Disposition of Henry Connyers
(Copy of this original document on the Foote family obtained from The Virginia Historical
Society by Brian G. Foote.) Transcribed by Brian G. Foote, and shared with me. Thanks, Brian.
Stafford, VA.
"Henry Connyers aged about fifty years
Deponent that on the Twenty Seventh day of
January in the year One Thousand Six Hundred & ninety eight he the Said Deponent untomarried
with Elizabeth Holmes who was the widow and relict of Edmund Holmes of London Merchant which said
Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Foote of Roadlane in London Merchant, and that about the year
One Thousand Six Hundred & ninety nine Richard Foote, son to the said Richard Foote and brother
to the said Elizabeth came to London from Virginia where he had resided about twelve years being
sent there by his father and upon his coming to London was perfectly known by his mother Hester
Foote, widow & relict of the above said Richard Foote, as also by George Foote, Henry Foote,
Elizabeth, the wife of the said Deponent and Sarah Bradshaw, the wife of Arthur Bradshaw, which
Arthur Bradshaw was son to said Cornwell Bradshaw and others his friends and relations to the same
Richard Foote whome his father Richard Foote sent to Virginia as aforesaid and that he was truly
the son of the said Richard Foote of London Merchant, and that the aforesaid Hester Foote his
mother in a small time after his arrival in London and as he demanded the same, paid unto the said
Richard Foote, her son the Lagesie of Six Hundred pounds sterling left him by his father the
aforesaid Richard Foote, together with a considerable sum of money which belonged to him as his
dividend on part of the remaining part of his father's estate and this deponent further saith that
the said Richard Foote lived and resided about twelve months at this deponent's house all which
time as well as at all other times his said mother Hester his brother George and brother Henry as
also his sister Elizabeth the wife of this deponent and also his sister Sarah wife of the said
Arthur Bradshaw aforesaid together with his other relations and friends perfect know him to be the
lawfull begotten son of Richard Foote aforesaid Hester his wife and as such was from the time of
his birth known deeded taken and supported and acknowledged to be the undoubted & lawfull son
of the said Richard Foote of Roadlane in London Merchant as aforesaid and this deponent further
saith that upon setting and stating the amount in the Books & Papers of the said Richard Foote
father to the said Richard Foote there appeared sundry & standing debts due to the said Richard
Foote the father to which the said Richard Foote the son, had right to his dividend or child's part
thereof when the said debts be removed for the performing whereof the said Hester, who was the
surviving executrix of the said Richard dec'd obligated herself faithfully, justly, and truly to
pay & deliver unto the said Said Richard her son, his just equal part of the said outstanding
debts in the Books as aforesaid when they would be Recorded and Received of the sundry debtors and
that in the year one thousand seven hundred after the said Richard Foote had settled his concerns
in the Books of his father the said Richard Foote as far as he could, he bought and purchased a
cargo of goods and other merchandise to bring with him in to Virginia and that about the time of
February the Twenty Sixth in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred he took his passage from for
Virginia with Capt John (Doner?) and this deponent further saith that he, this deponent together
with Sarah Bradshaw aforesaid went to the said Richard Foote on board the said Capt (Doner?) ship
then lying at Gravesend in the River Thames and that this Deponent and the said Sarah accompanied
the said Richard from Gravesend in the said ship to the Downs from whence he continued his voyage
to Virginia, and this Deponent further saith that this Deponent sent sundry and merchandise with
and to the said Richard into Virginia to be sold for the use of this Deponent and this Deponent
further saith that on or about the Twenty Seventh of January in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred
& Three this Deponent arrived and landed at the Plantation of the said Richard Foote in St.
Paul's Parish in Stafford County-where Richard Foote his eldest Lawfull son now lives and resides
where he saw the Said Richard Foote and perfectly knew him to be the said Richard Foote that was
known Deemed taken & acknowledged when he was in London to be the true lawfull and undoubted
Son of the said Richard Foote of London Merchant and Hester his wife and further this Deponent at
present Saith not. Henry Connyers (/s/) At a court seat for Stafford County the ninth of April 1729
Henry Connyers said oath to the within Deposition which in the motion of Richard Foote is admitted
to record.
Other Notes on
Deposition document: "Connyer's Dep. Recorded Liber to Vol
(103)" "Deposition in relation to Ms Foote."
Punctuation copied as is-or lack of
punctuation. (Brian G. Foote)
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