Research Notes:
1680 Joseph Richardson of Glamford Bridge, Lincolnshire and Ann Newbold of Hansworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire, were married on March 25 at the house of Godfrey Newbold (records of Woodhouse meeting). Witnessed by Godfrey Newbold, Margaret newbold, John Richardson, Henry Dickenson, George Hutchenson, and several others. [1] [2]
1681 Robert Richardson of Wotton, was buried on February 14, 1680/81 (perhaps the father of Mary Richardson, named in the wedding contract dated 1683). Joseph ye son of Joseph Richardson & Anne his wife of Glamford bridg was buryed ye tenth day of ye first month 1680/81 (perhaps a first born of Joseph Richardson and Ann Newbold, married in 1680). [3] [4]
1683 Edward Rockhill, only son of Robert Rockhill, and Mary Richardson, only daughter of Robert Richardson deceased, were married, as described in a marriage contract signed by Robert Rockhill, father of Edward. [5]
To all Christian people unto whom this present writing shall come, Robert Rockhill of Gastrope within
the parish of Braughton & in the county of Lincoln yeoman Sendeth greeting in our
Lord Everlasting. Know yee that I the aforesaid Robert Rockhill for diverse good causes and considerations me thereunto moving
Especially for and in consideration of a Marriage had made and solemnized between Edward Rockhill of Adlingfleet in the county of Yorke, yeom'
my only son And Mary the only daughter of Robert Richardson late of Wootton in the county of Lincoln yeoman, deceased. Also for and in consideration
of one hundred & forty pounds of lawful English money to be paid unto the said Edward or his assignees and his wives filial portion at such tyme and
in such manner as by the last will and testament of s'd Robert Richardson bearing date the 27th day of January in the year of our Lord 1679 is bequeathed
ordered and directed. And also in consideration of the yearly rent of forty shillings of lawful English mony to be paid unto me, the said Robert Rockhill or My assignees
by the said Edward Rockhill, his executor, administrator, or assignee for and during the natural lives of me the said Robert Rockhill and Isabell, my wife. And the longer
liver of us by equal portions upon the first day of November and the first day of May, ye first payment to be upon ye first day of November one thousand six hundreth
and eighty-three. Have given granted aliened infeoffed & by this my present writing confirmed unto my beloved friends, Joseph Richardson
of Glamfordbridge in the county of Lincoln Woollen Draper and unto Thomas Naimby of the same fellmonger their heyres and assignees, All that
my messuage tentament or dwelling house in Adlingfleet aforesaid commonly called Kirkgarth house now in the tenure & occupation of Edward Rockhill aforesaid
And all that Toft(?) unbuilt which I purchased of Edmund Morley situate in Adlingfleet aforesaid abutting upon the lands some tyme the lande
of Charles Hall Esq(?) on or toward the south and upon the land sometime the land of Christopher Adams upon or towards the north and upon the high
way upon or toward the East And all the my acre of meadow which I pirchased of Roger Drewry(?) lying and being in Adlingfleet aforesaid in a certaine
plott of meadow ground there called the Intay(?) between the grounds sometimes ye grounds of the said Roger Drewry toward the north And the grounds sometimes
the ground of St. Michael Quarton towarde the south with all the barnes, stables, and outhouses, and buildings whatsoever. Orchards, gardens, waters and water
courses ways & easement passages profitts commons and commodities unto the aforesaid premises belonging or in any wise appertaining and all my estate
right title and Interest of and in the aforesaid premisses with their Appurtenances. To have and to hold the aforesaid messuages tenement or dwelling
house, Toft unbuilt, acre of meadow and all the before mentioned premises with their appurtenances and every part and parcell of the same unto ye
aforesaid Joseph and Thomas their heyres & assignees to the use and behoofe of me the aforesaid Robert Rockhill and Isabell my wife for and during our
natural lives & the longer liver of them & after s'd decease, then to ye use and behoove of ye aforesaid Edward Rockhill & Mary his wife for & dureing both
their natural lives & the longer liver of them & after their decease, then to ye use & boofe of ye heires of their two bodyes lawfully begotten or to be begotten
And for defalt of such Issue then to ye use and behooves of the right heyres of me ye said Robert Rockhill ForEver to be holden of ye chiefe Lord or Lords of ye Fee or
Fees by ye Rentes or services for ye same due & of right accustomed to be paid And I ye afores'd Robert Rockhill & my heyres ye before mentioned premises
with their appurtenances unto ye said Joseph & Thomas their heyres and assignes for ye uses abovesaid against me ye aforesaid Rob't Rockhill and my heyres
will warrant and for evermore defend by these present. In wittesse whereof unto this my present writing I have sett my hand
and seal the fourth day of ye third month, commonly called May, in ye five & thirtieth year of Charles ye second, King of England etc. And in the Year of our
Lord one thousand six hundreth and eighty-three. Robert Rockhill
1685 Robert Ruchill (Rockhill?) died on September 5 and was buried at Brigge, Lincolnshire, England (perhaps the father of Edward Rockhill, named in the marriage contract dated 1683). [6]
The births of the children of Edward and Mary Rockhill were named in Quaker records of Burlington County. [7]
c 1686 Edward Rockhill emigrated from Adlingfleete, Yorkshire, England. [8] [9]
1694 Edward Rockhill and Frances Davenport posted bond as guardians of Nathaniel Pope, orphan of Joseph Pope. Dated January 19. [10]
1695 Edward Rockhill witnessed the will of John Curtis of Mansfield Twp, Burlington County, dated January 29. [11]
1695 Joseph Richardson (named in the 1683 marriage contract) of Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, England, woolen draper, gave power of attorney to Mahlon Stacy, George Hutcheson (perhaps George Hutchinson witness at the 1680 wedding of Joseph Richardson and Ann Newbold) and Francis Davenport, all of West Jersey, to give a deed to Edward Rockhill of Chesterfield, West Jersey, for 1/16th of a share of land near Burlington. Dated May 2. [12]
1696 Edward Rockhill, yeoman, sold land to Francis Davenport, both of Chesterfield Twp, Burlington County, New Jersey. The land was part of 1/16th of a share which the grantor bought one half of Joseph Richardson of Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, England, woolen draper. Dated January 25. [13]
1697 Joseph Richardson of Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire, England sold land to Edward Rockhill (see 1695 Power of Attorney) and other land purchased from Edward Markwell. Dated December 10. [14]
1703 Edward Rockhill made the inventory of the estate of Joseph Burch of Chesterfield Twp, Burlington County. Dated December 10. [15]
1703 Joseph Richardson Sen'r in Brigge will be 55 year old att time (?) being ye 12th mo 1703. [16]
1705 Anne Richardson of Brigge will be 45 year old ye 7th day of the 3'd month 1705. [17]
1704 William Murfin and Sarah Bunting were married on August 8, at Chesterfield. Witnessed by Edward and Mary Rockhill and others. [18]. Their children were registered in the Crosswicks Meeting records [19].
1706 John King and Elizabeth Woodward were married on November 13, at Chesterfield. Witnessed by Sarah Rockhill and Mary Rockhill and others. [20]
1706 John Black and Sarah Rockhill were married on December 4, at Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. Witnessed by Edward and Mary Rockhill and others, including Mary Rockhill Jr. [21]
1707 Edward Rockhill made the inventory of the estate of Francis Davenport of Chesterfield Twp, Burlington County. Dated April 15. [22]
1708 Edward Rockhill and Joseph and Michael Newbold made the inventory of the estate of David Curtis. Dated May 25. [23]
1712 Esther Gilberthorpe granted a legacy to Mary Fretwell in her will dated March 27. [24]
1717 Joseph Richardson, of Brigg, died on October 12 at age 69 and was buried on October 14 in the Friends burying ground at Castlethorp. [25] [26]
1718 Peter Fretwell of Burlington granted land and a mansion house to John Warren, Samuel Bunting and Edward Rockhill. Dated in January. [27]
1722 The will of Edward Rockhill, yeoman, was dated on April 9, 1722, in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. The will named wife Mary and children--John, Robert, Sarah Black, Mary Stevenson, Anne, Joseph, David, Edward, Samuel, Jonathan ("supposed Incapable of getting his Living"). Land in Chesterfield adjoining Samuel Taylor, meadows, bought of Benj. Field, 320 acres at the Mountains, home farm of 100 acres bought of Anthony Woodhouse, 100 acres adjoining. Personal property. The wife executrix. Witnesses: John Grant, Sarah Quicksall, Jno. Richardson. Proved May 18, 1722. [28]
1722 The inventory of the personal estate, valued at £241.6, was made by Nathan Folwell and John Stevenson. Dated May 17. [29]
Research Notes:
Perhaps this family is related to Mary Richardson, spouse of Thomas Foulke. [30] Perhaps Robert, the father of Mary Richardson, was a brother of Mary, spouse of Thomas Foulke. We seek evidence about such a relationship.
The identity of Edward's wife Mary is uncertain. A marriage to Mary Taylor has also been suggested by some researchers. A secondary source with no documentation speculates that Edward Rockhill may have married Mary Taylor in England. [31]
[1] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, Piece RG6/1376: Monthly Meeting of Balby (Sheffield, Doncaster) (1646-1729, 1646-1729), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, Piece 1115: Monthly Meeting of Balby (comprising Sheffield, Doncaster, etc): Marriages (1655-1837), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[3] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] The National Archives of the UK, RG6, England & Wales Non-conformist Burials, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].
[5] Image from Lincoln Archives at Ancestry.com, [URL].
[6] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Untitled: Chesterfield Births and Deaths, 12, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[8] Chesterfield Township Tercentenary Committee, Chesterfield Township Heritage: Burlington County, New Jersey (1964), 25, [GoogleBooks].
[9] Major E. M. Woodward and John Hageman, History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883), 277, [HathiTrust].
[10] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 369, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[11] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 123, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[12] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 21. (Patents and Deeds, 1664-1703) (1899), 499, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[13] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 21. (Patents and Deeds, 1664-1703) (1899), 485, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[14] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 21. (Patents and Deeds, 1664-1703) (1899), 505, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[15] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 74, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[16] The National Archives of the UK, RG6, England & Wales Non-conformist Burials, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].
[17] The National Archives of the UK, RG6, England & Wales Non-conformist Burials, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].
[18] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 62, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[19] Major E. M. Woodward and John Hageman, History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883), 277, [HathiTrust].
[20] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 66, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[21] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 67, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[22] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 129, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[23] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 123, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[24] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 184, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[25] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, Monthly meeting of Bristol burial notes, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[26] England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[27] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 175, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[28] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 391, citing Lib. 2, p. 181, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[29] William Nelson, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 23. (Wills and Administrations 1, 1670-1730) (1901), 392, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[30] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Mary Richardson, spouse of Thomas Foulke, [JRWolfeGenealogy].
[31] Chesterfield Township Tercentenary Committee, Chesterfield Township Heritage: Burlington County, New Jersey (1964), 25, [GoogleBooks].