Nathaniel Foote Explained

Nathaniel Foote
Birth Date:21 September 1592
Birth Place:Shalford, Essex, England
Death Date:20 November 1644
Death Place:Wethersfield, Connecticut, British America
Known For:Founder of Wethersfield, Connecticut
Occupation:landowner, juror,
Nationality:English
Spouse:Elizabeth Deming
Children:Elizabeth, Nathaniel II, Mary, Robert, Frances, Sara, Rebecca

Nathaniel Foote (21 September 1592 – 20 November 1644), was an early English immigrant and surveyor to Connecticut who was born in Colchester, England. He was part of the settlement party that founded Wethersfield, Connecticut, the oldest town in that state.[1] Foote's wife, Elizabeth, was the sister of John Deming, considered one of the "fathers of Connecticut."[2] In 1635, he surveyed the boundaries between his hometown of Wethersfield and Hartford.

Notable descendants

According to the Foote Family Association of America, there are an estimated one million living United States nationals who are descended from Foote and his wife, Elizabeth Deming.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ghirlanda, Romano . 2007 . Reflections into Marlborough's History: The Biography of a Small Connecticut Town . 52 . 978-1604023534 .
  2. Book: Trumbull, Benjamin . A Complete History of Connecticut . Volume I . 1818 . Maltby, Goldsmith, and Co. . New London, Connecticut . 2610754 . 46 .
  3. Web site: Welcome to Our Website . footefamily.org . Foote Family Association of America . 9 March 2014.