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Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot 1796–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, United States

Father: Elizabeth Wray

Mother: William Lightfoot

Spouse(s): John IV

Children(s): Cornelius BIRDSONG, BIRDSONG None, Jesse BIRDSONG, Mary Waggoner, Washington Birdsong, Mary Birdsong

The story of Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot began in 1796 in North Carolina, United States. Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot married John H Birdsong Iv, and had children including Birdsong, Cornelius S Birdsong, Jesse J K Birdsong, Mary Elizabeth Polly Birdsong Vernon Waggoner, Mary Polly Birdsong, Washington Or William Birdsong. Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot passed away in 1850 in Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot began in 1796 in North Carolina, United States.
  • Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot married John H Birdsong Iv, and had children including Birdsong, Cornelius S Birdsong, Jesse J K Birdsong, Mary Elizabeth Polly Birdsong Vernon Waggoner, Mary Polly Birdsong, Washington Or William Birdsong.
  • Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot passed away in 1850 in Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amanda Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Amanda Lightfoot
1796–1850
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Elizabeth D (Betsy) Wray
1768–1864
Brunswick, Virginia Colony
William (Claiborne) Lightfoot
1765–1809
Dinwiddie or Brunswick County, Virginia
Grandparents
John (Wray) Jr
1727–1790
Bristol Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Martha Jarrett
1738–
, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Captain (John Benge Lightfoot l) *
1725–1806
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Clairborne
1741–1800
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wray
1695–1774
Frances Bailey
1720–1774
Henry Sr.
1683–1754
Honor Pierce
1693–1778
Augustine Claiborne
1720–1787
Mary Herbert
1728–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1645–1725
Thomas GGF)
1680–1760
Honor GGM)
1685–1761
Capt Claibourne
1680–1732
Anne Fox
1684–1733

Amanda Lightfoot's Descendants

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Amanda (aka Armanda\Amy) Lightfoot (1796–1850) m. John (H BIRDSONG) IV (1792–Bef. 8 Jul 1870)
  1. 1. Cornelius (S.) BIRDSONG 1826–1908 m. Lucinda Beesley 1820–1906
    1. 1. Elisha ('Eli') Birdsong 1863–1923 m. Henrietta (Ardillia) Newton 1872–1904
      1. 1. Richard (Newton (Witchard)) Birdsong 1893–1984 m. Catherine (June (Richard Newton Birdsong Sr)) Marlow 1898–1984
        1. 1. Harold (Howard) Birdsong 1914–1958 m. Barbara (Joan) Wilson 1922–2014
        2. 2. Homer (Lowell) Birdsong 1916–1981
        3. 3. Richard (Newton R N BIRDSONG) Junior 1925–1980
      2. 2. Elsie (Mabel) Birdsong 1895–1968
    2. 2. James Birdsong? 1854–1856
    3. 3. Silas (Henry) Birdsong 1852–1930
    4. 4. Alonzo Birdsong 1858–1927
    5. 5. Joseph (Riley) Birdsong 1865–1874
    6. 6. Isaac (Wesley 'Ike') Birdsong 1861–1941
    7. 7. Arlevia (Jane Birdsong) Hutchison 1856–1878
    8. 8. William (Newton) Birdsong 1851–1929
    9. 9. Martha (Victoria) Birdsong 1853–1860
    10. 10. John (Washington) Birdsong 1854–1856
    11. 11. Mary (Ann 'Polly' Birdsong) Rogers 1850–1888
  2. 2. BIRDSONG 1835–1850
  3. 3. Jesse (J K) BIRDSONG 1821–1900 m. mary (elizabeth) rush 1824–1895 m. Letty (Jane) James 1830–1907
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Birdsong 1850–1919
      1. 1. Jessie (King) Vest 1877–1912
        1. 1. Opha (Ellen) Russell 1906–1993
      2. 2. Jessie (King) Vest 1877–1912
        1. 1. Opha (Ellen) Russell 1906–1993
    2. 2. Tabitha (E.) Birdsong 1863–1932
      1. 1. Ethel (E.) Lamar 1892–1965
        1. 1. Jesse (Bennett) Lamar 1928–2003
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth 'Polly' Birdsong Vernon) Waggoner 1835–1880
  5. 5. Washington (or William) Birdsong 1823–1900 m. Lucinda Beesley 1820–1906
    1. 1. Nancy Birdsong 1848–
    2. 2. Cerilda Birdsong 1851–
  6. 6. Mary (Polly) Birdsong 1833–1869

Amanda Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 54
Death of Amanda aka Armanda\Amy Lightfoot in Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, United States
Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, United States

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