"9. Thomas Rootes, son of Josiah of Beverly (4), bap. Feb. 16, 1651, at Salem, Mass. He m. Elizabeth, dau. of Ambrose Gale of Marblehead. She was bap. May 17, 1665, in Salem, Mass. Her father afterwards removed to Marblehead, Mass. Thomas Roots', Jr., lots in Beverly were situated near the meeting-house, and part of his tract was bought for the graveyard. He seems to have disposed of all his property in Beverly and settled in Salem for a time. His uncle Thomas of Salem had, in 1655, granted to his nephew sixty acres of land which had been given by the selectmen, in 1636, to Thomas, Sr., his brother Richard, and the widow Mason, their mother, and which had come into the possession of Thomas Sr. … A part of this land had been sold in 1662, during the minority of Thomas Jr., by his father Josiah Rootes, to one Henry Kenny, without sufficient warrant, and the said land was delivered to Thomas Jr., by execution in 1683, Kenny recovering the damage from the estate of Josiah Sr., in 1684. Thomas Rootes Jr., removed to Boston, where he bought a dwelling-house and piece of land from Joseph Gridley, Dec 21, 1676 (recorded Feb. 2 following), for £118. In the will of Thos. Jr., of Sept. 18, 1683, proved Jan. 31 following … he states that he is bound on a voyage to Jamaica, it would seem in poor health, and names only his wife, child and father-in-law. His wife refusing to act as administratrix after his decease, Ambrose Gale, his father-in-law, was made administrator. The inventory amounted to £201 01s. 00d."
