Nathaniel Foote Jr.

Heather’s 9th great grandfather

When Nathaniel Foote was born about 1620 in Shalford, Essex, England, his father, Nathaniel, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 24. He married Elizabeth Smith in 1646 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. They had 4 children during their marriage, including my ancestor, Nathaniel Foote III. He died in 1655 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, at the age of 36.

A Nathaniel Foote appears in the Connecticut census in 1650, in Stratford.

From The Ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock published 1947:

"The inventory of NF’s estate dated 23 Sep 1655 mentioned his children as Nathan then 7 years old, Samuel 5 years, Daniel 4 years, Elizabeth 3 years."

From The Great Migration:

Baptized at Shelford, Essex 5 Mar 1620. {Below, Abram Foote says it’s actually Colchester, Essex, England.} Married “by 1647” Elizabeth Smith. Marriage is derived from first child being born 10 Jan 1647. On 23 Sep 1655, the eldest child of Nathaniel was “Nathaniel, age 7”.

(Presumably migrated with his father and the rest of his siblings, in 1634.)

From Foote Genealogy Vol 2 by Abram Foote, published 1932

"I found the record in St. James Parish Church, Colchester (England), the baptism of NF Sr’s 2 eldest children as follows: 14 Jan 1617, Elizabeth and 5 Mar 1619, Nathaniel. (By our present reckoning these dates would be 1618 and 1620, respectively.)"

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Nathaniel Jr died unexpectedly, and without a will. I do not know the circumstances of his death.