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acres of the Sherwood homestead on the
south side of the present Pratt's Ferryroad
in 1707. Daniel Rose, St., was born
in England, in 1631, and was brought to
America by his father in 1634, locating in
Watertown, from whence they removed
to Wethersfield in 1635. He married, in
1664, Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan
Goodrich ; she was born November 2,
1645. Jonathan Goodrich was born in
England, and died in Wethersfield, Con-
necticut, in April, 1680. He first appears
in America on the "Colonial Record of
Connecticut (Hartford)" November 10,
1643: juryman, December 4, 1645, and in
1646 and 1648; held lands in Wethers-
field in 1644. He married (first) Eliza-
beth, daughter of Thomas Edwards, in
1645 ! srie died July 5, 1670. Daniel Rose
was fence viewer in 1669; pound-keeper,
1680; drew lands in 1670 and 1694 allotments
and through purchase became possessed
of large holdings of land. Robert
Rose, father of Daniel Rose, Sr., was born
in England, in 1594, and came with his
wife, Margery, and eight children, from
Ipswich county, England, in the ship
"Francis" in 1634. He was one of the
"Adventurers" from Watertown, Massachusetts,
who first settled in Wethersfield.
He was a large land owner ; a sol-
dier in the Pequot War; constable in
1639-40; juror, 1641 ; representative in
General Court, 1641-42-43 ; had many
other offices conferred upon him by the
town and court. In 1644 he removed to
what is now Branford, Connecticut. He
died in 1664. His estate was inventoried
at £826, 9s., 7d. Nathaniel Foote, whose
daughter Mary married Daniel Rose, was
born in Wethersfield, January 14, 1648.
He settled in Hatfield, Massachusetts.
He married, May 2, 1672, Margaret,
daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret
(Lawrence) Bliss, of Springfield, Massachusetts.
After residing in Hatfield two
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years, he removed to Springfield. He
served in Captain Turner's expedition
against the Indians at what is now
Turner's Falls. He next removed to
Stratford, Connecticut, and thence, in
February, 1679, to Branford, where he
was admitted a "Planter" of the town.
From there he removed to Wethersfield,
where he resided until his death, January
12, 1703. He was a house carpenter by
trade, but the frequent appearance of his
name on the records of the County Court
as attorney in cases before that court
would indicate that he had a considerable
law practice for those days. His father,
Nathaniel Foote, born about 1620, died
1655
Lieutenant Samuel Smith, of Wethers-
; married Elizabeth, daughter of
field. His father, Nathaniel Foote, the
immigrant ancestor of this family, was
born in England, in 1593. He married
Elizabeth Deming, about 1615, and came
with her and six children to America. He
was one of the first ten men, known as
"Adventurers," who settled in Wethers-
field. He represented the town in the
General Court. He died in 1644, and his
widow married Thomas Welles, afterwards
Governor. She died July 28, 1683.
(Ill) Daniel (2) Robertson, son of
Ephraim and Hester (Rose) Robertson,
was born November 9, 1749, and died
February 20, 1816. He married, Febru-
ary 18, 1773, Triphena Janes, born July
3, 1755, died January 6, 1832, daughter of
Elisha and Mary (Dimock) Janes. Elisha
Janes was born in 1715, and married.
April 23, 1740, Mary Dimock, a widow.
His father, Benjamin Janes, was born
September 30, 1672; married Hannah,
daughter of Samuel Hinsdale, of Hadley,
Massachusetts. On May 13, 1704, a lit-
tle settlement of families between Mt.
Tom and Westfield, Massachusetts, was
attacked by the Indians, and the wife of
Benjamin Janes was scalped, but when