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Female Desire Rood Click to view Desire Rood in the family tree

Desire was born on August 16th, 1769.1   Desire's father was Azariah Rood and her mother was Lydia Drakeley.  Her paternal grandparents were Jonathan Rood and Margaret; her maternal grandparents were Thomas Drakeley and Eunice Hickok. She had a brother and a sister, named Thomas Drakeley and Lydia.  She was the second oldest of the three children. She had four half-brothers and a half-sister, named William, David, Azariah, Silas and Betsey.1 

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Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3991, 3991.ftw, phelps.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0938