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:
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i. Yost2 Root left a will on 25 Dec 1850; proved 12 Mar 1801.
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ii. John Root.
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iii. Daniel Root.
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iv. Sebastian Root married Sarah Longacre.
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2 v. Jacob Root, born 30 Mar 1754; married Catharine.
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:
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i. John3 Root married Susanna Miller, daughter of Conrad Miller and Magdalyn.
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3 ii. Jacob Root, born 1780; married Mary Syfret.
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iii. Daniel Root was born 25 Jul 1787; he died 26 Nov 1826 at age 39; he was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA.
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iv. Susanna Root was born 24 Jun 1795; she married ___ Sechler; 1st husband; she married Daniel Hunsberger; 2nd husband; she died 28 Apr 1837 at age 41; she was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA.
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:
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i. Sarah4 Root married Henry Sabold Jr.
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ii. Mary S. Root married Christopher.
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iii. Jacob S. Root.
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iv. George Root was born circa 1805; he died 22 Oct 1882.
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4 v. Eli S. Root, born 23 Feb 1817 at Chester Co., PA; married Sarah Pennypacker.
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:
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5 i. Mary Jane5 Root, born 25 Sep 1844 at Pennsylvania; married Henry Harrison Wanger.
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ii. R. Morgan Root was born 6 Jun 1848 at Pennsylvania; he married Elizabeth East, daughter of Abraham East and Mary A. Holman; he died 31 Dec 1930 at age 82; he was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA.
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iii. Frank H. Root married __ Fletcher; he died 6 May 1926.
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iv. Emma Root was born 30 Jun 1854; she married Henry Yergey.
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v. S. Katherine Root was born 31 Jan 1857; she died 3 Sep 1926 at age 69; unmarried.
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vi. Maurice P. Root was born 10 Jan 1860; he married Carrie Herr; he died 13 Sep 1913 at age 53.
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vii. Carrie E. Root was born 16 Feb 1863; she married William H. Herr.
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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