The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
FoOte GeneaIoRy.


 Nathaniel Foote, the settler. was born in England in 1593; married Eliz- abeth Demming in England about 1915. They had two sons and one daughter. the sons born in England. The time of Nathaniel Foote's coming to Amer lea is not known. The first mention of his name in America is In the rec ords of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1633 when he took the oath of freeman. In the records of the grants and possessions of the lands in Watertown. Mass, where he first set tied, is found mention of the land set apart to him. He afterward was one of the first settlers in Wethersfield. Conn.,. in 1636 and one of the patentees named in it's charter. Nathaniel Foote died in 1864, his wife Elizabeth Dem ming Foote, died in 1883.
 Nathaniel Foote. first son of Ma thaniel Foote the settler. was born in England in 1920; was married to Eliz- abeth Smith of Wethersheld. Conn.,. in 1646. They lived in Wethersfield and had three sons and one daughter. This Nathaniel Foote died in 1855.
 Samuel FoOte, the second son of Ma thaniel Foote. second of the name, and grandson of the settler. was born in Wethersfield, Conn, in 1649; was mar ried to Mary Merrick of Springfield.
 
 and had five sons and three daughters. He died September ', 1889; his wife Mary Merrick Foote, died October 8, 1890.
 Daniel Foote. the fifth son of Samuel Foote, was born in Hatfield. Mass, in 1889; was married to Mary Collyer of Hartford. Conn.,. in 171S; lived in Sims bury, Conn. and had fSur sons and four daughters. He died July 15, 1740. h HrfFo No fod January r. 1769.
 Samuel Foote, the first son of the above Daniel Foote, was born in Hart ford. Conn, in 1719; was married to Lois Loomis November "A, 174S; lived in Simsbury. Conn.,, and had five sons and five daughters. This Samuel Foote died September IS, 1775, age 56 years
 Elijah Foote, the third son of this Samuel Foote, was born in Simsbury. Conn. March IA, 1755; was married twice, CD Mary Latimer. December 12. 1771, by whom there were five sons and one daughter; CD zusviah Barton of Norwich, Vt, by whom there were two sons and one daughter. Mir. Eli jah Foote died in 1928. He was the grandfather of Mir. c. K. Foote of Mobile, the father of Mrs. R. H. Clarke, the regent of the Mobile Chap ter. MT. Foote gave his daughters q
 
 grandfather, Elijah Foote, of the sixth generation, was born in Connecticut. He was the third son of Samuel Foote- He. with his sons. was in the war which many years continued between the settlers of New York and Vermont and the Indians. on the line of Lake Champlain, which was the fighting line. Night and day the settlers had no rest. The gun was taken to their fields of labor with hoe, axe. etc. The women were as patriotic as the men All were brave soldiers fighting for their homes and firesides.' Ethan Allen sprang from the wild forest and towering Green Mountains lofty snow capped heights. Like a meteor he came, a military chieftain, to rescue those he loved, the people.
 recollect hearing my father and grandfather talk about the old war" (Revolution), Ethan Allen and others. My grandsire told my father that Ethan Allen was blood kin to the Foote family. This talk was in 1927. Later on in 1887, my uncle, Rev. Dr. Sylvester Graham, my mothers broth CT. told me more of said relationship. etc Though a family tradition I yet believe in the truth of this fact as 1t was told to mei'