George ROOD (RUDE)

                   History of Norwich, Connecticut, #974.6 C31
Starkweather Bible Records in poss. of Dores K. Stiles
Calkins, History of Norwich

Norwich, Connecticut Vital Records (copy in Rundel Library, Rochester, NY)
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol IV, 1930, the Virkus Co., p. 651
Barbour Index, Connecticut Vital Records
L.B. Barbour's Manuscript file, CT. Hist. (refers to town records)
Rood, Rude, Rudd Family Manuscript File, CT Hist. Soc., Hartford, CT
       "Rood of Sandgate, Vermont"
Rood, Rude, Rudd Family Manuscript File, Mrs. E.M. Rogers Collection, Conn.
       Hist. Soc., Hartford, Conn.
Rood, Rude, Rudd Family Manuscript File by Donald Lines Jacobus, CT. Hist.
       Soc., Hartford, CT
The Public Record of the colony of Connecticut from 1665 to 1852, F. A. Brown
Donald G. Gilbert, 15624 Renee Lane, Hudson, Florida, Feb 1989
New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey, 1985, suppl. 1991
Richardson Genealogy taken from the Rood line 1600 to 1993, compiled by
       Edmund Phillip Bullard, Sr., RD #2, Box 201, Canastota, NY 13032
State Library Records, Hartford, Conn.
Calkins, History of Norwich
Connecticut Vital Records

Norwich Vital Records
Sturbridge Vital Records
SLC Temple records say Geo (incorrectly) is son of Joseph Rood
State Library Records, Hartford, Conn.
Savage, Gen. Dict. III, p. 572
Mrs. Elisha Rogers MSS in Conn. State Library
Trumball, Colonial Records of Conn., Libre II (1665-1678) pp. 184, 139

       George's father, Thomas had an incestuous relationship with his daughter, Sarah after his wife, Sarah died.  They were tried at the Court of Assistants at Hartford, 8 Oct 1672 on charge of incest.  Both pleaded guilty.  "Thomas Rood was sentenced to be executed on the 18th , his daughter to be severely whipt that others may heare and feare."  George was born through this union.
         County Court New London Co. held 4 Jun 1678: LT. Thomas Leffingwell as administrator of estate of Thomas Rood gives his acount of its distribution.  Court orders LT. Leffingwell to keep the child of Sarah Rood (George) until age 21, or "to put the child to some other person as the mother of the child and he shall agree."  Document refers to 8 children of Thomas Rood, so all were living at this time except Mary.

       George was baptized as an adult at Newent-Lisbon Society 3 Jun 1739.  Presumably he grew up in New London where his mother lived.  His children were baptized there as well.

LAND TRANSACTIONS:

       2B: 852 David Knight of Norwich for 46a in Norwich adj the Wequanuck plaines from George Rood, my 70a lying on the west side of the Weuanuck little river and is part of the land I bought of thomas Hall  14 Feb 1715/6  wit: Richard & Elizabeth Bushnell
       There are also George Rood deeds on 2B:549 (2), 6:162, 6:411-12
       Sturbridge VR Isaac Rhood died 1 mar 1792 aged 76y
       Norwich deeds: George Rood of Norwich for 1 cow and calf from Isaac Huntington of Norwich - undivided lands in Norwich. 2 Sep 1717. George signs (X.)  wit: Nathaniel Dean, Jonathan Dean. ack. 2 Sep 1717. 3A:20
       4:369 George Rood of Norwich for the love I have for my son Ebenezer Rood of Norwich - all my 29a of land being part of the farm on which I now live, on the north side of it....bordering east on a little river...to the lower end of a small island. 22? Apr 1726.  George (X) Rood.  wit: Richard & Elizabeth Bushnell. ack 25 Apr 1726 by George Rood.
       0:68 Land belonging to George Rood of Norwich - 15a lying on the south side of the Great Plain beginning at the crotch of the brooks abutting on Tradeing Cove brook.....abutting on the land of liv's Leffingwell.....abutting east on the New London Road, abutting north on the land of Daniel Tracy, ordered and delivered to him by Liv't Thomas Leffingwell as his portion of his father's estate. entered 12 Jul 1609.
       Also 10a on Middle Hill
       1:304 George Rood of Norwich for 4 lbs from David Night of Norwich - 1/2 of my 40a grant of land made to him by the town of Norwich. 28 Apr 1707  (X)
wit: William Hide, John Leffingwell
       2:313 George Rood of Norwich for 3 lbs from Simon Tracy of Norwich - 3a of meadow on the west side of the Littell river called Wequanuck little river bounding on Soloman Tracy.  (X)  Richard & Elizabeth Bushnell.
       2B:539 George rood of Norwich, planter for 22a lying on the Weuanuck plaines and 3a of meadow lying on the west side of Wequanuck little river by Daniel Tracy of Norwich, yeoman - all my 15a being in the Great Plaine....abutting on Tradeing Cove brook, abutting on the land of Liu't Leffingwell, abutting east on the New London Road and north on the land of Daniel Tracy, + all my 10a grant of woodland yet to be laid out. 15 Feb 1702/3  (X) wit: Simon Tracy, Elizabeth Bushnell.
       2B:551 George Rood of Norwich for 2 lbs from Benjamin Peck of Norwich 10a lying on Middle Hill bounding south on the land of Benjamin Peck, bounding west on the land of Micah Rood...ack 10 Apr 1703 by Geo. Rood.
       2B: 643 George rood of Norwich for a consideration from Benajah Bushnell of Norwich - all my grant of land from the town of Norwich to answer my 1st rate paid toward the building of a new meeting house.  18 Feb 1712/13 (X) wit: Rich'd & Elizabeth Bushnell ack 18 Feb 1712/13 at Norwich by George Rood   Recorded again in 2B: 808
       2B:851 George Rood of Norwich for a consideration of 70a by the little river in Norwich by David Night of Norwich - all my 45a of land adj. the Wequanuck plaine in Norwich, 22a there of which I purchased of Daniel Tracy which was laid out in 2 parcels and 23a which was granted to me by the town, both parcels adj. each other...with my dwelling house and fence and fruit trees.  14 Feb 1715/16  (X) wit: Richard & Elizabeth Bushnell ack 14 Feb 1715/16 at Norwich by George Rood.