Samuel
Rood
Born about in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Rood
and Sarah (Leffingwell) Rood
Brother of
Sarah Rood, Thomas Rood, Micah Rood, Rachell (Rood) Smith, John (Rood) Rude, Joseph Rood, Benjamin Rood, Mary Rood and George Rood [half]
Husband of
Mary (Mariner) Rood
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Rood Jr., Elizabeth Rood, Jabez Rood, Job Rood, Elizabeth Rood, Mercy (Rood) Parrish, Mary (Rood) Parish, Abigail (Rood) McKay, Marcy Rood and Mariner Rood
Died
at about age 75
in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]
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Biography
Samuel was born in June, 1666 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony. His father was the infamous Thomas Rood.[1] His nother was Sarah Leffingwell White.
Samuel married Mary Mariner on May 29, 1690 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [2] She was the daughter of James W Marriner.
Their children, born in Norwich, were as follows:
- Samuel Rood born March 20, 1691.
- Elizabeth Rood was born December 31, 1692 and died in the same year.
- Jabez Rood was born February 7, 1693/4.
- Job Rood was born in April, 1696.
- Elizabeth Rood was born in September, 1700.
- Mary Rood was born in May, 1703.
- Abigaell Rood was born March 30, 1705/06. CT338.
- Marcy Rood was born in May 179 (sic).
- Marriner Rood was born August 12, 1712.[3]
Samuel's wife Mary died December 30, 1715.[4]
Samuel is purported to have died circa 1742 in Norwich, although no record substantiating this has been found.
Sources
- ↑ Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Accessed online January 16, 2017) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913. Volume: Norwich - V1, page 34.
- ↑ Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Volume 2, page 1298.
- ↑ Vital Records of Norwich, Volume: Norwich - V1, pages 39-40.
- ↑ Ibid. page 40.
Research Notes
- Samuel is also spelled Samuell in some records. Both were common variants at the time period.
- Samuel's father, Thomas Rood, is the first colonist to be executed (by hanging) for committing incest with Samuel's older sister, Sarah, which union produced a child, George Rood.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
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Ray Whidden
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~0.39%
Donald Ballam :
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~0.39%
Michelle (Castor) Kemmerer :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mkemm13
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~0.39%
Gregg Smith :
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Jim Parish
Rood-241 and Rood-4 appear to represent the same person because: Same father, same birth and death place, same siblings, same wife.
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