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Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot 1728–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sept 1728

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 31 July 1787

Death Location: York County, Virginia, USA

Father: Major ll

Mother: Mary Armistead

Spouse(s): Susannah Smith

Children(s): Margaret Lightfoot

The story of Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot began in 1728 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States. Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot married Susannah Lightfoot Smith, and had children including Margaret Susannah Lightfoot. Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot passed away in 1787 in York County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot began in 1728 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.
  • Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot married Susannah Lightfoot Smith, and had children including Margaret Susannah Lightfoot.
  • Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot passed away in 1787 in York County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major ll
1689–1748
Birth Location: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Ml
Mary Armistead
1696–1775
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Susannah Smith
1730–1805
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
SS

Children(s)

Margaret Lightfoot
1764–1847
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
ML

Col. Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Col. Lightfoot
1728–1787
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
Major Gen Phillip W. Lightfoot ll
1689–1748
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Lee) Armistead
1696–1775
Elizabeth, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Philip Lightfoot
1643–1708
England
Alice Lightfoot
1660–1713
Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States of America
William Armistead
1671–1711
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Anne Lee
1681–1754
Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Militia)
1635–1703
JUDITH ROBINSON
1635–1693
Honourable Lee
1653–1729
Mary Kendall
1661–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Armistead
1610–1671
Anne Ellis
1611–1678
Lady Potter
1619–1688
Ann Constable
1622–1706
Col. Kendall,I
1599–1686
Sarah Matthews
1615–1684

Col. Lightfoot's Descendants

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Col. (Phillip Henry) Lightfoot (29 Sept 1728–31 July 1787) m. Susannah ((Lightfoot)) Smith (1730–30 Aug 1805)
  1. 1. Margaret (Susannah) Lightfoot 1764–1847 m. John (Henry (Johann Henrich Koch)) Cook 1762–1801
    1. 1. Philip (Henry) Cook 1782–1844 m. Mary (Campbell) Irwin 1785–1827
      1. 1. John (Hancock) Cook 1816–1902 m. Elizabeth (E Ouzier) Harper 1822–1894
        1. 1. William (Elijah) Cook 1861–1914 m. Lula (Sophronia) Thornton 1867–1904

Col. Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1728
29 Sept 1728
Birth of Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1787
31 July 1787
Age 59
Death of Col. Phillip Henry Lightfoot in York County, Virginia, USA
York County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sept 1728
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 July 1787
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, USA
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