The Root Family

1. Thomas Root b. ca 1555, m. ca 1569, in Badby,Northampton, England, Ales Cowper. Thomas died 5 APR 1609, Northampton, England, buried: Northampton, England. BrianTucholke and Wiley Jarrell have spouse as Ann Burrell, b ca. 1550 in Badby.Charlie Tieman supports John Root b 24 Jun 1576 was son of John & Ursula Roote, and that "Ann Burrell" was actually Ann Rushall. The "Ann Russel" born 4 Nov 1572 was dau/o William & Ann Rushall & not the right Ann of Milton, not son of Thomas.

The following persons are working on the ROOT/ROOTE surname that I am aware of:

LaVerne W. Root

Brian Tucholke or alternate address

lisareal@aol.com

progentr@aol.com

zollers@pogo.den.mmc.com

103616.2530@compuserve.com

mjolson@prairienet.org

103223.3637@compuserve.com

csanders@redrose.net

Second Generation

2. John Root b. 24 Jun 1576, Badby, Northampton, England, m.27 Jul 1600, in Badby, England, Ann Russell, b. ca 1579, England, (daughter of William Francis Russell and Ann Forester) d. December, Badby, Northampton, England. John died 3 Jun 1683, England. Married at Church of the Virgin Mary. Wjarrell has death as 3 June 1683 in England. He was in the 1670 census for Connecticut, freeman 1669, with an estate valuation of 166 pounds sterling. This would indicate John and Ann returned to England in their later years. Ann: Depending on the source, she is listed as either Mary or Ann Russell, but is not Mary Ann Russell. Refer to Root Genealogical Records 1600-1870 by James Pierce Root.

3. i Thomas b. 16 JAN 1605.

4. ii John b. 26 FEB 1607/8.

Third Generation

3. Thomas Root b. 16 JAN 1605, Badby, England, d. 17 JUL1694, Northampton, Massachusetts. Wiley Jarrell has DOD as 7 Jul.

i Joseph Root b. 1640, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut, m. 30 DEC 1660, Hannah Hayes, b.

ca1635/45, d. 28 JAN 1691. Joseph died 19 APR 1711, Northampton, Massachusetts.

ii Thomas Root b. 1644, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut, m. (1) 3 JUL 1666, in Northampton,

Massachusetts, Abigail Alvord, m. (2) 4 Dec1701, Mary Kirtland. Thomas died 17 Jul 1694.

iii John Root b. 10 JAN 1646, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 1676, Mehitable

Johnson, b. 1644, (daughter of Humphrey Johnson and Ellen Cheney) d. 1769. John died 19 SEP

1677, Deerfield, Franklin County,Massachusetts.

iv Jonathan Root b. ca 1648, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 22 MAR 1680, Ann Hull.

Jonathan died 25 DEC 1741.

v Hezekiah Root b. Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut, m. 12 JUL 1682, in Northampton,

Massachusetts, Mehitable Frary, (daughter of Sampson Frary and Mary Daniels). Hezekiah died

29 SEP 1690, Deerfield, Northampston, Massachusetts.

vi Sarah Root b. 1660, m. 20 MAR 1679, Samuel Kellogg. Sarah died 5 Jan 1718/9.

5. vii Jacob b. 1661.

4. John Root b. 26 FEB 1607/8, Badby, Northampton, England, occupation Weaver, m. 1640, in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Mary Kilbourn, b. ca 1619, Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England, (daughter of Thomas Kilbourn and Frances Moody) d. 1697, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. John died 16 AUG 1684, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Went from England to Farmington before his marriage in 1640. Wiley Jarrell shows first marriage 1630 to Dorcas (Dorothy) Abbott in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Listed as one of the first settlers of Hartford. In 1672 he had an estate valuation of 26 pounds sterling. Freeman 1657. Mary: Born before 12 May.

6. i John b. 1642.

ii Samuel Root b. ca 1644, d. 27 NOV 1711.

7. iii Thomas b. ca 1648.

iv Mary Root b. ca 1650.

8. v Stephen b. ca 1652.

vi Joseph Root d. 18 DEC 1739.

9. vii Caleb b. 1658.

10. viii Susannah b. ca 1654.

Fourth Generation

5. Jacob Root b. 1661, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 2 FEB 1681, Mary Frary, b. 24 JUL 1662, Medfield, Massachusetts, (daughter of Sampson Frary and Mary Daniels) d. 8 FEB 1744, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut. Jacob died 9 AUG 1731, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut.

11. i William.

6. John Root b. 1642, Farmington, Hartford County,Connecticut, m. 18 OCT 1664, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Mary Ashley, (daughter of Robert Ashley and Mary _____) d. 1702. John died 24 SEP 1687, Westfield, Massachusetts.

i Mary Root b. 22 SEP 1667, Westfield,

Massachusetts, m. 23 FEB 1687, in Westfield,

Massachusetts, John Smith, b. 15 MAY 1665, (son

of John Smith and Mary Partridge) d. 20 JAN

1724, Hadley, Massachusetts.

ii Joshua Root m. Margaret Gilbert.

12. iii Abigail b. 26 JUN 1680.

7. Thomas Root b. ca 1648, Farmington, Hartford County,Connecticut, m. (1) in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts,Mary Gridley, b. 29 SEP 1652, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of Thomas Gridley and Mary Seymour) d. ca 1673, Westfield, Massachusetts, m. (2) 7 Oct 1675, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Mary Spencer, b. 18 May 1655, Hartford, Connecticut, (daughter of Thomas Spencer and Sarah Bearding) d. 4 Nov 1690, Westfield, Hampden,Massachusetts, m. (3) 25 Jan 1691/2, Sarah Dumbleton, d.16-Aug-1709, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Thomas died16 AUG 1709. Sarah: wjarrell@phoenix.net has 1692 for marriage year.

Children by Mary Gridley:

i Thomas Root b. 1 Sep 1671, Connecticut, d. 25Feb 1688/9.

ii Mary Root b. 21 Oct 1673, Westfield, Hampden,Massachusetts, m. 12 Dec 1700, Isaac Meechan.Mary died -- May 1766.

Children by Mary Spencer:

13. iii Joseph b. 16-Jun-1688.

iv Mary Root m. Isaac Bronson.

14. v John b. 25 Dec 1676.

vi Samuel Root b. 16 Feb 1678/9, Westfield,Hampden, Massachusetts, m. 27 Jun 1711, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Sarah Warner. Samuel died 8 Dec 1712, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

vii Elizabeth Root b. 16 Feb 1680/1, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, m. 20 Dec 1705, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Nathaniel Bancroft. Elizabeth died 10 Jan 1705/6.

viii Sarah Root b. 27 Jul 1683, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, m. (1) Henry Wright, m. (2) Israel Dewey.

ix Timothy Root b. 3 Dec 1685, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, m. 17 Nov 1710, in Enfield, Connecticut, Sarah Pease, b. 2 Sep 1689, d. 1750. Timothy died 2 Nov 1743.

Children by Sarah Dumbleton:

x Thankful Root b. 2 Nov 1693, d. ca Nov 1693.Twin of Mercy

xi Mercy Root b. 2 Nov 1693, d. ca Nov 1693. Twin of Thankful

8. Stephen Root b. ca 1652, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 1 JAN 1680, Sarah Wadsworth, b. 1 NOV 1657, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of John Wadsworth and Sarah Stanley) d. 20 MAR 1740. Stephen died 6 JAN 1717.

15. i Timothy b. ca 1681.

ii John Root b. 1685, m. Margaret Strong. John died 15 NOV 1764.

iii Mary Root b. 1691, m. 21 JAN 1713, William Judd, (son of Timothy Judd and unknown _____). Mary died 10 DEC 1751.

iv Sarah Root b. 17 DEC 1693, m. 5 DEC 1734, Thomas Gridley. Sarah died ca 1776.

v Hannah Root Baptized 27 OCT 1700.

9. Caleb Root b. 1658, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 9 Aug 1693, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Salmon, b. 1673. Caleb died 10 JUN 1712, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut.More descendants of Caleb-

16. i Samuel b. 20 Nov 1712.

10. Susannah Root b. ca 1654, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 1 Oct 1683, in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Joseph Langdon, b. 18 MAR 1659, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, (son of John Langdon and Mary Seymour) d. 8 APR 1749, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Susannah died 5 DEC 1712, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Joseph: will taken 9 april 1736 Carol Strank (1:283/657) has date of death as 31 Mar 1736.

i Sarah Langdon b. 29 Apr 1685, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 10 Jul 1711, in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Jonathan Woodruff. Sarah died 21 May 1751.

ii Joseph Langdon b. -- Mar 1688, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 24 Dec 1713, in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Rachel Cowles. Joseph died 8 Apr 1749, Southington, CT.

iii John Langdon b. 3 Apr 1691, m. 18 Jan 1722, in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Sarah Lee. John died 4 May 1756.

iv Samuel Langdon b. -- Dec 1694, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 28 Dec 1721, in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, Elizabeth Lee. Samuel died 8 Apr 1749.

v Susannah Langdon b. -- Oct 1696, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 21 Jun 1736, Ebenezer Brownson.

17. vi Ebenezer b. 17 JUL 1701.

vii Mercy Langdon b. -- Apr 1704, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, d. 1704.

viii Mary Langdon b. -- Apr 1704, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, d. 1704.

ix Thomas Langdon b. -- Sep 1707, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, d. 1707.

Fifth Generation

11. William Root m. Anna Pinnock.

i Levi Root m. Hannah Brisco.

12. Abigail Root b. 26 JUN 1680, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, m. 13 SEP 1696, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Joseph Mosley, b. 21 DEC 1670, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, (son of John Moseley and Mary Newberry) d. 1719, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

i Abigail Mosley b. 1697, m. 1718, John Lyman.

ii Abner Mosley b. 1699, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, m. 1722, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, Elizabeth Lyman, b. 26 JUN 1680, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, (daughter of John Lyman and Mindwell Sheldon).

iii Sarah Mosley b. 1702, m. Jonathan Stebbins.

iv David Mosley b. 1704.

v Mary Mosley b. 1707, m. ca 1726, Benjamine Lyman, b. 2 JAN 1703, d. 1 MAY 1762. Mary died 17 AUG 1782.

vi Hannah Mosley b. 1709, m. Samuel Talcott.

vii Isaac Mosley b. 1712, m. 1738, Ruth Welles.

viii Rachel Mosley b. 1712, m. Daniel Pomeroy. Rachel died 1 FEB 1787.

ix Job Mosley Baptized 20 JUL 1755.

13. Joseph Root b. 16-Jun-1688, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, occupation Ensign, m. ca 1710, in Enfield, Connecticut, Sarah _____, d. 24-Jan-1758. Joseph died 10 Feb 1749/50, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

i Sarah Root m. Martin Ashley, occupation Doctor.

ii Aaron Root b. 20-Dec-1720, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, m. (1) 8-Sep-1748, Rhoda Ring, d. before 1763, m. (2) Jerusha Steele. Aaron died 31-Aug-1809, Sheffield, Massachusetts.

14. John Root b. 25 Dec 1676, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, m. 14 Apr 1703, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Mary Leonard, b. ca 1678, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, d. 3 May 1766. John died 1 Oct 1744, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

i Elisha Root b. 28 Feb 1703, m. Mary Scott. Elisha died 4 Feb 1755.

ii John Root b. 15 Nov 1705, m. Anna Loomis. John died 1781.

iii Elizabeth Root b. 26 Jul 1707, d. 19 Jun 1736.

iv Daniel Root b. 23 Apr 1710, d. 1756.

v David Root b. 15 Feb 1711, m. Elizabeth Pomeroy.

vi Samuel Root b. 2 Nov 1713, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, occupation Hatter. He immigrated from Westfield to Northfield. He and his wife were driven from there to Brattleboro, Vermont (Fort Drummer). They returned in about a year. He was deacon in the Congregational Church.

vii Lydia Root b. 14 Mar 1715, m. Ebenezer Hutchinson.

viii Solomon Root b. 17 Nov 1716.

ix Naomi Root b. 19 Jun 1718, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, m. Daniel Hubbard, b. 1714. Daniel: Brian Tucholke briant@tone.whoi.edu

x Stephen Root b. 2 Jun 1720, d. 1744.

xi James Root b. 1 Dec 1721, m. Hannah Noble.

xii Hewit Root b. 6 Jun 1724, m. Experience Pomeroy. Hewit died 1788. Served in the Continental Army as a Captain from Massachusetts.DAR Patriot Index Vol 1 p.179.

xiii Mary Root b. 26 Jan 1724, m. Nicholas Brown, b. -- Dec 1755.

15. Timothy Root b. ca 1681, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 20 MAR 1707, Margaret Seymour, b. 17 JAN 1674, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of John Seymour and Mary Watson) d. 9 SEP 1751. Timothy died 1713, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

i Jonathan Root b. 20 DEC 1707, d. 17 AUG 1794.

ii Stephen Root b. 18 MAR 1711, d. 24 APR 1746.

iii Timothy Root b. 1713, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, occupation Lieutenant, m. 6 DEC 1739, Mary Hart, b. 9 MAR 1717, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of John Hart and Esther Gridley) d.28 NOV 1797. Timothy died 24 APR 1746, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

16 SAMUELROOT (CALEB4, JOHN3 ROOTE, JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 20 November 1712 in Farmington, Hartford County, CT, and died 17 May 1778 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT. He married ELIZABETH PRINDLE 21 May 1740 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT, daughter of EBENEZER PRINDLE and ELIZABETH HOBBY. She was born Abt. 1711 in Newtown, Fairfield County, CT, and died 30 June 1785 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT. Corrections to this family were submitted by LaVerne W. Root.

Children of SAMUEL ROOT and ELIZABETH PRINDLE are:

i. (GIRL)6 ROOT, b. 25 July 1742, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; d. 25 July 1742, Warerbury, New Haven County, CT.

ii. MERCY ROOT, b. 10 September 1744, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; d. 19 October 1744, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT.

iii. SAMUEL ROOT, b. 22 August 1750, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT.

iv. ENOS ROOT, b. 26 March 1753, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; d. Abt. August 1820.

v. JOSEPH ROOT, b. 22 May 1755, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; d. 12 October 1816, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT.

vi. ELIZABETH ROOT, b. 21 January 1758, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; d. 28 January 1758, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT.

vii. SALMON ROOT, b. 09 July 1759, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; d. 22 May 1773, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT.

viii. ELIZABETH ROOT, b. 22 June 1761, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT.

17. Ebenezer Langdon b. 17 JUL 1701, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 30 NOV 1727, Jemima Cowles, b. 25 Sept 1707, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of Isaac Cowles and Mary Andrews) d. 1793. Ebenezer died 17 APR 1756. Jemima: Carol Strank (283/657) has 26 Sept for date of birth.

i Noah Langdon b. 10 Aug 1728, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. 1751, Rebecca Porter, b. 20 Oct 1731, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of Ebenezer Porter and Anne Unknown) d. 17 Mar 1819, Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Noah died 20 Sep 1817, Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

ii Joseph Langdon b. 12 Dec 1740, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, m. Ruth Hooker, b. 21 Feb 1744, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of Jos. Hooker and Sarah Lewis) d. 30 Dec 1803, Farmington. Joseph died 26 Feb 1812, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Jeff Cooke 775 North Colony Road, Grand Island, New York 14072

iii Mary Langdon b. 1745, m. 25 JAN 1764, Timothy Root, b. 16 OCT 1740, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, (son of Timothy Root and Mary Hart) occupation Captain, d. 17 NOV 1815, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Mary died 22 DEC 1836.

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