Lt Nathan Root

Patriot of the American Revolution serice CT, Rank Civil service,Lieutenant DAR Ancestor # A097482

Birth: 6-13-1742 COVENTRY WINDHAM CO CONNECTICUT Death: 9-24-1837 WILLINGTON TOLLAND CO CONNECTICUT Pension Number: *S47751 Service Source: *S47751; MULLEN, CT TOWN MEETING RECS, VOL 2, P 550 Service Description: 1) ALSO PVT CAPTS WILLES, PARSONS, GEN SPENCER; COL CHAPMAN 2) 1LT CAPT PARKER, COL WEBB; GRAND JUROR; MEMBER OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE

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Lieut Nathan Root

• BIRTH: 13 Jun 1742 Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
• DEATH: 24 Sep 1837 (aged 95) Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL: Unknown, Specifically: unknown 
• Lt. Nathan Root (6/13/1742-abt 1839) was born the son of Samuel Root (1705-1789) and Mercy Parker Root (1710-1767).
• Nathan's grandparents were the Deacon Thomas Root and Thankful Strong Root.
  • Thomas was the first Town Clerk in Coventry, Connecticut.
• He was brother of:
  • Samuel Root II (8/26/1729-),
  • Mary Root (2/10/1731-),
  • Josiah Root (9/17/1733-3/28/1786) (sp. Miriam Whiting Root),
  • Zeruiah Root (1734-),
  • Phebe Root (7/31/1735-),
  • Rufus Root (8/30/1737-5/1756),
  • Zeruiah Root (4/7/1740-),
  • Lemuel Root (5/6/1744-),
  • Tabitha Root (3/7/1747-),
  • Ezra Root (4/27/1747-),
  • Lois Root (5/27/1751-),
  • Elias Root (3/23/1754-) and
  • Tryphena Root (7/20/1756-).
• He married Hannah Scripture (3/15/1743- abt. 1829) on 5/6/1763.
• Their children together were:
  • Elizur Root(12/16/1763-8/19/1792),
  • Erastus Root (8/29/1766-) (sp. Lucy Hatch Root),
  • Esther Root (8/29/1766-),
  • Jehiel/Jehial Root (2/28/1769-8/29/1847) (sp. Rachel Edgerton Root (1770-1821),
    • Jehiel and Rachel Root gave them two grandchildren: Assenth Root Hill and Nathan Root.
  • Ethel Root (11/29/1771-6/5/1788), and
  • Desire Root Sanger (5/30/1774-3/29/1871) (sp. Azariah Sanger).
• He was a farmer in Willington, Connecticut.
• Lt. Nathan Root was an officer in the Revolutionary War, 5th company, 2nd regiment.
• He died at age 95.
• Thanks to Lois Kowalski for her wonderful research and information. Also, some records are on the James Pierce Root records 1600-1870.