Eleventh Generation

1410. John ROOT III (*) was born on 23 December 1642 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He was christened on 23 December 1642 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He lived at his home in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America about 1668. From the Chronology of Westfield: "Grants were confirmed, January 9th, (1668) to George Phelps, Isaac Phelps, Thomas Noble, David Ashley, Rev. John Holyoke, the minister, John Ponder, and Hugh Dudley on Fort side (Main street); Capt. Aaron Cook, Mr. James Cornish, Thomas Dewey, John Osborn, and John Ingersoll on South side (Little River street), to be settled with families by November 10, 1668.

Thomas Gun, John Williams, Ambrose Fowler, Jonathan Alford, bought in the Cooper tract.

John Ponder, Thomas Gun, John Root, Thomas Root, George Typer, Joseph Whiting, had homelots on south side of Main street, west of Dudley's lot.

In March Union street was laid out, also Capt. Aaron Cook opened the first tavern on Little River street."
John died on 24 September 1687 at the age of 44 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He has Ancestral File Number 2N6V-5H. He was buried in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Mary ASHLEY (*) and John ROOT III (*) were married on 18 October 1664 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

1411. Mary ASHLEY (*) was born on 6 April 1644 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 9 March 1702 at the age of 57 in Farmington Township, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She has Ancestral File Number 37LG-57.

Children were:

	i.	Mary ROOT was born on 22 September 1667 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 20 January 1724 at the age of 56 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. (She may have died 23 Feb 1685/86.) She has Ancestral File Number 8VJF-92.
	ii.	Joshua ROOT (1st) was born about 1669 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died before 1682 at the age of 13. He has Ancestral File Number T3S2-XM.
705	iii.	*Sarah ROOT ().**
	iv.	Deacon John ROOT IV was born on 28 December 1672 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. (His birth date may have been 5 Dec 1672.) He died on 1 May 1731 at the age of 58 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He has Ancestral File Number 8VJC-C4.
	v.	Samuel ROOT was born on 16 September 1675 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 9 September 1756 at the age of 80 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He has Ancestral File Number 8VJC-D9.
	vi.	Hannah ROOT was born on 9 December 1677 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She has Ancestral File Number 8VJC-FG.
	vii.	Abigail ROOT was born on 26 June 1680 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died in 1719 at the age of 39 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She has Ancestral File Number 8VJC-GM.
	viii.	Joshua ROOT (2nd) Sr. was born on 23 November 1682 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 28 September 1730 at the age of 47 in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He has Ancestral File Number 8VJC-HS.
361	ix.	*Mercy ROOT ().**