An American Family History

Tewsan Root was born about 1755.

His children included:

Catherine Root (1775, married Eliada Parish).

Tewsan died in Brockville, Leeds County, Ontario.

Brockville, Ontario was called Elizabethtown. The area was first settled by English speakers in 1785, when Americans who had remained loyal to the crown fled to Canada after the American Revolution. Brockville 1840

Daniel Root was born about 1775.

Daniel married Rhoda Pennock.

Daniel Root (1789)
Abel Root (1791, married Jemima Fish)
Jasper Root (1793)
Thomas Root (1800)
Laura Root (1801)

1808 census of Yonge: Jessa Root

During the War of 1812, Daniel Root, Jr. served in the Leeds County Militia.

On June 30, 1812, Rhoda Root petitioned for the 200 acres of land she was entitled to as the wife of Daniel Root and the daughter of Samuel Pennock of Elizabethtown.

1825 - 1827 Yonge township census:

Root Abel
Root Jasper
Root Spencer

Abel Root was born on August 29, 1791 in Strafford, Orange County, Vermont. He was the son of Daniel Root.

He married Jemima Fish. Jemima was born about 1798.

Jemima and Abel's children included:

Lorana Root Burtch (1828, married William Burtch) and
Albert Root (1837).

They were Presbyterian.

Abel Root was with the 1st Regiment Leeds Militia during the War of 1812.

Smith Burtch, Abel Root, Ruggles Cain, and Levi Comstock were early settlers on Grenadier Island.

At the time of the 1851 census they were in Escott. The household consisted of

Abel - 61
Jemima -53
Wilson - 20
Albert -14
Chauncy -11

Abel died on May 11, 1853 on Grenadier Island, Ontario, Canada.

Jemima died in 1878.

William Root was born about 1811.

From Addison News, January 29, 1889

While the friends of Richard Holmes attended his funeral on Sunday, his son-in-law, Wm Root, aged 82 years died at the residence of John Mackie, Lake Eloida. His wife had been dead for several years. Mr. Root's home was at Curry's Mills above Westport, but he came down to spend the sinter with his son-in-law, Mr. Mackie.