Josiah <?> Rootes
31 May 2013
Generation 1
1. Josiah <?> Rootes (Rn=60586), who was born about 1615 at Great Chart Parish, Kent County, England and died 04 June 1683 at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts at 68 years of age.
He married about 1640 Susanna <?> ? Rootes (Rn=60585).
First Residence - - Great Chart Parish, Kent County, England. Second Residence - - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Third Residence - - Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. Emigration - - Emigrant 16 April 1634 from Kent County, England
to Massachusetts Bay Colony on the Hercules. Will - - His will was dated 15 May 1683. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 91]
Children of Josiah <?> Rootes and Susanna <?> ? were as follows:
2. i. Josiah <Josiah> Rootes was born about 1642 and baptized 24 September 1648) [? Allen].
3. ii. Bethia <Josiah> Rootes was born about 1644 and baptized 24 September 1648).
+ 4. iii. John <Josiah> Rootes (Rn=60584), who was born about 1646 and married Dorcas <?> Abbott Rootes (Rn=60583).
5. iv. Susanna <Josiah> Rootes Haskins was born about 1648 and baptized 24 September 1648) {?}.
6. v. Thomas <Josiah> Rootes was baptized 16 February 1651) [Elizabeth Gale].
7. vi. Jonathan <Josiah> Rootes was born about 1666) [Abigail Gale].
8. vii. Susanna <Josiah> Rootes Haskins was born about 1648) {?}.
Generation 2
4. John <Josiah> Rootes (Rn=60584), who was born about 1646 at Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts and died 25 May 1723 at Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut at 77 years of age.
He married about 1684 Dorcas <?> Abbott Rootes (Rn=60583), who was born about 1661 and died 15 May 1720 at Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut at 59 years of age, a daughter of George <?> Abbott (of Norwalk, Connecticut) and
Mary <?> Weed Abbott.
Baptized on 24 September 1648. First Residence - - Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. Second Residence - - Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Third Residence - - Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Source [Chronology and
Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 92]
Children of John <Josiah> Rootes and Dorcas <?> Abbott were as follows:
9. i. John <John> Rootes was baptized April 1685 and died young).
10. ii. Bethia <John> Rootes was baptized December 1691 and died 23 July 1700).
11. iii. Susanna <John> Rootes Minor was baptized May 1685 and married 12 July 1710) {Joseph Booth; Colonel}.
12. iv. Mary <John> Rootes Warner was baptized May 1685) {Robert}.
13. v. Sarah <John> Rootes Prime was baptized May 1685 and married 8 January 1728) {Joseph}.
14. vi. Josiah <John> Rootes was baptized March 1688 and married 3 July 1717) [Elisabeth Huthwitt].
15. vii. John <John> Rootes (Rn=70268), who was born 09 June 1693.
He married first, 04 September 1717 Ruth <?> Hickok Rootes and married second, after April 1741 Elizabeth <?> ? Rootes. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e
page 92]
+ 16. viii. Joseph <John> Root Sergeant (Rn=60582), who was born June 1698 and married Susanna <?> ? Root (Rn=60581).
17. ix. Bethia <John> Rootes was born 7 February 1703).
18. x. Thomas <John> Rootes (Rn=70269), who was born about 1704.
He married 1723 Sarah <Benjamin> Hickok Rootes. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 92]
Generation 3
16. Joseph <John> Root Sergeant (Rn=60582), who was born June 1698 at Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut and died 1761 at Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut at 63 years of age.
He married about 1720 Susanna <?> ? Root (Rn=60581) and died May 1748 at Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Baptized on June 1698. First Residence - - Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 92]
Children of Joseph <John> Root and Susanna <?> ? were as follows:
19. i. Gideon <Joseph> Root was baptized 2 April 1721).
+ 20. ii. Olive <Joseph> Root Mitchell (Rn=60579), who was born 04 March 1726 and married Asahel <?> Mitchell Captain (Rn=60580).
21. iii. Thomas <Joseph> Root was baptized 12 June 1728 and married 29 December 1757) [Emma Minor].
22. iv. Susanna <Joseph> Root was baptized 30 September 1729).
23. v. Mabel <Joseph> Root Root was born 18 April 1733 and married 22 August 1754) {John}.
24. vi. Jerusha <Joseph> Root Minor was born 20 June 1735) {?}.
25. vii. Eunice <Joseph> Root Minor was born 2 April 1737 and married 8 March 1757) {Seth}.
26. viii. Beulah <Joseph> Root Minor was born 7 August 1739) {?}.
27. ix. Joseph <Joseph> Root was born 27 July 1741 and died August 1741).
28. x. Joseph <Joseph> Root was born 24 October 1742).
29. xi. Ruth <Joseph> Root was baptized 22 April 1744).
30. xii. Justus <Joseph> Root was baptized 20 October 1745 and died 20 October 1753).
Generation 4
20. Olive <Joseph> Root Mitchell (Rn=60579), who was born 04 March 1726 at Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
She married 21 January 1747 Asahel <?> Mitchell Captain (Rn=60580).
First Residence - - Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 93, 94]
Child of Asahel <?> Mitchell and Olive <Joseph> Root was as follows:
+ 31. i. Justus <Asahel> Mitchell Reverend (Rn=60576) and married Martha <Josiah> Sherman Mitchell (Rn=60575).
Generation 5
31. Justus <Asahel> Mitchell Reverend (Rn=60576).
He married 07 September 1779 Martha <Josiah> Sherman Mitchell (Rn=60575), who was born 08 December 1758, a daughter of Josiah <?> Sherman Reverend (Rn=60574) and Martha <James> Minot Sherman (Rn=60573). Source [Chronology and Ancestry of
Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 156]
Child of Justus <Asahel> Mitchell and Martha <Josiah> Sherman was as follows:
+ 32. i. Chauncey Root <Justus> Mitchell (Rn=60578), who was born 25 June 1786 and married Anna MacArthur <?> Johnston Mitchell (Rn=60577).
Generation 6
32. Chauncey Root <Justus> Mitchell (Rn=60578), who was born 25 June 1786.
He married about 1807 Anna MacArthur <?> Johnston Mitchell (Rn=60577). Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 156]
Child of Chauncey Root <Justus> Mitchell and Anna MacArthur <?> Johnston was as follows:
+ 33. i. Martha Minot <Chauncey> Mitchell DePew (Rn=60544), who was born 02 August 1810 and married Isaac <Abraham> DePew (Rn=60542).
Generation 7
33. Martha Minot <Chauncey> Mitchell DePew (Rn=60544), who was born 02 August 1810 at Somers, Westchester County, New York and died 26 March 1885 at 74 years of age.
She married 26 December 1832 at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York Isaac <Abraham> DePew (Rn=60542), who was born 09 August 1800 at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York and died at White Plains, Westchester County, New
York, a son of Abraham <Henry> DePew (Rn=60540) and Catherine <Jacobus> Kranckheyt DePew (Rn=60541).
First Residence - - Somers, Westchester County, New York. Second Residence - - Peekskill, Westchester County, New York. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 11]
Children of Isaac <Abraham> DePew and Martha Minot <Chauncey> Mitchell were as follows:
+ 34. i. Chauncey Mitchell <Isaac> DePew Honorable (Rn=50806), who was born 23 April 1834 and married Elsie Ann <William> Hegeman DePew (Rn=50805).
35. ii. William Beverly <Isaac> DePew was born 8 May 1837 and married 1 February 1865) [Helen Ganson].
36. iii. Lawrence <Isaac> DePew was born 6 September 1839) [Francis Matilda Copeland].
37. iv. Catherine <Isaac> DePew Strang was born 8 September 1843 and married 2 September 1868) {Albert; Doctor}.
38. v. Ann Mitchell <Isaac> DePew Paulding was born 6 December 1866 and married 20 June 1865) {William Henry}.
Generation 8
34. Chauncey Mitchell <Isaac> DePew Honorable (Rn=50806), who was born 23 April 1834 at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York.
He married first, 09 November 1871 at New York City Elsie Ann <William> Hegeman DePew (Rn=50805), who was born 16 November 1848 and died 07 May 1893 at New York City at 44 years of age, a daughter of William <Adriaen> Hegeman
(Rn=34129) and Eliza Jane <George> Niven Hegeman (Rn=50804) and married second, 28 December 1901 at Nice, Provence du Alpes Cote d'Azur, France May <Henry> Palmer DePew was born 3 May 1866 at New York City).
First Residence - - Peekskill, Westchester County, New York. Second Residence - - New York City. Third Residence - - Nice, Provence du Alpes Cote d'Azur, France. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.
273 D441e page 196]
Child of Chauncey Mitchell <Isaac> DePew and Elsie Ann <William> Hegeman was as follows:
39. i. Chauncey Mitchell <Chauncey> DePew (Rn=60566), who was born 07 July 1879 at New York City.
Education 1 - - Columbia University, New York City in 1901. First Residence - - New York City. Source [Chronology and Ancestry of Chauncey M DePew by William A Eardeley 1918 929.273 D441e page 228]
Chauncey Mitchell <Isaac> DePew and May <Henry> Palmer DePew was born 3 May 1866 at New York City) did not have any children by this marriage.