Ralph Roote (abt. 1585 - abt. 1666)

Born about 1585 in England

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Roote — married before 1633 in England

Descendants

Died about Feb 1666 at about age 81 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Ralph Roote migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 6, p. 91) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins

There was a Ralph Roote, son of John and Alice baptized 5 May 1594 in Maresfield, Sussex, England.^[1]. If the age on the passenger list is accurate, then this Ralph is about ten years too young to be the immigrant.

Biography

"Born about 1585 (aged 50 on 17 June 1635). Planter & husbandman who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Abigail" & settled in Boston. (On 17 June 1635, "Ralph Roote," aged 50, was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Abigail). Died in February 1665/6. MARRIAGES: (1) By about 1633 Mary _____. "Mary wife of Ralph Roote" died at Boston on 15 November 1655. (probably) (2) Mary (Curtis) Ruggles, sister of William Curtis and widow of Thomas Ruggles. On 14 February 1674/5, "Old Mother Roote who was Tho[mas] Ruggles widow afore" died or was buried at Roxbury. "She lived not only till past use, but till more tedious than a child. She was in her 89 year."

"Mary Roote," aged 15, a servant of HENRY COLLINS {1635, Lynn}, sailed for New England on the same vessel with Ralph Roote, but no place has been found for her in this family (although she might be the daughter who married in Lynn).

Ralph Roote married (1) By about 1633 Mary _____. "Mary wife of Ralph Roote" died at Boston on 15 November 1655. They had 3 children: Sarah Balston, Jane Buttell & another daughter who m. a man of Lynn. Savage stated that "His wife Ann joined our church 1639. But our records mention death of his wife Mary (probably a second wife), 15 November 1655." There is no discrepancy here, as the church records in 1639 do give the wife's name as Mary.

Husband of 2. Mary Curtis

Mary Curtis the daughter of Thomas Curtis and 1st wife Mary Camp married Thomas Ruggles 1 November 1620 in Nazeing, Essex, England per John William Linzee citing Parish registers.^[2] After Thomas Ruggles died she married second to Ralph Roote.^[3]

Find A Grave: Memorial #37184535 Ralph Roote

Research notes

GM Directory: Roote, Ralph: Unknown; 1635 on Abigail; Boston [GM 2:6:91-93].

According Anderson:

• to place of birth and origin unknown
• 1st wife is Mary _________
• Children: Sarah m James Balston, Jane m Buttell, daughter m man from Lynn. (Maybe Mary Roote age 15, servant of Henry Collins also on the Abigail)

Sources

1. ↑ Sussex Family History Group Data Archive, Entry from Maresfield St Bartholomew 1538 - 1598: First names: Raphe; Surname: ROOTES; Sex: s; Baptism Date: 05-May 1594; Father first names: John; Father surname: ROOTES; Mother surname: ROOTES; Parish: Maresfield
2. ↑ John William Linzee, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and their Ancestors and Descendants (Boston, Mass. : J.W. Linzee, 1913) page 452
3. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862), 3:588. Mary the widow of Thomas, m. aft. 1662, a Roote, whose name of baptism is unknown and of her, at the date of her bur. 14 February 1675, Eliot writes thus: "Old mo. Roote, wh. was Thomas Ruggles' wid. afore. She lived not only till past use, but till more tedious than a child. She was in her 89th yr."

• Anderson, Robert C. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Vol. VI R-S (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 2009). Pages 91-93. View with NEHGS Membership.

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree 8531262

• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Gale Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2006.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed.. Passe Note:

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Rena Donze for creating WikiTree profile Roote-48 through the import of Bocock Family Tree.ged on Apr 20, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Rena and others.