Biography

Mary Ashley, daughter ofRobert Ashley (abt.1616-1682) andMary was born 6 April 1644 at Springfield Massachusetts^[1]Mary marriedJohn Root III (1642-1687) of Farmington Connecticut 18 October 1664 in Springfield Massachusetts^[2][3][4]. Mary and John's children were all born in Westfield Massachusetts and are all mentioned in the probate case for her husband's estate which divides the estate among Mary and the children^[5].

1. Mary (Root) Smith (1667-1721)
2. Sarah (Root) Dewey (1670-1760)
3. John Root IV (1672-1731)
4. Samuel B Root (1675-1756)
5. Hannah Root (1677-)
6. Abigail (Root) Merick (1680-1773)
7. Joshua Root (1682-1730)
8. Mercy (Root) Fowler (1685-1744)

According to FindAGrave Mary died 9 March 1701/2 and is buried in Westfield Massachusetts^[6]

Name

Mary Ashley^[7]

Birth

Date: 06 Apr 1644; Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts^[7]

Death

Date: 09 Mar 1702; Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States^[7]Buried in Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA^[6]

Marriage

Date: 18 Oct 1664; Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DH-YN1 : 14 January 2020), Mary Ashley, 1644.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJJ-5VL : 22 February 2021), John Roote and Mary Ashley, 18 Oct 1664; citing p 120, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHH9-XZT : 24 January 2020), John Roote, 1664.
4. ↑Sheldon, George.A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts (E.A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1895) volume 2: genealogies page 46
5. ↑ Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives and the Hampshire County Court. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1653/i/39985/124-38-co4/60661835
6. ↑^6.06.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 April 2021), memorial page for Mary Ashley Root (6 Apr 1644–9 Mar 1701), Find A Grave:Memorial #37524492, citing Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Cheryl Hanson (contributor 46836345) .
7. ↑^7.07.17.27.3http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=30777202&pid=320

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