Fifth Generation

73. John ROOT Sr. (|)(:)^4,23 was born on 25 December 1676 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.^1,10,15,42 (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, MA.^1,10 He has Ancestral File Number 2N6V-1S.

John ROOT Sr. (|)(:) and Mary LEONARD were married on 14 April 1703 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.^{1,10,19,20,42} Mary LEONARD, daughter of Josiah LEONARD and Sarah DUMBLETON, was born on 12 March 1686/7 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.^1,8,10,20 (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, MA.^1,8,10,20

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

+185	i.	Elisha ROOT.
+186	ii.	John ROOT Jr..
187	iii.	Elizabeth ROOT was born on 26 July 1707 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.^1,8,20 She died on 17 June 1736 at the age of 28.^1,8
+188	iv.	Daniel ROOT.
+189	v.	David ROOT.
+190	vi.	Deacon Samuel ROOT.
+191	vii.	Lydia ROOT.
+192	viii.	Solomon ROOT.
+193	ix.	Naomi ROOT.
194	x.	Stephen ROOT was born on 2 June 1720 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.^1,8,20 He appeared in the census in 1790 in Westfield, Hampden County, MA.⁴³ His household consisted of 2 males, age 16 and over; 4 males, under 16; and 3 females.
+195	xi.	James ROOT (:).
+196	xii.	Captain Hewit ROOT Sr. (\|).
+197	xiii.	Mary ROOT.