Robert Foote, son of John Foote, was born in 1558 in Shalford, Essex, England. His father was a tallow chandler. A yoeman in old England was a freeholder, next under the rank of Gentleman, and in the early times one who owned a small landed estate. Robert of Shalford was such a man. He owned property in Shalford and Royston. He married Joane Brooke June 18, 1576 in London. Joane was born June 18, 1554 in London, Middlesex, England. She was a member of the leatherseller company of London. She and Robert had 12 children.
Their eighth child Nathaniel was born in 1593 in Colchester, England and came to Hartford, Connecticut. When Nathaniel was 15 he ws an apprentice to Samuel Croyle, grocer of Colchester. He married Elizabeth Deming in 1615 in Colchester, England. He came from England to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630. Nathaniel brought from England his wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel*, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah. Rebecca was born in America. Nathaniel became a Freeman September 3, 1634. He removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1636. He was a representative of the General Court in 1641.
Nathaniel died before November 20, 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Elizabeth died July 28, 1683 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut as widow of Governor Thomas Wells. Nathaniel was my 10th great grandfather.
Their eighth child Nathaniel was born in 1593 in Colchester, England and came to Hartford, Connecticut. When Nathaniel was 15 he ws an apprentice to Samuel Croyle, grocer of Colchester. He married Elizabeth Deming in 1615 in Colchester, England. He came from England to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630. Nathaniel brought from England his wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel*, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah. Rebecca was born in America. Nathaniel became a Freeman September 3, 1634. He removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1636. He was a representative of the General Court in 1641.
Nathaniel died before November 20, 1644 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Elizabeth died July 28, 1683 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut as widow of Governor Thomas Wells. Nathaniel was my 10th great grandfather.
Hi Judy! I'm also a direct descendent of Nathaniel Foote (1593-1644), and I've done extended research in Shalford, Essex (tiny village where Nathaniel was born and raised) and in Colchester, where he served his apprenticeship and met his wife Elizabeth Deming). I've also visited Royston (where John Foote was a tallow chandler) and where his son Robert was born. Not sure if you are still actively maintaining this site, but if so, here are a few more recent discoveries you might be interested in: A. Nathaniel lived in Colchester from 1608 to about 1624, and married Elizabeth Deming at St. James East Hill near Colchester Castle. B. His father Robert did *not* have a landed estate, nor did he have rights to a coat of arms. He was born in Royston, Cambridgeshire where his father had been a tallow chandler and leased a small parcel from a rich man with a coat of arms.
ReplyDeleteRobert passed the lease on to his sister Mary and her husband. Robert himself was a "grocer", which meant buying larger lots of foodstuffs in big markets and selling them to Also, the migration of Nathaniel and family to Boston was 1632 or 33, and Watertown didn't exist in 1630. (All of this info is now known via the rise of the internet and access to solid genealogical research and research libraries which can be accessed from far away! You could check out an amazing "app" called WikiTree which is free and amazing compared to what we had to do in 2010!
Here's the link to WikiTree to Nathaniel's profile on WikiTree (you will have to sign in, but it's free): https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Foote-50
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