John Foote (abt. 1530 - bef. 1558)

Born about 1530 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 18 Jul 1558 before about age 28 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England [uncertain]

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John Foote of Royston (this profile) and his wife Helen Warren are currently considered to be the earliest documented ancestors of Nathaniel Foote, one of the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts and Wethersfield, Connecticut. Quite a number of disproven genealogies exist.

Biography

John Foote of Royston was born about the year 1530 in the town of Royston, Hertfordshire, England. He owned a small manor house along with some land in the town. John was the father of Robert Foote of Shalford, and the Grandfather of Nathaniel Foote the Settler. John died before January 1558/59 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England. Parish records show that in the year 1548 John was married to Helen or Ellen Warren (Waryn) the daughter of Richard Warren and Alice Jenway in Hertfordshire, England. She was born about 1529 in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England. Her death was recorded at St. Leonard, N/E Chapel London, England.

John and Helen had four children: Robert and John, and daughters Aves or Avis (Alice) and Elizabeth.

John Foote died before 18 Jul 1558. When his undated will -- of John Foote of Royston, Cambridgeshire, England, tallow chandler -- was probated, "[h]is will revealed that he had a wife named Helen, sons Robert and John, and daughters Aves or Avis (Alice) and Elizabeth." The will also alluded to the testator's brother Foote, first name not stated and his two older children.

• He left to the church of Royston, 20s;

• To wife Helen, all lands and tenements in Royston for life; and £80 to be divided among all the children;

• To servant Maud Smythe £6/13/4 to her marriage;

• £3 that my brother Foot oweth to his two eldest children;

• To wife's brother Richard Warren the younger and to her uncle John Jenawaye of Stoone, 40s each;

• To wife the rest;

• To son Robert a goblet, feather bed and bedding;

• To son John Foot a silver salt, feather bed and bedding;

• To Aves Foote and Elizabeth Foote, daughters, each three of the best spoons, bed and bedding;

• All the remainder to wife named executrix.

Witnesses

• William Meede, citizen and grocer of London;

• John Jenaway,

• Nicholas Warreyn of Bassingbourn

• Richard Warreyn of Bassingbourn.

Research Notes

Brown-13495 14:24, 9 December 2018 (UTC) The death date appears to apply to John Foote of Royston for whom there is a will in circulation The Foote Family Association of America No other source can be found - FreeReg, FamilySearch, FindMyPast, Ancestry.co.uk.

Sources

John Foote Last Will and testament:

• George McCracken, "Nathaniel Foote's English Relatives" in The American Genealogist (October 1977) 53:193
• Janice Greene Valore, "More on Nathaniel Foote's Ancestors" in The American Genealogist (April 1978, 99)

See also

• For more information on this ancestor see the official website of the Foote Family Association of America at http://www.footefamily.org: [* http://www.footefamily.org/john_royston.html John Foote]

• Goodwin, Nathaniel. The Foote Family (Case, Tiffany and Co., Hartford, Connecticut, 1849)

• The American Genealogist (TAG) |publication-place=New Haven, CT| editor= D. L. Jacobus | year= 1937- | repository = Online database. AmericanAncestors.org 2009-| publisher= New England Historic Genealogical Society