Person:Pasco Foote (2)

link PASCO¹ FOOTE, born probably in England about 1605, died probably in Salem, Mass., between 21 Sept. 1670 and 30 June 1671. He married probably about 1630, , who died before Sept. 1670.

Pasco Foote, the founder of the Essex County, Mass., family of the name, evidently lived in the part of Salem that became later Manchester. He was a proprietor of Salem in 1636 being granted 40 acres there. A freeman or voter very early. "On the shores of Winter Island . . . were granted in 1636-37, 'half-acre lots' for fishing trade . . . among other very early merchants settling there was Pasco Foot—who was a very enterprising merchant and died in 1670." (Essex Co. His. Coll., 1: 172.)

In 1641 Pasco Foote is mentioned as "bringing in meale." He was constable of Manchester and took the oath of fidelity in 1649. He served on the grand jury in 1652-53. In 1652 he had his eight children baptised in the Salem church. Two years earlier, with others belonging to the church and town of Salem, he petitioned to remove to Jeffries Creek. He left this will

Pasco Foote was a man of some education as autographs of his are extant. His wife's name or the date of her death are not known. Unfortunately the first book of the Manchester records covering from 1645-1658 has been lost.

Children all baptised together in Salem First Church, 6 Feb. 1652, called "Children of Pasco Foote."
i. John, b. about 1633, d. probably between 1652 and 1670. "John Foote a seaman of Manchester died 16th—6th month," 1655. (Boston records, 9: 52.)
ii. "Malaky, b. about 1635, d. probably between 1652 and 1670.
iii. SAMUEL, Capt., b. 1637; m. Hannah Currier.
iv. Elizabeth, b. about 1639; m. about 1658, George Burch of Salem,
v. Mary, b. about 1641, unmarried in 1670.
vi. Isaac, b. 1644, dep. ae 38 in 1682; m. Abigail Ingalls, remained in Salem,
vii. Pasco, b. about 1646; m. (1), 2 Dec. 1668, Salem, Martha Ward; m. (2), 30 Nov. 1678, Killingworth, Conn., Margaret Stallion. Lived in Salem and New London, Conn,
viii. Abigail, b. about 1649; m. 15 Oct. 1670, Salem, George Early.

"I Pascho ffoot of Salem Senyor being aged and weeke in body butt in good memory and understandinge & Considering the uncerteinty of my life & Certeinty of death & how soone I knowe not, doe therfore make & ordeine, this wrighting & that which is Conteined therein to be my last will & testament for the giveing & bequeathinge of my worldly goods after my death, And first I give my house the leane-to & the land belonging therevnto vnto my loving sonn Isack ffoot, (I mean the house & land & Edifices wherein I now dwell) only I doe ordeine & appoint him to paye vnto my daughter Elizabeth Birtch the full Some of term pounds in good Commodytyes such as shee shall accept for her use, And tenn pound more to my daughter Marye ffoot in good Commodytyes likewise such as shee shall accept of for her use, And for my land & meddow att Manchester I give & bequeath that vnto my sonn Samuel ffoot & Pascho ffoot & my daughter Abygayle ffoot to bee devided in equall portions to each of them alike according as itt shalbe valued And for my househould goods & Utensles I give & bequeath the bed & boulster & one pillow with the rugge the bedsted Curteins & all that belong to that bed I usually lye upon vnto my daughter Marye ffoot, And I give vnto my daughter Abygayle my ffeather bed which usually lyes uppon the truckle bedstead, and the rugg & two pillowes and for my great // brass // kettle 2 Iron potts & a brasse skillett I desire and ordeine that after they be praysed that they or the vallue of them be equally dyvided betweene my daughter Elizabeth Birtch & Mary ffoot & Abygayle ffoot And for my fower new pewter platters I give equally to Marye ffoot & Abygayle ffoot to be devided, And for the sheetes that I leave I give them to be equally devided betweene my daughter Elizabeth Birtch, Mary Foot & Abygayle ffoote, And my warminge pann to my daughter Mary ffoot, And my Come att Manchester in Robbin Leetches Custodye I give to my sonn Pascho ffoot, And my Chayres & such like Implements I give to be equally dyvided betweene my forsaid daughters Elizabeth Mary & Abygayle further I doe appoint and by these presents ordeine my sonn Isack ffoot to be my executor to see this my will to be dewly & truly performed after my death and to paye for funneral Charges & what Shall arise about itt out of such debts & other Estate as I Shal leave which he knows of in witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale this one & twentyeth daye of September
1670"
"Pasco ffoot" (Seal)
Witnesses, Richard waters, Ezekiel Waters.
Proved in Salem Court, 30: 4: 1671. (Printed Essex Co., Probate, 2: 229.)