Tenth Generation

217. Captain Hewit ROOT Sr. (|) was born on 6 July 1724 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^4,11 He died in February 1788 at the age of 63 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, MA.^4,11,31 He served in the military.⁴ He served as a Captain in the Continental Army from Massachusetts.

Captain Hewit ROOT Sr. (|) and Experience POMEROY were married on 12 May 1744.^4,11,23 Experience POMEROY, daughter of Medad POMEROY and Hannah TRUMBULL, was born on 19 June 1723 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^11,23 She died on 18 June 1777 at the age of 53.¹¹

Captain Hewit ROOT Sr. (|) and Experience POMEROY had the following children:

407	i.	Daniel ROOT was born on 29 December 1744 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.¹¹ He died in January 1745 at the age of 0.²³
+408	ii.	Thankful ROOT.
+409	iii.	James ROOT Sr. (\|).
410	iv.	Experience ROOT was born on 14 January 1748/9 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^11,23 She died after 14 January 1749 at the age of 0.¹¹
411	v.	John ROOT was born before 4 August 1754 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^11,23
412	vi.	Mercy ROOT was born before 8 May 1755 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^11,23
413	vii.	Elijah ROOT was born on 6 June 1756 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^11,23 (He may have been born in Barrington, Berkshire County, MA.)
414	viii.	Hewit ROOT Jr. was born in 1763 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^11,23
415	ix.	Rhoda ROOT was born about 1765 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^11,23 (She may have been born in Barrington, Berkshire County, MA.)
+416	x.	Lydia ROOT.