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Perhaps because he only served eightmonths as flag officer of western naval

forces in the Civil War before dying in

June 1863, Andrew Footes naval ca-

reer has been little remarked on, de-

spite his collaboration with Brig. Gen.

Ulysses S. Grant in capturing Fort

Henry, Fort Donelson, and Island No.

10. But those battle triumphs were only

part of the career of a seminal figure in

the development of the mid-19th centu-

ry U.S. Navy.

Sometimes called the Unions Stone-

wall Jackson for his resolute and reli-

gious nature, Foote zealously opposed

alcohol and flogging, assisted in reform-

ing the Navys crippling seniority sys-

tem and was the foremost opponent of

the international slave trade, which he

attacked in his 1854 work Africa and

theAmeri-

can

Flag.

His

combat

career

includ-

ed pa-

trolling

the Af-

ricanstation

(1849-

51), at-

tacking the Chinese barrier forts at

Canton in 1856 by personally leading

landing parties, and the support of

Grant in Kentucky and Tennessee.

N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e F o o t e F a m i l y A s s o c i a t i o n o f A m e r i c aFoote

Fall 2010

PrintsInside this Issue

Volume 10 Issue 2

Presidents Corner 2

Foote County, KS 3

AHF Pedigree 4

Fort Foote, MD 5

Gift Membership 6

Foote Shoppe 7

Reunion 2011 8

Crossword 10

Piri Reis Map 12

Announcements 13

Foote Wineries 14

Tradition Trunk 15

As a result of operations on the high

seas, on rivers, and in bays and har-bors, the Navy was a decisive factorin the Civil War's outcome.

The Union Navy blockaded 3,000miles of Confederate coast from Vir-ginia to Texas in a mammoth effort tocut off supplies, destroy the Southerneconomy, and discourage foreign in-tervention. The Navy joined with theArmy to launch a series of major am-phibious assaults, including those atPort Royal Sound, South Carolina,

under Flag Officer Samuel F. DuPont,

and Wilmington, North Carolina, ledby Admiral David Dixon Porter. Thesesuccessful actions sealed off Confed-erate blockade-runner havens, andassured blockading ships essentialcoaling stations and bases on theSouthern coast.

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut'svictory at New Orleans denied Con-federate egress from the Mississippi,and opened that mighty river to pene-tration northward by Union forces. In

a giant pincers campaign, river gun-

boats moved north and south alongthe Mississippi and her tributaries.

Following the capture of strategic FoHenry on the Tennessee River byFlag Officer Andrew Hull Foote, oneConfederate river stronghold afteranother fell to the combined attack othe Union Navy and Army. Vicksburgthe final bastion, was battered intosubmission 4 July 1863, and the Cofederacy was mortally split along thevital Mississippi artery.

Navy Assured Union Victory in Civil War

Sept. 12, 1806 - June 26, 1863

Continued on page 4

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P a g e 2 F o o t e P r i n t s

Association OfficersPresident

Barbara Foote

1st Vice-PresidentMarilyn Foote Masi

2nd Vice-PresidentGary A. Foote

Secretary

Pat Foote Kenney

TreasurerBill Groves

HistorianSally Andrade

GenealogistRebecca Owens

TrusteesMargaretMacdonough(11)

HollyLee(11)JonA.Foote(13)

CharlesE.Gilbert(13)

JohnR.Foote(15)MarjorieLehman(15)

Trustee EmeritusBonalyn Munson

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Newsletter Editor: Jami Fultz

fultzes@ msn.com (801) 294-6330

1354 South 300 West

Bountiful, Utah 84010

Submissions greatly appreciated!

Dear Cousins,

Welcome to our first edition of

the Foote Family Newsletter,Footeprints, published by

Jami Fultz! This issue unveils

a new design, as well as a fewother features, including the

crossword puzzle on page 9.

The newsletter will now be

published quarterly on the fol-

lowing schedule:

Winter January 1st

Spring March 1st

Summer June 1st

Fall October 1st

Please send Jami all submis-sions well in advance of the

delivery date to [email protected].

All types of submissions are

welcome, including your family

lineage, announcements, and

family stories and pictures.

Would you like to receive your

newsletter by e-mail? Not only

is this an environmentally-

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will allow you to receive Foote-prints as a color PDF! Be

watching in your fall Renewal

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like to receive your Foote-

prints, either by US mail or in

electronic format. If electronic

format is preferred, please

make sure to add your e-mail

address to the form.

On September 25, 2010, the

members of the FFAA Board

met in Windsor, CT for our

fall meeting. Plans are wellunder way for the 2011 Re-

union, hosted by Charles and

Joanne Gilbert, in Niagara

Falls, NY. I hope to see you a

there! It is truly shaping up t

be a wonderful weekend.

We are also seeking a family

member to host a reunion out

side the New England/New

York area. Our Niagara Falls

Reunion will be the furthestwest weve gone. And New Je

sey was the furthest south! If

you are interested in hosting

the Foote Family Association

Reunion 2013, contact me [email protected].

We still have copies of the

book Elizabeth: Book I, Volum

III. Details on how to order

this beautiful edition can be

found on page 3. Mary: Book I

will be published next year

and be available at the re-

union in 2011.

Have a wonderful fall and hol

day season!
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The book is an 8 by 11-inch hardcover bound in

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PublishingUpdateMary:Vol.IIIBookIIisnearlycomplete.Submissionsoffamilygroupsheetsand

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Pleaseforwardinformationto

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In 1873, the western part of Kansaswas divided into 22 new counties and12 changes were made in the boundar-ies of counties already established. Oneof the new counties was named Foote,

in honor of The Gunboat Commo-dore, Andrew Hull Foote.

However, in 1881, all of Foote and aportion of Buffalo counties were com-bined to create a new county namedGray. The name came from AlfredGray, the first state secretary of agricul-ture. Originally a farmer in Wyandottecounty, Gray had died the previousyear, apparently from overwork.

Perhaps since Wyandotte was alreadyestablished, it didnt make sense toname it Gray. And, since I doubt Ad-

miralFooteeversetfoot in

Kansas,it seemsappro-priatethat aKansan receive the privilege of a coun-ty being named for him.

Fortunately, though, the Foote namelives on in Gray county through Footetownship, population 118.

Kansas, 18

GrayCounty

Kansas, today

Foote

Township

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The Civil War erupted just as Foote

seemed close to being appointed superin-

tendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. His

Chinese experience in coastal and river

operations may have contributed to the

decision by his friend, Secretary of the

Navy Gideon Welles, to put him in com-mand of Union naval forces on the upper

Mississippi.

Riverine warfare was generally not what

naval officers dreamed of, but Foote came

to regard it as his greatest achievement.

Without resources and subject to Army

control, in a Navy whose priority was

coastal warfare, he created a flotilla of

broad, shallow-draft ironclads and mortar

boats. His work with Grant was the model

of Army-Navy cooperation. But the strains

of the work, coupled with foot and armwounds caused by shrapnel at Fort Donel-

son, fatally wore him down.

A few anecdotes from Spencer C. Tuckers

meticulously researched and highly read-

able biography, Andrew Foote: Civil War

Admiral on Western Waters, (Naval Insti-

tute Press, Annapolis MD, 2000) illustrate

the type of man Andrew Foote was.

Footes brother, John, recalled their father

once telling him, I think I have been able

to control my family pretty well, all except

AndrewI have never tried to do more

than guide him.

John remembered his brother as very ge-

nial and good-natured. There was neverany cant about him and he seemed to en-

joy life and get much out of it.

Foote longed for a naval career, but the

War of 1812 had supplied the U.S. with

too many sailors and not enough work. So

Foote accepted an appointment to West

Point Academy at the age of 16. Six

months later, however, his application to

become a midshipman was approved He

immediately reported to the schooner

Grampus which was headed for the WestIndies. His starting salary was $19/month.

At the age of 21, as a midshipman on the

Natchez in the Caribbean, Foote experi-

enced a life-changing event. Although

raised a staunch Congregationalist with

forebears who were ministers of the

church in Cheshire, Foote had followed his

fathers more secular approach to life. In

Andrew Hull Foote (continued from page 1)

Pedigree of

Andrew Hull FooteFrom Ancestry.com file ofJami Fultz. Accuracy has

not been confirmed. Cor-

rections are appreciated.

No. 1778

No. 715

No. 223

No. 61

No. 18 (5, 1)2nd Generation3rd Generation4th Generation5th Generation6th Generation from Nathaniel

When didbecome

Andrews father,

Samuel, used the

spelling Foot

throughout his

life. After Samu-

el died in Sept.

1846, Andrew

began using

Foote.A letter

Andrew sent toCommo. Charles

Morris on Oct.

20, 1846 is his

first known use

of the silent e.

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During the Civil War ourgovernment built 68 fortsaround the Nations Cap-ital. These earth and logstructures were designed

to be temporary field for-tifications and only resistthe attack of ground forc-es such as infantry, cav-alry, and artillery.

In March 1862, the battle betweenthe USS Monitorand CSS Virginiacreated panic in Washington.Asthe war progressed, many Europe-an countries seemed eager to jointhe fight on the side of the Con-federacy. Fort Washington on thePotomac River 16 miles belowWashington was considered toofar away to be adequately support-ed. Therefore, protection of thecapital from naval attack became amajor concern and army engineersbegan building earthworks onRoziers Bluff to resist naval bom-bardment.

Col. John G. Barnard, whoplanned, designed, and oversaw

the building of Fort Foote, said itwas:

. . . in many respects,modelworks. Fort Foote was constructedfor the purpose of defending, inconnection with Battery Rogers[two miles up and across the river]the water approach to the city. Itwas situated six miles below Washington, on acommanding bluff of the Maryland shore, elevated 100feet above the river. The fort was es-sentially completed in the fall of 1863,

and was designed as a water battery ofeight 200-pounder Parrott rifles and two15-inch guns.

During the Civil War the 15-inch gunscost the government $9,000 each($159,000 in todays value), but theycould do major damage to a woodenship. At close range, even the ironcladswere not safe from themassiveweapons. The two guns on display atFort Foote were cast at Cyrus AlgerCompany in 1863 and 1864.

Duty at Fort Footewas consideredunhealthy. A largeswamp plaguedthe post with mal-

aria during thesummer and thelack of pure watermade typhoid aconstant threat. Asmany as half the

garrison would be on the sick listat any time.

On October 22, 1864, Secretary ofthe Navy Gideon Wells, who wasa good friend of Andrew Footes,visited the fort for the first firingof its new 200-pounder Parrottrifles. The Civil War was begin-ning to wind down and Washing-tonians were starting to questionthe post-war usefulness of thenumerous forts protecting thecapital. Said Secretary Wells:

. . . a vast amount of labor hasbeen expendeduselesslyexpended. In going over theworks, a melancholy feeling cameover me, that there should havebeen so much waste, for the fort isnot wanted and will never fire ahostile gun. No hostile fleet willever ascend the Potomac.

After the Civil War, the govern-ment began dismantling thedefenses of Washington. Fort

Foote, however, was retained and used as a militaryprison during 1868 and 1869.

The garrison was

removed from the fortin 1878, leaving it anabandoned militarypost. It was usedperiodically duringWorld Wars I and IIfor training purposes.After WWII, it wastransferred to theDepartment of theInterior to becomepart of the nationalparks system.

Rodman Cannon, also known as a Columbiad.The enormous smoothbore cannons weighed 25tons and required 45 pounds of gun powder to

send a 440-pound round-shot over 5,000 yards.

Clash of the Ironclads

The CSS Virginia was originally namedUSS Merrimackbefore being scuttledby the Union and then salvaged by theConfederacy and converted into acasemate ironclad ram. She destroyedtwo Union vessels in the ElizabethRiver on March 8, 1862 and returnedthe following day with the goal of sink-ing the Minnesota. However, she foundthe Monitorwaiting for her, havingarrived the previous night after a peril-ous voyage from New York. An historicbattle, the first between ironclads,ushered in the era of the industrialnavy. It ended ingloriously that after-noon in a stalemate. The two shipsnever met again. Virginia was destroy-

ed two months later by her crew after afutile effort to decrease her draft inorder to flee up the James River. Nearthe end of the year, Monitorwas sentsouth. She was caught in a storm offCape Hatteras and foundered. Herwreck was found in 1974 and is now amarine sanctuary.

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any case, navy life was not condu-

cive to religious development. Yet,

in 1827, Foote experienced an

epiphany.

He was standing night watch while

the ship was at anchor when a lieu-tenant, evidently a strong Chris-

tian, approached him. Previously

the lieutenant had tried to discuss

religion with Foote, but Footes re-

sponse to him was that he intended

to be honest and honorable in all

things and that was all the religion

he needed.

On this second occasion, however,

the two fell into an extended con-

versation

on a

beautiful,

clear, moon-lit night. As

soon as his watch was

over and he could be

alone, Foote fell to his

knees in prayer. Over

the next several weeks,he spent most of his free

time reading his Bible.

One day, as he was

climbing the ladder to

the deck, he experi-

enced a sense of feeling

and purpose that caus-

ed him to resolve that

in the future, hence-

forth, in all circum-

stances, I will act for

God.

Foote wrote his mother

to tell her the news,

probably because her deep Chris-

tian faith had prevented her from

approving a naval career for her

son. He began the letter, Dear

Mother, you may discharge your

mind from anxiety about your way-

ward son.

John related a discussion between

Andrew and their father after this

cruise, during which Andrew tried

to reconcile service to the Almighty

with a career dedicated to using

force to achieve national goals.

Samuel asked Andrew if he

thought a navy was necessary. An-

drew replied, Certainly, the seas

must be policed. Samuel then

asked, Should the navy be in

charge of good or bad men? Of

good men, Andrew replied, and

also declared that his doubts were

gone.

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Admiral comes from the Arabic termamir-al-bahrmeaning commander ofthe seas. Crusaders learned the term

during their encounters with the Arabs,perhaps as early as the 11th Century.The Sicilians and later Genoese took

the first two parts of the term and usedthem as one word, amiral. The Frenchand Spanish gave their sea command-ers similar titles. As the word was used

by people speaking Latin or Latin-based languages, it gained the "d" andendured a series of different endingsand spellings leading to the Englishspelling admyrallin the 14th Centuryand to admiralby the 16th Century.

Andrew Hull Foote (continued from page 4)

Continued on page 11

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During a circumnavigation of the

globe, his squadron stayed for three

months at Macao. It was there

that Foote learned his wife, Caro-

line, had died unexpectedly more

than six months earlier, on Nov. 4,

1838. He was a widow at the age of

32. Andrew gave serious consider-

ation to leaving the navy and enter-

ing foreign missionary work.

However, he resolved to continue

Gods work within the U.S. Navy.

In 1841, with his appointment as

executive officer of the Naval Asy-

lum, Foote began his lifelong cru-

sade for temperance, which had not

particularly concerned him previ-

ously. He told John:

I made up my mind that as a

naval officer I could not be a tem-

perance man. I met with persons

of all nations. I was obliged to con-

form to their customs. But when I

came here I found these old sailors

dreadful drunks. Whenever I gave

them any privilege, they invari-

ably got drunk. I could do nothing

with them. At last I signed the

pledge myself, and they followed.

Foote agreed with the majority of

naval officers that the threat of cor-

poral punishment was necessary to

maintain discipline. He ordered the

lash used 28 times

aboard the Perry

before receiving

word of its termi-

nation. Yet, this

was about half the

average number of

floggings per ship

for the navy in

that period.

Although initially

skeptical, he re-

solved to give

what he referred

to as the experi-

ment a fair trial.

Foote continued to

believe that liquor was the cause of

most of the discipline problems ne-

cessitating flogging.

During his African

service, a possible

slave shipthe

Marthawas spotted

off of Ambriz.

Marthas captain,

believing Andrews

ship to be a Royal

Navy vessel, hoisted

the American flag.

But when the cap-

tain recognized the

U.S. Naval uniform,

he promptly lowered

the American flag

and raised a Brazil-

ian one. Something

was thrown over-

board and, upon re-

trieval, found to be

the captains writing

desk containing the

ships log and papers

identifying the own-

er of the Martha as an American

living in Rio de Janeiro.

Although no slaves were aboard,all the equipment for the dreadedmiddle passage was in place, in-cluding a fully laid slave deck, 176

water casks holding 100 gallonseach, 150 barrels of farina, and 400spoons to keep the human cargoalive during the passage.

Marthascaptainprotestedthat hisship couldnot besearched

while un-der theBrazilianflag. Footerepliedthat hewouldthen seizethe shipas a piratevessel forsailingwithoutpapers.ThenMarthascaptainconfessedthat it

was, indeed, a slaver and had ex-pected that same night to take on-board 1,800 slaves and would havebeen at sea before daybreak.

When praised for the efficiency and

hard work of his crew, Foote attrib-

uted his success to his methods of

discipline and especially to a grog-

free environment.

Footes crew intercepted another

vessel, the Chatsworth, which he

was convinced was a slaver. But

because insufficient evidence could

be found, his superior ordered him

to release it.

About a week later, Foote planned

a ruse in hopes of catching the

Chatsworth in the act of slaving.Once outside of Ambriz, he turned

the ship around and headed back.

Again he caught the Chatsworth,

and again he could find no evidence

of slave running. But, before sail-

ing north, he left behind some men

to keep the Chatsworth under sur-

veillance.

Andrew Hull Foote (continued from page 6) Ending Flogging in the NavyWarnings against the excessive use offlogging were written as early as 1797by Captain Thomas Truxtun. A pro-posal to abolish flogging was first in-troduced in Congress in 1820 by Rep-resentative Samuel Foot, but it wasunsuccessful.

In 1831, Secretary of the Navy LeviWoodbury issued an order that saiduntil Congress changed the existinglaws governing punishment in the Na-vy, whenever such laws allowed a dis-cretion in the use of punishments, herecommended that commanding offi-cers should first resort to fines andbadges of disgrace, and other forms ofmild corrections rather than using "thehumiliating practice of whipping."

Later, Secretary of the Navy James K.

Paulding issued an order to com-manding officers that flogging was tobe administered in accordance withthe law and always in the presence of

the captain.

Perry (right) confronting Martha off Ambriz June 6, 1850

Continued on page 12

The Dec. 1979 issue ofCivil War Times Illustratedfeatured a story by AllanKeller on Admiral Andrew Hull Foote. To receive a black and white PDF of

the entire 12-page article, send an email request to [email protected].

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When Foote returned to Ambriz two weeks later,

his men reported that 4,000 slaves were at the

port awaiting shipment. Determined to prevent

this, Foote had the Chatsworth seized and, to en-

sure that charges would stick, secured statements

from legitimate traders in the area that the ship

had earlier been engaged in slaving activities and

that its owner had admitted ordering the ship on

another slaving voyage.

After a prolonged trial, the Chatsworth was in-

deed condemned as a slaver. Foote believed it to

be a greater loss to the African slave trade than

the loss of the Martha. British naval commission-

er Jackson noted that Footes captures at once

changed the face of things ... from the date of

those very opportune captures, not a vessel illicit-

ly assuming American colors was seen.

Added to the the premature loss of his first child,

Josephine, and first wife, Caroline Flagg, Foote

lost all of his three youngest children in 1862; the

two daughters, Emily and Maria, died within ten

days of each other. His wife did not want him to

take another command after his service in the

Mississippi Squadron. She met privately with

Secretary Welles to ask that he not be separated

from his family. Foote was not pleased when he

discovered his wifes interference. As Welles put

it, he considered it a duty to obey orders of any

kindto go wherever the Department directed or

thought he could be most useful.

In June 1863, Foote wrote Welles that he must

postpone taking command of the South Atlantic

Blockading Squadron due to poor health. This

alarmed Welles, who noted, It must be real, for

he promptly obeys orders.

Foote planned to leave New York for Port Royal

on June 15th, but through miscommunication or

early departure, the ship left without him. That

night, at the Astor House Hotel, he fell ill with

Brights disease, a painful condition that affected

his kidneys and liver. The doctor who attended

him was reluctant to tell Foote that his disease

was fatal, because Foote was determined to take

Charleston. But Foote took the news calmly and

told Dr. Bache he was prepared for death and

that hed had enough with guns and war.

Foote lingered for several days in the company of

his family, dying on the night of June 26th. New

Haven gave him an impressive public funeral on

June 30th, attended by the governor. Footes wife

barely survived him, dying in August. They are

buried at Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.

Andrew Hull Foote (continued from page 11)P a g e 12 F o o t e P r i n t sRecollections of James B. Eads

James Eads designed and constructed the gunboatflotilla Andrew Hull Foote commanded. While on a trainto meet with Foote, he found himself sitting behindJudge John Foote, Andrewss brother. Judge Footeshared with Eads an anecdote of a daughter who waslearning to read.

After the capture of Fort Henry the squadron wasbrought back to Cairo for repairs, and, on the Sundayfollowing, the crews, with their gallant flag-officer, at-tended one of the churches in Cairo. Admiral Foote wasa thorough Christian gentleman and excellent impromp-tu speaker. After the congregation had assembled,some one whispered to him that the minister was ill andwould be unable to officiate; whereupon the Admiralwent up into the pulpit himself, and after the usual pray-er and hymn, he selected as the text John xiv. I, Let notyour heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe alsoin me. Upon this text he delivered what was declared tobe an excellent sermon, [an account of which] waswidely published in the papers at the time, and came

into the hands of [his] niece. After she had read it, sheexclaimed to her father:

"Uncle Foote did not say that right.""Say what right?" asked the father."Why, when he preached.""What did he say?""He said, Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe inGod, believe also in the gunboats.' "

Upon reaching the Benton, where Foote was supervis-ing target practice, Eads tells of this experience:

One of his officers approached and handed him adozen or more letters. While still conversing with me,his eye glanced over them ... and he selected one

which he proceeded to open. Before reading probablyfour lines, he turned to me with great calmness andcom-posure, and said, Mr. Eads, I must ask you toexcuse me for a few minutes while I go down to mycabin. This letter brings me the news of the death of myson, about thirteen years old, who I had hoped wouldlive to be the stay and support of his mother.

Without further remark, and without giving the slightestevidence of his feelings to any one, he left me and wentto his cabin. . . . When he returned, after an absence ofnot more than fifteen minutes, still perfectly composed, Iendeavored to divert his mind from his affliction by re-ferring to . . . my interview with his brother. I told him the

anecdote of his little niece . . . and this served to clothehis face with a temporary smile.

Eads summed up his impression of Foote thusly:

He was one of the most fascinating men ... I have evermet, being full of anecdote, and having a graceful, easyflow of language. He was likewise, ordinarily, one of themost amiable-looking of men; but when angered, as Ionce saw him, his face impressed me as being mostsavage and demoniacal, and I can imagine that ... in anattack he would have been invincible. ... Aside from hismartial character, no officer ever surpassed him inthose evidences of genuine refinement and delicacy

which mark the true gentleman.

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We welcome these cousins tothe Association and hope theywill find their membershipvaluable.

Elizabeth FordLa Mesa, CA

Caroline F. HerbertSan Benito, TX

Bonnie MotterPage, AZ

WelcomeNewMembers

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Crossword PuzzleAnswers

B MHBarbara Foote,

the current President of the

Foote Family Association of America,

will wed

Michael T. Hennessy

October 10, 2010Venetian Hotel

Las Vegas, Nevada

Why did the mothersnake buy shoes for he

little snake?Becausethedoctorsaidhedgrowntwofeet!

Why did the grizzlytake back the shoes

hed purchased?

Hepreferredtogobearfoot.

You have your shoes

on the wrong feet.

But, Mom, these

are the only feet I have!

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Foote Wineries

Theres a neat saying about closesisters that goes Sisters by chance;friends by choice. When I was fiveyears old, I was given the chance tochoose to be a Foote.

I was born two months before themoon landing to Susan Elaine Turn-er. When I was 18 months old, BruceMayhew Foote married my mother. Afew years later, we three went to thecourthouse where a judge asked meif I wanted Bruce Foote to be my fa-ther. My yes response (along withpayment of a $15 fee) not only gaveme a new name, but it bequeathedme with a rich family heritage.

My father was an avid canasta play-er who cheated every chance he got.He loved to craft things with hishands, as his father did. Like An-

drew Hull Foote, he overcame a

stutter through sheer willpower;the same was true of his smok-ing habit. I didnt know until Iwas an adult that he nevergraduated from high school. Tome, he was a genius. He fos-tered my love of books andtried to help me hold a golf clubcorrectly. His biggest disap-

pointment was that none of hisdaughters married golfers.

Dad has been gone for more thanten years now, but his influence isnever far away. I am proud to contin-ue his legacy through my involve-ment with the Foote Family Assoc-iation of America.

Though Nathaniels posterity nownumbers in the millions and rangesacross the globe, there is a thread

that weaves through each of our

lives, binding us together. The memories we preserve and the stories wshare create an immense tapestrythat is our family heritage.

Our weaving is enormous and usesevery color of thread imaginable. Bno matter how vast the material orhow stunning the color combinationif you look closely, you will be able

to find the golden thread of Foote.

L to R: Steve, husband; Morgan, age 11; me; Walkeage 14 (both boys now have braces on their teeth)

Getting to Know Jami Fultz

The arid soil, warm days, andcool nights of the ColumbiaValley provide the perfectclimate for growing world-

class wine grapes.

Eugene Foote opened EB Winery in

1978. It is one of the oldest wineries inWashington State. Sherrill Miller and hhusband, Rich Higgenbotham, pur-chased the company in 1991 andmoved it to Burien, south of Seattle. Thgrapes are grown in the ColumbiaValley and trucked to Burien.

Rich died in 2008from Alzheimers.He and Sherrillhad been married35 years. Sherrill

says the businessjust hasnt beenthe same withouthim, so she hasdecided to retire. The winery is beingoffered for sale at $1.25 million. Thewinery currently produces 2,000 casesannually. It is also host to BreedersTheater, a group of professional actorsperforming original comedies in themiddle of the winery. $20 includes theplay and four wine samples.

www.ebfootewinery.com.

Deane andChristine Foote

are the main heads, hands, and "footes"of Foot Path Winery (formerly Foote PrintWinery). The remaining "feet" are sister-in-law, Fran; daughters, Kelly, Taunya,and Dena; and nieces, Shannon andNichole. Winemaker Deane says, "I hopeyou will enjoy our simple, no frills, down-to-earth atmosphere. Simply stated, weare not corporate, we are family.

is now

Along with family, you will also find great red wines atFoot Path. The seven varietals and blends are made insmall, quality lots (annual production is 1,000 cases). Try

the Red Foot blend which is described as always sat-isfying, consistent, full-bodied, and smooth. Anotherfavorite is their Late Harvest Zinfandel.

Located in Temecula, California.www.footpathwinery.com.

The combination of cool, moist nightsalternating with warm, dry days create

an ideal environment for the jewels ofthe Temecula Valley.


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Tradition [truh-dish-uhn]nounfrom L. traditionem (nom. traditio) delivery,

surrender, a handing down, from traditus,pp. oftradere deliver, hand over, from

trans- over+ dare to give

Thissectionisforsharingtheritualsyourfamilyhaspreservedthatgive

meaningtoyourgatherings.HereareafewseasonalonesIcameacross.

Attach this poem to a treat for

a neighbor, along with a ghost to put

in their window. From the ideadoor.com.

The air is cool, the season fall;Soon Halloween will come to all.

The spooks are after things to do;

In fact, a spook brought this to you!"BOO" is a shield from witching hour;Just hang it up and watch its power.On your front door is where it works;It wards off spooks and scary jerks.

The treats that came with crypted noteAre yours to keep; enjoy them both.

The power comes when friends like youWill copy this and make it TWO.

Then others here among our friendsWill give warm fuzzies that do not end.We'll all have smiles upon our faces;

No one will know who "BOO"ed whose places.

Just one short day to work your spell,Or a big ZAP will strike you well.

And don't forget a nifty treat,Something cute, or something sweetPlease join the fun, let's really hear it!

Spread some "BOOs and Halloween spirit.

Halloween

Thanksg

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Left-Right Gift Exchange

The group forms a circle with each personholding a gift (doesnt matter if its the one theybrought). When the reader says RIGHT,

everyone gives their gift to the person on theirright; same idea, different direction for LEFT.

The entire poem can be found athttp://www.santalady.com/xmasgame/lftrt.html.Sorry! Ran out of space.

Twas the night before Christmas whenthrough the house,

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

Christmas

FIVE KERNELS OF CORN

by Hezekiah Butterworth (1839-1905)

Twas the year of the famine in Plymouth of old,

The ice and the snow from the thatched roofs had rolled;

Through the warm purple skies steered the geese o'er the se

And the woodpeckers tapped in the clocks of the trees;

And the boughs on the slopes to the south winds lay bare,

and dreaming of summer, the buds swelled in the air.The pale Pilgrims welcomed each reddening morn;

There were left but for rations Five Kernels of Corn.

Five Kernels of Corn!


But to Bradford a feast were Five Kernels of Corn!

Five Kernels of Corn! Five Kernels of Corn!

Ye people, be glad for Five Kernels of Corn!

So Bradford cried out on bleak Burial Hill,

And the thin women stood in their doors, white and still.

Lo, the harbor of Plymouth rolls bright in the Spring,

The maples grow red, and the wood robins sing,

The west wind is blowing, and fading the snow,

And the pleasant pines sing, and arbutuses blow.Five Kernels of Corn!


To each one be given Five Kernels of Corn!

O Bradford of Austerfield hast on thy way,

The west winds are blowing o'er Provincetown Bay,

The white avens bloom, but the pine domes are chill,

And new graves have furrowed Precisioners' Hill!

Give thanks, all ye people, the warm skies have come,

The hilltops are sunny, and green grows the holm,

And the trumpets of winds, and the white March is gone,


Five Kernels of Corn!Ye have for Thanksgiving Five Kernels of Corn!

The raven's gift eat and be humble and pray,

A new light is breaking and Truth leads your way;

One taper a thousand shall kindle; rejoice

That to you has been given the wilderness voice!

O Bradford of Austerfield, daring the wave,

And safe through the sounding blasts leading the brave,

Of deeds such as thine was the free nation born,

And the festal world sings the Five Kernels of Corn.



The nation gives thanks for Five Kernels of Corn!

To the Thanksgiving Feast bring Five Kernels of Corn!

According to someone quoting an uncited article from the

Mayflower Quarterly, (so, basically, this is hearsay) thetradition of placing five kernels of corn at each place of theThanksgiving table first started at Plymouth on ForefatherDay, Dec. 22, 1820, the bicentennial of the Pilgrims landi

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FooteFamilyAssociationofAmerica

MaryA.Olson

MembershipSecretary

36869304thLaneAitkin,MN56431

FootePrints is published quarterly and provided to members of the Foote FamilyAssociationofAmericaaspartoftheAssociationsmembershipbenefits.

TheAssociationsobjectivesareto:encourageanddevelopfamilycontactsamong all members of the Foote Family; and to encourage and develop thestudy of genealogy of each branch of the Foote Family.

Anyone wishing to submit information or articles that would be of interest to themembership is encouraged to do so. Please email the editor at [email protected] send mail to Jami Fultz, 1354 South 300 West, Bountiful, Utah, 84010

If your address is not correct, please contact Mary Olson via email at [email protected]

FootePrintsNewsletter of the Foote Family

Association of America

www.footefamily.org

The Foote Family Association ofAmerica was organized in Wethers-field, CT in 1907 and active until theearly 1930s. The Association was reor-ganized in 1984 in conjunction with the350th anniversary of the settlement ofWethersfield by ten adventurers. Ourancestor, Nathaniel Foote (1593-1644),was one of those ten men. Annualmembership dues are $15. Anyone ofFoote lineage is welcome and encour-aged to join the Association.

It is estimated there are more

than one million living descendantsof Nathaniel Foote and ElizabethDeming (1600-1683). It is the Asso-ciationsobjectivetogiveeveryfam-ily member an opportunity to be in-cluded in the family record, as wellas the Foote Family Association ofAmerica. Please go to http://footefamily.org/faainvit.htm#familysheet

for instructions on submitting yourfamily group sheet.

Nathaniel

1593-1644

Elizabeth

1600-1683

Foote

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