Nathaniel Foote

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT¹ FOOTE¹ was born 1523 in Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England¹, and died 1558 in Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England¹. He married (1) HELEN ELLEN WARREN² Abt. 1548 in Hertfordshire, England, daughter of RICHARD WARREN and ALICE JENAWAYE. He married (2) ELIZABETH HALL 1559 in Prob. Colchester,Essex,England.

Notes for ROBERT FOOTE: American Genealogist calls him John Foote.

A tallow chandler, his Will was probated July 18, 1558. Those receiving bequests included: the church at Royston, wife Helen, servant Maud Smythe, an unnamed brother, wife's brother Richard Warren the younger, wife's uncle John Jenawaye, sons John and Robert, and daugthers Aves<Alice> and Elizabeth. Witnesses included John Jenawaye, and Nicholas and Richard Warreyn of Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, which is about three miles from Royston.

Notes for HELEN ELLEN WARREN:

Helen was the sister of Richard (married Beatrice), Nicholas, Henry (married and had daughter), Alice (likely married Richard Frende), and William (married Margaret Painter, and had daughters Alice and Elizabeth).

Children of ROBERT FOOTE and HELEN WARREN are:

2. i. JOHN² FOOTE, b. Royston, Cambridgeshire, England; d. Abt. December 04, 1616, prob. London, England.

ii. ALICE FOOTE³, b. Abt. 1549, Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England; m. ? SAWLE³, Abt. 1570, Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England.

iii. ELIZABETH FOOTE³, b. Abt. 1551, Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England; d. Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England; m. ? SMITH³, Abt. 1572, Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England.

3. iv. ROBERT FOOTE, b. Abt. 1553, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. February 1607/08, Shalford, Essex County, England.

v. JOHN FOOTE, b. Abt. 1555, Royston, Hertsfordshire County, England; d. November 17, 1616, England; m. ELIZABETH MARGARET BROOKE, May 11, 1581, England.

vi. THOMAS FOOTE, b. Abt. 1557, England.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² FOOTE (ROBERT¹)³ was born in Royston, Cambridgeshire, England³, and died Abt. December 04, 1616 in prob. London, England³. He married MARGARET BROOKE³ April 10, 1581 in St. Mary Woolnoth Church, England³, daughter of JOHN BROOKE and ELIZABETH WHETMAN.

Notes for JOHN FOOTE: Will dated November 17, 1616 and proved December 4, 1616, mentions a great number of relatives and other beneficiaries. In his will he addresses the celebrated poet and clergyman, John Donne, as "loving friend." A bequest was also made to "Mr. Culverwell the preacher," probably Nathaniel Culverwell (d. about 1651) of Cambridge, author of "Light of Nature" (1652), and possibly father of Cicely Culverwell, who married Dr. Lawrence Chadderton, Puritan Divine.

Notes for MARGARET BROOKE:

Will made September 13, 1634 and proved October 10, 1634, names many relatives and other beneficiaries. She, too, left a bequest to John Donne. She also mentions "Mr. Ward, lecturer," possibly the Puritan Divine and translator of the Apocrypha for the Authorized Version of th Bible, Samuel Ward (d. 1643)..

Children of JOHN FOOTE and MARGARET BROOKE are:

i. JOHN³ FOOTE³.

ii. THOMAS FOOTE³, m. ELIZABETH MOTTE³.

iii. SAMUEL FOOTE³.

iv. ELIZABETH FOOTE³, m. JOHN HAYES³.

v. SUSAN FOOTE³, m. EDWARD CUTT³.

vi. PRISCILLA FOOTE³, m. (1) ROBERT CLEMENT³; m. (2) RICHARD GARFORD³.

vii. ELLEN FOOTE³, m. (1) THOMAS BENYON³; m. (2) CHARLES HARRIS³.

3. ROBERT² FOOTE (ROBERT¹)³ was born Abt. 1553 in Shalford, Essex County, England, and died February 1607/08 in Shalford, Essex County, England. He married (1) ELIZABETH ? in Colchester, Essex, England. He married (2) JOAN BROOKE June 18, 1576 in St. Leonards, East Cheap, London, England, daughter of JOHN BROOKE and ELIZABETH WHETMAN.

Notes for ROBERT FOOTE: Buried February 16, 1608/9, Shalford, Essex, England.

Notes for JOAN BROOKE: CHRISTENING: 11 MAY 1555, St. Leonards,East Cheap,London,England

Children of ROBERT FOOTE and JOAN BROOKE are:

i. ROBERT³ FOOTE, b. Abt. 1577, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. August 17, 1646, Colchester, Essex County, England.

ii. MARY FOOTE, b. 1584, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. Shalford, Essex County, England; m. JOHN HEWES, February 14, 1601/02, Shalford, Essex County, England.

iii. ELIZABETH FOOTE, b. Abt. 1585, Shalford, Essex County, England.

iv. DAVID FOOTE, b. 1587, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. Colchester, Essex County, England.

v. JAMES FOOTE, b. 1587, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. Colchester, Essex County, England.

vi. DANIEL FOOTE, b. 1590, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. Colchester, Essex County, England; m. ELIZABETH ?.

vii. JOSEPH FOOTE, b. 1591, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. September 1639, Colchester, Essex County, England.

4. viii. NATHANIEL FOOTE, b. 1593, Shalford, Essex, England; d. November 1644, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

ix. FRANCIS DANIEL FOOTE, b. 1595, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. 1624, Colchester, Essex County, England.

x. ELIZABETH FOOTE, b. 1599, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. Colchester, Essex County, England; m. WILLIAM SHELDON, Abt. 1620, Colchester, Essex County, England.

xi. JOSHUA FOOTE, b. 1600, Shalford, Essex County, England; d. 1655, Providence, Rhode Island; m. ELIZABETH ?, Abt. 1625, England.

xii. PHEBE FOOTE, b. Abt. 1602, Shalford, Essex County, England.

xiii. SAMUEL FOOTE, b. Abt. 1605; d. Aft. 1665.

Generation No. 3

4. NATHANIEL³ FOOTE (ROBERT², ROBERT¹)⁴ was born 1593 in Shalford, Essex, England, and died November 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH DEMING January 1615/16 in Colchester, Essex, England, daughter of JONATHON DEMING and ELIZABETH GILBERT.

Notes for NATHANIEL FOOTE: (See Notes on Nathaniel Foote)

Children of NATHANIEL FOOTE and ELIZABETH DEMING are:

Generation No. 4

5. NATHANIEL⁴ FOOTE (NATHANIEL³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born March 05, 1618/19 in Colchester, Essex, England, and died 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH SMITH⁵ Abt. 1646 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut^5,6, daughter of SAMUEL SMITH and ELIZABETH CHILEAB.

Notes for NATHANIEL FOOTE: CHRISTENING: 5 MAR 1620, St. James, Colchester, Essex,England
    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."

More About ELIZABETH SMITH: Fact 1: January 28, 1626/27, Baptized at St. Margaret's, Whatfield, Suffolk, England

Children of NATHANIEL FOOTE and ELIZABETH SMITH are:

i. NATHANIEL⁵ FOOTE, b. January 10, 1646/47, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut; d. January 12, 1702/03, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut; m. MARGARET BLISS⁷, May 02, 1672, Springfield, Massachusetts⁷.

ii. SAMUEL FOOTE, b. May 01, 1649; d. September 07, 1689; m. MARY MERRICK⁸.

iii. DANIEL FOOTE, b. 1652; m. (1) SARAH ?⁸; m. (2) MARY ?⁸.

iv. ELIZABETH FOOTE, b. 1654; d. September 16, 1696, Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; m. DANIEL BELDEN, November 10, 1670.

Notes for ELIZABETH FOOTE: Slain by indians in Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1696.

6. ROBERT⁴ FOOTE (NATHANIEL³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹) was born December 08, 1627 in Colchester, Essex County, England, and died 1681 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He married SARAH POTTER August 06, 1659 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.

Notes for ROBERT FOOTE: Kandy Dawn Fancher's webb page states he died in 1687.

Children of ROBERT FOOTE and SARAH POTTER are:

i. NATHANIEL⁵ FOOTE.

ii. NATHANIEL FOOTE.

iii. SARAH FOOTE.

iv. ELIZABETH FOOTE.

v. JOSEPH FOOTE.

vi. SAMUEL FOOTE.

vii. JOHN FOOTE.

viii. STEPHEN FOOTE.

ix. ISAAC FOOTE.

7. FRANCES⁴ FOOTE (NATHANIEL³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹)^9,10 was born Abt. 1629 in East Bergholst, Suffolk, England¹¹, and died 1673 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts¹¹. She married (1) JOHN DICKINSON^12,13 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut¹⁴, son of NATHANIEL DICKINSON and ANNA. She married (2) FRANCIS BARNARD August 21, 1677 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Notes for FRANCES FOOTE: Kandy Dawn Fancher's webb page states she was born in 1626 in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

Notes for JOHN DICKINSON: Came to Hadley 1659, was killed in the Turner Falls fight, 1676.

Children of FRANCES FOOTE and JOHN DICKINSON are:

i. HANNAH⁵ DICKINSON.

ii. MARY DICKINSON.

iii. JOHN DICKINSON.

iv. JONATHAN DICKINSON.

v. SARAH DICKINSON, m. (1) MARTIN KELLOGG; m. (2) SAMUEL LANE.

vi. ELIZABETH DICKINSON.

vii. ABIGAIL DICKINSON¹⁵, m. THOMAS CRAFTS¹⁵, 1683¹⁵.

viii. MEHITABLE DICKINSON.

ix. REBECCA DICKINSON, b. 1658; d. February 16, 1730/31, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; m. JOSEPH SMITH.

x. MERCY DICKINSON, b. 1667¹⁶; d. June 30, 1735¹⁶; m. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN¹⁶, June 08, 1688, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts¹⁶.

Notes for JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN: Joseph Chamberlain a soldier at Hadley in Philip's War; settled in Hatfield, but removed to Colchester, Ct., where he kept a tavern. The general court of CT. allowed him in March, 1712, "1Pound 13s, for entertaining the French Embassadors in their journey to and from New London, in March, 1711." In 1714, he presented another bill of 14s. 5d., "for Lt. Crocker's expenses, 1712." He died August 7, 1752, age 87. He married June 8, 1688, Mercy, daughter of John Dickinson, of Hadley. She died June 30, 1755.

8. REBECCA⁴ FOOTE (NATHANIEL³, ROBERT², ROBERT¹)^{17,18,19,20,21,22} was born September 03, 1634 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Masschusetts, and died April 06, 1701 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts²³. She married (1) PHILIP SMITH^{24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31} March 1658/59 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Masschusetts, son of SAMUEL SMITH and ELIZABETH CHILEAB. She married (2) AARON COOK³² October 02, 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts³³.

Notes for REBECCA FOOTE: On 1 Mar 1658 when Rebecca was 24, she first married Lieut. Philip Smith, son of Lieut. Samuel Smith (ca 1602-Dec 1680) & Elizabeth [Smith] (ca 1602-16 Mar 1686), in Wethersfield, CT. Born on 30 Apr 1632 in England.11 Philip was baptized in Hadleigh, Suffolk, Eng. in Nov 1632.11 Philip died in Hadley, MA on 10 Jan 1685; he was 52. Philip, first of Wethersfield, removed to Hadley after 1659. Philip was one of the first men of his time to be a lieutenant, deacon, and representative in Hadley.

Notes for PHILIP SMITH: (See more notes on Philip Smith)

Notes for AARON COOK: Of Windsor, CT and Northampton, MA as his fourth wife (no children).

Children of REBECCA FOOTE and PHILIP SMITH are:

i. SAMUEL⁵ SMITH^33,34, b. January 1658/59, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts³⁵; d. August 28, 1707, East Hartford, Connecticut³⁵; m. (1) MARY CHURCH³⁵, November 16, 1682, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut³⁵; m. (2) MARY SMITH³⁵, June 1701, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts³⁵.

ii. ? SMITH³⁶, b. Abt. January 22, 1660/61, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts³⁶; d. January 22, 1660/61, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

iii. JOHN SMITH³⁷, b. December 18, 1661, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts³⁷; d. April 16, 1727, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts³⁷; m. JOANNA KELLOGG, November 29, 1683, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts³⁷.

iv. JONATHAN SMITH^{37,38,39,40,41}, b. 1663, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts^42,43; d. October 09, 1737, Hatfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts^44,45; m. ABIGAIL KELLOGG^{46,47,48,49,50,51}, November 14, 1688, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts^52,53.

Notes for JONATHAN SMITH: Alternate date of death November 1737 per History of Hadley, page 566.

v. PHILIP SMITH, JR.⁵⁴, b. 1665, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁴; d. January 25, 1724/25, East Hartford, Connecticut⁵⁴; m. (1) MARY BLISS⁵⁴, July 09, 1687, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts⁵⁴; m. (2) MARY ROBINSON⁵⁴, September 1708.

vi. REBECCA SMITH⁵⁴, b. 1668, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁴; d. October 07, 1750, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut⁵⁴; m. GEORGE STILLMAN⁵⁴, Abt. 1686, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁴.

Notes for GEORGE STILLMAN: Of Hadley Massachusetts and Wethersfield, Connecticut.

vii. NATHANIEL SMITH⁵⁵, b. January 02, 1670/71, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁶; d. Abt. 1740, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁶; m. MARY DICKINSON⁵⁷, February 06, 1695/96, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁸.

viii. JOSEPH SMITH⁵⁸, b. 1674, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁸; d. September 08, 1736, Upper Middletown, Connecticut⁵⁸; m. ESTHER PARSONS⁵⁸, September 15, 1697⁵⁸.

Notes for JOSEPH SMITH: Harvard class of 1695. Minister at Cohanzy, New Jersey and Upper Middletown, Connecticut. Teacher and Minister.

ix. ICHABOD SMITH⁵⁸, b. April 11, 1675, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁸; d. September 06, 1746, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁸; m. ELIZABETH COOK⁵⁸, July 19, 1698, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts⁵⁸.

Child of REBECCA FOOTE and AARON COOK is:

x. JOANNA⁵ COOK.

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Endnotes

1. American Genealogist, Vol. 53, PP. 193-206 (Foote).

2. American Genealogist, Vol. 58, PP. 165-166 (Warren).

3. American Genealogist, Vol. 53, PP. 193-206 (Foote).

4. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

5. Ancestry of Col. John Harrington Stevens and Francis Helen Miller by Mary Lovering Holman, Concord, NH 1948..

6. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

7. Kathy Dawn Fancher's webpage with familytreemaker.

8. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

9. Kathy Dawn Fancher's webpage with familytreemaker.

10. A History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, for 150 years, with account of the prior occupation of the territory by the Squakheags.

11. Kathy Dawn Fancher's webpage with familytreemaker.

12. Dickinson Family history, Ukans.edu/heritage/cousin/dickinson.html.

13. A History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, for 150 years, with account of the prior occupation of the territory by the Squakheags.

14. Kathy Dawn Fancher's webpage with familytreemaker.

15. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

16. Kathy Dawn Fancher's webpage with familytreemaker.

17. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

18. History of Hadley, MA by Sylvester Judd & Lucius M. Boltwood.

19. Genealogical Dictionary of the Early Settlers of New England, by James Savage.

20. James LeRoy Burnside, Ancestors & Descendants, in 217 Genealogy Books CD, pg. 139.

21. The Descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles, by Donna Holt Siemiatkoski, page 24..

22. Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. 1 by William Richard Cutter page 15..

23. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

24. Ancestry of Col. John Harrington Stevens and Francis Helen Miller by Mary Lovering Holman, Concord, NH 1948..

25. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

26. NEHGS register vol 110 page 66.

27. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, by James Savage.

28. The Founders of New England, NEGHS Register Vol. 14, page 330.

29. History of Hadley, MA by Sylvester Judd & Lucius M. Boltwood.

30. The Wife of Lt. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield, by Paul W. Pringle, page 202.

31. History of the Town of Sunderland, MA with Genealogies by John Montague Smith, genealogies by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague, page 532.

32. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

33. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

34. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

35. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

36. A History of Deerfield Massachusetts by George Sheldon.

37. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

38. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

39. History of Hadley, MA by Sylvester Judd & Lucius M. Boltwood.

40. Genealogical Dictionary of the Early Settlers of New England, by James Savage.

41. History of the Town of Sunderland, MA with Genealogies by John Montague Smith, genealogies by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague, page 533.

42. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

43. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

44. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

45. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

46. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

47. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

48. New England Families Genealogical & Memorial, Third Series, Vol. IV by William Richard Cutter, pg 1790.

49. Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. 1 by William Richard Cutter page 15..

50. History of the Town of Sunderland, MA with Genealogies by John Montague Smith, genealogies by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague, page 532.

51. History of Hadley, MA by Sylvester Judd & Lucius M. Boltwood.

52. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

53. History of the Town of Whately Massachusetts, including a narrative of leading events from the First planting of Hatfield;1661-1899, By James M. Craft.

54. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

55. A History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, for 150 years, with account of the prior occupation of the territory by the Squakheags.

56. Stephen M. Lawson, Smith Family history, sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/smiths.htm, "Electronic."

57. A History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, for 150 years, with account of the prior occupation of the territory by the Squakheags.