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Male John Root Click to view John Root in the family tree

John was born on December 28th, 1672.1   John's father was John Root and his mother was Mary Ashley.  His paternal grandparents were John Root and Mary Kilbourne; his maternal grandparents were Robert Ashley and Mary Eddy. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Samuel, Joshua, Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Abigail and Mercy.1 

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #1353
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3310, phelps.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2332, 2332.ftw