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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Grocer
• Will: 1616

John married Margaret BROOKE in 1581 in St. Benet Gracechurch, London, ENGLAND. Margaret (daughter of John BROOKE and Elizabeth WHETMAN) died about 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: London, ENGLAND; London grocer
• Will: 1645/46

Robert married Dionis UNKNOWN about 1609. Dionis died about 16 Aug 1630. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Elizabeth CHILDColchester, Essex, ENGLAND. Elizabeth was born in Ware, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Thomas JENNINGS on 17 Jul 1617 in St. James Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, ENGLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Ironmonger

Notes:

Note:
Reference says their are more children but does not name them.
Other sources say there were nine children.

Mary married John HEWES on 14 Feb 1602 in Shalford, Essex, ENGLAND. John was born in Royston, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND; died in Aug 1621. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lydia BREWER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Ironmonger
• Emigration: 1653
• Probate: 31 Oct 1655, Boston, Suffolk, MA

Notes:

Emigration:
To US 1653, Roxbury, Boston, Providence, RI

Probate:
"Savage's "Genealogical Dictionary" states, "he gave his estate to his wife and children but does not name them, and I presume they continued in London. Joshua Hewes, his nephew served as administrator of his will.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth UNKNOWN. Elizabeth died after 1655. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Anne UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Margaret THOMPSON about 1609. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]

Sir married Elizabeth BODDICOTT in 1625. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Ralph HEMINGWAY on 5 Jul 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. Ralph was born in 1610 in ENGLAND; died on 1 Jun 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phebe married Richard GORDE on 30 Nov 1639 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. Richard was born about 1618 in London, ENGLAND; died on 29 Sep 1683 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Nathaniel married Elizabeth SMITH about 1646 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT. Elizabeth (daughter of Lieut. Lieut. Samuel SMITH and Elizabeth SMITH) was born on 28 Jan 1627 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, ENGLAND; died in 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married John STODDARD in 1642. John was born about 1620; died in Dec 1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lieut. married Sarah POTTER in 1659 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT. Sarah (daughter of William POTTER and Frances UNKNOWN) was born about 1639 in Guilford, New Haven, CT; was christened on 22 Aug 1641 in New Haven, New Haven, CT; died on 23 Aug 1706 in Branford, New Haven, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note:
The children and grandchildren of Frances Foote suffered very much from the Indians. Her oldest child, Hannah, married Samuel Gillet in 1668 and had 4 children. While they were all very small, Hannah's husband was killed in the great fight with the Indians at Turners Falls on the Connecticut River, May 19, 1676.
The next year Hannah married Stephen Jennings, and a few months later she was captured by the Indians and taken to Canada. The poor woman - soon to be a mother - left three little children at home, the oldest but six. (Her first baby had been burned to death). Hannah was rescued in a few months, then her baby was born and named Captivity. some years later they moved to Brookfield, Massachusetts.
One day in July Hannah's husband Mr. Jennings was in the meadow, with five other men, making hay, when some Indians sprang upon them suddenly and killed them.
The husband of her daughter Captivity was also slain by the Indians.
Another daughter of Frances Foote and John Dickinson, Sarah, who married Samuel Lane and had five children, also had a terrible experience. Less than a year after Samuel Lane's death in 1690, she married a widower, Martin Kellogg, with two small children, whose wife had died six months before. They had four more children. Three of the last children and one of the first wife's who was named Martin were captured by the Indians in Deerfield, February 29, 1704 and taken to Canada.
Martin Kellogg, Jr. the first wife's child, was rescued but was captured several times. He learned the Indian language and was often employed to interpret treaties with the Indians. He became a Captan and was remarkable even in that day of strong men for his great strength and firmness, and many tales are told of his exploits.
The three other children of Sarah Dickenson and Martin Kellogg, Sr. who were captured were; Joseph, 13; Joanna, 11; and Rebecca,9. Joseph learned the Indian language and on his return from captivity often acted as an interpreter. Joanna stayed with the Indians and finally married an Indian Chief and had a number of children. Once she came to visit her half brother, Martin Kellogg, Jr., bringing some of her children with her. He tried to persuade her to stay with him, but she would not and returned to her Indian home. Rebecca remained with the Indians until she was grown. Then she married Benjamin Ashley. Knowing the Indian language so well, she was often employed as an interpreter by the missionaries. At one time she went with one of them through the woods on a mission to the Indians and died in an Indian village.

Frances married John DICKINSON in 1648 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA. John was born in 1630 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died on 19 May 1676 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1630, East Bergholst, Suffolk, ENGLAND
• Birth: 1632, ENGLAND

Sarah married Jeremiah JUDSON in 1652 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT. Jeremiah (son of William JUDSON and Grace Ann PORTER) was born in 1621 in ENGLAND; died on 15 May 1701. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca married Lieut. Lieut. Phillip SMITH in 1657 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT. Lieut. (son of Lieut. Lieut. Samuel SMITH and Elizabeth SMITH) was born on 30 Apr 1632 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, ENGLAND; died on 10 Jan 1684/85 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]