth, who married Christopher Huntington.
  • JOHN ROCKWELL was baptized in 1588, and married WILMOT CADE on 20 Feb 1619 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England. They had the following children: John bapt. at Fitzhead on 22 July, 1621; Mary, bapt. 21 Feb. 1623-4; Anna, bapt. 9 Dec. 1627; and Simon, bapt. 7 Nov. 1630. "John Rockwell and family" are listed as passengers on the Hopewell, which sailed from Weymouth, Eng., on 8 May, 1635, bound for Massachusetts. John soon appeared in Windsor, CT, along with William. John died there in 1662 and wife Wilmot died soon after, in the same year. Both left wills that name three children: Mary, Anna, and Simon. As son Simon never married, it was long assumed that no Rockwells descend from this family. But researchers have recently been considering the son not mentioned, John.
  • RICHARD ROCKWELL was born about 1586, in Fitzhead, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Bef 1637, England. Six children were in England in 1637, mentioned in their grandmother's will. Also mentioned were other of Richards children living in New England.
  • ROGER ROCKWELL was baptized on 31 May 1594 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England; he d. Dorchester, Dorset, England.
  • JANE ROCKWELL was baptized on 05 Feb 1597 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.

    • Cade
       John Rockwell was born on 5 Jul 1588 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England and died on 10 May 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. He married WILMET CADE (1587-1662). The Cade surname was first recorded in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. The Coat of Arms Family Coat of Arms: Silver with three black pennants; the Family Crest features a red cockatrice with gold.
       John was the ancestor who would lead the Rockwells across the ocean once more, to start over again. "John Rockwell and family" are listed as passengers on the Hopewell, which sailed from Weymouth, Eng., on 8 May, 1635, bound for Massachusetts. John soon appeared in Windsor, CT, along with William. John died there in 1662 and wife Wilmot died soon after, in the same year. Both left wills that name three children: Mary, Anna, and Simon. As son Simon never married, it was long assumed that no Rockwells descend from this family. But researchers have recently been considering the son not mentioned, John, bapt. at Fitzhead in 1621. He would have been 20 in 1641--a reasonable age to be starting out on his own. It was common for parents to give a departing child his inheritance and then to not mention him in their wills. This is the working hypothesis of recent Rockwell researchers, including the late Shirley Brown and Margaret R. Price.

    LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JOHN ROCKWELL.
    Dated 4 Apr 1661
    "I John Rockwell of Windsor do make this my last Will & Testament for ought I know: Imprs. I give my house & Land with al the appurtenances unto my wife, and one Cow. To my daughters Mary & Hannah one pound apiece, and to their children, L1 to Marie's Children to be equally divided, and ye like sum for Hannah's Children. My wife shall enjoy what I have given her during her life, and after, my son shall inherit my house and Lands. For the rest I leave to my wife to dispose, and I doe make my son Simon Executor, and shall intreat Deacon Gaylord and Mr Pinney to be Overseers.Witness: Abram Randall John X Rockwell Mary Randall"


    Weed
       Our first confirmed ancestor in this line was JOHN ROCKWELL¹ Baptism: July 22, 1621, Fitzhead, Somerset, England Emigration: 1669, Rye, CT (now in New York) Immigration: May 08, 1635, On the "Hopewell", to MA from Weymouth, ENG Living: Budd's Neck, Rye, NY Property: December 07, 1641, 2 acres at Stamford, CT as the 39th Settler. He married ELIZABETH WEED, the granddaughter of JONAS WEED, an original settler of that town. The marriage date has been given in some accounts as ca. 1658, but no actual record exists, and it was probably earlier due to the record of Rockwell children being born or dying in Stamford before 1658. There is always the possibility that John had a first wife who died, but there is no evidence for this. More likely, he married Elizabeth Weed (born in 1638 in Wethersfield) in about 1654, when she was about 16. That generation included. He married HANNAH ANDREWS (born in 1641 in Fairfield, died 08 Oct 1697 in Norwalk). She was the daughter of FRANCIS ANDREWS or ANDRUS (1623-1663) and ANNA SMITH (1625-1662). Francis' name is on the Founder's Monument in the Ancient Burying Ground at Hartford. In his will, Francis bequeathed to "John Crampton, husband of daughter Hannah," (undetermined) rods of lands in his homestead lot, next his house, "provided he fence it all around with a five-rail fence."
       John and Elizabeth had the following children:

    CHILDREN OF JOHN ROCKWELL AND ELIZABETH WEED

  • HANNAH ROCKWELL was born circa. 1655, and in 1672 married John Marshall of Greenwich, CT. (Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870, in the Barbour Collection²).
  • SARAH ROCKWELL (b. 1653) married JOHN CRAMPTON II (b. 1656 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut) on 8 Oct 1676, and they had the following children: Sarah (b. 1679), Joseph (1680-1720), Abigail (b. 1681), John (b. 1682) and Samuel Crompton (b. 1684). (Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870, in the Barbour Collection²).
  • UNNAMED "child of John Rockwell," who died at Stamford on 31 May 1658.
  • MEHETABLE ROCKWELL was born ca. 1659/60, and in 1679 married John Keeler. (Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870, in the Barbour Collection²).
  • JONATHAN ROCKWELL was born ca. 1665, and was married in Apr. 1700 to Abigail Canfield, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Merwin) Canfield. (Source: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004). John had sold some land at Budd's Neck in Rye to one "Garit Traves" but apparently never received payment for it before his death. This was subject to a lengthy dispute not resolved until 1707, when Jonathan Rockwell finally received payment for the land from Philip, son of Garrit Travis. The records refer to his father as "John Rockwell of Rye."
  • THOMAS ROCKWELL was born 1667, and married Sarah Resco or Rusco, 9 Dec. 1703. (Source: Teller, Daniel W.: The history of Ridgefield, Conn. : from its first settlement to the present time. Danbury Conn.: T. Donovan, 1878. Pages 3-5; click on image, at right) .
  • JOSEPH ROCKWELL was born ca. 1669/70, and married Mary ---- in 1706.


    • Crampton
       John and Elizabeth moved in 1669 to Rye, a Connecticut settlement just down the coast (now in Westchester, New York). John died there in 1673. A probate record relating to his land was filed at Stamford. Hall's History of Norwalk says (page 188) John Crampton took to wife Sarah Rockwell, daughter of John Rockwell, of Stamford, and was married Oct. 8, 1676; and (on page 26) the town of Norwalk granted to John Crampton, because he was a soldier in the King Philip War, three acres of land, dated 1679; and again (page 65), the town of Norwalk, in another distribution of land to the soldiers who served in the late Indian war, recorded May, 1681, John Crampton had granted to him eight acres and six rods of land lying on the east branch of the Norwalk River. On Jan. 3, 1687, in a general appraisement, the estate of John Crampton was valued at £53 6s. 8d.
       Their daughter, SARAH ROCKWELL was born circa 1657 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, and married JOHN CRAMPTON II (b. in 1656), a soldier in King Philip's War, who was granted three acres of land in Norwalk for his military service in 1679, and again in May, 1681, when he was granted eight acres and six rods of land lying on the east branch of the Norwalk River. Sarah died there in 1683.
       Their children were:

    CHILDREN OF JOHN CRAMPTON II AND SARAH ROCKWELL

  • SARAH CRAMPTON was born on 10 Sep 1679 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.
  • JOSEPH CRAMPTON was born in 1680 in Norwalk. On 29 Dec 1714, he married Patience Canfield (1695-1720) and they had the following children: Mary, Sarah (b. 1717), and Abigail Crampton (1719-1780). In 1716, Joseph Crampton of Ridgefield was chosen as guardian by Timothy Canfield, son or Ebenezer Canfield of Norwalk. (SOURCE: Abstract of probate records at Fairfield, Connecticut, down to 1721, published by the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, p.100, 101) Joseph died in 1720.
  • ABIGAIL CROMPTON was born on 9 Aug 1681 in Norwalk Township, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  • JOHN CROMPTON was born on 7 Jan 1682 in Norwalk Township, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  • SAMUEL CROMPTON³ was born in Norwalk on Christmas day, the 25th of December in 1684. He married a girl named MARY STUDWELL (b. 10 Jun 1700), and they lived in Rye. On 16 Feb 1740, they sold land in Greenwich, Connecticut to her brother, Joseph "Stedwell," and her sisters, Martha (wife of David Lyon), and Johanna (wife of George Kniffen, Jr.). Mary's grandfather, THOMAS STUDWELL (1620-1670), was considered one of the founders of Rye, having purchased it from the Mohegan Indians, with John Coe and Peter Disbrow. SAMUEL CROMPTON was born on 25 Dec 1684 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. (Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870, in the Barbour Collection²) He married MARY STUDWELL (b. 10 Jun 1700), the daughter of Joseph Studwell (b. @ 1650) and Mary Lyon. (Source: Ancestry of William Spingler Mitchell, Cornelius von Erden Mitchell, John Van Beuren Mitchell, by Cornelius von Erden Mitchell; Edited by H. Minot Pitman, F.A.S.G. 1967. Pages 407, 408.)

    • GENEALOGY

    WILLIAM ROCKWELL (1543-1571) married MARION WYKE (1543-1590) and they begat...

    JOHN ROCKWELL (1563-1637) married HONOR NEWTON (1564-1637) and they begat...

    JOHN ROCKWELL (1588-1662) married WILMET CADE (1587-1662) and they begat...

    JOHN ROCKWELL (1625-1673) married ELIZABETH WEED (1637-1676) and they begat...

    SARAH ROCKWELL (1653-1683) JOHN CRAMPTON II (1656-1687) and begat...

    SAMUEL CROMPTON (b. 25 Dec 1684) who married MARY STUDWELL (b. 1700) and they begat...

    JOHANNA CROMPTON (1725-1769) who married JONATHAN WOOD (1720-1792) and begat...

    MARTHA WOOD (1753-1822) who married WILLIAM HAUSE (1750-1818) and begat...

    JOHN HAUSE (1773-1844) who married ESTHER KETCHAM (1779-1853) and begat...

    AUGUSTUS HAUSE (1804-1875) who married JANE JONES (1802-1850) and begat...

    LABAN HAUSE (1831-1906) who married MELISSA SANDERSON (1839-1921) and begat...

    FRANK HAUSE (1867-1951) who married FLADELLA RAYMOND (1869-1961) and begat...

    CARLISLE HAUSE (1891-1972) who married MARJORIE MARCHANT (1892-1939) who begat...

    CARLETON MARCHANT HAUSE, SR. (1917-1983) who married JEANNE BRUNNER (1918-2000) and begat...

    CARLETON MARCHANT HAUSE, JR. (b. 1939) who married MARTHA WENK (b. 1940) and begat...

    JEFF (who married LORI ANN DOTSON), KATHY (who married HAL LARSEN), ERIC (who married MARY MOONSAMMY), and MICHELE HAUSE (who married JOHN SCOTT HOUSTON).

    TOP IMAGE: "King Harold is Killed," a Bayeux Tapestry from the 1070s, depicting Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson falling at the Battle of Hastings. Harold was struck in the eye with an arrow (left), slain by a mounted Norman knight (right) or both. The tapestry is suspected to be commissioned by Matilda of Flanders, Odo of Bayeux or Edith of Wessex.

    NOTES ON THIS PAGE:

    ¹—"Genealogy of the families of John Rockwell, of Stamford, Conn., 1641, and Ralph Keeler, of Hartford, Conn., 1639" by James Boughton, 1903. In the years since publication, new discoveries have revealed a mistake, due to a misunderstanding of the early records and an incorrect oral tradition: namely, that John had a son John, who in turn was the father of other known Rockwells. Since that time, however, evidence has surfaced which eliminates the need for this extra generation. John and Elizabeth moved in 1669 to Rye, a Connecticut settlement just down the coast that is now in New York. John died there in 1673. A probate record relating to his land was filed at Stamford—which Phoenix and Boughton mistook as evidence for the death of "John, Jr." Further probate records led Boughton to assign 1676—the year of Elizabeth's death—as the year of John's death as well. Therefore, those using this book should treat the children ascribed to "John Jr." as children of the first (and only) John Rockwell of Stamford.

    ²—The Lucious Barnes Barbour Collection, well known to the Connecticut researcher, serves as an index to and an abstract of most pre-1850 Connecticut vital records. It is housed in the Connecticut State Library, but microfilm copies of it are widely available. Begun after establishment of the State Department of Health, Barbour's project was to abstract and collect all town vital records up to about 1850. There are two formats to the material. The first is a statewide paper slip alphabetical index containing a complete abstract of each vital record taken from the books in each town. The card file holding this index takes up an entire wall at the Connecticut State Library. The second format is the group of separately bound volumes of abstracts of vital records for most towns, prepared from the slips.

    ³— Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 2 (Google eBook) Front Cover Ellery Bicknell Crane Lewis Pub., 1907. Pages 309, 310.

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    LITERATURE ON THE ROCKWELL FAMILY    :

  • "The History And Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, including East Windsor, South Windsoe, Bloomfield Windsor Locks, And Ellington. 1635-1891." By Henky R Stiles, A.M., M.D. Hartford, Conn.; Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1892; p. 646-650
  • "Ten Hides—a History of Fitzhead," by Adrian Cross; Privately published; 204 pages
  • "The Rockwell Family in America: A Genealogical Record, from 1630 to 1873," by Henry Ensign Rockwell. Boston, 1873.
  • "The Rockwell Family in One Line of Descent," by Rockwell, Francis Williams. Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1924
  • "English orgins of the Mitchell, Wood, Lum, and Holstead Families" by Matthew Wood, Pub. in New York Genealogy Historial Society
  • "History of Thomas Sanford" by G. F. Sanford, Vol. 1
  • "History of Rockland Co., N.Y." by David Cole, published in 1884
  • "Rockland County: Century of History" by Linda Zimmerman, published by the Historical Society of Rockland County, May 2002.
  • "Rockwell Immigrants to 17th Century America," by Ken Rockwell, Director of the Rockwell Family Foundation, 28 Jan 1998
  • "1150 Years of Continuous Rockwell Families Descent A.D. 827 to 1977" by Ross Robert Rockwell.
  • "A History and Genealogy of the Rockwell and Thayer Families" by Willard Frederick Rockwell.
  • "Rockwell Families from the Beginning of Time and Forever" by Ross Robert Rockwell.
  • "Steadwell, Stedwell, Studwell," by Marion J. Stedwell. Heritage Books, 1996.

    • St James the Great, near to Fitzhead, Somerset, Great Britain. Until 1755 this was a daughter church or chapelry of Wiveliscombe; it was rebuilt in 1849. A new north aisle was added in 1887. The west tower survives from the earlier church and is 15th century. Photo by Martin Bodman (Source: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/125878 geograph.org.uk).