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Foote Family of London 1. Sir Edward Onslow - ....2. Sir Richard Onslow (colonel)
..........3. Sir Arthur Onslow, Bart of West Clandon (d 21.07.1688)
...............4. Richard Onslow of West Clandon, 1st Lord of Onslow and Clandon (b 23.06.1654, d 05.12.1717, Speaker of the House of Commons) ....................5. Anne Onslow
m. Sir Anthony Shirley of Preston, Sussex Connect the two lineages
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Foote family of London and Prince William Co. Virginia King James granted three Londoners and Virginia Catholic George Brent rights of religious freedom for the settlement of French Huguenots on the 30,000 acre (121 km²) Brenttown (Brenton) tract in old Prince William County, Virginia in 1687. Richard Foote, nephew of Nicholas Hayward (one of the founding partners), settled at Chotank in King George County, Virginia to manage the project. Nicholas Hayward marketed Brenttown to English Catholics after the Glorious Revolution eliminated most political reasons for French Protestants to leave England. 1. Nicholas Hayward Sr
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LW& T of Richard Foote, Sr (bequeaths lands in Virginia) Will of Richard Foote, merchant, of London: His personal estate to be divided into three parts according
to the custom To Elizabeth Holmes 200 Pounds. To Richard Foote 600 Pounds, and 3000 acres of land, part
of testator's To George Foote 100 Pounds and 1000 acres of his land in Virginia. To Francis Foote and Henry Foote 800 Pounds apiece at 21,
and to each 1000 From legacies to Francis and Henry the executors may lay out
up to 200 To his grandson Topham Foote 200 Pounds, which his father
Samuel Foote shall The rest of his estate to his wife Hester Foote, who is named
joint executor Signed 19 March 1694. Witness James Stone, Richard Stracey, Ran. Stacey. Probate London 23 April 1697 to Hester Foote, the other executor
Samuel P.A.B. identifies testator with the parish of St. Dunstan
in the East,
Information on George Foote of Fauquier County Virginia, son of Richard Foote Jr George lived at first in St. Paul's Parish, Stafford Co, VA. Later hemoved to Fauquier C, where he was at his death. He married twice. Hissecond wife Mary is named in his will. The will was proved in FauquierCo, June 28, 1759. Legatees were his wife, and sons: William, Richard,Henry, George and Gilson, and his daughters: Elizabeth, Frances andBeheathland. he directs that his youngest sons Richard and William shall be educated. The others were probably grown. VMHB, pp cit pg 97 From Carolyn Gettings site "Ancestors of Carolyn Merle Knight Getting" The Will of George Foote was probated in Fauquier County in
1759. The following are taken from the Fauquier Co, Minute Book,
1759 Fauquier Co. Minute Book, 1759-1762 p 5 Court 24 May 1759
Certificategranted for Gilson Foote for obtaining a Probate thereof. George Foote died before 28 Jun 1759 in Fauquier Co, VA. His estate was probaterd on 28 June 1759 inFauquier Co, VA. His estate appearedin probation in 1760 in Fauquier Co, VA. His estate was named in the"Virginia Publick Claims"-Property used during Rev War on 25 Mar 1782in Fauquier Co, VA DAR application #677800 (Note: This was either hisestate or his son George, which it well might be) George's portions of his father's 25% of the 30,000 access of BrentTown fell in Prince William and what would later become Fauquier Co,West of Cedar Run. George's share included land on Champ's Run, northof Town Run, and other acerage on Cedar Run. For his home site heselected 295 acres within two miles of the old Brent Town on theShenandoah Hunting path. There, a small community still existed andincluded in a few years Harding's Inn or "Ordinary" as inns werecalled, and Elk Run Church. (note from Brian Foote, rec'vd on Aug 11998, "PS". Deed located in Richmond, VA state Library, Deed Book 1, pg
456: Footeto Stewart: Nov 20, 1762. Richard Foote of County of
Stafford toWilliam Stewart, clerk, George Foote, Gilson Foote,
Richard Foote andWilliam Foote. Four of the sons of George Foote,
deceased, whearashereto for many years ago and George Brent,
Robert Bristow, NicholasHayward and Richard Foote, grandfather
of the first named Richard Foote, party to these presents obtained
a patent from the thenproprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia
for 30,000 acres of landknown by the name of Brent Tract as by
the said patent may fullyappear and whereas at the death of said
Richard Foote the patentee'sundivided fourth part of the said
Brent Town land descended to his sonRichard Foote, the father
of the first named Richard, who having beenseized of the said
undivided fourth part in his demise as of feesimple made his
last will and testament in writing (as isfully statedin the opening
pages of Mr Watson's information of the Foote Family). Foote, Richard of Stafford Deed Book 1, pg 436. In 1772 Settlement ofsuit re Foote family's share of 30,000 acres Brent Town tract patentedby George Brent, Robert Bristow, Nicholas Hayward, and his grandfatherRichard Foote; on latter's death 1/4 undivided share descended to hisfather Richard, who willed 800 acres to two daus, balance to sons:him, George, and John; last died intestate without issue and sharefell to him as oldest son; Brentown divided and he divided 7500 acresaccording to father's will; bro. George willed his part to sons Henry,George, Gilson, Richard and William; Henry sold to William Stuart;resurvey showed original division had shorted the Foote 7500 acresshare by 1450 acres, all in subsequent division coming out of his ownpart; he accepts settlement with his nephews; with AbsalomXRamey,Benjamin Pope , James XDrummond. He married to Farnces Berryman on 3 Dec 1731 in St Paul's Parish,Stafford Co, VA, Marriage information found on St. Paul's ParishRegister. |
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