Will of Elizabeth Deming Foote. Wife of Nathaniel Foote.

Elizabeth left a will,dated 28 of March 1678 (with codocil dated 16 of August 1682), and proved in August 1683.

In her will she names sons, Nathaniel Foote, eldest son, and Robert Foote, daughters (Elizabeth) Churchall,(Mary) Goodrich,,(Frances) Barnard, (Rebecca) Smith, Sarah Judson-deceased ; grandchildren, Daniel, Elizabeth, John Studder (Stoddard),
Joseph Churchall, Benjamin Churchall,and children of deceased daughter Sarah Judson.

She appointed Captain John Allin to be executor,and my "Beloved Brother",Mr John Deming, Senr.and "my Grand Sonn", Henry Buck, to be overseers.

Witnesses to the will were Joseph Rowlandson, and John Deminge (Deming).

In the codocil dated 16 August 1682, she names Nathaniel Foot, "The Eldest son of my Nathaniel---he paying one half of the lagacys which were to be paid by my son Robert, had he lived to posses ye said land".

Codocil witnessed by: Samuel Tallcott and John Deminge.

!BORN: Shalford near Colchester, Essex, England
!MD: 2nd husband Gov. Thomas Welles
!DIED: age 88
!WILL: August 16, 1682

1. Nathaniel FOOTE b. 1620, Colchester,Essex,England; c. 5 Mar 1618/1619; d. Jun 1655, Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA; bur. Jun 1655, Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA.
2. Elizabeth FOOTE b. 8 Sep 1616, Colchester,Essex,England; d. 8 Sep 1700, Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA; bur. 11 Sep 1700, Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA.
3. Mary FOOTE b. 1623, Colchester,Essex,England; d. Dec 1684, Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA; bur. Dec 1684, Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA.
4. Robert FOOTE b. 8 Dec 1627, Ipswich, Suffolk, England; c. 8 Dec 1627, Colchester,Essex,England; d. 1681, Branford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA; bur. 1681, Branford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA.
5. Frances FOOTE b. 1629, Colchester,Essex,England; d. 3 Feb 1678, Hatfield,Hampshire,Massachusetts,USA.
6. Sarah FOOTE b. Abt 1632, Watertown,Middlesex,Massachuetts,USA; d. 1673, Stratford,Fairfield,Connecticut,USA.
7. Rebecca FOOTE b. 3 Sep 1634; c. 3 Sep 1634, Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA; d. 6 Apr 1701, Hadley,Hampshire,Massachusetts,USA; bur. 8 Apr 1701, Hadley,Hampshire,Massachusetts,USA.
8. Elizabeth FOOTE
9. Mary FOOTE
10. Joanna FOOTE b. 1628; d. 14 Sep 1666.

The information that John Deming of Wethersfield and his sister, Elizabeth (Foote) Deming were probably the son and daughter of a John Deming Americana, Vol. 34 (1940), Pg. 264. In it is indicated in the will of Richard Treat that from this is indicated that there was a John Demon, Sr. (Deming) as well as John Dmon, Son-in-law and the father of John Deming, of Wethersfield, was as named John Deming.

I believe that the idea of John Deming (The Elder) Being a Huguenot and his Wife Elizabeth Gilbert, came from The Huguenot Society. John Deming seems to be one of The Qualifying Ancestors. ( Letter From Bernard Peck)

Most of Deming information comes from history of Ancient Wethersfield, CT. By: Stiles

John Deming of Wethersfield, 1635, One of The Chief Settlers, Prep

1. 1. Elizabeth DEMING b. Oct 1595, England; d. 28 Jul 1683, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. Wethersfield,Hartford,Connecticut,USA.
2. Thomas DEMING b. ABT. 1613, Shalford, England.
3. John DEMING b. 1615, Colchester, England; d. 21 Nov 1705, Wethersfield, Hartford , Connecticut.