John Clayton ROCKHILL

Birth:
10 Jul 1766
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
25 Jul 1827
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Marriage:
27 Aug 1789
Sources:
Family Tree
Notes:
                   Lived at Pittstown,N.J. He was a farmer,Surveyor, and Justice of the Peace. He married his step-sister.
Gaynor Lukens POTTS
Birth:
10 Mar 1764
Sources:
Family Tree
Notes:
                   She survived her husband, and resided in the homestead in Pittstown, with her orphaned grandson, George W. Rockhill. She was a great-aunt to President Theodore Roosevelt.
Children
Marriage
1
Thomas Cadwalader ROCKHILL
Birth:
17 Dec 1790
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
10 Mar 1855
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary CLAYPOOLE 
Marr:
9 Apr 1818
 
Notes:
                   Brought up in Philadelphia. He was a prominent merchant of that place, conducting a large business. He was named for Dr. Thomas Cadwaladera friend and connexionof the family, and a well known and noted physician of Philadelphia.
2
Anna ROCKHILL
Birth:
15 Sep 1792
Death:
16 Jul 1793
 
Marr:
 
3
Robeson ROCKHILL
Birth:
16 Sep 1794
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
13 Aug 1867
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Susan READING 
Marr:
9 Oct 1827
 
Notes:
                   Born and lived in Pittstown, Hunterdon County,N.J.
4
Lukens ROCKHILL
Birth:
4 Jun 1796
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Sarah GHETTA 
Marr:
Abt 1819
 
Notes:
                   He and his wife died shortly after their marriage.
5
John ROCKHILL
Birth:
23 Sep 1798
Death:
8 Aug 1825
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Unmarried.
6
Elizabeth ROCKHILL
Birth:
20 Mar 1801
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Unmarried.
7
Edward Augustus ROCKHILL
Birth:
2 Jun 1803
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
17 Mar 1872
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Notes:
                   He and his wife were cousins.
8
William Potts ROCKHILL
Birth:
8 Feb 1806
Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
30 Oct 1864
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Notes:
                   Was a merchant at Philadelphia. I also have the deathdate as Oct. 20, 1864.
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John Clayton Rockhill - Gaynor Lukens Potts

John Clayton Rockhill was born at Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey 10 Jul 1766. His parents were John Rockhill and Rachel Robeson.

He married Gaynor Lukens Potts 27 Aug 1789 . Gaynor Lukens Potts was born at 10 Mar 1764 daughter of Thomas Potts and Elizabeth Lukens .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Thomas Cadwalader Rockhill born 17 Dec 1790.
Anna Rockhill born 15 Sep 1792.
Robeson Rockhill born 16 Sep 1794.
Lukens Rockhill born 4 Jun 1796.
John Rockhill born 23 Sep 1798.
Elizabeth Rockhill born 20 Mar 1801.
Edward Augustus Rockhill born 2 Jun 1803.
William Potts Rockhill born 8 Feb 1806.

John Clayton Rockhill died 25 Jul 1827 at Pittstown, Hunterdon, New Jersey .