CHRISTENING: St. Botolph'S,London,London,England

"This most reputable Conn. family, commenced its American history in Weth., yet, owing to an apparently inconquerable migratory tendency in its earlier representatives, the name had entirely disappeared form the town by the end of the third generation. Through its various early intermarriages with other Weth. families, however, the history of these early generations possess Colchester, Conn., and Hadley, Hatfield, Deerfield and other old towns in Western Mass. The family has also been fortunate in having had its history wirtten by a competent had, half a century ago." [The Foote Family, by Nathaniel Goodiwn, 1849.]

"A conspicuous feature in the history of the first generations of the Foote family, is the deaths, sufferings and captivities of its members, and of those connected with them by marriage, at the hands of the Indians."

"It is by no means certain that Mr. Foote, as some have asserted, was the first settler at Weth., but it is probably true that he was one of the first ten men, known as 'adventurers,' who absolutely first settled here; and that he was the largest holder of so-called 'Adventurer's lands.' In the original lay-out of the town, 1640, he received a home-lot of ten acres, at South End of Broad St., East side, and gradually became the owner of other pieces of ld., partly in the Great Meadow, east of his home-lot, amounting in all to over 400 acres. ... In 1641-2-4, he represented the town in the General Court, an evidence of the respect and confidence in which he seems to have been held by his fellow-townsmen. In May 1637, when the little army under Capt. John Mason was being provisioned for the memorable Pequot campaign, it was 'ordered yt that there shalbe 1 hogg prvided att Wythersfeild for the design in hand, weh. [i.e. the hogg, not the expedition] is conceived to be Nathaniell Footes'-a compliment, certainly form the Col. authorities, to Mr. Foote's ability in raising good pork!"

When Nathaniel was 15 he was an apprentice to Samuel Croyle, grocer of Colchester. He arrived at Watertown, MA, in 1630, a freeman there in 1634. He removed to Wethersfield, CT, in 1636.11

In Jan 1615 when Nathaniel was 22, he married Elizabeth Deming, daughter of Jonathan Deming (ca 1574-) & Elizabeth Gilbert (ca 1578-), in Colchester, Essex, Eng. Born in Oct 1595 in Shalford, Essex, England. Elizabeth died in Wethersfield, CT on 28 Jul 1683; she was 87.

That Elizabeth "was a woman of character and a good wife, is evidenced by the fact that her first husband (Foote) dying intestate, she was by the Particular Court to whom the inventory of hsi estate was presented, 'admitted to administer the estate;' and by the will of her second husband (Welles) 'she was to enjoy and improve' his whole estate, so long as she remained a widow, ... 'that she may keep the better hospitality.'

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Nathaniel Foote, Sr. (Reference # 13,582) was born April 1593 at Shalforth, Essex, England and died 20 November 1644 at Wethersfield, (now in Hartford Co.), CT. He married Elizabeth Deming (Reference # 13,583) January 1615/6 in England. For information on their ancestry see the Everingham Database by Kimball G. Everingham and Freeman Family Lines by Stephen M. Lawson. She was born 1595 at Pitminster, Colchester, England and died 28 July 1683 at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT. Elizabeth Deming married second to Governor Thomas Welles. Thomas Welles was born 1590 at Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England and died 14 January 1659/60 at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT. He had first married Alice Tomes c5 July 1615 in England.

Children of Elizabeth Deming and Nathaniel Foote, Sr.:

Elizabeth Foote

b. 8 September 1616 at Shalford, Essex, England

d. 8 September 1700 at Wetherfield, Hartford Co., CT

m. 1638 to Josiah Churchill at Wethersfield, (now Hartford Co.), CT

Robert Foote

chr. 5 March 1619/20 at St. James, Shalford, Essex, England

Nathaniel Foote, Jr.

chr. 5 March 1619/20 at St. James, Shalford, Essex, England

d. 1655 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA? (please note Hadley was founded and first settled in 1659)

m. 1646 to Elizabeth Smith (c1627-aft 1701) and had children Nathaniel Foote III (10 Jan 1646/7 or 1647/8-12 Jan 1703/4, married Margaret Bliss, see the Bliss Family), Samuel Foote (1 May 1649-7 Sep 1689), Daniel Foote (1652-1687) and Elizabeth Foote (1652-16 Sep 1676). Elizabeth Smith had married second to William Gull and had the following children had the following children: Mary Gull (c1663-); Anna Gull (c1663-1746); Esther Gull (21 Nov 1665-); and Mercy Gull (27 June 1668-). For further information see the Dickinson Family

Mary Foote

b. 1623 at England

d. 31 July 1721 at Norwich, CT

m. 1642 to John Stoddard (c1620-Dec 1664) and had the following children: Mary Stoddard (12 March 1643-23 August 1683); John Stoddard (12 Apr 1646-4 Dec 1703); Joshua Stoddard (12 Sept 1648-1725); Elizabeth Stoodard (July 1656-); and Nathaniel Stoddard (March 1661-9 Feb 1714)

m. 4 April 1674 to John Goodrich (1623-Apr 1680) at Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT

m. 1683 to Thomas Tracy (1623-7 Nov 1685)

For further information on Mary Foote's children see Freeman Family Lines by Stephen M. Lawson.

Lt. Robert Foote

b. 8 December 1627 at England

d. 8 December 1681 at Wallingford or Branford, CT

m. 6 August 1659 to Sarah Potter (22 Aug 1641-23 Aug 1706) and had the following children: Nathaniel Foote (13 Apr 1660-1709); Sarah Foote (12 Feb 1662-); Elizabeth Foote (6 March 1664-1730); Joseph Foote (6 March 1665/6-1750/1); Samuel Foote (14 May 1668-1696); John Foote (24 July 1670-); Stephen Foote (14 Dec 1672-); and Isaac Foote (14 Dec 1672-)

For further information on Robert Foote's children see Freeman Family Lines by Stephen M. Lawson.

Frances Foote

b. 1629 at Ipswich, Suffolk, England

d. 3 February 1679 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., MA

m. 1648 to Sgt. John Dickinson (c1630-19 May 1676) at Wethersfield, CT and had the following children: Hannah Dickinson (6 Dec 1648-aft 1705); Mary Dickinson (1650-16 March 1707/8); John Dickinson (1652-1694); Jonathan Dickinson (1654-bef 1678); Sarah Dickinson (1656-11 Feb 1731/2); Rebecca Dickinson (1658-16 Feb 1731); Elizabeth Dickinson (1660-bef 1678); Abigail Dickinson (1662-1714); Mercy Dickinson (1664-30 June 1735); and Mehitable Dickinson (1666-). For information on John Dickinson's ancestry see the Dickinson Family.

m. 2 October 1677 to Francis Barnard (c1617-3 Feb 1698)

m. Philip Smith

Sarah Foote

b. 1632 at England

d. 1673 at Stratford, Farifield Co., CT

m. 1652 to Jeremiah Judson (1621-1700)

For information on Sarah Foote's children see Freeman Family Lines by Stephen M. Lawson.

Rebecca Foote

b. 1634

d. 6 April 1701 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA

m. c1657 to Lt. Philip Smith (1633-1685)

m. 2 October 1688 to Maj. Aaron Cooke (1610-1690) at Northampton, MA

Child of Elizabeth Deming and Thomas Welles: