Rood?, Rachel
Birth Name | Rood?, Rachel |
Gender | female |
Narrative
Some trees on ancestry.com claim this is Rachel Rood daughter of Thomas Rood and Sarah Lefflingwell. I cannot confirm. They have Rachell Smith b. 6 Feb 1655 Norwich, New London, CT d. 1718 CT. Note this would not be consistent with the 1724 will which refers to her as alive.
from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rood-476
Biography
Rachell Rood was born February 6, 1655 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, to parents Thomas Rood and Sarah (Lefingwell) Rood. [1]
Timeline
1672 Death of father, Thomas Rood, age 46, on October 18, 1672. Rachel was 17.
1678 Marriage: Rachel Rood, age 23, married Jeremiah Blake, 51. Documentation is needed to verify.
1694 Death of first husband, Jeremiah Blake, age 67, in 1694, in Lyme, Connecticut. "Jeremiah was a soldier in King Philip's War and shred in the division of land for Volunteers. He bought land in New London in 1681. Probate action in New London mentions widow (not by name) and 3 children, Sarah 15, Jeremiah 13, Thomas 9.
1696 Marriage: Rachel (Rood) Blake, age 41, married secondly, George Smith, 39. Second marriage, to George Smith, is shown on different profiles as (1) in Lyme or (2) in New London County, with no town specified.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | about 1675 | |||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Rood, Thomas | about 1626 | 1672-10-18 | |
Mother | Leffingwell, Sarah | 1629 | 1668-03-06 | |
Rood?, Rachel | about 1675 |
Families
Family of Smith, George and Rood?, Rachel |
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Married | Husband | Smith, George ( * about 1674 + 1724-11-21 ) | ||||||||||||||
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Narrative |
George left a will, and all the names mentioned confirm the relationships. From Ancestry.com: |
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Smith, George | ||
Smith, Mathew | 1698-11-27 | 1751-12-06 |
Pedigree
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Rood, Thomas
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Leffingwell, Sarah
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Leffingwell, Sarah