Root Family


Generation One



1. Sebastian1 Root married Maria.
He was also known as Sebastian Rutt. He resided at North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA. He resided at Berne Twp., Berks Co., PA. He left a will on 16 Nov 1792; proved 17 Dec 1793.
Known children of Sebastian1 Root and Maria were as follows:

Generation Two



2. Jacob2 Root (Sebastian1) was born 30 Mar 1754; he married Catharine; he died 20 Mar 1841 at age 86; he was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA.
He was a soldier in the American Revolution. He left a will on 1 May 1840.
Catharine was born on 1 Nov 1756. She died on 7 Apr 1840 at age 83. She was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA.
Known children of Jacob2 Root and Catharine were as follows:

Generation Three



3. Jacob3 Root (Jacob2, Sebastian1) was born 1780; he married Mary Safreed; he died 1822.
He was a carpenter.
Mary Safreed was born in 1783. She married Henry Sabold; 2nd husband. She died in 1867. She was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA. Her name was also spelled Syfret.
Known children of Jacob3 Root and Mary Safreed were as follows:

Generation Four



4. Eli S.4 Root (Jacob3, Jacob2, Sebastian1) was born 23 Feb 1817 at Chester Co., PA; he married Sarah Pennypacker, daughter of Richard Pennypacker and Catherine Roberts; he died 7 Jul 1907 at age 90; he was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA.
He was a carpenter. He was a farmer. He was a feed merchant. He resided at Pottstown, PA.
Sarah Pennypacker was born 31 May 1821 at Chester Co., PA. She died on 5 Apr 1893 at age 71. She was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA.
Known children of Eli S.4 Root and Sarah Pennypacker were as follows:

Generation Five



5. Mary Jane5 Root (Eli4, Jacob3, Jacob2, Sebastian1) was born 25 Sep 1844 at Pennsylvania; she married Henry Harrison Wanger, son of Jacob Wanger and Elizabeth Umstead, either 1866 or 1867; she died 7 Oct 1933 at age 89.
Henry Harrison Wanger was born in Oct 1841 at Pennsylvania. He died in 1902. He resided at Philadelphia, PA. He was a builder.

Additional Generations



6. William Hunter6 Wanger (Mary Jane5 Root, Eli4, Jacob3, Jacob2, Sebastian1) married Gertrude Yarnall.
10. Willard Hunter7 Wanger (William6, Mary Jane5 Root, Eli4, Jacob3, Jacob2, Sebastian1) married Hulda Yaeger Frazier.
13. Lynn Alden8 Wanger (Willard7, William6, Mary Jane5 Root, Eli4, Jacob3, Jacob2, Sebastian1) married Charles Edmund Reilly Jr.
18. Deborah Lynn9 Reilly (Lynn8 Wanger, Willard7, William6, Mary Jane5 Root, Eli4, Jacob3, Jacob2, Sebastian1) married John Randolph Marshall.

Pedigrees:
Pedigree Base - Marshall
10 - William Hunter Wanger

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Last Changes made on: 12/31/03 Created by John Marshall