Robert FOOTE

Abt 1551 - 1608  (57 years)

• Birth	Abt 1551	Shalford Parish, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND   [1]
  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	27 Jan 1608  [1, 2]
  	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
  Death	28 Jan 1607/08	Shalford Parish, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND   [1]
  Burial	16 Feb 1607/08	Shalford Parish, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND   [1, 3, 4]

  
  

  Father	John FOOTE,   b. Abt 1530, Royston, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND d. (before January 1558/1559), Royston, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND
  Mother	Helen WARREN,   b. Abt 1529, Bassingbourn, Cambridge, ENGLAND d. London, ENGLAND
  Family ID	F1619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan BROOKE,   b. 18 Jun 1559, London, ENGLAND d. 10 Oct 1634, St. Leonards Parish, London, ENGLAND (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1576	St. Leonard Eastcheap, London, ENGLAND   [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Robert FOOTE,   b. Abt 1577, Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND d. Abt 17 Aug 1646 (Age 69 years)   2. Elizabeth FOOTE,   b. Aft 1579, Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND d. 1658, Hatfield, Broad Oak, Essex, ENGLAND (Age < 77 years)   3. James FOOTE,   b. Bef 1580, Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND d. London, ENGLAND   4. Mary FOOTE,   b. Abt 1585, Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND   5. Francis Daniel FOOTE,   b. (betw 1586-1590), ENGLAND d. 1624, ENGLAND   6. Joshua FOOTE,   b. Abt 1587, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND d. 1655, Providence, Providence, RI (Age 68 years)   7. Joseph FOOTE,   b. Abt 1590, Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND d. Sep 1639, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND (Age 49 years)   8. Daniel FOOTE,   b. 1590, Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND d. 7 Apr 1648, London, ENGLAND (Age 58 years)   9. Nathaniel FOOTE,   b. 21 Sep 1592, Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND d. Nov 1644, Wethersfield, Hartford, CT (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F1593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1551 - Shalford Parish, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND Marriage - 18 Jun 1576 - St. Leonard Eastcheap, London, ENGLAND Death - 28 Jan 1607/08 - Shalford Parish, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND Burial - 16 Feb 1607/08 - Shalford Parish, Colchester, Essex, ENGLAND  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S184] Foote Family Association, 184. [S181] Eilers, Hazel Kraft, Foote Coat of Arms, 181. [S183] Hickok, Charles Nelson, The Hickok Genealogy, (The Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc, Rutland, Vermont, 1938), 183. [S1957] Essex County Council, Essex, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Chelmsford, Essex, England), 1957.