"412. Elias (Root), b. Nov. 5, 1705; d. Dec. 8, 1738, æ. 33."
[footnote] "Elias and Stephen Root came to Southampton in 1733. Elias Root built a house in Southampton, Mass., nearly opposite that of Lysander B. Bates. In the petition of the settlers in Southampton, dated July 8, 1741, the names of Stephen and Aaron Root are signed."