Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Spouses
Residence12 May 1744, Westfield, Hampden County, MA96540
Residence1754, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, MA96541
Memopurchased of James Root (his brother) a tract of 7 ac with a house in the northern part of the village, at the east end of the Great Bridge, over the Housatonic river
Memoage 64
Will Filed3 Apr 178896544
Memowill proved
FatherJohn Root Sr (1676-1744)
MotherMary Leonard (1687-1766)
Military
Pg 335 Capt Hewit Root75214
MA Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War64002
Pg 551 Root, Hewit. Capt, 5th co (North co in Great Barrington), 1st Berkshire Co regt of MA militia; return of officers chosen by the various companies in said regiment, made by Mark Hopkins and others, field officers, dated Great Barrington, 26 Mar 1776; ordered in Couincil 6 May 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned 6 May 1776; also, Capt, Col John Ashley’s (Berkshire Co) regt; entered service 8 Jul 1777; discharged 20 Ju 1777; service, 12 days; company ordered to Fort Edward.
Root, Hewit. Private, Capt John King’s co, Col John Ashley’s (Berkshire Co) regt; entered service 27 Jun 1780; discharged 4 Jul 1780; service, 8 days; company marched by order of Brig Gen John Fellows on the alarm of 27 Jul 1780 to sustain fort at West Point.
MA Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War64002
Pg 551 Root, Hewit. Capt, 5th co (North co in Great Barrington), 1st Berkshire Co regt of MA militia; return of officers chosen by the various companies in said regiment, made by Mark Hopkins and others, field officers, dated Great Barrington, 26 Mar 1776; ordered in Couincil 6 May 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned 6 May 1776; also, Capt, Col John Ashley’s (Berkshire Co) regt; entered service 8 Jul 1777; discharged 20 Ju 1777; service, 12 days; company ordered to Fort Edward.
Root, Hewit. Private, Capt John King’s co, Col John Ashley’s (Berkshire Co) regt; entered service 27 Jun 1780; discharged 4 Jul 1780; service, 8 days; company marched by order of Brig Gen John Fellows on the alarm of 27 Jul 1780 to sustain fort at West Point.