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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 34125317

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Susan Capen was born, daughter of BERNARD CAPEN.

She married Deacon William Rockwell at Holy Trinity, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, 14 April 1624.
They had 5 children: Joan Baker Ingram, John, Samuel, Ruth Huntington, Sarah Gaylord.

She married (2) Windsor 29 May 1645 as his second wife MATTHEW GRANT. She died at Windsor 13 November 1666. No children of her 2nd marriage.

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Susannah married Deacon William Rockwell on 14 Apr 1624 in Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England. William was born before 6 Feb 1590/91 in England; was christened on 6 Feb 1590/91 in Keynsham, Somerset, England; died before 15 May 1640 in East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried on 15 May 1640 in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah married Matthew Grant on 29 May 1645 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Matthew was born before 27 Oct 1601 in England; was christened on 27 Oct 1601 in England; died on 16 Dec 1681 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried after 16 Dec 1681 in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 51385211

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Ruth Rockwell, dau. of Dea. William Rockwell and Susanna Capen, b. Aug. 16, 1633 at Dorchester, Mass. She d. Feb. 14, 1682/3 at Norwich, Conn. She was probably interred in the "Old Norwichtown" burial ground, but very few, if any, gravestones for persons who died in Norwich prior to 1700 have survived.

On Oct. 7, 1652 at Windsor, Conn., Ruth m. Christopher Huntington, s. of Simon Huntington and Margaret Barrett, bapt. July 25, 1624 at St. Andrews Church at Norwich, England. He d. in 1691 at Norwich, Conn. They had the following eight known children:

• i. Christopher Huntington, b. in Jan 1653/4 at Windsor, Conn., d. in infancy in circa May 1655 at Saybrook, Conn.

• ii. Ruth Huntington, b. Apr. 13, 1658 at Saybrook, Conn., d. Feb. 14, 1683/4 at Norwich, Conn., 3 days after giving birth to her only known child, son Samuel Pratt, Jr; m. May 26, 1681 at Norwich, Conn., Samuel Pratt.

• iii. Dea. Christopher Huntington, Jr., b. Nov. 1, 1660 at Norwich, Conn., where he d. Apr. 24, 1735; m. 1) May 26, 1681 at Norwich, Sarah Adgate, dau. of Thomas Adgate and his 2nd wife Mary (Marvin) Bushnell, b. in Jan. 1662/3 at Norwich. She d. in Feb. 1705/6 at Norwich. Eight children of the marriage. Christopher m. 2) in Oct. 1706 at Norwich, Judith (Stevens) Brewster, dau. of James Stevens and Sarah Smith, and widow of Jonathan Brewster (Benjamin, Jonathan, Elder William of the 1620 Mayflower and Plymouth Colony). She was living Jan. 4, 1732/3 when called "Judith my beloved and faithful wife" in Christopher's will of that date, and as one of the three executors of his will. She was further alive on May 21, 1735, when Christopher's estate inventory was taken, with Judith indirectly named in the inventory. Obviously, she did not die in 1732 as claimed by the Elder William Brewster Mayflower Silver Book. Four children of the marriage. Judith had five children by her first husband.

• iv. Capt. Thomas Huntington, b. Mar. 18, 1663/4 at Norwich, Conn., d. Nov. 7, 1732 at Windham, Conn.; m. Feb. 10, 1686/7 at Norwich, Elizabeth Backus, dau. of Lieut. William Backus, Jr. and Elizabeth Pratt, b. circa 1671 at Norwich, Conn. She d. Dec. 29, 1729 at Windham, Conn. Nine children of the family.

• v. John Huntington, b. Mar. 15, 1665/6 at Norwich, Conn. where he d. bef. Oct. 1703; m. Dec. 9, 1686 at Norwich, Abigail Lothrop, dau. of Samuel Lothrop (eldest s. of Rev. John Lothrop of Barnstable, Mass.) and Elizabeth Scudder, b. May 11, 1665 at New London, Conn. Five children of the family. Abigail m. 2) as his 2nd wife, her 1st cousin Dea. Samuel Baker, s. of Jeffrey Baker and Joan Rockwell, b. Mar. 30, 1644 at Windsor, Conn. where he d. Apr. 12, 1715. There were no children of this 2nd marriage. John and Abigail (Lothrop) Huntington, through dau. Martha and her 1st husband, Sgt. Noah Grant (Samuel,3-2, Matthew,1), are the ancestors of Gen. and Pres. Ulysses Simpson Grant.

• vi. Susanna Huntington, b. in Aug. 1668 at Norwich, Conn. where she d. Mar. 6, 1727/8; m. Dec. 10, 1685 at Norwich, Samuel Griswold, who d. Dec. 2, 1740 at Norwich. Eight children of the family.

• vii. Lydia Huntington, b. in Aug. 1672 at Norwich, Conn.

• viii. Ann Huntington, b. Oct. 25, 1675, d. Aug. 20, 1756 at Windham, Conn.; m. Oct. 28, 1697 at Windham, Jonathan Bingham, s. of Dea. Thomas Bingham and Mary Rudd, b. Apr. 15, 1674 at Norwich. He d. Feb. 28, 1750/1 at Windham, Conn. There were no known children of the marriage.

Revised and Edited 12/5/2018

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Ruth married Christopher Huntington on 7 Oct 1652 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Christopher was born in 1624 in England; died in 1691; was buried after 1691 in Founders Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 49379648

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Samuel Grant, b. Nov. 12, 1631 at Dorchester, Mass., d. intestate Sept. 10, 1718 at East Windsor, Conn., Æ 87.

He m. May 27, 1658 at Windsor, Mary Porter, dau. of John Porter and Anna White. Nine children of the family.

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Samuel married Mary Porter on 27 May 1658 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Mary was born in Sep 1637 in Felsted, Essex, England; died on 16 Dec 1681 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Abigail Lathrop on 9 Dec 1686 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. Abigail was born on 11 May 1665 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died on 2 Dec 1743 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut; was buried after 2 Dec 1743 in Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Grace Minor in 1688. Grace was born on 12 Sep 1670 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 16 Apr 1753 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried after 16 Apr 1753 in Edwards Cemetery, South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 78001625

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Martha was twice married - 1) to Sgt. Noah Grant, Sr. of Windsor-Tolland, Conn., and 2) to Capt. Peter Buell of Coventry, Conn., latter where she is probably interred, not at Tolland as this memorial previously claimed.

Martha's immigrant great grandmother, Susanna (Capen) Rockwell, was the second wife of husband Noah Grant's immigrant great grandfather Matthew Grant of Windsor, Conn.

Revised 2/1/2016

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Martha married Captain Noah Grant, I in 1717. Noah (son of Samuel Grant, Jr. and Grace Minor) was born on 16 Dec 1693 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 10 Oct 1727 in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut; was buried after 10 Oct 1727 in South Yard Cemetery, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 25352826

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Noah married Martha Huntington in 1717. Martha (daughter of John Huntington and Abigail Lathrop) was born on 9 Dec 1695 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut; died on 28 Aug 1779 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut; was buried after 28 Aug 1779 in Nathan Hale Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]