Solomon Rood (1709 - 1756)

Born 1709 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Dains) Rood — married 27 Apr 1733 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1756 at about age 47 in Lake George, New York

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Biography

Solomon was born to George Rood and Hannah.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Solomon Rood married Sarah Davis [Dauis] on 27 April 1733 in Norwich, Connecticut.^[2]

Solomon and Sarah had the following children:

1. Sarah Rood b 4 January 1733 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[3]
2. Solomon Rood b 30 January 1735 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[4]
3. Mary [Marcy] Rood b 2 December 1737 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[5]
4. Prudence Rood b 13 September 1740 Sturbridge, Worcester, MA Bay^[6]
5. Hannah Anna Rood b 3 August 1741 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[7]
6. Simeon Rood b 27 September 1743 ^[8]
7. Ezra Rood b 25 June 1745 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[9]
8. Olive Rood b 7 April 1747 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[10]
9. Nathan Rood b 24 March 1749 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[11]
10. Levina Rood b 18 Oct 1751 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[12] d 28 Oct 1751 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[13]
11. Moses Rood b 11 October 1752 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[14]
12. Susannah Rood bap. 16 November 1755 Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay^[15]

He was among the proprietors in the 1729 petition to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and 1730-1735 settlement of 10,000 Acre Provincial Land Grant, incorporating the town of New Medford ( now Sturbridge), and the committee signing the September 29, 1736, New Medford Church Covenant--First Congregational Church, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Having complied with the conditions-- General Court-- established within seven years -- fifty families, and having "an house of 18 feet square,... at least"--their petition for incorporation was granted 24 June 1738--the new town was named Sturbridge^[16]

Solomon Rood removed from Norwich, Conn. probably in 1754, to Amherst, Massachusetts.

Death

He was in military service against the Indians in 1756. Tradition of his death by scalping is to be found in records of certain of his descendants. His burial, while not known, is likely in the Lake George, New York area.^[17]

Solomon Rood passed away on 31 October 1756 in Lake George, New York. (Now located in Warren County, formed in 1813.) His death was recorded by the county clerk in Sturbridge, Massachusetts as occurring in Lake George.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record,l no date is given. Family Search. Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 Solomon Rood, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272243.
2. ↑ For some reason the location does not show on the individual record page, but it shows on the search of the CT. Vital Record, Prior to 1850 Collection, when searching for Solomon Rood. married > Sarah Dauis. Family Search. Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850 citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272243.
3. ↑ Sarah Rood Birth Record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Sarah Rood, 1733
4. ↑ Solomon Rood Birth Record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Solomon Rood, 1735.
5. ↑ Mary's birth record. Family Search. [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZL3-K5S Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915] Mary Rood, 1737
6. ↑ Prudence's birth record. Family Search, Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, Prudence Rood, 13 Sep 1739; citing STURBRIDGE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 1496523 IT 7.
7. ↑ Hannah Anna Rood's birth record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Hannah Rood, 1741
8. ↑ Simeon Rood's birth record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Simon Rood, 1743.
9. ↑ Ezra Rood's birth record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Ezra Rood, 1745.
10. ↑ Olive's birth record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Oleve Rood, 1747
11. ↑ Nathan Rood's birth record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" Nahan Rood, 1749
12. ↑ Levina's birth record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Levina Rood, 1751
13. ↑ Leviana Death Record. Family Search. Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 Levinah Rood, 1751
14. ↑ Moses' birth record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" Moses Rood, 1752
15. ↑ Susannah Rood Baptism Record. Family Search. Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Solomon Rood in entry for Susannah Rood, 1755
16. ↑ Hist. First Cong'l Ch. Sturbridge. George H. Haynes.
17. ↑ Published by whom? The Rood-Rude Record Special Issue pg. 10
18. ↑ Information recorded on the original document and not indexed properly at Family Search. See left page, towards the bottom. Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 Solomon Rood, 1756

• Baptism: Name: Solomon Rood, Father: George Rood, Baptism Date: 7 Dec 1718, Baptism Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.

• Findagrave.com: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202690180/solomon-rood.