Timothy Root

Timothy Root1

ID #8655, (c 1712-1746)

Father Timothy Root1 b. circa 1681, d. before Jan 1718Mother Margaret Seymour1 b. 17 Jan 1675, d. 9 Sep 1751

     Timothy Root was born circa 1712, in Farmington, CT.1 He married Mary Hart, daughter of John Hart and Esther Gridley, on Sunday, 6 December 1739 in Hartford, CT.1 Timothy and Mary had three children.1 Timothy Root died on 24 April 1746 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, after the Battle of Louisburg (in 1745). This battle was fought by a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet. They captured Louisburg, the capital of the French province during King George's War.1,2

Sources of InformationMarian, family tree titled "H.A.M.'s Tree", RootsWeb WorldConnect, www.rootsweb.com, updated Sep 2007, viewed Apr 2008. Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public www.en.wikipedia.org, viewed Feb 2011. http://www.sargentrivia.com/My.Family/p8655.htm

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Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1729-50

Page 196 Name: Timothy Root Location: Farmington Invt. œ2498-16-05. Taken 31 October, 1745, by Isaac Cowles, Elisha Lewis and Samuel Nash. Will dated 2 April, 1745. The last will and testament of Timothy Root: First, I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Mary Root the 1-2 part of all my moveable estate; also, I give unto my wife the improvement of my estate so long as she bear my name or until my children come of age. Second: I give my house and homestead unto my eldest son Timothy Root. Third: I give unto my 2nd son Theodore Root all the remainder of my lands. Fourth: I give unto my daughter Esther Root the other half of my moveable estate. Fifth: I do hereby ordain my brother Stephen Root, with my wife Mary Root, to be sole executors to this my last will and testament. Witness: Samuel Wadsworth, Stephen Root, Samuel Nash. Timothy Root, ls. Court Record, Page 96 (Vol. XV) 10 April, 1749: This Court appoint Mary Root, widow, to be guardian to her children, viz., Theodore Root, age 7 years, and Esther Root, 5 years, children of Timothy Root. Recog., œ800 for each minor. Page 97--10 April, 1749: This Court appoint Stephen Root to be guardian unto Timothy Root, a minor, age 8 years, son of Timothy Root deceased. Recog., œ800. Page 93 (Vol. XVI) 3 April, 1753: Stephen Root, guardian to Timothy Root, son of Lt. Timothy Root decd., being deceased, this Court now appoint the Rev. Mr. Samuel Newell of sd. Farmington guardian to sd. minor. Recog., œ200. A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1742 to 1745.