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Elizabeth Welles (Deming)
Also Known As:	"widow of Nathaniel Foote"
Birthdate:	October 04, 1595
Birthplace:	Shalford, Essex, England
Death:	July 28, 1683 (87) Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Place of Burial:	Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:	Wife of Nathaniel Foote "the Settler" and Colonial Gov. Thomas Welles Mother of Elizabeth Churchill; Nathaniel Foote, II; Mary Tracy; Lt. Robert Foote; Frances Barnard and 3 others Sister of John Deming

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Nathaniel Foote "the Settler"

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Elizabeth Churchill

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Nathaniel Foote, II

son
Mary Tracy

daughter
Lt. Robert Foote

son
Frances Barnard

daughter
Sarah Judson

daughter
Rebecca Cook

daughter
Joanna Foote

daughter
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Colonial Gov. Thomas Welles

husband
John Deming

brother
Mary Baldwin

stepdaughter

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Elizabeth Deming

Birth: 1600 Colchester, England
Death: Jul. 28, 1683 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Seen as Born in Colchester, Essex, England to John Deming & Elizabeth Deming (Parents unproven).
Probably the sister of John Deming

First married Nathaniel Foote about 1615 in England.

They had 7 children: Elizabeth Churchill, Nathaniel, Mary Stoddard Goodrich Tracy, Robert, Frances Dickinson Barnard, Sarah Judson, & Rebecca Smith COOKE.

Married, second, about 1646 to Governor Thomas Welles of Connecticut as his second wife.

Elizabeth may be sister of John Deming {1636, Wethersfield} (bio by: Linda Mac)

Family links:

Spouses:

Nathaniel Foote (1593 - 1644)
Thomas Welles (1590 - 1659)

Children:

Elizabeth Foote Churchill (1616 - 1700)*
Nathaniel Foote (1620 - 1655)*
Mary Foote Tracy (1623 - 1685)*
Sarah Foote Judson (1632 - 1673)*
Rebecca Foote Smith Cooke (1634 - 1701)*
Calculated relationship

Burial: Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Ryan Curtis Record added: Aug 07, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 28849487

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Family of Jonathan Deming (411) & Elizabeth Gilbert

1108. Elizabeth Deming. Born in Oct 1595 in Shalford, Essex, England. Elizabeth died between 16 Aug 1682 and 3 Sep 1683 in Wethersfield, CT.4

That Elizabeth “was a woman of character and a good wife, is evidenced by the fact that her first husband (Foote) dying intestate, she was by the Particular Court to whom the inventory of his estate was presented, ‘admitted to administer the estate;’ and by the will of her second husband (Welles) ‘she was to enjoy and improve’ his whole estate, so long as she remained a widow, ... ‘that she may keep the better hospitality.’”167

In Jan 1615 Elizabeth first married Nathaniel Foote (1221) , son of Robert Foote (430) (ca 1553-Feb 1608/9) & Joane Brooke (1555-aft 1609), in Colchester, Essex, Eng. Born on 21 Sep 1592 in Colchester, Essex, Eng. Nathaniel died in 1644 in Wethersfield, CT.12

Nathaniel was admitted freeman 3 Sep 1634, a proprietor of Watertown in 1642. Previous to this date, he went to Wethersfield, CT, where he was deputy 1641, and juror 1743-1644.11

This most reputable Conn. family, commenced its American history in Weth., yet, owing to an apparently inconquerable migratory tendency in its earlier representatives, the name had entirely disappeared form the town by the end of the third generation. Through its various early intermarriages with other Weth. families, however, the history of these early generations possess Colchester, Conn., and Hadley, Hatfield, Deerfield and other old towns in Western Mass. The family has also been fortunate in having had its history wirtten by a competent had, half a century ago. [The Foote Family, by Nathaniel Goodiwn, 1849.]

It is by no means certain that Mr. Foote, as some have asserted, was the first settler at Weth., but it is probably true that he was one of the first ten men, known as ‘adventurers,’ who absolutely first settled here; and that he was the largest holder of so-called ‘Adventurer’s lands.’ In the original lay-out of the town, 1640, he received a home-lot of ten acres, at South End of Broad St., East side, and gradually became the owner of other pieces of ld., partly in the Great Meadow, east of his home-lot, amounting in all to over 400 acres. ... In 1641-2-4, he represented the town in the General Court, an evidence of the respect and confidence in which he seems to have been held by his fellow-townsmen. In May 1637, when the little army under Capt. John Mason was being provisioned for the memorable Pequot campaign, it was ‘ordered yt that there shalbe 1 hogg prvided att Wythersfeild for the design in hand, weh. [i.e. the hogg, not the expedition] is conceived to be Nathaniell Footes’—a compliment, certainly form the Col. authorities, to Mr. Foote’s ability in raising good pork!”167

When Nathaniel was 15 he was an apprentice to Samuel Croyle, grocer of Colchester. He arrived at Watertown, MA, in 1630, a freeman there in 1634. He removed to Wethersfield, CT, in 1636.

Nathanield brought from England his wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah; had REbecca, born probably at Watertown. Freeman 3 Sep 1634, then removed to Wethersfield 1636, where he was rep. 1641-44.2

Check these references in TAG for Nathaniel’s ancestry: 53:193-206, 54:99-101, 55:193-206, and 58:165-167.

Will: A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.

   1635 to 1650.

Page 461 Name: Nathaniel Foote Location: Wethersfield
Invt. £380-17-00. Taken 20 November, 1644, by Richard Tratte, Samuel Smith and
Nath: Dickinson.
£ s d
The Children: Nathaniel Foote, about 24 years, to have 148-00-00
Robert Foote, " 17 " " " 74-00-00
Frances Foote, " 15 " " " 74-00-00
Sarah Foote, " 12 " " " 74-00-00
Rebeckah Foote, " 10 " " " 74-00-00
The Wyddow of sd. Nathaniel Foote Adms. her portion. 212-00-00
£ s d
Imprs His purse and apparrell. 7-16-00
It. In neat Cattell and in Hay, 93-00-00
It. in horsse fleshe. 34-00-00
It. in hoggs, 66-60-00
It. 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 amunition, 5-00-00
Ite. for fouer beds wth the furniture. 13-06-08
It. in fyne lynen, 5-10-00
Ite. 2 table boards, 2 chests. 1 Trunke. wth 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 prvision for the howse. 8-10-00
It. in poultry. 1-00-00
somm: £380-17-00
The Land:
Ten acres of home lotts wth one dwelling howse and 2 barnes
wth other buildings therevppon,--
4 acres of home lotts,--
6 acres of meadow wth 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, Richard Trott, Samuel Smith, Nathaniel Dickinson.
Court Record, Page 115--11 December, 1644. Mr. Heynes & Mr. Willis are desired
to consider of the Estate of Nath: Foote, decd, and to take in what helpe they please
fro any of the neighbours to advise how yt may be disposed of, and to report their
apprehensions to the next Court.
Their children include:

4031 i. Elizabeth Foote (16 Jan 1617-8 Sep 1700)

4032 ii. Nathaniel Foote (ca 1619-1655)

4033 iii. Mary Foote (ca 1622-)

4034 iv. Lieut. Robert Foote (8 Dec 1627-1681)

4035 v. Frances Foote (ca 1629-ca 1681)

4036 vi. Sarah Foote (ca 1632-1673)

4037 vii. Rebecca Foote (ca 1634-6 Apr 1701)

ca 1646 Elizabeth second married Gov. Thomas Welles, son of Robert Welles (ca Nov 1540-ca 1617) & Alice [Welles] (-aft 5 Jul 1615), in Wethersfield, CT.167 Born ca 1590 in Stourton, Whichford Parish, Warwickshire, Eng. Thomas died on 14 Jan 1659/60 in Wethersfield, CT.4

1109. John Deming. Born in 1615 in Shalford, Essex, England. John died in 1694 in Weathersfield, CT.

ca 1637 John married Honor Treat, daughter of Richard Treat (ca Aug 1584-bef 3 Mar 1669/70) & Alice Gaylord (ca 1594-). Born ca Mar 1615/6 in Pitminster, Somerset. Honor was baptized in Pitminster, Somerset, on 19 Mar 1615/6.

Their children include:

4038 i. John Deming (9 Sep 1638-23 Jan 1712)

4039 ii. Jonathan Deming (ca 1639-8 Jan 1699/1700)

4040 iii. Sarah Deming (ca 1640-28 Sep 1717)

4041 iv. Frances Deming (ca 1643-)

4042 v. Rachel Deming (ca 1644-ca 1685)

4043 vi. Samuel Deming (ca 1646-6 Apr 1709)

4044 vii. Mary Deming (ca 1648-)

4045 viii. Mercy Deming (ca 1650-17 Dec 1714)

4046 ix. David Deming (ca 1652-4 May 1725)

4047 x. Ebenezer Deming (ca 1654-2 May 1705)

4048 xi. Hannah Deming (15 Oct 1656-)

sources:

1. Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman, Hale, House and Related Families Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1952.

2. Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Wethersfield.

3. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston,.

4. Henry Bond, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, NEHGS, Boston, 1860.

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Last Name Wells FOOTE

Maiden Name Tomes FOOTE

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Last Name DEMING Wells

Birth Date 1595 1590

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Last Name Wells HUNT

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Birth Date 1590 1592

Birth Location Of Colchester, Essex, England AR America 1636

Death Date 7/28/1683 1640

Death Location Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut CT

Husband: Nathaniel Foote

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: 1592 at: of Shalford, Essex, England

Married: 1615 at: England

  Died:                  at: Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct

Father:Richard Foote
Mother:Joan Brooke
Other Spouses:
NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife: Elizabeth Deming

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born: ABT 1595 at: of Colchester, Essex, England

  Died: 28 Jul 1683      at: Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct

Father:Jonathan Deming
Mother:Elizabeth Gilbert
Other Spouses: Thomas Welles
NOTES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHILDREN

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Elizabeth D. Foote

  Born: 1616             at: of Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn

Married: 1638 at: Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn.

  Died: 8 Sep 1700       at: Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct

Spouses: (1) Josiah Churchill Josiah Churchill

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Nathaniel Foote

  Born: ABT 1620         at: St. James, Colchester, Essex, England

Married: 1646 at: Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn.

  Died: 1655             at: Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct

Spouses: Elizabeth Smith

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Mary Foote

  Born: ABT 1623         at: , England

Married: 1642 at: of, Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct

  Died: Dec 1684         at:

Spouses: John Stoddard John Goodrich Thomas Tracy, [Lieutenant]

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Robert Foote

  Born: ABT 1627         at: England

Married: 1659 at:

  Died: 1681             at: , Ct

Spouses: Sarah Potter

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Sarah Foote

  Born: ABT 1631/1632    at: of Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct

Married: 1652 at:

  Died: 1672/1673        at:

Spouses: Jeremiah Judson Major Aaron Cook

NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Frances Feate

  Born: ABT 1634         at: East Bergholst, Suffolk, Eng

Married: 1648 at:

  Died: BEF 1692         at: Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Ma

Spouses: John Dickinson John Dickinson Francis Barnard

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Rebecca Foote

  Born: ABT 1634         at: Watertown, Middlesex, Ma

Married: 1657 at: Wethersfield, Ct

  Died: 6 Apr 1701       at: Hadley, Hampshire, Ma

Spouses: Phillip Smith Chileab Smith Aaron Cook

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Notes:

The only ref. I can find is "CUTTER" says that John Deming who married Honor

Treat and who married Elizabeth who married Nathaniel Foote were brother and

sister. I can find nothing on their parents.

NEHGR Vol CXLV Oct 1991 page 339 on the wife of John Edwards b. 30 May 1679

at Wethersfield "m. there 15 May 1707 Lucy Deming, b. 16 Feb 1674 (or

1676)... She was the daughter of Jonathan2 Deming (John1) by his second wife

Elizabeth Gilbert, and half-sister to Comfort (Deming) Beckley...".

On page 400 CUTTER has the families of Jonathan Deming. By his first wife

Sarah Graves m. 21 Nov 1660 and his second Elizabeth Gilbert, daughter of

Josiah and Elizabeth, m. 25 Dec 1672.

As far as I can tell someone, because there are lots of Johns and Jonathans

in the extended families, speculated that Elizabeth and John's father might

be a John or Jonathan. From there someone found a Jonathan in France who

may/might/could/perhaps have been a father and then someone made a mistake

and made Jonathan his grandfather.

Genealogy needs a "SPELL CHECK" for genealogists. Someone's stupid mistake

is causing time to be wasted and preventing real progress from being made.

David G. Richardson

dave.richardson@mindspring.com

Original Message -----

From: <TerryAnn2@aol.com>

To: <dave.richardson@mindspring.com>

Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:18 PM

Subject: Re: John Deming born after mother died?

Thanks for the letter. I am aware of errors in that line. Unfortunately, I

have not gotten around to researching that particular branch so I can not

disprove it. What information I have, I copied from FamilySearch.org's

Ancestral File. I realize this file has many errors, but at least it is a

place to start. I would be interested if anyone has proven this line.

Thank-you again for the letter. I wish I could be of more help.
Terry Morgan
www.Matson.info

= = Original message = = =

According to Ed Deming on the RootsWeb.com Deming message board:

"The parents of Elizabeth Deming, probably the sister of John Deming, wife

of Nathanial Foote and Thomas Welles are not known. John Deming had a son

Jonathan, who's second wife was Elizabeth Gilbert, daughter of Josiah and

Elizabeth [Belcher] Gilbert. The information on the parents of John or

Elizabeth Deming (the settlers) is someone's mistake that has made it into a

Family Tree file and is now all over the internet."

I have been attempting to prove or disprove the above. Any help?

Thanks

Dave

David G. Richardson
dave.richardson@mindspring.com

Elizabeth DEMING

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Elizabeth and Nathaniel were known to have been in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay and residing in Waterton when it is recorded Nathaniel took the oath of a freeman.

That Elizabeth "was a woman of character and a good wife, is evidenced by the fact that her first husband (Foote) dying intestate, she was by the Particular Court to whom the inventory of his estate was presented, 'admitted to administer the estate;' and by the will of her second husband (Welles) 'she was to enjoy and improve' his whole estate, so long as she remained a widow, ... 'that she may keep the better hospitality.

(3.) The Foote family must have joined with the Demings in feeling some dissatisfaction with the manner of life in Watertown and joined with others in making the 100 mile trek in 1635 through the forests of the New World until they arrived at Pyquag on the shores western shore of the beautiful Connecticut River.

Nathaniel Foote was one of those named in the charter of patentees of Wethersfield. The Foote family became one of the leading families of the little Connecticut Colony. He became a magistrate, a leading land owner, eventually owning more than 500 acres of land in Wethersfield, some of the great meadow, and his home on the south end of the green, next to the present Broad Street.

The family was saddened by Nathaniel's death at age 61. Elizabeth was so respected that she was allowed to be executor of his estate. Elizabeth was left a wealthy widow, but did not remain in that status for long. In 1646 she married Thomas Wells who was a widower with several children from his first marriage. Thomas Wells served as Governor of Connecticut Colony for two terms, 1655-1658. When he was not serving as governor he was a Deputy Governor. He died during his last years of being deputy governor, 14 January 1659/1660.

Elizabeth was again a widow, having two families instead of one. She was in control of a large estate from both husbands.

Elizabeth Welles was a tenacious and feisty old woman. She had not only survived a perilous voyage from England but while tending to six exuberant children and a husband, she had made a new life for herself and her family in a world they knew nothing about. This world was inhabited by Indians who were not always friendly with those pale face people. The rigors of life and managing a household did not daunt her.

Things went quite well through the intervening years since arriving on shores of the newly discovered continent, until she reached old age. In 1676 as she approched the age of 80 years, she ran into trouble with one of her step-grand children.

This was Robert Welles, a favorite of grandfather, Governor Thomas Welles when the governor was alive. Robert had arrived at the Governor's home, there to be taken care of and educated.

But now his grandfather was dead and Robert and his step-grandmother disagreed. Maybee she did not think him old enough to be married at age 24. Never-the-less it was 1676 when Elizabeth brought Robert Welles to court, because he "...hath dammyfield her Barne by Parting with the other part of the Barne that did adjoin to it."

Exactly what he did to her barn is not clear. The court's decision was clear. He was ordered to repair the barn and also to pay his step-grandmother rent for it. Elizabeth made sure the barn incedent was not here last word.

Two years later, in 1678, she made sure all of the Welles were taken care of when she made her will. She left them nothing. She stated someone outside the family would be executor of her will. Everything she had she left to her own family. That is the family she and Nathaniel has raised and nurtured. The Welles family got nothing.

Elizabeth died in 1683, at the age of 88. The estate was devided among the Footes. One of the documents in the Probates Court was that of the final disposition, that during that same year Robert Welles won a lawsuit against his step-grandmother's will that he would have to be paid by those who had been named in the will. (Source - Article in Footeprints - Spring 1999 Issue - The Foote Family Association)

Walter G/. Ashworth • Great Grand Son

Not sure if this is the correct last name

Born in Oct 1595 in Shalford, Essex, England. Elizabeth died between 16 Aug 1682 adn 3 Sep 1683 in Wethersfield, CT.4

That Elizabeth “was a woman of character and a good wife, is evidenced by the fact that her first husband (Foote) dying intestate, she was by the Particular Court to whom the inventory of hsi estate was presented, ‘admitted to administer the estate;’ and by the will of her second husband (Welles) ‘she was to enjoy and improve’ his whole estate, so long as she remained a widow, ... ‘that she may keep the better hospitality.’”167

Nathaniel was admitted freeman 3 Sep 1634, a proprietor of Watertown in 1642. Previous to this date, he went to Wethersfield, CT, where he was deputy 1641, and juror 1743-1644.11

   “This most reputable Conn. family, commenced its American history in Weth., yet, owing to an apparently inconquerable migratory tendency in its earlier representatives, the name had entirely disappeared form the town by the end of the third generation. Through its various early intermarriages with other Weth. families, however, the history of these early generations possess Colchester, Conn., and Hadley, Hatfield, Deerfield and other old towns in Western Mass. The family has also been fortunate in having had its history wirtten by a competent had, half a century ago. [The Foote Family, by Nathaniel Goodiwn, 1849.]

“A conspicuous feature in the history of the first generations of the Foote family, is the deaths, sufferings and captivities of its members, and of those connected with them by marriage, at the hands of the Indians.
“It is by no means certain that Mr. Foote, as some have asserted, was the first settler at Weth., but it is probably true that he was one of the first ten men, known as ‘adventurers,’ who absolutely first settled here; and that he was the largest holder of so-called ‘Adventurer’s lands.’ In the original lay-out of the town, 1640, he received a home-lot of ten acres, at South End of Broad St., East side, and gradually became the owner of other pieces of ld., partly in the Great Meadow, east of his home-lot, amounting in all to over 400 acres. ... In 1641-2-4, he represented the town in the General Court, an evidence of the respect and confidence in which he seems to have been held by his fellow-townsmen. In May 1637, when the little army under Capt. John Mason was being provisioned for the memorable Pequot campaign, it was ‘ordered yt that there shalbe 1 hogg prvided att Wythersfeild for the design in hand, weh. [i.e. the hogg, not the expedition] is conceived to be Nathaniell Footes’—a compliment, certainly form the Col. authorities, to Mr. Foote’s ability in raising good pork!”167
When Nathaniel was 15 he was an apprentice to Samuel Croyle, grocer of Colchester. He arrived at Watertown, MA, in 1630, a freeman there in 1634. He removed to Wethersfield, CT, in 1636.
Nathanield brought from England his wife Elizabeth and children Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, Frances, and Sarah; had REbecca, born probably at Watertown. Freeman 3 Sep 1634, then removed to Wethersfield 1636, where he was rep. 1641-44.2

Check these references in TAG for Nathaniel’s ancestry: 53:193-206, 54:99-101, 55:193-206, and 58:165-167.

Will: A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.

   1635 to 1650.

4031 i. Elizabeth Foote (16 Jan 1617-8 Sep 1700)

4032 ii. Nathaniel Foote (ca 1619-1655)

4033 iii. Mary Foote (ca 1622-)

4034 iv. Lieut. Robert Foote (8 Dec 1627-1681)

4035 v. Frances Foote (ca 1629-ca 1681)

4036 vi. Sarah Foote (ca 1632-1673)

4037 vii. Rebecca Foote (ca 1634-6 Apr 1701)

1109. John Deming. Born in 1615 in Shalford, Essex, England. John died in 1694 in Weathersfield, CT.

Children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Foote:

Elizabeth Foote (our line) b 1616 d 1700 m Josiah Churchill

Nathaniel Foote b 1618 d 1655 m Elizabeth Smith

Mary Foote b 1623 d 1687 m John Stoddard

Robert Foote b 1627 d 1681 m Sarah Potter

Frances Foote b 1629 d 1673 m John Ickinson

Sara Foote b 1632 d 1672

Rebecca Foote b 1634 d 1701 m Phillip Smith

Her husband Nathaniel died at age 61.

Elizabeth was so respected that she was allowed to be executor of his estate. Elizabeth was left a wealthy widow, but did not remain in that status for long. In 1646 she married Thomas Wells who was a widower with several children from his first marriage. Thomas Wells served as Governor of Connecticut Colony for two terms, 1655-1658. When he was not serving as governor he was a Deputy Governor. He died during his last years of being deputy governor, 14 January 1659/1660.

Elizabeth was again a widow, having two families instead of one. She was in control of a large estate from both husbands.

This was Robert Welles, a favorite of grandfather, Governor Thomas Welles when the governor was alive. Robert had arrived at the Governor's home, there to be taken care of and educated.

Second Marriage

Gov Thomas Welles - In 1646 Thomas married Elizabeth Foote, widow of Nathaniel Foote who died in Wethersfield in 1643, and sister of Joseph Deming of Wethersfield. She was unwilling to leave the homestead of many acres she was managing after her husband's death.

As a result, one of the highest officers in the colony left his home in the center of Hartford and moved to Wethersfield with his younger children, Samuel and Sarah who were raised with her younger children Frances, Sarah, and Rebecca.

Thomas wrote his will on 7 Nov 1659. He seemed to be in good health on the evening of 14 Jan 1659/60, being well after supper, but dead by midnight. His will left his wife the use of half his housing and orchard, with her own land to be returned to her. His own land and house went to his grandson Robert, the only child of his oldest son to live in Wethersfield.

He left land to sons Samuel and Thomas, and to Thomas son of the deceased son John, 20 pounds to Thomas, Samuel, Mary's children, Anne, Sarah, and 10 pounds to Mary Robbins' children. Elizabeth lived another 22 years, leaving her estate to her children and grandchildren by Nathaniel Foote.

Source http://www.langeonline.com/ and the article "The Descendents of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut, of Connecticut 1590-1658, By Donna Holt Siemiatkoski, Gateway Press, Inc, Baltimore, Maryland 1990 pp 11-13

She was born in England and married Nathaniel Foote there, and with whom she had seven children. She came to New England and was one of the early setlers of Wethersfield, CT. After her husband's death in 1644 she married about 1646 Thomas Welles, Magistrate, and later governor of the colony.

It is frequently reported that Elizabeth was the sister of John Deming of Wethersfield, CT. Certainly there was a close connection between them, for John Deming served as one of the overseers of the will of Gov. Thomas Welles, and Elizabeth's own will mentions "beloved Brother, Mr. John Deming, senr." Discussions of Elizabeth's identity, however, seem to leave open the possibility that John Deming was her brother-in-law rather than her sibling.
The Court Record, Page 153 (Vol. III) shows: "Mrs. Welles petitioning this Court for some relief respecting what was allowed her by her husband, This Court order that Mr. Robert Welles doe set her part of her house in repayre according to the order of the General Court, & that what he hath damnyfyed her Barne by parting with the other part of the Barn that did adjoyn to it, he shall repayre, & make up the annuity of Twelve pounds Pr annum that By the will the sayd Mr. Welles is to pay his grand mother. He shall pay to her in wheat, pease & Indian Corn by equall proportion at prise Current. And the orchard Mr. Welles had Layd out to her by Mr. Wadsworth & Mr. Demmon as her part of the orchard, she is to possesse it according to his will, & is not to be molested in it by Mr. Robert Welles; & in case of blasting of wheat, then to pay some in porck." The will of Elizabeth Welles of Wethersfield is dated 27 March 1678, codicil 16 August 1682, proved November 1682. Inventory was taken 3 September 1683 by Samuel Talcott, James Treat and Samuel Butler, and amounted to L328-12-06. The abstract reads: "My Estate I dispose of as followeth : I will that all those debts I ow in right or conscience to any man or men be well & Truly contented & payd out of my Estate in the first place. My fourteen acres of Land in the great meadow & Thirty acres in the West field I give unto my son Robert foote & to his heirs forever, prohibiting him the sale of the same, he paying for these Lands forty five pounds, to be payd : to the Children of my Daughter Sarah Judson Deceased, Nine pounds; & to my foure daughters, viz, my daughter Churchill, my daughter Goodrich, my Daughter Barnard, & my Daughter Smith, to each of them Nine pounds a piece. I give unto my son Nathaniel Foote, eldest son, & his Brother, Eleven pounds; & to their children: To Daniel forty shillings, & To Elizabeth fower pownds, which Legacies, both the eleven pwnd, forty shillings, & fower pounds shall be payd out of The money Nathaniel Graves owes Me By Bill. I give & bequeath unto my Grand son John Studder halfe my Great Lott which Lyes at the further Bownds of the Towne, & the other halfe of the sayd Lott I give unto my grand sons Joseph & Benjamin Churchill & their heirs forever. The remainder of my Estate (when a Legacie is pd. to my overseers out of it) shall be divided into five parts; one part I give to my daughter Judson's Children, to be to them & their heirs forever; & to my daughter Churchill & her children one fifth part, & to my daughter Goodrich & the children one-fifth part, & to my daughter Barnard and her children one0fifth part, & to my daughter Smith & her Children one fifth part. It is my will that what I give my fouer daughters shall be wholly at their dispose, to dispose among their children as they see good. I do nominate & appoynt my well beloved Captain John Allin to be Executor; & my beloved Brother Mr. John Deming sen. & my Grand sonn Henry Buck to be the desired overseers of this my will; & as a token of my respect to them I give them thirty shillings a piece out of my Estate; & for the confirmation of the premises I have hereunto set my hand this 28 day of March, 1678. Memorandum : It is my will that the nine pownds apiece I give my foure daughters' heirs, & the fifth part of my Estate I give them, shall be divided among the children of each of them, the one halfe of it imediately after my decease. Elizabeth X Wells This signed & declared by Mrs. Elizabeth Welles in presence of us: Joseph Rowlandson, John Deming Memorandum: I give to my grand son Nathll ffoott, the Eldest son of my sonn Nathll, the one halfe of my fourteen acres of meadow, & one halfe of my thirty acres of upland lying in the West field, wth liberty of takeing the first choice, he paying one halfe of the Legacys wch were to be paid my sonn Robt had he lived to possess ye sd. Land. My will is that that part of ye eleven pounds wch I formerly willed to sd. Nathaniel, grand son, & his Brother, wch belonged to him by will, shall be equally distributed between my four daughters above mentioned. And for the confirmation of the prmisis I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of August, 1682. Memorandum: All rents of Land due to me I will to be divided equally amongst my fower forementioned daughters and their heirs. Elizabeth X Wells. Witnessed by us: Samuel Talcott, John Deming" Distribution was made to Samll Foote, Elizabeth ffoote, Lift. Smith, ffrancis Barnard, Josiah Churchill, Lift. Tracy and Danll ffoott.

Eli zabeth Deming Foote

Elizabeth Deming was born in England in the last part of the 16th Century. About 1615 she married Nathaniel Foote who had a crocery business in Colchester, England. After the birth of their six children, Nathaniel decided to sell his grocery business and emigrate to the new world. By some he is considered to be the first settler of Wethersfield. Whether this is true or not we do not know. We do know he was one of the first ten men who settled along the bank of the Connecticut River and eventually named their settlement Wethersfield (see above). They are now known as the Ten Adventurers.

Nathaniel Foote was one of those named in the charter of patentees of Wethersfield. Between 1641 and 1644, he served as a Deputy to the General Assembly, as well as a member of the colony Grand Jury. The Foote family became one of the leading families of the little Connecticut Colony. He became a magistrate, a leading land owner, eventually owning more than 500 acres of land in Wethersfield, some of the great meadow, and his home on the south end of the green, next to the present Broad Street.

Elizabeth was again a widow, having two families instead of one. She was in control of a large estate from both husbands.

Things went quite well through the intervening years since arriving on shores of the newly discovered continent, until she reached old age. In 1676 as she approached the age of 80 years, she ran into trouble with one of her step-grand children.

This was Robert Welles, a favorite of grandfather, Governor Thomas Welles when the governor was alive. Robert had arrived at the Governor's home, there to be taken care of and educated.

But now his grandfather was dead and Robert and his step-grandmother disagreed. Maybe she did not think him old enough to be married at age 24. Never-the-less it was 1676 when Elizabeth brought Robert Welles to court, because he "...hath dammyfield her Barne by Parting with the other part of the Barne that did adjoin to it."

Elizabeth died in 1683, at the age of 88. The estate was divided among the Footes. One of the documents in the Probates Court was that of the final disposition, that during that same year Robert Welles won a lawsuit against his step-grandmother's will that he would have to be paid by those who had been named in the will.

Source: Article in Footeprints - Spring 1999 Issue - The Foote Family Association Of America

Notes for ELIZABETH DEMING: That Elizabeth "was a woman of character and a good wife, is evidenced by the fact that her first husband (Foote) dying intestate, she was by the Particular Court to whom the inventory of his estate was presented, 'admitted to administer the estate;' and by the will of her second husband (Welles) 'she was to enjoy and improve' his whole estate, so long as she remained a widow, ... 'that she may keep the better hospitality.

___________ "Elizabeth Welles was a tenacious and feisty old woman. She had not only survived a perilous voyage from England but while tending to six exuberant children and a husband, she had made a new life for herself and her family in a world they knew nothing about. This world was inhabited by Indians who were not always friendly with those pale face people. The rigors of life and managing a household did not daunt her ..."

From http://www.footefamily.org/elizno1.htm

Born in Colchester, Essex, England to Jonathan & Elizabeth (Gilbert) Deming. First married Nathaniel Foote about 1615 in England. They had 7 children: Elizabeth Churchill, Nathaniel, Mary Stoddard Goodrich Tracy, Robert, Frances Dickinson Barnard, Sarah Judson, & Rebecca Smith COOKE. Married, second, about 1646 to Governor Thomas Welles of Connecticut as his second wife.

~~~ Elizabeth (Deming) Foote (Source (in part) - Article in Footeprints - Spring 1999 Issue - The Foote Family Association Of America)

Elizabeth was again a widow, having two families instead of one. She was in control of a large estate from both husbands.

This was Robert Welles, a favorite of grandfather, Governor Thomas Welles when the governor was alive. Robert had arrived at the Governor's home, there to be taken care of and educated.

But now his grandfather was dead and Robert and his step-grandmother disagreed. Maybe she did not think him old enough to be married at age 24. Never-the-less it was 1676 when Elizabeth brought Robert Welles to court, because he "...hath dammyfield her Barn by Parting with the other part of the Barn that did adjoin to it."

John Deming, the brother of Nathaniel's wife Elizabeth, was also one of the first settlers in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was one of the patentees in its charter and for many years was one of the magistrates of the Colony of Connecticut.

Was Elizabeth, the wife of Nathaniel Foote, the sister of John Deming?

In her will, Elizabeth Welles, former wife of Nathaniel Foote, names "her beloved brother John Deming Sr." as overseer of her will.[1] They are about 20 years different in age, Elizabeth being the elder.

A 1979 article, in The American Genealogist, points out that "brother" can have different meanings, in a legal sense. Mr. McCracken states these possibilities: (a) If Nathaniel Foote m: Elizabeth Deming, sister of John, as most people have supposed; (b) If Nathaniel Foote m: Elizabeth, a half sister of John Deming, by the same mother, different fathers, in which case her surname would not be Deming; (c) If John Deming married a sister of Nathaniel Foote; (d) If John Deming & Nathaniel Foote married sisters; (e) If Thomas Welles married a sister of John Deming for his first wife; (f) If John Deming married a sister of Thomas Welles; (g) If John Deming & Thomas Welles married sisters.The author argues away most of the possiblities, leaving (b) that John was a half brother to Elizabeth and (c) that the first wife of John Deming was one of the two sisters of Nathaniel Foote.[2]

 Name

Name: Elizabeth Welles[3][4]

Name: Elizabeth Deming Given Name: Elizabeth

Surname: Deming

 Birth

Elizabeth Deming was born about 1595 in England. The date is based on her marriage to Nathaniel about 1615. She was perhaps born in the vicinity of Colchester, Essex, England, which was perhaps the home place of Nathaniel Foote.

Birth: about 1600, Colchester, England[3][4]

 First Marriage

To Nathaniel Foote, Jan 1615/1616 in Colchester England[5] or about 1615.[6][7]

Marriage: 1616, England[3]

 Second Marriage

About 1646, she married Thomas Welles, who would later become the Governor of Connecticut Colony.[6][7][8]

 Marriage

Marriage: JAN 1615, Shalford, Essex, England

Marriage: ABT 1615, England[9]

Child: Frances Foote

Wife: Elizabeth Deming

Husband: Thomas Welles

Marriage: ABT 1646

Husband: Jonathan Deming

Wife: Elizabeth Gilbert

Marriage: 1600, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Child: Elizabeth Deming

 Death

Death: 28 JUL 1683[6][7] in Wethersfield, Connecticut. [8] [3][4]

Her death is not registered in Wethersfield in the Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records. She is probably buried in the Wethersfield Cemetery but there is no stone or record.

 Burial

Burial: 1683, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA[3]

Elizabeth Deming Welles Memorial

Birth: Oct. 4, 1595 Colchester Colchester Borough Essex, England Death: Jul. 28, 1683 Wethersfield Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Family links:

Spouses:

 Nathaniel Foote (1593 - 1644)

 Thomas Welles (1584 - 1659)

Children:

 Elizabeth Foote Churchill (1616 - 1700)*

 Nathaniel Foote (1619 - 1655)*

 Mary Foote Tracy (1623 - 1685)*

 Robert Foote (1627 - 1681)*

 Joanna Foote Kellogg (1628 - 1666)*

 Sarah Foote Judson (1632 - 1673)*

 Rebecca Foote Cook (1634 - 1701)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Ryan D. Curtis Record added: Aug 07, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 28849487

Elizabeth Deming wife of Nathaniel Foote the Settler Birth: ABT 1595, in Colchester,Essex,England Death: 28 JUL 1683 Bural: Wethersfield,Connecticut Children: Seven Children Genration: First Generation In America Father: John Demming Mother: Honor Treat

First Marriage

 Nathaniel Foote In January of the year 1616 in Colchester, Essex, England.

Second Marrage:

  GOV Thomas Wells In 1646, Wetherfield, Hartford,Connecticut

Elizabeths Will:

  Will Elizabeth Deming

The Deming Family Very little is known of the Deming family before they left England. Since the first Puritans left England to secure a better place to practice their religion. It might be assumed that the Demings left England for similar reasons.

That they held strong religious convictions is evident in the records they left in Connecticut. Elizabeth was born in England in the last part of the 16th century. In January of the year 1616, a short time after he finished his apprenticeship training, she married Nathaniel Foote in Colchester, Essex, England.

After the birth of their sixth child Nathaniel decided to sell his grocer business in Colchester and immigrate to the New World. According to the "Wethersfield Historical Society," Nathaniel Foote is considered to be one of the first settler of Wethersfield.

We do know he was one of ten men who settled along the bank of the Connecticut River and named their settlement, Wethersfield. They are know as the "Ten Adventurers"

Elizabeth was the sister of John Deeming, who was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield Conn. in the year of 1630. John Deeming was for many years one of the magistrates of the " Colony of the Connecticut " and one of the patentees named in it's charter.

Since Elizabeth Deming married Nathaniel Foote who spent his early life in Shalford, Colchester, England, it can be assumed that

(1.) John and Elizabeth lived in the same area of England.

(2) Elizabeth and Nathaniel were known to have been in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay and residing in Watertown when it is recorded Nathaniel took the oath of a freeman.

Children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Foote No. Ancestor's Name Parent Birth Death Wife (22) Elizabeth Foote (10) 1616 1700 Josiah Churchill (23) Nathaniel Foote (10) 1618 1655 Elizabeth Smith (24) Mary Foote (10) 1623 1687 John Stoddard (25) Robert Foote (10) 1627 1681 Sarah Potter (26) Frances Foote (10) 1629 1673 John Dickinson (27) Sara Foote (10) 1632 1672 Jeremiah Judson (28) Rebecca Foote (10) 1634 1701 Lt Phillip Smith

Elizabeth's Second Marriage The family was saddened by Nathaniel's death at age 52. Elizabeth was so respected that she was allowed to be executor of his estate. Elizabeth was left a wealthy widow, but did not remain in that status for long. In

Gov Thomas Wells - In 1646 Thomas married Elizabeth Foote, widow of Nathaniel Foote who died in Wethersfield in 1643, and sister of Joseph Deming of Wethersfield. She was unwilling to leave the homestead of many acres she was managing after her husband's death.

1646 she married Thomas Wells who was a widower with several children from his first marriage. Thomas Wells served as Governor of Connecticut Colony for two terms, 1655-1658. When he was not serving as governor he was a Deputy Governor. He died during his last years of being deputy governor, 14 January 1659/1660.

Elizabeth was again a widow, having two families instead of one. She was in control of a large estate from both husbands.

This was Robert Welles, a favorite of grandfather, Governor Thomas Welles when the governor was alive. Robert had arrived at the Governor's home, there to be taken care of and educated.

Sources http://www.langeonline.com/

Tthe article "The Descendents of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut, of Connecticut 1590-1658, By Donna Holt Siemiatkoski, Gateway Press, Inc, Baltimore, Maryland 1990 pp 11-13

Article in Footeprints - Spring 1999 Issue - The Foote Family Association)

Additional information LifeSketch: Nathaniel Foote, the emigrant ancestor, born in England in 1593, came to New England with his wife Elizabeth born about 1595. Nathaniel died in Nov 1644. He married Elizabeth Deming born about 1595, and died 28 Jul 1683. ( She was the sister of Mr. John Deming, also one of Weth's first settlers...and one of the patentees named in its Charter) whom he had married about 1514, in England. They had seven children, all, with, perhaps, the exception of the youngest, born in England.

Mr Foote... was one of the first ten men, known as "adventurers, " who absolutely first settled here... His wife was Elizabeth Deming, whom he married in England about 1615. He died in 1644, age about 51 years; his widow then married about 1646, Mr. Thomas Welles, Magistrate, afterwards Governor of the Colony, whom also she survived, dying 28 July 1683, age about 88 years.

A conspicuous feature in the history of the first generations of the Foote family, is the deaths, sufferings and captivities of its members and of those connected with them by marriage, at the hands of the Indians.

Their children were: Nathaniel born about 1620, married Elizabeth Smith, who married second William Gull Robert born about 1627 married Sarah, she married second Aaron Blachley Elizabeth born about 1616 married Josiah Churchill Mary born about 1623 married first John Stoddard, second John Goodrich, third Lt. Thomas Tracy Frances born about 1629 married first John Dickenson, second Francis Barnard Sarah born about 1632 married Jeremiah Judson, he married second wid. Cath. Fairchild Rebecca born about 1634 married first Lt. Phillip Smith, second Aaron Cooke ("The history of ancient Wethersfield")

http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_0.htm#24

DEMING, Elizabeth b. 1595 England d. 28 JUL 1683 Wethersfield, Hartford, CT. Family:

   Marriage: 1615 Colchester, Essex, England

   Spouse: FOOTE, Nathaniel

   b. 1593 Of, Shalford, Essex, England

   d. BEF 20 NOV 1644 Wethersfield, Hartford, CT.

   Children:

FOOTE, Elizabeth

       FOOTE, Nathaniel

       FOOTE, Mary

       FOOTE, Robert

       FOOTE, Joanna

       FOOTE, Frances

       FOOTE, Sarah

       Foote, Rebecca

Family:

   Marriage: ABT 1646 Hartford, CT.

   Spouse:WELLS, Thomas [GOVERNOR}

From footefamilycompr011907foot.pdf:
FOOTE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL FOOTE OF
WETHERSFIELD, CT.
1. NATHANIEL FOOTE. The first settler. He was b. abt. 1593; m. in Eng-
land abt. 1615, Elizabeth Deming, sister of John Deming, who was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield. She was b. abt, 1595. He d. abt. 1644. She m. abt.
1646, Thomas Welles. He was magistrate, afterwards Governor of the Colony.
He d. . She d. July 28, 1683.
I. NATHANIEL FOOTE, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Ct., belongs,
not to that class of men who fill a large place in the world 's history, because called by
some great emergency into positions of power and influence,—but to that more meri-
torious class of pious and excellent persons, who, born to the great inheritance of
labor, walk meekly along the paths of common life, perform every duty, public or
private, love and help their fellow men, and act always as if in their Great Task
Master's eye. It is to such men that society owes at once its peace, stability and
progress, and yet history takes no note of such, and hence
'
' The world knows nothing of its greatest men. '
'
His business in life was that of agriculture,—necessarily the leading pursuit
of New England in its early history, when the forests were to be elled, the soil broken up, the seeds of all the grains, and plants and fruits which constitute the food
of men and beasts to be sown, and its great staples of commercial exchange supplied.
And in every period of society the agriculture population has proved of the highest
importance to the wealth, dignity and strength of a State. It is from this class of
the population that the city and the village, that commerce and the arts, are ever drawing the bone and muscle of their laborers, and much of the energy of their
directing force. In no other of the leading pursuits in society are there the same
facilities for cultivating bodily energy, and the force and vigor of mind conse- quent upon a vigorous constitution. The pure air, the rough exposure, the health-
ful toil, the constant call for thought and reflection, the walking with God in the
open field, the study of his laws as unfolded in the circuit of the seasons, and in
the growth of the seed and ripening of the harvest, the better domestic training
under which children can be reared in the country,—all these things are favorable
for converting the agricultural population into an element of conservation, much
needed to give stability to the ever restless desire of change which animates a young community, and to uphold society in moments of danger and trial. It is the boast of Connecticut, and of Wethersfield in particular, to have had from the
beginning a large population of intelligent, industrious and pious farmers in her
population, and that the ranks of her merchants, her mechanics, her seamen and
her professional men have been replenished by contributions drawn from this source. To this she undoubtedly owed her reputation for steady habits, and the
domestic peace which has reigned so continuously in her borders. To this class of
her population Mr. Foote belonged;—he was an intelligent, pious and industrious
farmer, and, like all of that class of farmers, he was from time to time summoned
to the discharge of public trusts by his neighbors and townsmen.
From all that we can learn Mr. Foote came from Shalford, in Colchester, Eng.,
and settled in Watertown, Mass. The first mention I find made of his name is in the Kecords of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, in 1633, when he took the oath
of freeman. In the "Eecords of the Grants and Possession of the Lands in
Watertown," (in which town Mr. Foote first located himself) the following entry
is made:
"1. An homstall of sixteen acres by estimation, bounded ye north and north-
west wth ye highway, the south and southwest wth Jeremiah Norcross, granted
to him.
"2. Two acres of marsh by estimation, bounded ye south wth ye River, the
north wth Henry Curtis, the east wth John Firmin, and the west wth John Smith,
granted to him."
Whether Mr. Foote was among the pioneers from Watertown, who made the
first lodgment in, or before, 1635, on the banks of the Connecticut at Pyquag, is not known, but his name is found in its first Eecords, and among those to whom
the first distribution of land was made; and he, therefore, must have shared all the
dangers and privations of that long and toilsome journey through the wilderness
in 1636, and have encountered all the horrors and trials of the first winter in
their new home. And how difficult it is for us, in our comfortable dwellings, or traversing with every means and appliance of comfort, the distance between
Wethersfield and Boston, in half as many hours as they consumed days, to realize
the sufferings of that journey and of that first winter here! We never can be
too thankful that courage and strength was meted out to them in proportion
to their trials. For them, the trail of the Indian, too narrow for teams or herds,—for them, the unbridged stream and morass,—for them, the steep hill,—for
them, the dangers from wild beasts, or from savage men, were not enough to cause them to turn back. It was not 'till winter had come down from the north
to lock up the streams, 'till the fire in their temporary lodgments could not keep
out the biting cold, 'till famine stared them in the face, that they turned again
for food and shelter to the coast; and when spring returned, they were again on
their way, with their thinned ranks recruited, to commence anew the work of
settlement.
In a few years we find them, with their brethren in Hartford and Windsor,
laying the foundations of a Commonwealth in which they aim "to maintain and
preserve the liberty and purity of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus," and "to be
governed and guided by such laws, rules, orders and decrees as shall be made,
ordained and declared" by the General Court, to be appointed by the freemen
of the Commonwealth. To found a State under any circumstances has ever been
counted among the great works of great men, but to found a State, in which
the equal rights of all men are so well recognized and guarded, in the wilderness,
amid the trials of frost and famine, and with daily, hourly, constant apprehension
of assault and butchery from the savage, is no common event in the world's
history, and should be ever remembered by those who have enjoyed its protection.
In the original distribution of the lands of the town, as recorded in 1640, Mr,
Foote had assigned him a house lot of ten acres on the east side of Broad street, near the south end of the street. A part of this lot is now owned and occupied
by Mr. Josiah Adams. Mr. Foote became the owner of several other tracts of
land, laying partly in the Great Meadow east of his house lot, and containing in
the whole, upwards of four hundred acres. The cultivation of his land constituted
his main business, although he was called by his neighbors to participate in the
public trusts of the town, and in 1644 was appointed a delegate to the General
Court.
Mr. Foote married in England, about the year 1615, to Elizabeth Deming,
sister of Mr. John Deming, who was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, and
for many years one of the magistrates of the Colony of Connecticut, and one of the patentees named in its charter. His children were all boru in England, except
perhaps the youngest. Mr. Foote died in 1644, aged about 51 years, and was
buried in the ancient burying ground in the rear of the Meeting House, where are gathered together the ashes of nine generations. He left behind him, surviving, a widow, two sons and five daughters. He left no will. At a Particular Court
held at Hartford, November 20, 1644, the following 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.
An inventory of the goods and lands of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield,
deceased, being truly taken and indifferently prised by Eichard Tratte,
Samuel Smith and Nath: Dickinson.
Imprs his purse and apparrell 7 . 16 . 00
It in neat cattell and in hay 93.00.00
It in horsse fleshe 34 . 00 . 00
It in hoggs 66.00.00
It in debts 29.00.00
It in Englishe corne 70.00.00
It in goats 3.15.00
It in carts, ploughs and the furniturr belonging theretoo 6.00.00
It in nayles 1.10.00
Ite in Indian corn 8 . 00 . 00
It in old wheat and pease 6 . 06 . 00
It for certen things in the chamber 2 . 00 . 00
It ffor amunition 5.00.00
Ite for fewer beds wth the furniture 13 . 06 . 08
le in fyne Lynnen 5 . 10 . 00
Ite 2 table boards, 2 chests, Trunke wth other Implets 5.00.00
It pewter and brasse and other useful vessell 12.00.00
It in husbandry tools 3 . 00 . 00
It in beife butter and cheese and other necessary pvision for the howse 8.14.00
Ite in poultry 1 . 00. 00
380.17.00
THE LAND.
Ten acres of home lots wth one dwelling house and 2 barnes wth other build-
ing thereuppon.
4 acres of home lotts. 6 acres of meadow wth an acre of swampe.
SO acres of plaine fenced in being 14 ac broke up.
7 acres of the plaine meadow plowed up.
20 acres in the great meadow of hay ground.
4 acres in the bever meadow.
27 acres of swampe ground.
81 acres of upland in the weste field. 32 rod broad beyond the Kiver being three myles in length.
RICHAED TREAT.
SAMUEL SMITH.
NATHANIEL DICKENSON.
A debt formerly forgotten wch the said Deceased Nath: Foote did owe. 1.10.00
Dated November the 20th, 1644. Land devided to theWydowe ffoote. 4 ac home lott when her howse is 20 . 00 . 00
The howseing 50.00.00
2 ae unsubdued 4.00.00
7 ac plaine brok 28.00.00
314 plaine med : 20 . 00 . 00
14 ac meadow 70.00.00
3 ac plaine not broake up 5 . 00 . 00
30 ac upland in Westfield 15 . 00 . 00
212.00.00
Land devided to the eldest sonne. 3 ac homelott next her 15 . 00 . 00
2 ae unsubdued 4 . 00 . 00
7 ac plaine broke up 28 . 00 . 00
3% of meadow 20.00.00
3 ac in great med: 24.00.00
4 ac in beaver med: 4.00.00
27 ac swampe 1 . 10. 00
3 ac not broke up 5.00.00
30 ae upland west field 15.00.00
Halfe the east side 10.00.00
126.10.00
Land for the youngest sonne.
3 ae homelott 15.00.00
6 ac mea: in the swamp 30 . 00. 00
21 ae west field 10.00.00
halfe on the east sd 10. 00 . 00
65.00.00
The age of the 5 children Dwelling wth their mother.
Nath: ffoote 24 years
Eob ffoote about 17 years
Frances about 15 years
Sarah about 12 years
Eebecka about 10 years
The wyddowe of the said Nath: ffoote 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 pticular landes
above mentioned for him at 651. wch is to be made uppe 741. and the daughters dis- posed in niarriedge are to have 301. a peece wch they have receevede made uppe
741. and the other children are to have 741. a peece privded it is lefte at the dispose
of their mother to detracte from any of them if shee see just cause 51. of the
portion here sett downe, and to adde yt to such of the other as best desearve yt.
"At a Particular court holden December 12, 1644. Present,—Edward Hop-
kins, Esq., Governor; John Haynes, Esq., Deputy Governor, and the several Magis-
trates.
"Mr, Heynes and Mr. Willis are desired to consider of the estate of Nath:
flfoote, deceased, and to take in what help they please from any of the neighbors
to advise how yt may be Disposed of, and to report there apprehensions to the
. next Court."
This last vote is of many evidences which might be quoted from the Eecords
to show the confidence reposed in the leading men of the Colony, and how natur-
ally the people turn to such men for help when public business is to be done, or private affairs even are to be regulated.
Mrs. Foote, the widow of Nathaniel Foote, was married about the year 1646,
to "Mr. Thomas Welles, Magistrate," afterwards Governor of the Colony, whom
she likewise survived.
Governor Welles died Jan. 14, 1659-60, leaving a will. When in life, he gave
a good estate to each of his children, except his son John, who settled in Stratford,
Ct. Mr. John Welles died before his father, and in his will gave him his son Eobert, then a child, to whom Governor Welles, in his will, which is dated Novem-
ber 7, 1659, gave the bulk of the large estate of which he died seized. Mrs. Welles died July 28, 1683, aged about 88 years. She left a will which was exhibited to and approved by the "Particular Court," August, 1683. The
following is a copy of that Instrument:
"I, Elizabeth Welles, of Wethersfield, in the county of Hartford, in the
colony of Connecticut, Widdow, Being stricken in yeares & in expectation of my
Solemn Change but of Good and perfect memorie blessed by allmighty God for
the setleing of the Temporall estate God hath lent me, & that peace may be con- tinued amongst my relations when I am gathered to my Fathers, doe make, con-
stitute & ordain & declare this to be my last will & Testament in Manor & form
following, revoking & adnulling by these presents all former & other will or
wills, Testament or Testaments by me heretofore made and declared by word or writeing & this to be taken onely for my last will & Testament & none other, &
first I committ my soule to allmighty God my Saviour & redeemer in whome & by
the merits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe to be saved & to have forgiven of
my sins, & that my Soule with my body at the Generall day or resurection Shal
be reunited againe, & through the meritts of Christ's death and passion possesse
& Inheritt the kingdom of heaven prepared for the Elect, & my body to comely
and Christian Buriall as my overseers shall see meet, & my estate I disspose as
followeth. I will that all those debts I ow in right or consciens to any man or men be well and Truly contended & payd out of my estate in the first place. My
fourteen acres of land in the great meadow & Thirty acres in the west field I give unto my son Eobert foote and to his heirs forever prohibiting him the sale of the same, he paying for these lands forty five pounds to be payed to the children
of my Daughter Sarah Judson deceased nine pounds, & to my foure daughters,
viz. my daughter Churchall, my daughter Goodrich, my Daughter Barnard & my
daughter Smith, to each of them Nine pownds a piece, I give unto my son Nathaniel
foots Eldest son and his Brother eleven pownds, & to their children. To Daniel
forty shillings, & to Elizabeth fewer pownds which legacies, bothe the eleven
pownd forty shillings & fower pownds shall be payed out of The money Nathaniel
Graves owes me By Bill, I give and bequeth unto my Grand Son John Studder
halfe my Great lott which lyes at the farther Bownds of the Towne & the other
halfe of the sayd lott I give unto my Grandsons Joseph & Benjamin Churchall &
theire heirs forever. The remaynder of my estate (when a legacy is pd to my
overseers out of it) shall be divided into five parts one part I give to my daughterJudsons children to be to them and their heirs for ever, & to my daughter Churchall
& her children one fifth part, & to my Daughter Goodrich & her children one fift part, and to my Daughter Barnard & her children one fift part, and to my
Daughter Smith & her children one fift part, it is my will that what I give my
four<3 daughters shall be wholly at their disspose, to disspose among their children as they see Good, I do nominate & appoynt my welbeloved Captaine John Allin
to be my Executor, & my beloved Brother, Mr. John Deming, senr, & my Grand
Sonn Henry Beck to be the desired overseers of this my will, and as a token of my
respect to them I give them Thirty Shillings a piece out of my estate, & for the
confirmation of the premises I have hereunto Set my hand this 28 day of March,
1678. memorandum it is my will that the Nine pounds a peice I give my foure
daughters & the fift part of my estate I give them shall be divided among the
children of each of them the one halfe of it imediatly after my deccasse.
Elizabeth Welles
E. W. L. S. her mark
This signed and declared to be the last will and Testament of Mrs. Elizabeth
Welles In presence of us: Joseph Eowlandson.
John Deminge.
Memorandum: I give unto my grandson Nath: ffoott: the eldest son of my
sonn Nathll; the one half of my fourteen acres of Medow & one half of my thirty acres of upland lying in the West field; wth liberty of takeing the first choice, he
paying one half of the Legacyes wch were to be pd by my sonn Kobt had he lived
to possess ye sd land.
my will is that that part of ye eleven pownds (wch I formerly will'd to my
sd grandson Nathll & his Brothr,) wch belonged to him by will, shall be equally
distributed between my foure daughters above mentioned, and for the memorandum
all rents of Land due to me, I will to be divided equally amongst my foure fore- mentioned daughters & their heirs;
Elizabeth Welles
her mark
Witnessed by us Samll Tallcott
John Deminge
The following entry appears on the back of the will: The distribute of 17 lb: To Samll: Foott = 05 = 10 = 00
To Elizabeth ffoot z= 04 = 00 = 00
To Lift : Smith =01 = 07 = 06
To ffrancis Barnard =01 = 07 = 06
To Josiah Churchall =01 = 07 = 06
To Lift. Tracey =01 =07 = 06
To Danll: ffoot =02 = 00 = 00
17 = 00 = 00
The original will of Mrs. Foote, alias Welles, from which I copy, is in the
handwriting of Eev. Joseph Eowlandson, minister of Wethersfield; the codicil, or "Memorandum," in that of Samuel Tallcott, of Wethersfield, son of John Talcott,one of the first settlers of Hartford.
ELIZABETH, b. abt. 1616; m. 1638, Josiah Churchill, of Wethers-
field, Ct. He d. abt. Jan. 1, 1686. She d. Sept, 8, 1700. Ch.:
(1) Mary Churchill, b. Mar. 24, 1630; m. Samuel Church, of
Hadley, Mass. (2) Elizabeth, b. May 15, 1642; m. Oct. 31, 1660,
Henry Buck, of Wethersfield, Ct. He was b. abt 1626; d. July
7, 1712. She d. . Ch.: 8. Henry, the youngest, settled
in Cohanzy, N. J. The late Henry Sheppard, of Springfield,
Mo., and ch.: (1) Mary, who. m. Oliver H. Picher, (2) Lieu-
tenant Comdr. Francis Henry Sheppard, and (3) Miss Margaret
Sheppard, are descendants of Elizabeth through Henry
Buck 2nd. (3) Hannah, b. Nov. 1, 1644; d. before Nov.
11, 1683, (4) Ann, b. 1647; m. Eice. (5) Joseph, b. Dec.
2, 1649; m. May 13, 1764, Mary . He d. Apr. 1, 1699. Ch.: 9. (6) Benjamin, b. May 16, 1652; m. 1677, Mary . She was b. abt. 1652; d. Oct. 30, 1712. Ch.: 3. (7) Sarah, b. Nov. 11, 1657; m. June 11, 1673, Thomas Wickam, of Wethers-
field, Ct. He was b. New Haven, Ct., Oct. 15, 1C51; d. Apr. 30,
1730. He was buried in the Wethersfield burying ground. She
d. . Ch.: 6.
3. ii. NATHANIEL, b. abt. 1620; m. Elizabeth Smith.
4. iii. MAEY, b. abt. 1623; m. 1st, 1642, John Stoddard, of Wethersfield,
Ct. He d. Dec, 1664; m. 2nd, 1674, John Goodrich, of Wethers-
field. He d. Apr., 1680; m. 3rd, Lieut. Thomas Tracy, of Nor-
wich, Ct. He d. Nov. 7, 1685. She d. . Ch.: (1) Mary
Stoddard, b. May 12, 1643; m. Dec. 10, 1663, Joseph, son of
Thomas Wright, of Wethersfield. She d. Aug. 23, 1683. He m.
2nd, Mercy Stoddard, his wife's sister. He d. Jan. 1715. Ch.
by 1st wife, F., one of whom, Joseph, b. Feb. 14, 1669, d. Sept. 2, 1756; res., Colchester, Ct. (2) John, b. Apr. 12, 1646; m. May
26, 1647, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Curtis, of Wethersfield.
He d. Dec. 4, 1703, ae. 57. Ch. : 8. (3) Caleb, b. Sept. 12,
1648; d. in childhood. (4) Joshua, b. Sept. 12, 1648; m. Aug.
15, 1684, Berthia, dau. of Kichard Smith, of Wethersfield. He
d. abt. 1725, p. s. (5) Mercy, b. Nov. 1652; m. Mar. 10, 1685,
Joseph Wright, of Wethersfield. Ch.: 2. (7) Elizabeth, b. July, 1656; m. Wright. (8) Nathaniel, b. Mar. 1661; m. 1st, Mary. She d. Jan. 17, 1693; m. 2nd, Dec. 7, 1693, Eunice,
dau. of Thomas Standish, of Wethersfield. He d. Feb. 9, 1714. She d. Aug. 5, 1716, ae. 52. Ch.: 1 by 1st wife, 3 by 2nd.
5. iv. ROBERT, b. abt. 1627; m. 1659, Sarah, dau. of William Potter,
of New Haven, Ct. (New Haven Land Records.)
6. V. FRANCES, b. 1629; m. 1st, 1648, John Dickinson, of Hadley,
Mass. He d. 1676; m. 2nd, 1677, Frances Barnard, of Hart-
ford, Ct., and Hadley, Mass. She d. . He d. Feb. 3, 1698, ae. 81. Ch.: (1) Hannah Dickinson, b. Dec. 6, 1648; m. Sept. 23, 1668, Samuel Gilet, of Hadley. He was lost at "Falls Fight," May 19, 1676. M. 2nd, May 15, 1677, Stephen
Jennings, of Hadley. She was captured by the Indians Sept.
19, 1677, and carried to Canada. She returned in 1678. Abt.1690 they moved to Brookfield, Mass. While haying in a meadow
with five neighbors they were sprung upon by Indians, and
killed, July 22, 1710. She d. abt. 1705. Ch.: (a) Hannah, b. Sept. 20, 1669; d. Feb. 1671. (b) Mary, b. Dec. 1670. (c)
Samuel, b. May 24, 1672, (d) Hannah, b. Sept. 5, 1673. (e)
Captivity Jennings, b. Mar. 14, 1678, soon after her mother
returned from captivity; m. Abijah Barlett, of Brookfield,
Mass. He was slain by Indians, (f ) Stephen, b. June 16, 1680. (g) Joseph, b. Aug. 23, 1682. (h) Sarah, b. Aug. 29, 1648. (2) Mary,
b. m. 1674, Samuel Northam, of Hadley, both d. res. Hatfield
and Deerfield, Mass., and Colchester, Ct. Ch.:(a) Samuel, b. May 4, 1675, in Hatfield, (b) Mary, b. Jan. 7, 1677. (c)
Elizabeth, b. Apr, 1, 1680. (d) Jonathan, b. May 18, 1682. (3)
John, b. m. Susanna, dau. of Joseph Smith, of Hartford, Ct.,
and of his wife Lydia, dau. of Eev. Ephriam doHewett, of Win-
sor, Ct. She was b. June, 1667. Ch.: (a) John, b. Nov. 1, 1689. (4) Jonathan, b. d. before Mar., 1678. (5) Sarah, b. m.
1st, Dee. 11, 1677, Samuel Lane, of Suffield, Ct. He d. abt.
1690, in Suflaeld; m. 2nd, Feb. 27, 1691, Martin
Kellogg, of Suffield; both d. Ch.: (a) Samuel, b. (b) Sarah, b. (c) Mary, b. May 7, 1684. (d) John, b. Apr. 3, 1686. (e)
Elizabeth, b. (f) Joseph Kellogg, b. Nov. 8, 1C91. Was cap-
tured by French and Indians at Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1704, and
taken to Canada. He learned the Indian language and on his return from captivity was often employed as an interpreter,
(g) Joanna, b. Feb. 8, 1693. She was captured with her
brothers. She through choice remained among the Indians,
marrying an Indian chief. She d. leaving ch. (h) Eebecca,
b. Dec. 22, 1695. Was captured with the others. She also
learned the Indian language and acted as interpreter for mis-
sionaries, (i) Jonathan, b. Dec. 17, 1698. (6) Elizabeth, b. d. before Mar., 1678. (7) Eebecca, b. 1658; m. Feb. 11, 1680,
Joseph, son of Lydia and Joseph Smith, of Hadley, Mass. She
d. Feb. 16, 1731. He d. 1733. Ch.: (a) Joseph, b. Nov. 3, 1682; d. Oct. 21, 1767. (b) John, b. Oct. 24, 1684; d. Aug. 27, 1686. (c) John, b. June 5, 1686; d. Aug. 14, 1686. (d) Ee-
becca, b. June 11, 1689. (e) Jonathan, b. Oct. 28, 1691. (f)
Lydia, b. Sept. 15, 1693. (g) Benjamin, b. Jan. 22, 1696. (h)
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 22, 1701; d. Feb. 14, 1728. (8) Abigail, b. m.
1st Dec. 6, 1683, Thomas Croft, of Hadley, Mass. He d. Feb.
27, 1692. M. 2nd, Nov. 30, 1704, Samuel Crofoot. He was b. 1662; d. Oct. 10, 1733; buried at Hadley, Mass. She d. 1714.
Ch.: (a) John Croft, b. Nov. 8, 1684. (b) Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1686. (c) Abigail, b. Sept. 29, 1688. (d) Thomas, b. Feb. 27,
1690; d. Apr. 12, 1714. (e) Elizabeth, b. Apr. 17, 1691. (f)
Benoni Croft, b. Oct. 22, 1692. (g) Sarah Crofoot, b. May 25, 1706. (9) Mercy, b. m. June 8, 1688, Joseph Chamberlain, of
Hatfield, Mass., and Colchester, Ct. He d. Aug. 7, 1752, ae. 87. She d. June 30, 1735, ae. 67, in Colchester, Ct. Ch.: (a) Sarah,
b. Nov. 2, 1690; d. in infancy, (b) Sarah, b. Mar. 10, 1693;m. Ephraim Foote (26). (c) John, b. Mar. 4, 1700. (10)
Mehitabel, b. m. June 26, 1689, John Ingram, Jr., of Hadley,
and Amherst, Mass.; both d. Ch.: (a) Elizabeth, b. Mar. 15,
1691. (b) John, b. Jan. 9, 1693; d. Nov. 11, 1737. (c) Eben-
ezer, b. Dec. 10, 1694; d, Nov. 21, 1695. (d) Hannah, b. Oct.
19, 1697. (e) Mehitabel, b. Sept. 13, 1698. (f) Ebenezer, b. Nov. 10, 1700; d. Jan. 6, 1702. (g) Mary, b. July 10, 1702. (h) Eebecca, b. Nov. 5, 1704. (i) Jonathan, b. Dec. 15, 1708;
d. Jan. 26, 1709. (j) Experience, b. Apr. 17, 1714; d. Aug. 21, 1714. (k) Elisha, b. Sept. 7, 1717.
7. vi. SARAH, b. abt. 1632; m. 1652, Jeremiah, son of William and
Grace Judson, of Stratford, Ct. Grace Judson d. Sept. 29, 1659. William Judson, m. 2nd Feb. 8, 1660, Elizabeth Willmot, of New
Haven. William Judson is ancestor of Eev. Adoniram Judson,
the celebrated missionary; res., Burmah, East Indies.; and of
Dea. David P. Judson, of Stratford, Ct. William d. July 29,
1662, in New Haven, Ct. Sarah Judson d. 1673. Jeremiah
Judson, m. Nov. 8, 1675, Catharine Cragg, widow of Thomas
Fairchild, of Stratford. She d. May, 1706. Mr. Judson d. of
palsy. May 15, 1701. Ch.: (1) Isaac, b. Mar. 10, 1653. (2)
Mary, b. Dec. 31, 1655. (3) Elizabeth, b. Feb. 24, 1658. (4)
Sarah, b. Apr. 7, 1662. (5) Mercy, b. June 14, 1665. (6) Jere- miah, b. Mar. 1, 1671.
8. vii. EEBECCA, b. abt. 1634; m. 1st abt. 1657, Lieut. Philip, son of
Samuel Smith, of Wethersfield, Ct., and Hadley, Mass. Eev.
Cotton Mather says he was "murdered with an hideous witch-
craft." He d. Jan. 10, 1685. She m. 2nd Oct. 2, 1688, Major
Aaron Cook, of Windsor, Ct., and Northampton, Mass.
He was b. abt. 1610 ; d. Sept. 5, 1690. She d. Apr. 6, 1701, in Hadley. Ch.: (1) Samuel Smith, b. Jan., 1658; m.
1st, Nov. 16, 1682, Mary, dau. of Samuel Church, of Hadley.
She was b. 1664; d. June 18, 1700. M. 2nd, Jan. 24, 1701, Mary
Smith, of Hadley. He was Dea. in the Ch. in East Hartford,
where he had purchased an estate. He d. 1707. She d. . Ch.: (a) Mary Smith, b. Dec. 28, 1689, in Hadley. (b) Eebecca,
b. Nov. 20, 1691. (c) Samuel, b. Dec. 18, 1694. (d) Mehita-
bel, b. May 9, 1696. (e) Benoni, b. June 12, 1700. (f)
Timothy, b. June 1, 1702. (g) Edward, b. Nov. 17, 1704. (h)
Mercy, b. in East Hartford, Ct.; d. young. (2) John, b. Dec.
18, 1661; m. Nov. 29, 1683, Joanna, dau. of Joseph and Joanna
Kellogg, of Hadley. She was b. Dec. 8, 1664; d. . He
was Dea. in the Ch. in Hadley; d. Apr. 16, 1727. (a) John, b. Dec. 3, 1684; m. and had 7 ch. One of them John, b. 1717,
had a son John, called Major John Smith, who lived and d. in Hadley. Orlando Smith, town clerk of Hadley, and post-
master, was his son. Res., So. Hadley, Mass. (b) Joanna,
b. Sept. 7, 1686. (c) Eebecca, b. Aug. 5, 1688. (d) Joseph,
b. July 19, 1690. (e) Martin, b. Apr. 15, 1692; m. 1715, Sarah
Wier, of Wethersfield, Ct. Ch.: 7. (f) Elizur, b. Sept. 25,
1694. (g) Sarah, b. Nov. 18, 1696; d. Dec. 28, 1697. (h)
Sarah, b. Nov. 9, 1698. (i) Prudence, b. Mar. 15, 1701. (j)
Experience, b. Apr. 19, 1703. (k) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 12, 1705.
(1) Mindwell, b. May 25, 1708. (3) Jonathan Smith, b. 1663; m. Nov. 14, 1688, Abigail, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Terry)
Kellogg, of Hadley. She d. . He d. abt. 1737; res., Hatfield, Mass. Ch.: (a) Jonathan Smith, b. Aug. 10, 1689; m. had a son Jonathan, who m. Rebecca, dau. of Dr. Nathaniel
Smith, and he had most of Nathaniel 's estate, including a
large farm, in the vicinity of where the college now is. He
had one dau.; res., Amherst, Mass. (b) Daniel, b. Mar. 3, 1692. (c) Abigail, b. Apr. 20, 1695. (d) Stephen, b. Dec. 5, 1697; res., Amherst, (e) Prudence, b. May 16, 1700. (f)
Moses, b. Sept. 8, 1702. (g) Elisha, b. July 10, 1705; m. and
had 12 ch.; res., Whately, Mass. (h) Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1708. (i) Ephriam, b. Mar. 24, 1711; res., Athol, Mass. (j)
Aaron, b. Feb. 7, 1715; res., Athol, Mass. (4) Philip Smith,
b. 1665; m. 1st July 9, 1687, Mary, dau. of Samuel Bliss, of
Springfield. She was b. abt. 1670; d. Dec. 23, 1707, in Hart-
ford. M. 2nd Sept., 1708, Mary, sister of John Eobinson, of
Hartford. In 1704 he purchased lands in East Hartford, Ct. He d. Jan. 25, 1725. She d. May 17, 1733; res., Hadley, Mass.,
Springfield, Mass., and East Hartford, Ct. Ch.: (a) Philip, b. Hadley, May 1, 1689. (b) David, b. Hadley, Apr. 23, 1691.
(c and d) Twin girls, b. Hadley, June 11, 1693. (e) Martha,
b. Hadley, Sept. 27, 1694; m. Thomas Wiard. (f) Aaron, b. Springfield, Feb. 14, 1697. (g) Mary, b. Springfield, Feb. 23,
1699; m. John Benjamin, Jr., of Hartford, Ct.; res., Stratford, Ct. (h) Samuel, b. 1702, in Spring-
field. He was Dea. of the Ch. in East Hartford, Ct.; d. Aug.
28, 1777. (i) Rebecca, b. (j) Ebenezer, b. Jan. 1, 1707, in Hartford. (k) Nehemiah, b. Hartford, July 17, 1709. (1) Hannah, b. Hartford, Nov. 20, 1711. (5) Rebecca Smith, b. 1668; m. 1686, George Stillman, of Hadley, Mass., and Wethersfield, Ct. He was b. abt. 1654; was a merchant of enterprise and wealth, was the representative of Hadley in the General Court of
Mass., in 1698; d. Nov. 17, 1728. She d. Oct. 7, 1750; ch. all b. in Hadley. Ch.: (a) George Stillman,b. 1686; res., Wethersfield, Ct., until abt. 1730, when he disappeared. Abt. the same time a
Dr. George Stillman appeared in Westerly, E. I.; they prob-
ably were identical, (b) Rebecca, b. Jan. 14, 1688; d. Oct. 19, 1712. (c) Mary, b. July 12, 1689; m. Deliverence Blinn. (d)
Nathaniel, b. July 1, 1691; m. Mar. 3, 1715, Anna Southmayd.
She d. Jan. 6, 1730, M. 2nd, 1731, Sarah Allyn. She d. Mar.
4, 1794. He d. Jan. 1, 1770. Ch.: (i) Nathaniel, b. (ii) Allyn, (iii) Anna, (iv) Sarah, (v) Joseph, (vi) Samuel, (vii)
Mary, (viii) Rebecca, (x) George, (e) John, b. Feb. 19, 1693; m. May 26, 1715, Mary Wolcott. She d. July 2, 1777. He d. 1775. Ch.: (i) John, (ii) Rebecca, (iii) Mary, (iv) Abigail,
(v) Martha, (vi) Sarah, (vii) Elisha, (viii) Appleton, (ix)Huldah. (f) Sarah, b. Dec. 28, 1694; m. Jan. 18, 1715, Samuel
Willard. Ch.: (i) Samuel, (ii) Sarah, (iii) Rebecca, (iv) Han-
nah, (v) Elisha, (vi) George, (vii) Martha, (viii) Joseph, (ix)
Elisha, (x) Elisha. (g) Martha, b. Nov, 28, 1696; d. Oct. 2, 1712. (h) Ann, b. Apr. 6, 1699; m. Apr. 27, 1721, Hezekiah
May. He d. Sept. 3, 1783. She d. Nov. 7, 1767. Ch.: (i)
Ann, (ii) Samuel, (iii) Prudence, (iv) Hezekiah, (v) Elizabeth,
(vi) Eleazur, (vii) John, (viii) William. (6) Nathaniel, b. 1671; m. Feb. 6, 1696, Mary, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah
Dickinson, of Hatfield, Mass. She d. Aug. 16, 1718, ae. 45. He d. 1740. Ch.: (a) Nathaniel, b. July 1, 1698. (b) Mary,
b. Dec. 11, 1700. (e) Joshua, b. Nov. 2, 1702. (d) Eebecca, b. Apr. 4, 1705. (e) Hannah, b. Mar. 7, 1707. (f) Martha, b. Jan. 31, 1709. (g) Lydia, b. Mar. 16, 1711. (g) Jerusha, b. Jan. 9, 1713. (7) Joseph Smith, b. 1674; m. Sept. 15, 1697,
Esther, dau. of Cornet Joseph Parsons, one of the first settlers of Northampton, Mass., and Springfield. She was b. Dec. 24, 1672. He was ed. for the ministry, and grad. Harvard Col-
lege, 1695. He was employed as teacher at Hopkins Academy,
in Hadley, Mass., and in Springfield. In 1708, Mr. Smith went
to Cohanzy, N. Y , and was ordained pastor there, by Phila-
delphia Presbytery, May 10, 1709. Abt. 1713 he received a
call from Upper Middletown, Ct., -.which he accepted, abt. two
years preceding the time of the organization into the church.
It having been organized, he was installed pastor Jan. 15, 1715. He d. Sept. 8, 1736. She d. May 30, 1760. Ch.: (a)
Martha, b. Sept. 17, 1699; m. Capt. Eichard Hamlin, Nov. 30,
1721. Ch.: (i) Mary, (ii) Esther, (iii) Nathaniel, (b) Joseph,
b. 1704; m. Dec. 20, 1726, Elizabeth Bulckley. Ch.: (i) Martha,
(ii) James, (iii) Elizabeth, (iv) Joseph, (v) John, (vi)
Nathaniel, (vii) Joseph, (viii) Edward, (c) Mary, b. 1709; m.
Dec. 10, 1729, Eev. Samuel Tudor. Ch.: (i) Theophilus, (ii)
Elihu, (iii) Ehoda, (iv) Samuel, (v) Mary, (vi) Ursula, (vii)
Martha, (viii) Oliver, (ix) Oliver, (x) Alpheus. (8) Ichabod,
b. Apr. 11, 1676; m. July 19, 1698, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt.
Aaron Cook. Ichabod d. Sept. 6, 1746. She d. Oct.
10, 1751. Ch.: (a) Philip, b. May 2, 1609. (b) Aaron, b. Sept.
20, 170O; moved from Hadley. (c) Nathaniel, b. Feb. 16, 1702;
res., Amherst, Mass.; was a physician; d. 1774. (d) Eebecca,
b. Nov. 9, 1703. (e) Moses, b. Apr. 30, 1706; farmer, (f)
Bridget, b. Mar. 15, 1708. (g) Mirriam, b. Aug. 22, 1710, (h)
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1712. (i) Samuel, b. Aug. 4, 1715. (j)
Experience, b. Jan. 27, 1717. (k) Elisha, b. Jan. 23, 1721;
res., in Vermont.
3. NATHANIEL FOOTE, b. abt. 1620; m. 1646, Elizabeth, dau. of Lieut.
Samuel Smith; res., Wethersfield, Ct., and Hadley, Mass. He d. 1655. She m.
2nd, William Gull, Wethersfield, and Hatfield, Mass. She had four ch., Mary,
Anna, Esther, Marcy.
9. i, NATHANIEL, b, Jan, 10, 1647; m, Margaret Bliss, 28 10. ii. SAMUEL, b. May 1, 1649; m. Mary Merrick,
11. iii. DANIEL, b. 1652; m. Sarah ; 2nd, Mary . ~ 12. iv. ELIZABETH, b. 1654; m. Nov. 10, 1670, Daniel, son of William
Belden, of Wethersfield, Ct. He was b. Nov. 20, 1648; d. Aug.
14, 1732, in Deerfield, Mass. She was killed by Indians Sept.
16, 1696. Ch. : (1) William, b. 1671. (2) Eichard,
b. 1672. (3) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 8, 1673; taken captive by In-
dians, Sept. 16, 1696. (4) Nathaniel, b. June 26, 1675; d. Aug.
21, 1714. (5) Mary, b. Nov. 17, 1677. (6) Daniel, b. Sept. 1, 1680; slain by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696. (7) Sarah, b. Mar. 15,
1682. (8) Esther, b. Sept. 29, 1683; taken captive by Indians,
Sept. 16, 1696. (9) Abigail, b. 1686. (10) Samuel, b. Hat-
field, Mass., Apr. 10, 1687; wounded by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696.
(11) John, b. Deerfield, Mass.; d. June 25, 1689. (12) Abigail,
b. Aug. 18, 1690; wounded by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696. (13)
John, b. Feb. 28, 1693; slain by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696. (14)
Thankful, b. Dec. 21, 1695; slain by Indians, Sept. 16, 1696.
The following was taken from the Hatfield Town Records:
Elizabeth, wife to Daniel Beldenye head of the family, together
with Daniel Belden, John Belden and Thankful Belden, their chidren, were all of
them slaine by the enemie September 16, 1696."
"Sept. 16, 1696. The Indians came along from up Green River to the town,
and assaulted Mr. Daniel Belden 's house; took Mr. Belden, his son Nathaniel and
daughter Esther captive, killed his wife and three children, and wounded Samuel
and Abigail, but they recovered, altho' Samuel had a hatchet stuck in his head,
and some of his brains came out at his wound. Samuel was born Apr. 10, 1687. From Mather's Magnalia:
"The Indians making an Assault upon Deerfield, in this Present War, they
struck a Hatchet some Inches into the Skull of a Boy there, even so deep that
the Boy felt the force of a Wrench used by 'em to get it out. There he lay a
long while Weltering in his Blood; they found him, they Dress 'd him; consider-
able Quantities of his Brain came out from time to time when they opened the
Wound; yet the Lad recovered, and is now a Living Monument of the Power
and Goodness of God."
5. ROBERT FOOTE (1), b. 1627; m. 1659, Sarah Potter; res., Wethersfield,
Ct., Wallingford, and in 1668, Branford. He d. 1681. She m. 2nd, 1686, Aaron
Blachley, of Branford, Ct.; res., Guilford. She d. .
13. i. NATHANIEL, b. Apr. 13, 1660; m. Tabitha Bishop of Branford,
Ct. He d. 1714. She d. 1715. Ch.
14. ii. SARAH, b. Feb. 12, 1662; m. 1st, Aug. 13, 1682, Isaac, son of
Richard Curtis, of Wallingford, Ct., by Rev. John Moss. He
d. July 15, 1712, ae. abt. 52; m. 2nd, Aug. 9, 1714, Nathaniel
How, of Wallingford, Ct. He d. Feb. 12, 1723 She d. . Ch.: (1) Isaac, b. Nov. 6, 1683. (2) Sarah, b. June 11, 1685. (3)
Joseph, b. July 11, 1689. (4) Ebenezer, b. Oct. 6, 1691; d. July
20, 1717. (5) Stephen, b. Mar. 8, 1694. (6) Phebe, b. d. Aug.
5, 1718. (7) John, b. 1698; d. July 20, 1719. (8) Elizabeth, b. Aug. 10, 1701. (9) Benjamin, b. Mar. 2, 1703

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1595	October 4, 1595	Birth of Elizabeth Welles Shalford, Essex, England
1616	September 8, 1616	Birth of Elizabeth Churchill Colchester, Essex, England
1620	March 5, 1620	Birth of Nathaniel Foote, II Shalford, Essex, England
1622	1622	Birth of Mary Tracy Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1627	December 8, 1627	Birth of Lt. Robert Foote Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1629	1629	Birth of Frances Barnard East Bergholst, Suffolk, England
1632	February 12, 1632	Birth of Sarah Judson Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1634	September 3, 1634	Birth of Rebecca Cook Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony

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