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a place <strong>of</strong> settlement for many Connecticut families who had not intended to gothat far from their former homes.Major John Hathorn <strong>of</strong> the 4th Orange County Militia had in his companyat various times Jonathan Rockwell and Jonathan's name is also found in theLand Bounty "Class Rights" List for Revolutionary War service. It wasthis same John Hathorn who was the surveyor <strong>of</strong> the "old" Tioga CountyN. Y. land.By 1794 Jonathan Rockwell was a taxpayer in Newtown (now Elmira) in oldTioga County. Deeds show that he signed his name as Johnathan, JonathanJunr. & Jonathan 2nd. The church records <strong>of</strong> Wellsburg name him as Jonathan(wife Hannah) in 1794; Jonathan Junyer in 1805 (and his wife Hannah)Entries taken from this Baptist Church Book <strong>of</strong> Wellsburg (mentioned inthe Hopper family account) show a strict oversight <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the churchby the other members.Aug. 2, 1794 Jonathan and Hannah Rockwell received by Letters <strong>of</strong> dismissalfrom the Warwick Church (Orange County)March 19, 1797 Jonathan Rockwell, Ezra Mead and Sarah Rockwell receivedby pr<strong>of</strong>ession <strong>of</strong> faith, (probably this is Jonathan 4th)July 14, 1797 Land dispute between Jonathan Rockwell and GamalielTownsen (Townsend) to be settled by the ChurchSept. 15, 1797 They agree to abide by this Church decisionSept. 1, 1798 Difficulty <strong>of</strong> J. Rockwell & G. Townsend settled.Nov. 1, 1800 Charge against Sarah Rockwell by her motherHannah for "vain dansing and vain mirth"Oct. 12, 1805 Jonathan Rockwell Junyer and his wife Hannah mentionedas members <strong>of</strong> the Church.Jonathan Rockwell bought Tioga County land in 1796 and in 1799 and soldland in 1807, 1808 and 1820. The deed <strong>of</strong> 1820 was signed merely JonathanRockwell on Feb. 16 but the next March 2nd, "there personally appearedHannah the wife <strong>of</strong> Johnathan Rockwell to acknowledge this her voluntaryact". So it would seem that both Hannah and Jonathan were alive the earlypart <strong>of</strong> 1820 and probably living on Lot 32 <strong>of</strong> Elmira. This bordered on theLot 9 property Jonathan sold to his son William.Hannah Ben<strong>net</strong>t the wife <strong>of</strong> Jonathan Rockwell was married to him in 1760in Ridgefield, Conn, which was the home at that time <strong>of</strong> the Ben<strong>net</strong>t family,members <strong>of</strong> which came from Ridgefield to Orange County and then to ChemungCounty's region. It is quite likely that Hannah Ben<strong>net</strong>t in 1760 was related tothese same Ben<strong>net</strong>ts <strong>of</strong> Ridgefield. But several named Hannah <strong>of</strong> a marriagableage shown in the Connecticut records <strong>of</strong> Ridgefield made a deduction as to herparents difficult.The Chemung County History in an account <strong>of</strong> William Rockwell son <strong>of</strong>Jonathan and Hannah states Jonathan's wife was "Phebe". However theConnecticut vital records <strong>of</strong> his marriage to Hannah Ben<strong>net</strong>t; the referencesto her as "Hannah" in two genealogies as well as the Church records show theCounty History in error.The children <strong>of</strong> Jonathan Rockwell are given in this Chemung County Historyas "William; Esther who married Abraham Vail <strong>of</strong> Orange Co. ; Jonathan;91
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