Sixth Generation

129. Ebenezer ROOT Sr. was born on 14 November 1693 in Northampton, Hampshire County, MA.^10,11,16 (The Richard Ripley research lists his birth place as Coventry Township, Tolland County, CT.) He died on 30 January 1760 at the age of 66 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT.^10,11

Ebenezer ROOT Sr. and Sarah STRONG were married on 19 May 1718 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT.^10,11,34,45 Sarah STRONG, daughter of Joseph STRONG and Elizabeth UNKNOWN (STRONG), was born on 18 November 1694 in Rustington, Sussex County, England.¹⁰ (Her maiden name is listed as Comfort in the cemetery records.) She died on 13 July 1784 at the age of 89 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT.^10,11 She was buried in North Coventry, Tolland County, CT.⁴⁶ in the North Cemetery.

Ebenezer ROOT Sr. and Sarah STRONG had the following children:

256	i.	Sarah ROOT was born on 21 December 1719 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT.^11,35 She died on 3 October 1807 at the age of 87 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT.¹¹
257	ii.	Hannah ROOT (1st) was born on 19 January 1720/1 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT.^11,35 She died on 29 March 1721 at the age of 0 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT.¹¹
+258	iii.	Submit ROOT.
+259	iv.	Silence ROOT.
+260	v.	Hannah ROOT (2nd).
+261	vi.	Ephraim ROOT Esquire.
+262	vii.	Sibyl ROOT.
+263	viii.	Captain Ebenezer ROOT Jr..
+264	ix.	General Jesse ROOT Sr..