Ninth Generation

87. John ROOT Sr. (|)(:)^7,26 was born on 25 December 1676 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^4,13,18,49 (He was not listed with his parents in the Record of Births in Westfield, MA.) He died on 1 October 1744 at the age of 67 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^4,13 He has Ancestral File Number 2N6V-1S.

John ROOT Sr. (|)(:) and Mary LEONARD were married on 14 April 1703 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^{4,13,22,23,49} Mary LEONARD, daughter of Josiah LEONARD and Sarah DUMBLETON, was born on 12 March 1686/7 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^4,11,13,23 (She may have been born in Springfield, Hampden County, MA.) She died on 3 May 1766 at the age of 79 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^4,11,13,23

John ROOT Sr. (|)(:) and Mary LEONARD had the following children:

+206	i.	Elisha ROOT.
+207	ii.	John ROOT Jr..
208	iii.	Elizabeth ROOT was born on 26 July 1707 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^4,11,23 She died on 17 June 1736 at the age of 28.^4,11
+209	iv.	Daniel ROOT.
+210	v.	David ROOT.
+211	vi.	Deacon Samuel ROOT.
+212	vii.	Lydia ROOT.
+213	viii.	Solomon ROOT.
+214	ix.	Naomi ROOT.
215	x.	Stephen ROOT was born on 2 June 1720 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^4,11,23 He appeared in the census in 1790 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.⁵⁰ His household consisted of 2 males, age 16 and over; 4 males, under 16; and 3 females.
+216	xi.	James ROOT (:).
+217	xii.	Captain Hewit ROOT Sr. (\|).
+218	xiii.	Mary ROOT.