Nathaniel Foote (21 September 1592 – 20 November 1644), was an early English immigrant and surveyor to

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who was born in

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. He was part of the settlement party that founded

Wethersfield, Connecticut Wethersfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River. Its population was 27,298 at the time of the 2020 census. Many records from colonial times spell the name ...

, the oldest town in that state. Foote's wife, Elizabeth, was the sister of

John Deming John Deming (21 November 1705) was an early Puritan settler and original patentee of the Connecticut ColonyDeming, pp. 3–8 Biography Life Deming was born in Shalford, Essex, England. He arrived in New England during the Great Migration with ...

, considered one of the "fathers of Connecticut." In 1635, he surveyed the boundaries between his hometown of Wethersfield and

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Notable descendants

According to the Foote Family Association of America, there are an estimated one million living

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nationals who are descended from Foote and his wife, Elizabeth Deming.

References

1592 births 1622 deaths People of colonial Connecticut English emigrants {{US-bio-stub