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

Lester was born after 1776.1   Lester's father was Zur Root and his mother was Mercy Loomis.  His paternal grandparents were Elisha Root and Mary Scott; his maternal grandparents were Noah Loomis and Rhoda L Clark. He had five brothers and a sister, named Noah, Clark, Elisha, Oliver, Ezra and Mercy.  He was the second youngest of the seven children.1 

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #0105
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3669, 3669.ftw