Who Was Abraham Foote?
Abraham Foote, also known as Captain Abraham Foote, was a Captain in the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War. Captain Foote fought in Colonel Andrew Ward’s regiment. He was a Connecticut Minuteman and commanded the local minutemen throughout the state. Connecticut was heavily targeted by the British and Captain Foote kept local Militias all over the state prepared.
One of the many battles Captain Foote fought in was The Raid on Danbury. This was the raid that Sybil Ludington made her famous country side ride alerting the troops throughout Putnam County of the British incursion when they were burning the town. In this battle, Captain Foote worked with Sybil Ludington’s uncle, Colonel Henry Ludington. Colonel Ludington ran a spy ring in New York States and was closely affiliated with General George Washington.
There is no doubt Captain Foote worked tirelessly to help win American Independence and he is widely recognized as a Revolutionary War hero. He is recognized by both The Sons of The American Revolution and The Daughters of The American Revolution.
Abraham Foote’s great-great grandfather, Nathaniel Foote (1593-1644), originally from Shalford, Braintree District, Essex, England, was one of the founders of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Overall, the Foote family is one of the most predominate of the early American families.
To my cousins and I, Captain Abraham Foote is our great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather. He was married to Abigail Rogers. He was born in Branford, CT in 1725 and died in Woodbury, CT in 1823. Yes he lived well into his 98th year!
While studying the Foote family, I found we were related to some very famous people. Below is a relationship chart showing our relationship to one of them.
That’s right, it’s cousin Walt Disney. He was my 9th cousin twice removed, so actually, he was my grandfather Starr Lathrop’s 9th cousin. “It’s a small world after all!”
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