b. abt 1500
d. abt 1558
b. 1523
d. abt 1590
notes at the bottom
b.abt 1553
d. 15 Feb 1607/8
b. abt 1500
d. abt 1558
b. abt 1527
d. aft 1597
b. abt 1593
d. 20 Dec 1644
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d .08 Sep 1700
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d. 25 Dec 1673
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b. Oct 1595
d. 28 Jul 1683
b. abt 1552
d. 22 Aug 1668
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born 3 Sep 1634 in Watertown MA, died 6 Apr 1701 in Hadley MA, married first to Phillip Smith and second to Aaron Cooke; children Samuel, John, Jonathon, Phillip, Rebecca, Nathaniel Joseph, and Icabod
The Children:
Nathaniel Foote---about 24 years---to have L 148-00-00 Robert Foote--------about 17 years---to have L 74-00-00 Frances Foote------about 15 years---to have L 74-00-00 Sarah Foote----------about 12 years---to have L 74-00-00 Rebeckah Foote---about 10 years---to have L 74-00-00 The Wyddow of sd. Nathaniel Foote Adms. her portion 212-00-00
Imprs His purse and apparrell 7-16-00 It. In neat Cattell and in Hay, 93-00-00 It. in harsee fleshe, 34-00-00 It. in hoggs, 66-60-00 It. 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 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 amunition, 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 useful vessells, 12-00-00 It. in husbandry tooles, 3-00-00 It. in beife, butter, and cheese and other necessary prvision for the howse, 8-10-00 It. in poultry, 1-00-00
somm: L 380-17-00
The Land:
Ten acres of home lotts wth one dwelling howse and 2 barnes with other buildings thervppon, ------------- 4 acres of home lotts, ------------- 6 acres of meadow wth 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.
Inventory taken 20 November 1644, by Richard Tratte (Trott), Samuel Smith and Nath: Dickinson.
Court Record 11 Dec 1644. Mr. Heynes & Mr. Willis are desired to consider of the Estate of Nath: Foote, decd, and to take in what helpe they please fro any of the neighbours to advise how yt may be disposed of, and to report their apprehensions to the next Court.
born abt 1593 in Colchester Essex England, died 20 Dec 1644 in Wethersfield CT, married to Elizabeth Deming; children Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Mary, Robert, Frances, Sarah, and Rebecca
Nathaniel immigrated to America and was one of the founders of Wethersfield CT. Elizabeth Deming was the daughter of John Deming and Elizabeth Gilbert. After Nathaniel's death she married Thomas Welles, a governor of Connecticut.
Invt. 328 pounds 12 shillings 06 pence, taken 3d September 1683, by Samuel Talcott, James Treat, Samuel Butler. Will dated 28 March, 1678.
My estate I dispose of as followeth; I will that all those debts I ow in right or conscience to any man or men be well & Truly contented & payd out of my Estate in the first place. My fourteen acres of Land in the great meadow & Thirty acres in the West field I give unto my son Robert Foote & to his heirs forever, prohibiting him the sale of the same, he paying for these Lands forty five pounds, to be payd; to the Children of my Daughter Sarah Judson Deceased, Nine pounds; & to my foure daughters, viz, my daughter Churchill, my daughter Goodrich, my Daughter Barnard, & my Daughter Smith, to each of them Nine pounds a piece. I give vnto my son Nathaniel Foote, eldest son, & his Brother, Eleven pounds; & to their children; To Daniel forty shillings, & to Elizabeth fower pounds, which Legacies, both the eleven pownd, forth shillings, & fower pounds, shall be payd out of the money Nathaniel Graves owes Me By Bill. I give & bequeath unto my Grand son Joh Studder halfe my Great Lott which Lyes at the further Bownds of the Towne, & the other halfe of the sayd Lott I give vnto my grand sons Joseph & Benjamin Churchill & their heirs forever. The remainder of my Estate (when a Legacie is pd. to my overseers out of it) shall be divided into five parts; one part I give to my daughter Judson's Children to be to them & their heirs forever; & to my Daughter Churchill & her children one fifth part, & to my Daughter Goodrich & the children one-fifth part, & to my daughter Barnard & her children one-fifth part & to my daughter Smith & her Children one fifth part. It is my will that what I give my fouer daughters shall be wholly at their dispose, to dispose among their children as they see good. I do nominate & appoynt my wel beloved Captain Joh Allin to be Executor; & my beloved Brother Mr John Deming sen. & my Grand sonn Henry Buck to be the desired overseers of this my will; & as a token of my resprect to them I give them thirty shillings a piece out of my Estate; & for the confirmation of the premises I have hereunto set my hand this 28 day of March, 1678.
Memorandum; It is my will that the nine pownds apiece I give my foure daughters' heirs, & the fifth part of my Estate I give them, shall be divided among the children of each of them, the one halfe of it imediately after my decease.
This signed & declared by Mrs. Elizabeth Welles in presence of us; Joseph Rowlandson, John Deming
Memorandum; I give to my grand son Nathll ffoott, the Eldest son of my sonn Nathll, the one halfe of my fourteen acres of meadow, & one halfe of my thirty acres of upland lying in the West field, wth liberty of takeing the first choice, he paying one halfe of the Legacys wch were to be paid my sonn Robt had he lived to possess ye sd. Land. My will is that part of ye eleven pounds wch I formerly willed to sd. Nathaniel, grandson, & his Borhter, wch belonged to his by will, shall be equally distributed between my four daughters above mentioned. And for the confirmation of the prmisis I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of August, 1682. Memorandum; All rents of Land due to me I will to be divided equally amongst my fower forementioned daughters and their heirs.
Elizabeth (X) Wells
Witnessed by us: Samuel Talcott, John Deming
Dist. of Estate on the reverse side of the paper as follows:
To Small Foote-----------------------------5-10-00 To Elizabeth ffoote------------------------4-00-00 To Lft. Smith------------------------------1-07-06 To Ffrancis Barnard------------------------1-07-06 To Josiah Churchill------------------------1-07-06 To Lft. Tracy------------------------------1-07-06 To Danll ffoote----------------------------2-00-00
Total-----17-00-00
born abt 1553 in Shalford Essex England, died 15 Feb 1607/8 in London England, married to Joan Brooke; children Robert, James, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Francis, Joshua, Nathaniel, and Daniel
Robert was a fishmongerer on St. Thomas Street in St. Mary's Parish, London
"to the poor in the parish twenty shillings. To the poor in Wethersfield twenty shillings. To my well beloved wife Joan, during her natural life, all such yearly rent as to me is reserved ou of my lease of certain tenements which I hold for divers years yet enduring by the grant of Sir Robert Chester knight and lying and being in the town of Royston, the yearly rent whereof to me reserved is at this present eight pounds. I give her also one annuity of four pounds to be paid during her natural life by my son Robert. To my son James fifty pounds. To son Daniel forty pounds at four and twenty. The same each to sons Nathaniel, Francis and Josua at like ages. to doughter Elizabeth Foote forty pounds at day of marriage or at age of thirty. to son Joseph my lease and term of years in a certain hopground called Plomley which I hold by lease from Mr. Josyas Clark and-----his wife. Other gifts to him. Certain household stuff to wife. Elizabeth Ormes my maid servant. To-----Tibbet, the wife of William Tibbet, five shillings in recompence of her pains she hath taken with me. To Mr. Richard Rogers preacher of God his Word twenty shillings. The wife of George Elsing. Thomas Cott. To my son Robert my free tenement or mansion house wherein I now inhabit, with the land &c. and the stock of hop poles upon the hop ground, he to pay the legacies &c. The residue of my goods &c. to all my children. If it happen my Dughter Mary Hewes to be departed then her part to be paid to her children. For the execution of this will I do ordain, nominate and appoint my well beloved son Robert Foote to be my sole executor and I do desire my well beloved brother John Foote of London grocer and my son in law John Hewes of Royston to be supervisors and assistants to my executors."
born 1523 in Royston Herefordshire England, died abt 1590 in Royston Herefordshire England, married to Elizabeth Hall; children Alice, Elizabeth, Robert, and John.
Robert was Lord Mayor of London, a knight and a baronet. He was a very strong puritan.
born abt 1500, died abt 1558, married to Helen Warren; children Robert, John, Lois, Aves, and Elizabeth
RESOURCES:
FOOTE FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY, VOL I,
by Abram William Foote
FOOTE FAMILY HISTORY & GENEALOGY, VOL II,
by Abram William Foote, Gateway Press Inc, Vol II L.O.C. 81-82904,
in the custody of William Michael Hurtzig
1. Foote Family Assoc. of America
2. (dead link)
3. Foote Family genforum
