Pg 506 Last Will John Roote Sr (2800) Farmington CT dtd Apr 22, 1684 attested Oct 2, 1684
75214,80299 (Not mentioned separately in John Root’s will, however there is a statement “To each of my sons which are allready marryed I give twenty shillings.”
Vital Records from The NEHGS Register
65332 (children are by three different mothers, not indicated in this source)
V6 Pg267 Thomas Root Marr: 7 Oct 1675 Mary Gridley ch: Mary, Thomas, Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah, Timothy, Joseph, Thankful & Mary
V6 Pg267 The Root’s came from Farmington CT. Thomas Root was probably a son of John, p. 265, and was b: in Farmington. (My note: Thomas was brother to the John on pg 265)
Hampshire Co MA Probate File Papers 1660-1889
64143 (Who is Isaac Mechem? Other witnesses were his children)
HampshireBox124 Pg124-68-4 Thomas Root, dec’d ... agreement 7 Feb 1709/10 witness: Isaac Mechem
Spouses
1Mary Gridley 80793,80872,80873,80874,80804,80805,80812,80807,80875,80876,80822,80828,80831,80877,80878
Death28 Oct 1673, Westfield, Hampden County, MA80880,80881,80879,80876,80882,80883,80875,80822,80828,80884,80885
Memobirth of Mary, possibly in childbirth
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Vital Records from NEHGS
65332 (Her? Her Parents?)
V9 Pg 310 Boston: Gridley, Mary d/o Joseph & Lydia b: 25 Mar 1655
Hampshire Co MA Probate File Papers 1660-1889
64143 (No Mary Root with appropriate dates)
Marriage7 Oct 1670, Westfield, Hampden County, MA80793,80872,80873,80874,80805,80812,80886,80804,80822,80828,80887,80877,80878
Marr Memo1675? Northfield?
2Mary Spencer 80888,80792,80889,80796,80797,80798,80799,80890,80874,80803,80816,80805,80808,80813,80814,80891,80892,80893,80894,80818,80895,80819,80821,80823,80825,80829,80832,80896,80897,80898,80899,80900,80901,80902,80903,80904,80905,80906,80907,80908,80909
Birth18 May 1655, Hartford, Hartford County, CT80910,80792,80911,80912,80913,80914,80829,80832,80899,80900,80915,80916,80917,80918,80919
Memo1675 - children born around this time? Only 15 yrs old when she died?
Death4 Nov 1690, Westfield, Hampden County, MA80920,80921,80922,80923,80924,80925,80911,80893,80926,80927,80928,80929,80823,80829,80930,80832,80931,80932,80933
Memo11 Nov?
Burialaft 4 Nov 1690, North Cemetery, Somers, Tolland County, CT80929,80832
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Hampshire Co MA Probate File Papers 1660-1889
64143 (No Mary Root with appropriate dates)
Marriage7 Oct 1675, Westfield, Hampden County, MA80790,80792,80934,80935,80798,80890,80874,80936,80813,80805,80803,80818,80819,80825,80829,80904,80907,80350
Marr Memo2 Oct 1675?
3Sarah Dumbleton 80937,80938,80939,80940,80801,80941,80815,80811,80810,80942,80943,80944,80806,80817,80824,80820,80945,80946,80826,80830,80827,80947,80948,80949,80950,80951,80952
Memo/1654
Death3 Jan 1694, Westfield, Hampden County, MA80955,80956,80957,80941,80958,80959,80960,80961,80824,80830,80962,80963,80964
Memo/1693; Children born in Nov 1693
MotherMercy (ca1630-1704)
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Hampshire Co MA Probate File Papers 1660-1889
64143 (No Sarah Leonard or Root right timeframe)
Hampshire Box 50 Pg 50-19-6 of 50-36-24 John Dumbleton of Springfield, Will dtd 16 Aug 1693
64143 (No daughter Sarah listed in his Will, but a Marah (sic) was listed as a Granddaughter, could this be her?)
Marriage25 Jan 1692, Westfield, Hampden County, MA80965,80966,80940,80801,64310,80810,80820,80826,80830,80827,80833,80346,80967
Marr Memo/1693