In Jan 1615 Elizabeth first married
Nathaniel Foote (1442) , son of
Robert Foote (630) (ca 1553-Feb 1608/9) &
Joane Brooke (1555-aft 1609), in Colchester, Essex.
Born on 21 Sep 1592 in Colchester, Essex. Nathaniel died in Wethersfield, CT in 1644.14
Nathaniel was admitted freeman 3 Sep 1634, a proprietor of Watertown in 1642. Previous to this date, he went to Wethersfield, CT, where he was deputy 1641, and juror 1743-1644.30
“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!”150
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.
Nathanield brought from England his wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah; had Rebecca, born probably at Watertown. Freeman 3 Sep 1634, then removed to Wethersfield 1636, where he was rep. 1641-44.25
Check these references in TAG for Nathaniel’s ancestry: 53:193-206, 54:99-101, 55:193-206, and 58:165-167.
Will: A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.
1635 to 1650.
Page 461 Name: Nathaniel Foote Location: Wethersfield
Invt. £380-17-00. Taken 20 November, 1644, by Richard Tratte, Samuel Smith and
Nath: Dickinson.
£ s d
The Children: Nathaniel Foote, about 24 years, to have 148-00-00
Robert Foote, " 17 " " " 74-00-00
Frances Foote, " 15 " " " 74-00-00
Sarah Foote, " 12 " " " 74-00-00
Rebeckah Foote, " 10 " " " 74-00-00
The Wyddow of sd. Nathaniel Foote Adms. her portion. 212-00-00
£ s d
Imprs His purse and apparrell. 7-16-00
It. In neat Cattell and in Hay, 93-00-00
It. in horsse 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
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 amunition, 5-00-00
Ite. for fouer beds wth the furniture. 13-06-08
It. in fyne lynen, 5-10-00
Ite. 2 table boards, 2 chests. 1 Trunke. wth 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 prvision for the howse. 8-10-00
It. in poultry. 1-00-00
somm: £380-17-00
The Land:
Ten acres of home lotts wth one dwelling howse and 2 barnes
wth other buildings therevppon,--
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, Richard Trott, Samuel Smith, Nathaniel Dickinson.
Court Record, Page 115--11 December, 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.