General Notes

OCCU : Fisherman
Grant of land in Salem in 1636/ united himself to the First Church of Salem February 6, 1653 all children baptised at that time/lived in Salem from 1636 to death except for years 1649-1652/Chosen as constable of Manchester in 1649/ Will in 1670 divides his property between his children: Isaac, Samuel, Pasco, Abigail & Mary & Elizabeth who married a Bertch, and John; The order of Bapt
is, Jon, Malaky, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaack, Pasca & Abigaile (Essex Inst Vol IV #5 Oct 1864 Pg-243;

"Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury" by Mary Lovering Holman

Occupation: Fisherman & Merchant, Probated 4-30-1671. In 1636 Granted 40 acres of land by the town of Salem,Massachusetts 16 Jan 1636/37 The Town of Salem gave him a Grant of 1/2 acre of Winter Harbor
(on Winter Island) to build upon and to carry on the fishing trade.  He could hold it fo life or a term of years and is was not inheritable [history of Salem,Perley];
10 Apr 1637 Was Assigned a portion of the land by the Town of Salem at Frost Fish Brook, nest to Goodman Barney"if there be so much or else pasco foot to be left out";
14 Mar 1640 He signed a petition to remove to his land a Jefferyes Creek (also known as) "Manchester".
26 Apr 1649 Took the oath of Fidelity and was sworn as Constable of Manchester [Essex Antiquarian]
1649 to 1652 Lived in Manchester. abt 1652 Moved back to Salem.
6 Feb 1653 United himself to the First Church of Salem[Ist Church , Salem Church Records]
6 Dec 1653 8 Children baptised (ie) Jon, Nalaky, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Pasca & Abigail [Ref: Essex Inst Vol IV (5 Oct 1864)pg 243]
16 Jun 1655 A John Foote, (his son) " A Seamen of Manchester" dies at Boston [Boston Vitals]
In Jun 1670 Was a signer of a Petition in Salem to buil a" New Meeting House"
21 Sep 1670 Makes a will and his children: Isaac, Samuel, Pasco, Abigail, Mary,
and Elizabeth (who is married to a Bertch);
30 Apr 1671 His will is probated in the Essex County Court and "mentions son(unnamed - probably Isaac), Daughters Elizabeth, Mary ffoot, sons Samuel and Pasco, dau. Abigaile ffoot"[Essex Institute Vol II, pg 70]

Pasco, the immigrant, was in America by 1636 (when he received a grant of land in Massachusetts) and may have been among the first settlers in the 1630 wave that became the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is recognized as one of those who settled Salem in Essex County and was also a merchant at a time when most colonists were subsistence farmers. A Nathaniel Foote, known as "the Settler" for being among the first nine settlers in Connecticut, is believed by some genealogists to be Pasco's older brother. If so, we could take the line well into Old England - but there seem to be as many genealogists
who conclude these two Footes are not brothers as there are who do.

1. Pasco FOOTE b abt 1605 England, m Margaret STALLION
2. Samuel FO OTE b 1637 Salem, Essex,  Massachusetts m Hannah CURRIER
3. John FOOTE b 1660 Salisbury, Essex,  Massachusetts m Bathsheba
4. John FOOTE b 1698 Amesbury, Essex,  Massachusetts m Mary WILLETT
5. William FOOTE m Ruth Smith
6. Asa William FOOTE b Chester,  Massachusetts m Lucy JOhioNSON
7. Lewis A. FOOTE b 1814 m (1)Sarah A. PennsylvaniaUL, (2) Mary BUCK Miller
8. Sarah Alice FOOTE b 1850 Polo, Ogle  County Illinois m George Ingalls WilcoxON
9. Joseph Harold WilcoxON b 1882 Belle Plaine, Benton  County Iowa, m Hattie HALL

PASCO FOOTE was one of the first or early Settlers of Salem, ( Massachusetts) According to Felt, in his Annals of Salem, Mr. Foote was an enterprizing and respectable Merchant, and had a grant of land in Salem, in 1646, and united himself with the first Church in that town,February 6, 1653,--at which time he had children baptized, whose names appear below.Mr. Pasco Foote died in Salem,28th 9th month, 1670.

I have met with the name of Pasco Foote on our early town Records, but the information gleaned from them is very scanty.Only partial glimpses can be obtained of him, and those are from deeds and incidental allusions, with the single exception of his marriage, which is recorded here and agrees with the registry quoted by you. I am at a loss to conceive why it should have been recorded at Killingworth, as I had supposed the event took place here,and that the parties resided here. Our clerks were no
more expert in orthography than others of their age,--and I find the name written with the variations of
Pasco, Pascor, Pasquo. No autograph is found. He only appears as the son-in-law of Edward Stallion, and is said to be "of Newfoundland." From circumstances I infer that he was a mariner and trader, passing to and fro, as others did at that period; for our port had then frequent direct intercourse with that island. He is soon lost to our view, and I had supposed that he might have died abroad, or been lost at sea, not long after his marriage. I have found no trace of any child but isaac, whom his grandfather,
Edward Stallion, adopted, and to whom he gave his own name. He is designated in deeds of gift from his grandfather, "Isaac, alias Stallion Foote,"--and is elsewhere alluded to, as simply, Stallion Foote. He sold estate here after 1700. The relict of Pasco Foote married a Haynes. I infer this from documents wherein Margaret Haines, or Haynes, is called the daughter of Edward Stallion, and inherits estate from him.Her husband was probably James Haynes, for children of "James and Margaret Haynes,"are recorded here, communcing August 1, 1689. Edward Stallion'svessel, the "Edward and Margaret," was built here. It is probable that Pasco Foote went sometimes in her as master and supercargo, and the conveyance to him of half the vessel would serve to give him credit abroad. New-London had from 1660 and onwards, an exchange trade with Milford, Norwalk and other ports along the coast to New-York: we can thus approximate to a reason why the bill of sale should have been recorded in Fairfield County. But it must be allowed that the Probate records is rather an out-of-the-way place for such an entry. I will here add, that Pasco Foote,about the time of his marriage with Margaret Stallion,bought a house in w-London.This was one reason that led me to conclude that he resided here. I have never found any
notice of the sale of the house afterwards."

From
The Foote Family by Nathaniel Goodwin
VIII. Notes communicated to Elial T. Foote, Esq., of New-Haven, by Hon. Caleb Foote, of Salem, ( Massachusetts)
The Probate Records are mingled with others, in the Quarterly Court Records, up to the year 1692. The only references to the name of Foote in Probate entries, are the following:
1671. 4th mo. Isaac Foote presented the last will and testament of his father, Pasco Foote, deceased. By this will, the testator divided his property between his sons, Isaac, Pasco, Samuel, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary and Abigail.
I have just made a thorough examination of our Town Records of Marriages and Deaths, and find the only references to the name of Foote to be the following:
Isaac Foote and Abigail Ingalls were married the 2d of the 10 mo., 1668. Their son Isaac was born the 4th of 2d mo., 1670, and deceased the latter end of June. Their daughter Abigail was born the 21st 9 mo., 1671. Their son Samuel was born April 29, 1673.
George Early and Abigail Foote were married the 15th 8th mo., 1670. Their daughter Abigail, born 1st 7th mo., 1671.
Pasco Foote senior, deceased 28th 9 mo, 1670.
Pasco Foote, jun. and Martha Ward were married 2d 10 mo, 1668. Their son Malachi was born 18th of 7th mo., 1669. Martha was born the 14th of 12 mo., 1671. Their son Pasco, was born September 1, 1677.
Samuel Foote married Mary Palmer, November 12, 1696. Their son Isaac was born August 18, 1697. Son Samuel was born May 13, 1700. Daughter Mary was born October 29, 1701. Daughter Abigail was born March 15, 1704.
Thomas Foote married Sarah Ellis, December 2, 1708.
Malachy Foote married Elizabeth Masters, December 13, 1710. Their son Malachy, born September 18, 1711. Son John born August 13, 1715.
Isaac Foote married Mary Fowler, October 17, 1722.
Samuel Foote, jun., married Elizabeth Britton, August 1, 1723.
Samuel Foote, jun., married Elizabeth Messervey, October 6, 1745.
John Foote married Mary Turner, January 12, 1745.
Pasco Foote married Mary Tapley, May 9, 1753.
Zacharias Foote married Elizabeth Ives, January 5, 1762.
Samuel Foote married Anna Crowninshield, March 1, 1774.
Caleb Foote married Mary Dedman, February 13, 1775.
This brings the Record down to the marriage of my grandfather, since which there have been none of the name recorded except my father and myself.

From
The Foote Family by Nathaniel Goodwin
GENEALOGICAL NOTES
OF
PASCO FOOTE,
ONE OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF SALEM, (Massachusetts.)
In the outset of this investigation, it was supposed that Pasco Foote, of Salem, (  Massachusetts) was a brother of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield, (Conn.,)--but no evidence has come to light to show that they were brothers, or that the two were even descended from the same stock, or common ancestor.
In the following communication, the descendants of Pasco Foote, through Isaac Foote, one
  of the sons, only, are given. Hon. Caleb Foote is one of these descendants. He was late
  a Member of the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Massachusetts and several
  years a Member of the Executive Council of that State.
I. Notes communicated to Elial T. Foote, Esq., of the City of New-Haven, (Conn.,) by the
Hon. Caleb Foote, of Salem, ( Massachusetts)
FIRST GENERATION.
PASCO FOOTE was one of the first or early Settlers of Salem, ( Massachusetts) According to Felt, in his Annals of Salem, Mr. Foote was an enterprizing and respectable Merchant, and had a grant of land in Salem, in 1646, and united himself with the first Church in that town, February 6, 1653,--at which time he had children baptized, whose names appear below.
Mr. Pasco Foote died in Salem, 28th 9th month, 1670.
SECOND GENERATION.
Children of Pasco Foots.
John, Malachl, Samuel,(*) Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Pasco, Abigail,--all baptized February 6, 1653.
THIRD GENERATION.
Isaac Foote, of Salem, (Mass,) was married to Abigail Jeggles, daughter of Thomas Jeggles, 10 mo., 1668. She was born in Salem, July 21, 1648.
Mr. Isaac Foote died (      ).
His widow, Mrs. Abigail Foote, died (      ).
Children of Isaac and Abigail Foote.
Isaac, born 4th 2d mo., 1670. Abigail, born 21st 9th mo., 1671. Samuel, born April 29, 1673. Elizabeth. born April, 1675. Malachi, born April 11, 1680. Mary, born May 7, 1682, and died in infancy. Mary, born January, 1691.
(*) Samuel Foote. He is supposed to have been the Samuel Foote who settled in Amesbury,
(  Massachusetts) and was Captain of Militia, and Representative of that town, 1690,--and
who, in that year, was taken and tortured to death by the Indians, as mentioned by Cotton
Mather in the following extract:
"The same Week," in July, 1690, "these Rovers," (the Indians,) "made their De??nt,
as far as Amesbury, where Captain Foote being E??ared by them, they Tortured him to
Death; which Disaster of the Captain was an      to the Town, and an Effectual Word
of Command, causing 'em to fly out of their Beds into their     ; otherwise they had
all undoubtedly before next Morning slept their     ; their B?   would have been their
Graves. However, the Enemy Kill'd Three Per?  , Burnt T?   H?   Butcher'd many
Cattel; and so that Scena of the Tragedy being over, away they "--Mather's Mag?  ,
Book VII, Art. XI.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Samuel Foote, of Salem, (  Massachusetts) was married to Mary Palmer, daughter of Richard Palmer, of the same town, November 12, 1696. She was born in Salem, 8th of 7th mo., 1673.
Mr. Samuel Foote died 1741.
His widow, Mrs. Mary Foote, died (      ).
Children of Samuel and Mary Foote.
Isaac, born August 18, 1697. Samuel, born May 13, 1700. Mary, born October 29, 1701. Abigail, born March 15, 1704.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Isaac Foote, of Salem, (  Massachusetts) was married to Mary Fowler, of the same town, October 17, 1722.
Mr. Isaac Foote died (      ).
His widow, Mrs. Mary Foote, died (      ).
Children of Isaac and Mary Foote.
Enoch, Mary.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Enoch Foote, of Andover, (  Massachusetts) was married to Ruth Ingalls, daughter of Daniel Ingalls, of the same town, March 8, 1748.
Capt. Enoch Foote died August, 1764.
His widow, Mrs. Ruth Foote, died September, 1770.
Children of Enoch and Ruth Foote.
Enoch, born June 10, 1748. Caleb, born July 6, 1750. Samuel, born March 2, 1759, and settled in Newburyport, (  Massachusetts) and died at sea, unmarried, about 1780.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Caleb Foote, of Salem, (  Massachusetts) was married to Mary Dedman, daughter of William Dedman, of the same town, February 13, 1775. She was born March 27, 1751.
Capt. Caleb Foote died in the West-Indies, May 19, 1787, aged 37.
His widow, Mrs. Mary Foote, died November 2, 1834, aged 83.
Children of Caleb and Mary Foote.
Mary, born September 19, 1776. Caleb, born July 15, 1778. William Lucas, died in infancy. Alexander, died in infancy. John, born October 2, 1786, and is a Clergyman, residing in Connewango, (N. Y.)
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Caleb Foote, of Salem, (  Massachusetts) was married to Martha West, daughter of Samuel Massey West, of the same town, January 3, 1802. She was born November 17, 1781.
Mrs. Martha Foote died December 28, 1805, aged 24.
Capt. Caleb Foote died at sea, January, 1810, aged 32.
Children of Caleb and Martha Foote.
Caleb, born February 28, 1803. Samuel, born June 1, 1805, and died Sept 22, 1805.
NINTH GENERATION.
Caleb Foote, of Salem, (  Massachusetts) was married to Mary Wilder White, daughter of Hon. Daniel A. White, October 21, 1835. She was born in Newburyport, in the same State, December 12, 1810.
Children of Caleb and Mary Foots.
Eliza Dwight, born July 10, 1836, and died September 3, 1837. Henry Wilder, born June 2, 1838. William Orne White, born March 31, 1841, and died September 29, 1842. Martha West, born March 20, 1842, and died May 15, 1842. Mary Wilder, born August 20, 1843.
The following names were collected for descendants of Pasco Foote, and are supposed to be such, although this is not certain. They are inserted in this place to aid in further investigation.
II. Notes communicated to Elial T. Foote, Esq., of New-Haven, (Conn.,) by Enock Foote,
Esq., of Haverhill, ( Massachusetts)
My grandfather, Enoch Foote, removed from Amesbury, (  Massachusetts) to Andover, in the same State, and there settled. He had three sons, viz: Enoch Foote, my father, born in Andover,
June 10, 1748, settled in Newburyport, in the same State, and died in the West-Indies. My uncle, Caleb Foote, born in Andover, July 6, 1750, settled in Salem, (  Massachusetts) and removed thence or died before my remembrance. My uncle Samuel, born March 2, 1759, settled in Newburyport, in the same State, and died at sea, unmarried. I was born in Newburyport, October 2, 1775. Samuel, my brother, was born December 13, 1777, and died at sea, October 20, 1799. Joseph, my brother, was born April 5, 1781, and went to the South in 1812, and has not since been heard from.
III. Notes communicated to the same, by Philip Osgood, Esq., of Amesbury, ( Massachusetts)
From the earliest Records of Amesbury I can obtain, which commence in the year 1686, I find,
Samuel Foote, son to John and Bathsheba Foote, born March 3, 1691. Mehitabel Foote, daughter to John and Bathsheba Foote, born March 30, 1694. John Foote, son to John and Bathsheba Foote, born December 20, 1697.
Pasco Foote, son to Samuel and Dorathy Foote, born March 17, 1711. Theophilus Foote, son of Samuel and Dorathy Foote, born March 2, 1713. Bathsheba Foote, daughter to Samuel and Dorathy Foote, born April 27, 1717.
Capt. Samuel Foote died July 7, 1690. He is taken to be the Capt. Foote who Cotton Mather says was "Tortur'd to Death by the Indians." Bathsheba, wife to Capt. Samuel Foote, died September 3, 1727.
These are all of the name of Foote recorded in the Book down to 1760, with which date it ends.
William Foote, Robert Foote, James Foote, and Lemuel Foote, all heads of families, are now inhabitants of this town.
There is a Foote living in Newburyport, five miles from this town, who is blind. He is related to the Footes in this place.
IV. Notes communicated to the same by Enoch Foote, Esq., of Haverhill, ( Massachusetts)
In Amesbury, I conversed with an aged lady, the widow of Theophilus Foote, jun., who was son to Theophilus Foote, that you have on your Records, who was born March 2, 1713. She says her husband was born in 1746, and died in 1830, and that he had four brothers, viz: Chelis, Pasco, Thomas and Samuel. She thinks Chelis settled in New-Hampshire, and Samuel, in the State of Maine.
By all the information I have been able to obtain, I think that Capt. Foote, who was massacred by the Indians in 1690, had a son John, and that John had a son Samuel, born about 1690, and that Samuel had sons, Pasco, born in 1711,--and Theophilus, born in 1713: That Theophilus had a son Theophilus, born 1746, the husband of the aged lady before mentioned, who had six sons, viz. Ephraim, Lowell, Robert, John, James and William.I have one son and two daughters, all settled in life. George, my son, resides in Bradford, (  Massachusetts) and is a Trader. He was born October 14, 1804.
V. Notes communicated to Lieut. A. H. Foote, of the United States' Navy, by A. B. Jaques,
Esq., Clerk of the town of Haverhill, ( Massachusetts)
I find the following and none other on our Town Records:
Rowell Foote and Elizabeth Hardy married. [Date not given.] Caleb Foote, born May 16, 1753. Simeon Foote, born February 20, 1755, and died February 28, 1755. Mary Foote, born January 11, 1756.
Isaac Foote, of Amesbury, and Miriam Stevens, of Plaistow, married December 13, 1757.
Enoch Foote and Sally George, of Haverhill, married November 25, 1802. George Foote, born October 13, 1804. Abigail Foote, born June 30, 1807.
Samuel Foote and Elizabeth Currier, both of Haverhill, married April 30, 1812. She died November 15, 1817.
Samuel Foote and Sarah B. Cogswell, both of Haverhill, married October 14, 1819. She died November, 1835.
Cynthia Foote, sister of Samuel Foote, died September 9, 1820.
Robert Foote, of Amesbury, and Susan Goodrich, of Haverhill, married December 6, 1818.
Samuel C. Foote and Betsy Harriman, married May 20, 1822.
Nathaniel Foote and Kitty Martin, both of Haverhill, married December 8, 1829. Hannah E. Foote, born October 10, 1830. Samuel P. Foote, born January 31, 1833.
VI. Notes communicated to the same, by Capt. Benjamin C. Foote, of Bath, (Maine.)
I have obtained a little information of the family. It came from Enoch and William Foote, who are named herein. The families in Bath, are as follows:--John, jun., David, Enoch and William Foote are the sons of John Foote, who was born in Haverhill, (  Massachusetts) about 1739, and died in Bath, at the age of 84. The name of the father of John Foote, senior, I have not been able to learn. He died in Haverhill, ( Massachusetts) His grandfather, while searching for his cattle in Haverhill, was surprized by the Indians, and killed.
William Parsons Foote, of Waterville, (Maine,) and myself, are sons of Thomas Foote,
jun., who died in that town. Thomas Foote, father of Thomas Foote, jun., died in Boston, in 1803. He was the eldest brother of John Foote, the first John above named, and born about 1735.
VII. Notes communicated to the same, by William Parsons Foote, of Waterville, (Maine.)
My father, Thomas Parsons Foote, was a non-commissioned officer in the Army of the Revolution, and served seven years lacking three months, as a Sergeant. He was born in Bath, (Maine;)--date of birth not known to me. He removed to this town, then a part of Winslow, about 1791, and died here in 1798. Waterville was set off from Winslow and incorporated in June, 1802. I was born in 1783,--and my brother Benjamin C., in 1797.
VIII. Notes communicated to Elial T. Foote, Esq., of New-Haven, by Hon. Caleb Foote, of
Salem, ( Massachusetts)
The Probate Records are mingled with others, in the Quarterly Court Records, up to the year 1692. The only references to the name of Foote in Probate entries, are the following:
1671. 4th mo. Isaac Foote presented the last will and testament of his father, Pasco Foote, deceased. By this will, the testator divided his property between his sons, Isaac, Pasco, Samuel, and daughters Elizabeth, Mary and Abigail.
I have just made a thorough examination of our Town Records of Marriages and Deaths, and find the only references to the name of Foote to be the following:
Isaac Foote and Abigail Ingalls were married the 2d of the 10 mo., 1668. Their son Isaac was born the 4th of 2d mo., 1670, and deceased the latter end of June. Their daughter Abigail was born the 21st 9 mo., 1671. Their son Samuel was born April 29, 1673.
George Early and Abigail Foote were married the 15th 8th mo., 1670. Their daughter Abigail, born 1st 7th mo., 1671.
Pasco Foote senior, deceased 28th 9 mo, 1670.
Pasco Foote, jun. and Martha Ward were married 2d 10 mo, 1668. Their son Malachi was born 18th of 7th mo., 1669. Martha was born the 14th of 12 mo., 1671. Their son Pasco, was born September 1, 1677.
Samuel Foote married Mary Palmer, November 12, 1696. Their son Isaac was born August 18, 1697. Son Samuel was born May 13, 1700. Daughter Mary was born October 29, 1701. Daughter Abigail was born March 15, 1704.
Thomas Foote married Sarah Ellis, December 2, 1708.
Malachy Foote married Elizabeth Masters, December 13, 1710. Their son Malachy, born September 18, 1711. Son John born August 13, 1715.
Isaac Foote married Mary Fowler, October 17, 1722.
Samuel Foote, jun., married Elizabeth Britton, August 1, 1723.
Samuel Foote, jun., married Elizabeth Messervey, October 6, 1745.
John Foote married Mary Turner, January 12, 1745.
Pasco Foote married Mary Tapley, May 9, 1753.
Zacharias Foote married Elizabeth Ives, January 5, 1762.
Samuel Foote married Anna Crowninshield, March 1, 1774.
Caleb Foote married Mary Dedman, February 13, 1775.
This brings the Record down to the marriage of my grandfather, since which there have been none of the name recorded except my father and myself.
A thorough and careful search in the Registry of Probate at Jpswich, gives the following result:
1737. June 27. Inventory of the Estate of Capt. John Foote, late of Amesbury, returned by John Foote, administrator.
1741. July 17. Administration on the Estate of Samuel Foote, late of Salem, granted to his widow, Mary Foote.
1741. August 20. Administration on the Estate of Isaac Foote, late of Salem, granted to his grandson, Samuel Foote, of Salem, mariner.
1749. December 29, Inventory of the Estate of Samuel Foote, of Salem. Isaac Foote, administrator.
1760 August 18. Administration of Estate of Samuel Foote, late of Salem; settled by his son Isaac Foote, administrator. Estate distributed to Isaac Foote; to Samuel Foote, a minor, and only heir at law of Samuel Foote, deceased, a son of the intestate; and to Abigail Mansfield, Elizabeth Short, Hannah Mansfield and Pasco Foote, all children of the intestate.
1764. April 23. Administration of the Estate of Enoch Foote, late of Andover, granted to his widow, Ruth Foote. 1764. September 3. Guardianship of Enoch Foote and Caleb Foote, sons of Enoch.
1771. January 7. Administration of Thomas Foote, of Marblehead, granted.
1785. December 8. Administration of Thomas Foote, of Marblehead, granted.
1813. Administration of Ephraim Foote, of Amesbury, granted.
1822. Guardianship of Lewis Foote, of Amesbury, granted.
1831. Administration of Ann Foote, of Salem, granted.
1835. Administration of Mary D. Foote, of Salem, granted.
1839. Administration of Robert Foote, of Amesbury, granted.
IX. Notes communicated by Elial T. Foote, Esq., of New-Haven, (Conn.)
Of Jeff, or Jeffrey Foote, late of Milford, I have the following relation from Mrs. Sarah B. Foote, of New-Haven, widow of John Foote, late of Milford, and mother of children, mostly residents in New-Haven.
"My husband's father, Jeff Foote, so called, died before I was born, and when my husband was only three years old. He died at sea, and his wife, whose maiden name was Hepzibah Tyrrel, of Milford, died soon after her husband was lost at sea, and when her second child David was but seven days old. John and David were the only children of Jeffrey and Hepzibah Foote, and after the death of their parents, they went to live with their grandmother, Mary Tibbals, of Milford, who was a widow woman. She raised John to manhood, when he married informant, Sarah Baldwin, daughter of Isaac Baldwin, of Milford. The other son, David, married Polly Munson, daughter of Daniel Munson, of Milford, who, soon after marriage, removed to Bristol, (Conn.,) where, she thinks, he raised a family of eight or nine children. Can give no further information about David, but thinks he was born in August, 1771, and married at about 21 years of age. Mrs. Tibbals often related to informant, that Jeffrey Foote was brought to Milford, when a small boy, as a cabin boy, from Newfoundland, by a Captain Hibbon, of Milford, and followed the seas, sailing with him until he died. He afterterwards went to sea, and was lost with the vessel. Informant says, her husband's mother, (with whom she was well acquainted,) often stated, that Jeff Foote told her that his mother was a widow woman. with a large family of children, residing at Newfoundland, and that it was by consent of his mother that he went on Capt. Hibbon's vessel."
John Foote, son of Jeff and Hepzibah Foote, was born in Milford, (Conn.,) September 24, 1768, and was married to Sarah Baldwin, daughter of Isaac Baldwin, of that town, September 24, 1788.--the day he was 20 years of age. She was born in Milford, March 5, 1772. Mr. John Foote died October 11, 1833, aged 65. They had a numerous family of children, one of whom Joel B. Foote, resides in New-Haven, (Conn.)
David Foote, the other son of Jeff Foote, died at Sidney, in the State of New-York, (where one of his sons dwells,) November 18, 1838, aged 67. His widow is now, or was lately living in that town.
X. Additional Notes.
I copied the following entry of marringe from the Town Records of marriages, births and deaths, of Killingworth, in this State.
"Pasco Foote and Margaret Stallion married the 30th of November, 1678."--and found on the Records of the Hon. Court of Probate for the District of Fairfield, a Record of a Bill of Sale, by way of gift, executed by Edward Stallion, of New-London, (Conn.,) of "one half of my brigantine, called the Edward and Margaret, to Pasco Foote, of the same town, who married my daughter Margaret." It is dated April 7, 1683.
Edward Stallion was an inhabitant of Killingworth from about 1671 to 1679, as appears by the Records of the town. In 1679. March 5, he conveyed his house, home-lot, and other lands in Killingworth, to Augustus Williams, and removed to New-London, in the same State.
The following extract from a letter addressed to the Compiler by Miss F. M. Caulkins, Author of the History of Norwich, and now engaged on a History of New-London, contains some additional facts of interest:
"I have met with the name of Pasco Foote on our early town Records, but the information gleaned from them is very scanty. Only partial glimpses can be obtained of him, and those are from deeds and incidental allusions, with the single exception of his marriage, which is recorded here and agrees with the registry quoted by you. I am at a loss to conceive why it should have been recorded at Killingworth, as I had supposed the event took place here, and that the parties resided here.
Our clerks were no more expert in orthography than others of their age,--and I find the name written with the variations of Pasco, Pascor, Pasquo. No autograph is found. He only appears as the son-in-law of Edward Stallion, and is said to be "of Newfoundland." From circumstances I infer that he was a mariner and trader, passing to and fro, as others did at that period; for our port had then frequent direct intercourse with that island. He is soon lost to our view, and I had supposed that he might have died abroad, or been lost at sea, not long after his marriage. I have found no trace of any child but isaac, whom his grandfather, Edward Stallion, adopted, and to whom he gave his own name. He is designated in deeds of gift from his grandfather, "Isaac, alias Stallion Foote,"--and is elsewhere alluded to, as simply, Stallion Foote. He sold estate here after 1700.
The relict of Pasco Foote married a Haynes. I infer this from documents wherein Margaret Haines, or Haynes, is called the daughter of Edward Stallion, and inherits estate from him. Her husband was probably James Haynes, for children of "James and Margaret Haynes," are recorded here, communcing August 1, 1689.
Edward Stallion's vessel, the "Edward and Margaret," was built here. It is probable that Pasco Foote went sometimes in her as master and supercargo, and the conveyance to him of half the vessel would serve to give him credit abroad. New-London had from 1660 and onwards, an exchange trade with Milford, Norwalk and other ports along the coast to New-York: we can thus approximate to a reason why the bill of sale should have been recorded in Fairfield County. But it must be allowed that the Probate records is rather an out-of-the-way place for such an entry.