Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Rockafellow, William
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Buckingham Township


WILLIAM ROCKAFELLOW farmer, P.O. Mozart, was born in 
Huntingdon county, N. J., April 9, 1816, and is a son of 
William and Rachel (Thatcher) Rockafellow, who are of German 
descent.  The Rockafellow family came from Germany to New 
Jersey at an early day, and purchased farms, the family 
generally following farming.  The father of William had ten 
children, six of whom are living:  Aaron, William, Tunis, 
Samuel, Rachel, and Elizabeth.  Those deceased are: Jonas, 
John, Sarah, and Margaret.  William was reared on a farm in 
New Jersey until 13 years of age, when he came with his 
parents to Bucks county and settled in Buckingham township, 
where he has since resided.  The father died in Chester 
county.  William has lived for 37 years on his present farm, 
which is a valuable one.  He was married in 1841 to Mary A. 
Worthington, by whom he has had seven children:  Benjamin, 
Anna, wife of Charles L. Smith; Sarah, wife of Henry 
Wilkinson; William H., married to Anna Malloy; Fannie, wife 
of Albert Wilkinson.  The ones deceased were Mary and 
Rachel.  Mr. Rockafellow's wife is deceased.  Benjamin 
Rockafellow married Sallie Doan.