I do not know the parent's names but John Wesley Foote was born about 1758 and was kidnapped around 1775 or so by Cornwallis's press gang to make him fight for the British. John apparently was visiting his Mom in nearby Dublin. I've heard possibly he is connected to the well documented Foote's from England but have found no real connection. I've found a few Foote's in Dublin about that time but do not know of the connection to John. Thanks, Mary Lou Tannich

Are you sure that he was kidnapped and pressganged into the Army? It was the Navy which had a pressgang. The Army recruited the thinking was that once you got them on a ship they were going to find it difficult to desert, it was not so with the Army. If he was enlisted in Dublin in 1775 it would be possible to discover what regiment/s were in Dublin, and it might even be possible to follow your man. I don't know what you mean "To fight for the British" in 1775 Ireland still had its own parliament, and also I think its own Army Establishment. I suggest that you try milgenire which is a Yahoo group which advertises itself as "Provide a forum for discussion of all aspects of pre-1922 Irish military history and military genealogy. This includes all forces in Ireland during the British period whether of the regular British Army, the Militia, Yeomanry, Auxiliary or the Irish Volunteer Army, the Citizen Army and similar. It also includes those forces such as the Irish Brigades and similar bodies. The emphasis is on Military Genealogy and the post Treaty period will not be included. Topics can include the history of any of the above, their uniforms, badges, equipment, medals etc. as well as the actions they participated in. Some of the discussion will require an enormous amount of discipline. Since we will be discussing legitimate Military History, the words 'murder(ers)' and 'terrorist(s)' are not allowed. It is hoped to encourage the study of this area and especially the documentation of those who served in these forces". With a name like "John Wesley" given the date of his birth his parents were almost certainly Methodists so you are looking for a Methodist Foote, from Dublin who joined the British Army in 1775 at aged about 17, so he was either not an Apprentice, or else was running away. Hope that this helps Edward Andrews -----Original Message----- From: Tannich, Mary Lou [mailto:tannicma@itronix.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:12 PM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Sc-Ir] Foote family 1750 Dublin I do not know the parent's names but John Wesley Foote was born about 1758 and was kidnapped around 1775 or so by Cornwallis's press gang to make him fight for the British. John apparently was visiting his Mom in nearby Dublin. I've heard possibly he is connected to the well documented Foote's from England but have found no real connection. I've found a few Foote's in Dublin about that time but do not know of the connection to John. Thanks, Mary Lou Tannich