Robert Foote

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Robert was the first son of John Foote of Royston. He is our second generation ancestor in England. He was born before 1552 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, and died January 28, 1607/08 in London, England.(Colchester,Essex) A Yoeman in old England was a Freeholder, next under the rank of Gentleman, and in the early times one who owned small landed estate. Robert of Shalford was such a man. He owned property in Shalford and Royston. He was the son of John Foote of London and the father of Nathaniel Foote the Settler. (www.footefamily.org/ancestor.htm).

Robert married Joan Brooke on 18 Jun 1576 in London, Middlesex, England. Joan was born before 1555 in London, Middlesex, England; was christened on 11 May 1555 in London, Middlesex, England; died on 10 Oct 1634 in London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert was the first son of Robert of Shalford. He was on of the brothers of Nathaniel the Settler. He was born about 1577 in Shalford, Essex, and died about August 17, 1646. Robert married Elizabeth ______ . They lived in london and had three children.

John Foote - Left Issue Samual Foote Robert Foote - of London, Merchant (Will 1713-14)

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Elizabeth married Thomas Jennings on 17 Jul 1617 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. Thomas was born before 1579; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Born about 1585.Mary was the first daughter born to Robert Foote of Shalford. She was one of Nathaniel's two sisters. She was married to John Hewes, of Royston 0n 14 February 1602. He died in the year 1621. They had 9 children: 1) Jonathan(4) Hewes. 2) Joshua Hewes ,Of Recouper, Ancestor of the Hewes family in America. Born about 1612; Died 1676, in Boston, MA, married Mary Goulstone 3) Mary Hewes. 4) Elizabeth Hewes granddaughter of Ralph Hemenway of Roxbury. Died February 02, 1684/85, in Roxbury, MA, USA. 5) Sara Hewes. 6) Hester Hewes. 7) Lidia Hewes. 8) Phebe Hewes, Born about. 1619. Wife of Richard Gorde of Roxbury. 9) Anne Hewes, Married Lewes Jones.

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Married a Lyda. (www.footefamily.org/ancestor.htm)

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Joseph Foote was the 4th son of Robert Foote of Shalford and lived in the town of Shalford England. The records at the Shalford Parish Church show that he was baptized on 18 September 1609. He married Anne ____ and they had eight children He died in September 1639, Shalford, Essex, Eng.

1) Anne Foote - Baptized 18 Oct 1610 2) Mary Foote - Baptized 24 Oct 1612 3) Elizabeth Foote - Baptized 6 Jan 1615 and Buried 1615. 4) Dorcus Foote - Baptized 18 Aug 1616 5) Elizabeth Foote - Baptized 1618-19 6) Leonard Foote - Baptized 9 Nov 1621 7) Joseph Foote Baptized 11 JUl 1624 and Buried 19 Jul 1624 8) Robert Foote - Baptized 19 Oct 1627 step grandmother's grandmother's nbsp; DANIEL FOOTE born. About. 1590; died. After April 07, 1648, London, England.


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Nathaniel Foote The Settler resided in Shalford Parish, county Essex and St Mary Bothaw Parish, London. at the age of sixteen was apprenticed on 21 September, 1608 to Samuel Croyle of Colchester, a "Grocer" and "Free Burgess", for a period of 8 years or until his 24th birthday in the year 1616. when he brought a message from Beatrice Barker, Esq., located on East Street, St James Parish, Colchester. He was a grocer himself as of 18 Oct 1619. (http://www.footefamily.org/nathno1a.htm)

Sometime before the year 1633 the family moved from London England to Boston, Massachusetts. He settled first, upon arrival in the New World, at Watertown, Mass.; where he took the freeman's oath 3 Sep 1633. According to the records of "The Original Distribution of Lands Around Wethersfield" recorded in 1640, a short time after arriving in Wethersfield in 1635, Nathaniel received a ten acre house lot on the east side of Broad Street. This land was near the south end of the street. This land was purchased directly from the Wongunk Indians at a place located along the Connecticut River that was called Pyguaq, later renamed Wethersfield. Additionally, he became the owner of several other tracts laying in part in the great meadow east of his house and containing close to 400 acres of land. In 1641, he was appointed a delegate to the General Court. He was a juror in 1643 and 1644.

Note: Part of his land is now a public park at the foot of Broad Street.

Sources: "NEHGR", Vol. IX, 1855, p.272, "Pedigree of Foote", compiled from Goodwin's Genealogy of the Foote Family.

"Foote Family, comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield, Conn.", Vol. I, Abram W. Foote, 1907.

"Footenotes", newsletter of The Foote Family Association of North America, Vol. XI, p.9, October, 1992.

"New England Families", Vol. I, pp.279-281, William Richard Cutter, Woburn, MA., 1913.

World Family Tree, Vol. 2, chart 861.

Nathaniel's Profession Even though Nathaniel's main profession in England was that of a Crochet, he became a farmer. He was also active in the public trusts of the town. He was appointed as a delegate to the "General Court" in the year 1644.

Nathaniel Foote was the first cousin of Sir Thomas Foote, Sheriff of London in 1649 and Lord Mayor of London in 1650. Sir Thomas Foote was the son of Robert Foote of Royston and the brother of Robert Foote of Shalford, who was Nathaniel s Father.

Records show that Nathaniel Foote died in Wethersfield, Mass in November, 1644 at the age of 51. He was buried in the burying ground in the rear of the town meeting house, where nine generations are buried. Nathaniel was survived by his wife, two sons, and five daughters.

Nathaniel's Will The probate record for Nathaniel includes a complete inventory; it is recreated here with the spelling as found in the original:

To The Children:

Nathaniel Foote, about 24 years, to have #148

Robert Foote, about 17 years, to have #74

Frances Foote, about 15 years, to have #74

Sarah Foote, about 12 years, to have #74

Rebecca Foote, about 10 years, to have #74

The Wyddow of sd. Nathaniel Foote Adms. her portion, #212


Other Possession s Imprs His purse and apparrell, #7-16-00 It. In neat Cattel and in Hay, #93-00-00 It. in horsse fleshe, #34-00-00 It. in hoggs, #66-60-00 lt. in debts, #29-03-04 It. In Englishe Corne, #70-00-00 It. in goats, #3-15-00 It. in Carts, ploughs, etc. #6-00-00 It. in nayles, #1-10-00 Ite. Indean Corne, #8-00-00 It. in old Wheat and pease, #6-06-00 It. for certain things in the chamber, #2-00-00 It. for ammunition, #5-00-00 Ite. for fouer beds with the furniture, #13-06-08 It. in fyne lynen, #5-10-00 Ite. 2 table boards, 2 chests, 1 Trunke, with other Implts. #5-00-00 It. pewter & brasse and other vseful vessells, #12-00-00 It. in husbandry tooles, #3-00-00 It. in beife, butter, and cheese and other necessary provision for the howse, #8-10-00 It. in poultry, #1-00-00 somm: #380-17-00


The Land: Ten acres of home lotts with one dwelling howse and 2 barnes with other buildings thereuppon 4 acres of home lotts 6 acres of meadow with an acre of swampe 20 acres of plaine fenced in being 14 ac. broke vp 7 acres of plaine meadow plowed vp 20 acres in the great meadow of hay ground 4 acres in bever meadow 27 acres of Swampe Ground 81 Acres of Vpland in the Weste field 32 Rod broad beyond the River, being 3 Miles in length

Land Devided to The Widow

4 a-c house lott wherr her house is The hoseing 2 ac Unsubdued 7 ac plaine brok 3-1/2 plaine med: 14 ac meadow 3 ac plaine not broaks up 30 ac upland in Westfield

Land Devided to The Eldest Sonne 3 ac home lot next her 2 ac unsubdued 7 ac plaine broke up 3-1/2 of meadow 3 ac in great med: 4 ac in beavermed: 27 ac swampe 3 ac not broke up 30 ac upland West Field Halfe the east side

Land Devided to The youngest Sonne 3 ac homelott 6 ac med: in the swamp 21 ac West Field halfe of the east sd.

The age of the 5 children Dewelling with their mother. Nathaniel Foote - 24 years Robert Foote - about 17 years Francis - about 15 years Sara - about 12 years Rebecka - about 10 years.

The widdowe of the said Nath: ffote is admitted to administer the Estate, and the eldest sonne is to have the lands before mentioned as they are valued at 1261. 10s wch is to be made uppe 1481, and the youngest sonne the particular landes above mentioned for him at 651. wch is to be made uppe 741, and the daughters disposed in merrage are to have 301 .8 peece wch they have receevede made uppe 741. and the other children are to have 741. a peece provided it is left at the dispose of their mother to etacte from any of them if she sees just cause 51. of the portion here sett downe and to adde yt to such of the other as best desearve yt. The Will was endorsed by the inventorers, Richard Trott, Samuel Smith, and Nathaniel Dickinson

Per his FindAGrave Memorial page:

Nathaniel arrived in Watertown in 1634. He died after August 1, 1644, but before Nov 20, 1644 when his inventory was presented at Hartford.

He was the son of Robert Foote and Joan (Brooke) Foote of Shalford, Co.Essex.

His wife was Elizabeth Deming. She was a sister of John Deming of Wethersfield. After Nathaniel Foote's death, she married Thomas Welles (Governor of Connecticut 1655-1658).

Children: Elizabeth Foote Churchill, Nathaniel Foote Jr, Mary Foote Stoddard Goodrich Tracy, Robert Foote, Frances Foote Dickinson Barnard(whose second husband was Francis Barnard), Sarah Foote Judson, and Rebecca Foote Smith Cook.

Nathaniel married Elizabeth Deming about Jan 1614 in Colchester, Essex, England. Elizabeth was born on 4 Oct 1595 in Essex, England; died on 28 Jul 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried in Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She married Josiah CHURCHILL. (www.footefamily.org/nathno1a.htm)

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Colchester - In 1864, Charles M. Taintor described the first settlers of Colchester in the Preface of the Extracts From The Records of Colchester as: "a body of men of the highest respectability, and of the first families from different parts of the country..." The group was indeed a company of distinguished families, many members the descendants of New England's first colonial leaders. These prominent men were led to Colchester in 1698 by Quarter Master Nathaniel Foote, also from an important Colonial family. Foote was a leader in the early Connecticut militia and the grandson of a founder of Wethersfield. The Foote's celebrated reputation attracted many members of New England's leading families to the new plantation "at or near the place Called Jermiah's farme upon the Rode to Newlondon."

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Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Smith. Elizabeth (daughter of Lieut. Samuel Smith and Elizabeth Smith) was born between 1626 and 1627 in Suffolk, England; died about 23 Sep 1656 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She married John STODDARD. (www.footefamily.org/nathno1a.htm)

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He married Sarah POTTER. (www.footefamily.org/nathno1a.htm)

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She married John ICKINSON. (www.footefamily.org/nathno1a.htm)

Rebecca married Lieut. Philip Smith on 1 Mar 1657 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. Philip (son of Lieut. Samuel Smith and Elizabeth Smith) was born on 30 Apr 1632 in Suffolk, England; died on 10 Jan 1684 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca married Maj. Aaron Cooke on 2 Oct 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Aaron was born about 1610 in Bridport, Dorset, England; died on 5 Sep 1690. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married Mary CHURCH on November 16, 1682.

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Deacon of the church at Hadley. (Pane-Joyce Genealogy).

John married Joanna Kellogg on 29 Nov 1683 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Joanna (daughter of Lieut. Joseph Kellogg and Joanna Foote) was born on 8 Dec 1664 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died after 16 Apr 1727 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Abigail Kellogg on 14 Nov 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Lieut. Joseph Kellogg and Abigail Terry) was born on 9 Oct 1671 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died after 1742 in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He married Mary BLISS on 9 July 1687 and Mary ROBINSON in September 170

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Family/Spouse: George Stillman. George was born about 1654 in England, United Kingdom; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He married Mary DICKINSON, the dtr. of Nathaniel DICKINSON and Hannah BEARDSLEY. (James Albury; Chris Bird).

Nathaniel married Mary Dickinson on 6 Feb 1695. Mary was born about 1673; died on 16 Aug 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Esther Parsons. Esther was born on 24 Dec 1672; died on 30 May 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]