Nathaniel Foote
Born21 September 1592
Shalford, Essex, England
Died20 November 1644
Wethersfield, Connecticut, British America
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)landowner, juror,
Known forFounder of Wethersfield, Connecticut
SpouseElizabeth Deming
ChildrenElizabeth, 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]

References

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