Edmund Rootes (abt. 1579 - bef. 1613)

Born about 1579 in Tonbridge, Kent, England

Husband of Emma (Norrington) Mason — married 27 Jul 1603 in Eastwell, Kent, England

Descendants

Died before 13 Sep 1613 before about age 34 in Ashford, Kent, England

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Biography

Edmund Rootes married Em Norinton/Norington on 27 Jul 1603 in Eastwell, Kent, England.^[1]

"Edmunde Rootes housholder" was buried in Ashford, Kent, on 13 September 1613^[2] and on 17 January 1614, "Eme Roots" was granted administration on the estate of "Edmund Roots of Ashford."^[3]

His widow married again by 1619 to John Mason, who was buried in Eastwell on 18 July 1621.^[4]

The widow Mason immigrated in 1635 to Massachusetts Bay Colony aboard the ship Hercules, departing from Sandwich, Kent.^[5]

Family

Edmund Rootes and his wife Em/Emma (Norinton/Norington) Rootes were the parents of at least five children. The first four were baptized in Eastwell, Kent,^[6]

1. Edmund Roots, baptized 19 August 1604,^[7] no further record.
2. Em Roots, baptized 2 February 1605/6, buried 27 December 1613, Ashford, Kent.^[1]
3. Richard Roots, baptized 11 December 1607; immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Margery _____.
4. Thomas Roots, 5 September 1610; immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married (1) Katherine _____, (2) Sarah (_____) (Standish) Hutchinson.
5. Josiah Roots, baptized Ashford, Kent, 7 March 1612/13;^[2] immigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Susanna _____.

Research Notes

This profile reports his birth 1579 at Tonbridge, Kent, England, and parents as Richard Rootes and Alice (Thorpe) Rootes. This claim probably originated in a personal ancestry database in the International Genealogical Index at familysearch.org.^[8] There are various iterations of this claim on the internet and in at least one publication, but no credible sources have been given to support it, nor do any databases online of English parish records or wills.

Reported father's profile has his baptism, "30 March 1552" at "Enfield, London, England."^[9] Reports his death Tonbridge, Kent, England, "about 30 January 1610," which appears to come from "Gedcom Data" uploaded to FamilySearch Person: L1GK-B1Z. (Profile at FSFT reported as a source on WikiTree.)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Eastwell, St Mary, Baptisms, marriages & burials, 1538-1894, Kent History & Library Centre, P130/1/A/1, $ [[1]]. Other transcriptions are erroneous in calling him Edward, such as "England Marriages, 1538–1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNCP-52V : 13 March 2020), Edward Rootes, 1603. The Eastwell parish register has "Norinton," the Canterbury Archives has another record, probably a bishop's transcript, that says "Norington."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ashford, St Mary the Virgin, Baptisms, marriages & burials, 1570-1628, Kent History & Library Centre, P10/1/A/1. "Ember" Rootes, daughter of "Edmunde." $ [[2]] [[3]] [[4]]
3. ↑ Citing "Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Act Books 29:51," Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P (2007) 71-74 (Emma Mason article]. in particular, p. 72; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
4. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P (2007) 71-74 (Emma Mason article]. in particular, p. 72; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors
5. ↑ Wiliam Boys, Collections for an History of Sandwich, Kent ... (Canterbury: the author, 1793), 750-51; digital images, InternetArchive The passenger list transcription has "Em. Muson of Eastwell wid.," immediately below entry, "Jos. Rootes of Great Chart."
6. ↑ Eastwell, St Mary, Baptisms, marriages & burials, 1538-1894, Kent History & Library Centre, P130/1/A/1, images by subscription at findmypast.co.uk. See also Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P (2007) 71-74 (Emma Mason article]. in particular, p. 72-73; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS7Q-VHF : 19 September 2020), Edmond Rootes in entry for Edmond Rootes, 1604. His next three siblings aren't indexed in this database.
8. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies/results?count=20&q.anyPlace=kent%2C%20england&q.anyPlace.exact=on&q.collectionId=5&q.givenName=edmund&q.surname=rootes
9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYRL-FL9 : 19 September 2020), Rychard Roote, 1552.

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