Elizabeth married Josiah CHURCHILL in 1638. Josiah was born about 1612 in Muston, Dorset, ENGLAND; died on 1 Jan 1686. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Emigration: 1630, Watertown, Middlesex, MA
• Note: 1633, Watertown, Middlesex, MA
• Residence: 1634
• Probate: 20 Nov 1644, Hartford, Hartford, CT

Notes:

Note:
Nathaniel Foote's name is in the Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, when he took the oath of freeman in 1633.

Residence:
In 1634 the first white settlement in the Connecticut Valley was made in Wethersfield, called by the Indians, "Pyquag" which means "The Dancing Place" or "Place for Games." Nathaniel Foote was one of the first ten who came to Wethersfield in 1636. It was a terrible journey. There was no road, only a narrow Indian trail through the savage wilderness. They walked, driving their cattle before them and were fourteen days on the way. They were in constant danger from wild beasts and Indians and were obliged to wade through streams and swamps, but no hardships caused them to turn back.
Their reasons for going a hundred miles west of other settlements were, so they might "better maintain their minister, find larger accomodations for their cattle and welcome more of their friends from England."
When the land in the valley was distributed, Nathaniel Foote was assigned a house lot of 10 acres, on the east side of what is now Broad Street. He gradually bought more till he owned about 400 acres.

Probate:
Nathaniel Foote died without a will, at a Particular Court in Hartford an inventory of his property and distribution of his real estate were exhibited and an order of court granting administration on his estate and directing a distribution to be made was passed.

Buried:
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Nathaniel married Elizabeth DEMING in Jan 1615 in North Wheatley, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND. Elizabeth (daughter of Jonathon DEMING and Elizabeth GILBERT) was born about 1596 in ENGLAND; died on 28 Jul 1683 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT; was buried in Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Probate: Aug 1683, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT

Notes:

Probate:
My fourteen acres of land in the great meadow, and thirty acres in the West field, I give unto my son Robert Foote...he paying for these lands 45 lbs. - to be payed to the children of my daughter Sarah Judson, deceased , and to my four daughters, my daughter Churchill, my daughter Goodrich, my daughter Barnard, and my daughter Smith. There were also sums left for the two sons and grandchildren of her deceased son Nathaniel.
In a codicil she takes back the money she willed to her son Nathaniel's two sons and divides it amongst her daughters, giving the two brothers instead the land she had formerly willed to her son Robert who had died.

Buried:
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• Will: 27 Jan 1608

Notes:

Note:
As is commonly known, a Yeoman in old England was a Freeholder, next under the rank of Gentleman, and in the early times a person who owned a small estate with attached lands. Robert of Shalford was such a man. He owned property in both towns of Shalford and Royston.

Will:
The probate record for Nathaniel includes a complete inventory; it is recreated here with the spelling as found in the original:
To The Children:
1. Nathaniel Foote, about 24 years, to have £148
2. Robert Foote, about 17 years, to have £74
3. Frances Foote, about 15 years, to have £74
4. Sarah Foote, about 12 years, to have £74
5. Rebecca Foote, about 10 years, to have £74
6. The Wyddow of sd. Nathaniel Foote Adms. her portion, £212
Other Possession s
· Imprs His purse and apparrell, £7-16-00 It.
· In neat Cattel and in Hay, £93-00-00 It.
· in horsse fleshe, £34-00-00 It.
· in hoggs, £66-60-00 lt.
· 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 ammunition, £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 TGrunke, with 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 provision for the howse, £8-10-00 It.
· in poultry, £1-00-00
somm: £380-17-00
The Land:
Ten acres of home lotts with one dwelling howse and 2 barnes with other buildings thereuppon
· 4 acres of home lotts
· 6 acres of meadow with 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

Land Devided to The Widow
· 4 a-c house lott wherr her house is
· The hoseing
· 2 ac Unsubdued
· 7 ac plaine brok
· 3-1/2 plaine med:
· 14 ac meadow
· 3 ac plaine not broaks up
· 30 ac upland in Westfield
Land Devided to The Eldest Sonne
· 3 ac home lot next her
· 2 ac unsubdued
· 7 ac plaine broke up
· 3-1/2 of meadow
· 3 ac in great med:
· 4 ac in beavermed:
· 27 ac swampe
· 3 ac not broke up
· 30 ac upland West Field
· Halfe the east side
Land Devided to The youngest Sonne
· 3 ac homelott
· 6 ac med: in the swamp
· 21 ac West Field
· halfe of the east sd.
The age of the 5 children Dewelling with their mother.
· Nathaniel Foote - 24 years
· Rob Foote - about 17 years
· Francis - about 15 years
· Sara - about 12 years
· rebecka - about 10 years.
The widdowe of the said Nath: ffote is admitted to administer the Estate, and the eldest sonne is to have the lands before mentioned as they are valued at 1261. 10s wch is to be made uppe 1481, and the youngest sonne the particular landes above mentioned for him at 651. wch is to be made uppe 741, and the daughters disposed in merrage are to have 301 .8 peece wch they have receevede made uppe 741. and the other children are to have 741. a peece provided it is left at the dispose of their mother to etacte from any of them if she sees just cause 51. of the portion here sett downe and to adde yt to such of the other as best desearve yt.
The Will was endorsed by the inventorers, Richard Trott, Samuel Smith, and Nathaniel Dickinson

Robert married Joan BROOKE on 18 Jun 1576 in St. Leonard Eastcheap, London, ENGLAND. Joan (daughter of John BROOKE and Elizabeth WHETMAN) was born on 18 Jun 1559 in London, ENGLAND; died on 10 Oct 1634 in St. Leonards Parish, London, ENGLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathon married Elizabeth GILBERT. Elizabeth (daughter of Josiah GILBERT) was born about 1578 in Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Helen WARREN about 1548 in Hertfordshire, ENGLAND. Helen (daughter of Richard WARREN-WALLER and Alice JENWAY) was born about 1529 in Bassingbourn, Cambridge, ENGLAND; died in London, ENGLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth WHETMAN. Elizabeth (daughter of Edward WHETMAN and Brigit KELLOND) was born in 1535 in London, ENGLAND; died on 18 Jun 1599. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth Brooke