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Will of Elizabeth Deming Foote Welles, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 28 March 1678

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True story: I just don't find my colonial New England lines to be all that interesting. Most of them are well-documented already, and tracing those lines back becomes more an exercise in careful mouse-clicking than actual research. They were mostly somewhat boring respectable people with no scoundrels or scandals to research. And, since I don't … Continue reading Will of Elizabeth Deming Foote Welles, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 28 March 1678

Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth Deming

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Nathaniel Foote and his wife Elizabeth Deming arrived in Watertown, Massachusetts around 1630. They were from Shalford, which is a town near Colchester, Essex, England. Nathaniel's profession was listed as Grocer. By 1635 they had moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut where they were among the first settlers. Much more information about Nathaniel, including a list of his property, can … Continue reading Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth Deming

Will of Josiah Churchill of Hartford, Connecticut, 17 November 1686

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Copied from ancestry.com. Hartford, Connecticut, November 17, 1686 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of Josiah Churchill I, Josiah Churchill of Wethersfield do make this my last Will and Testament: I give unto my wife Elizabeth Churchill the use of all my estate, whether real or personal, during her natural life, excepting such parcels of land as shall hereafter … Continue reading Will of Josiah Churchill of Hartford, Connecticut, 17 November 1686