OT Samuel Foote - two English ones

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Leo van de Pas

OT Samuel Foote - two English ones

Legg inn av Leo van de Pas » 05 sep 2005 06:17:01

With apologies :

In Ruvigny's Blood Royal you can find Samuel Foote who lived from 1720 to 1777. He was an actor and dramatist and if you google him you will find a lot of fun sayings by him. As he is in Ruvigny's work it is easy to establish how he has royal ancestors. He is a descendant of Richard, 3rd Duke of York, John of Gaunt and so on. Ruvigny gives him a brother Edward a sister Eleanor and a brother John who changed his surname (he because inherited an estate). Sadly, none are marked off with spouses of children and Google tells that Samuel Foote possibly was married early in life but no details are known.

A little bit later in time, not much, there was another Samuel Foote who run a theatre, married a Miss Hannington and in 1798 fathered a daughter called Maria Foote. In 1810 when Maria was only twelve she played Juliet in her father's theatre. In 1814 she acted in "The Child of Nature" at Covent Garden. In 1815 she became the mistress of the future Earl FitzHardinge and in 1831 married Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington.

Here we have two people named Samuel Foote, both involved with the world of acting, and I wonder whether they could be related. Would anyone know?

With many thanks.
Leo van de Pas

Gjest

Re: OT Samuel Foote - two English ones

Legg inn av Gjest » 05 sep 2005 21:56:05

Leo

According to a quick glance at my Concise DNB, Foote was a popular name
amongst the acting fraternity - four Footes (?Feete?) are listed, three
of whom were on the stage.

The younger Samuel is not one of them, but there is a lengthy abstract
from the piece on the elder, as well as that on Maria, afterwards
Countess of Harrington. Perhaps the longer DNB article will give some
details of SF (1)'s marriage and potential offspring?

In any case, they sound like interesting articles: Samuel's abstract
tells us that he "dissipated a fortune at Oxford" and, in 1766
"obtained, through the Duke of York, a patent for a theatre in
Westminster... as compensation for a practical joke at a party which
cost him his leg" (sic) - no doubt an interesting tale!

Maria, on the other hand, is said to have "had an intrigue with Colonel
Berkeley, and recovered damages for breach of promise from 'Pea Green'
Haynes"...

MAR

Leo van de Pas

Re: OT Samuel Foote - two English ones

Legg inn av Leo van de Pas » 05 sep 2005 23:16:01

With what I have read about the actor Samuel Foote I think we won't find any
children for him. One brother changed his surname and that leaves one
possible brother who could be the father of the other Samuel. For Maria
Foote to have a line to medieval royalty this has to be the link as the line
goes via the mother of the older Samuel. They were interesting people. I
enjoyed reading through Google some of the older Samuel's remarks.
Leo
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Leo

According to a quick glance at my Concise DNB, Foote was a popular name
amongst the acting fraternity - four Footes (?Feete?) are listed, three
of whom were on the stage.

The younger Samuel is not one of them, but there is a lengthy abstract
from the piece on the elder, as well as that on Maria, afterwards
Countess of Harrington. Perhaps the longer DNB article will give some
details of SF (1)'s marriage and potential offspring?

In any case, they sound like interesting articles: Samuel's abstract
tells us that he "dissipated a fortune at Oxford" and, in 1766
"obtained, through the Duke of York, a patent for a theatre in
Westminster... as compensation for a practical joke at a party which
cost him his leg" (sic) - no doubt an interesting tale!

Maria, on the other hand, is said to have "had an intrigue with Colonel
Berkeley, and recovered damages for breach of promise from 'Pea Green'
Haynes"...

MAR

Kelsey Williams

Re: OT Samuel Foote - two English ones

Legg inn av Kelsey Williams » 06 sep 2005 14:24:45

Hello Leo,

The Old DNB says of Maria Foote that, "her father, Samuel T. Foote
(1761-1840), who claimed to be a kinsman of Samuel Foote, sold out of
the army, became manager of the Plymouth theatre, and married a Miss
Hart" (DNB 7:369).

Sincerely,
Kelsey J. Williams

"Leo van de Pas" wrote:
With apologies :

In Ruvigny's Blood Royal you can find Samuel Foote who lived from 1720 to 1777. He was an actor and dramatist and if you google him you will find a lot of fun sayings by him. As he is in Ruvigny's work it is easy to establish how he has royal ancestors. He is a descendant of Richard, 3rd Duke of York, John of Gaunt and so on. Ruvigny gives him a brother Edward a sister Eleanor and a brother John who changed his surname (he because inherited an estate). Sadly, none are marked off with spouses of children and Google tells that Samuel Foote possibly was married early in life but no details are known.

A little bit later in time, not much, there was another Samuel Foote who run a theatre, married a Miss Hannington and in 1798 fathered a daughter called Maria Foote. In 1810 when Maria was only twelve she played Juliet in her father's theatre. In 1814 she acted in "The Child of Nature" at Covent Garden. In 1815 she became the mistress of the future Earl FitzHardinge and in 1831 married Charles Stanhope, 4th Earl of Harrington.

Here we have two people named Samuel Foote, both involved with the world of acting, and I wonder whether they could be related. Would anyone know?

With many thanks.
Leo van de Pas

Gjest

Re: OT Samuel Foote - two English ones

Legg inn av Gjest » 06 sep 2005 15:55:45

IGI has the following for the children of Samuel Foote and Eleanor:

1. Eleanor, baptised 26 April, buried 15 June 1712, Truro
2. Samuel (I), baptised 12 November, buried 20 December 1715, Truro
3. Edward Goodyere, baptised 5 November 1716, Truro
4. John, baptised 14 August 1718, Truro
5. Samuel (II), baptised 27 January 1721, Truro.

PRO has two relevant probate records:

A. Samuel Foote of St Martin in the fields, Middlesex, will proved 22
October 1777 (PROB 11/1035)

B. Revd Edward Goodere Foote of St Martin in the fields, Middlesex,
clerk, will proved 12 February 1779 (PROB 11/1050)

There is also an IGI entry for Samuel Frederick Harness Foot (sic),
baptised at St Martin in the fields, 16 November 1760, son of Samuel
and Elizabeth - could this be "Samuel T. Foote", said in DNB to have
been born 1761?

MAR

Gjest

Re: OT Samuel Foote - two English ones

Legg inn av Gjest » 06 sep 2005 16:16:10

From Jarrit Smith papers, Bristol Record office:

FILE [no title] - ref. AC/JS/50/18 - date: 1740/1
January 22
[from Scope and Content] Certified copy of will of Sir
John Dineley, made 11th January 1739; principal beneficiary his nephew
John Foot, to change name to Dineley.

FILE [no title] - ref. AC/JS/50/27/a-c - date: 1743/4 March 21 -
[1744]
[from Scope and Content] John Dineley (formerly John
Foot), v. Dame Mary Dineley and Jarrit Smith. Court papers (suits in
Chancery): Bill of complaint; answer; order in Chancery.

FILE [no title] - ref. AC/JS/50/32/a-o - date: 1745/6
Feb. 25 - 1755 Dec. 9
[from Scope and Content] Letters: John Howard and John
Dineley alias Foot, to Jarrit Smith



Some connections from PCC wills:

Will of John Dineley commonly called Sir John Dineley, Gentleman of
Plymouth , Devon 05 March 1819 PROB 11/1614

Will of Sir John Dinely or Dineley of Charlton, Worcestershire 27
February 1741 PROB 11/707 [i.e. the uncle murdered by his brother, who
succeeded him in the baronetcy but was afterwards hanged - MAR]

Will of John Dineley of Knightsbridge, Middlesex 03 November 1758 PROB
11/841

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