Fifth Generation

6. Thomas John ROOTE (*)(|)(=)(:)(/)³ was born on 6 January 1555 in Maresfield, Sussex County, England.^1,2,4,5 (Maresfield is a village and civil parish[3] in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village itself lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north from Uckfield; the nearby villages of Nutley and Fairwarp; and the smaller settlements of Duddleswell and Horney Common; and parts of Ashdown Forest all lie within Maresfield parish.)

"The Root name is believed to be of Teutonic origin, derived from the German word 'Rot.' meaning red or ruddy and the old Saxon word 'rod,' defined as gay or cheerful. In ancient English and early American records, Root has been spelled Rote, Roote, Rootes, and Roots.

The growing interest of Americans in genealogy and family history creates respect for, and pride in, the family name. Regarded as an emblem of family rather than nationality, the use of the coat of arms in many families continued after the Revolutionary War. The coat of arms bearing the Root name contains three red lozenges on a gold shield and a tree proper for the crest. The wreath is of red and gold twists. The motto 'Reviresco' means I flourish again."

The above was from the book "A Branch of the Root Family" by Hazel Esther Drake, March 1948 and Alice Drake Grow, Mar 1979.

Sources as taken from the Root/Roote Book
"Baker's History and Antiquities of Northampton", " The Directory of Northamptonshire" , Lewis's "Topographical Dictionary and the British Gazetteer" He died on 5 April 1609 at the age of 54 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.^1,4,6 He was buried on 5 April 1609 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.¹ Badby , anciently called Baddebi, is two and one half miles from Daventry. The village stands on the side of a sandy ascent called Badby-Down, and there are numerous springs of water and quarries of hard blue rag-stone in the neighborhood. The name of the place may be derived from the Saxon word bad or bade, a pledge in security, and bye, a dwelling or habitation in allusion, possibly two circumstances now forgotten, connected to its original foundation. In Badby, the family of Roote owned an Inn in the early 1800's.

Thomas John ROOTE (*)(|)(=)(:)(/) and Ann BURRELL (*)(|)(=)(:)(/) were married about 1575 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.^4,7,8 in the Church of the Virgin Mary. (According to the LDS Family Group Records, they had only one child.) Ann BURRELL (*)(|)(=)(:)(/)⁹ was born on 11 January 1555 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.^1,4,10 (Her name may have been Ales Cowper.) She died on 7 September 1610 at the age of 55 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.¹ She was buried on 3 October 1610 in Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England.¹

Thomas John ROOTE (*)(|)(=)(:)(/) and Ann BURRELL (*)(|)(=)(:)(/) had the following children:

+7	i.	*John ROOTE I ()(\|)(=)(:)(/).**
8	ii.	Nathaniel ROOTE was born on 11 January 1577 in Northamptonshire, England.³ He died in 1649 at the age of 72.³
9	iii.	Edmund ROOTE was born in 1579 in Northamptonshire, England.³ He died in 1609 at the age of 30 in Northamptonshire, England.³
10	iv.	Angela ROOTE was born on 11 January 1580 in Northamptonshire, England.³ She died in 1642 at the age of 62.³
11	v.	Nelson ROOTE was born on 10 January 1583 in Northamptonshire, England.³ He died in 1656 at the age of 73.³
12	vi.	Ralph ROOTE was born in 1585 in England, United Kingdom.³ He died on 10 May 1666 at the age of 81 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.³ He was buried in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.³
13	vii.	Rebecca ROOTE was born in 1586 in Northamptonshire, England.³ She died in 1649 at the age of 63.³
14	viii.	Elizabeth ROOTE was born in 1587 in Northamptonshire, England.³ She died in 1661 at the age of 74.³
15	ix.	Stephen ROOTE was born in 1589 in Northamptonshire, England.³ He died in 1666 at the age of 77.³
16	x.	Angie ROOTE was born in 1591 in Northamptonshire, England.³ She died in 1650 at the age of 59.

Thomas John ROOTE (*)(|)(=)(:)(/) and Ales COWPER were married about 1569 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.³ Ales COWPER was born (date unknown).

Thomas John ROOTE (*)(|)(=)(:)(/) and Frances RUSSELL were married in 1573 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.³ Frances RUSSELL was born in 1553 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.³ She died in 1600 at the age of 47 in Northamptonshire, England.³