Nathaniel Foote (21 September 1592 – 20 November 1644), was an early English immigrant and surveyor to
Connecticut who was born in
Colchester,
England. He was part of the settlement party that founded
Wethersfield, Connecticut, the oldest town in that state. Foote's wife, Elizabeth, was the sister of
John Deming, considered one of the "fathers of Connecticut." In 1635, he surveyed the boundaries between his hometown of
Wethersfield and
Hartford.
Notable descendants
According to the Foote Family Association of America, there are an estimated one million living
United States nationals who are descended from Foote and his wife, Elizabeth Deming.
References
1592 births
1622 deaths
People of colonial Connecticut
English emigrants
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