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Dorcas Lightfoot 1766–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Cherokee, Alabama, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Nancy clan

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In 1766, Dorcas Lightfoot entered the world in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, born to John Alexander Lightfoot Adair Sr And Nancy Ga Ho Ga Lightfoot Foster Adair M Cherokee Roll 2390 Deer Clan. Dorcas Lightfoot passed away in 1823 in Cherokee, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1766, Dorcas Lightfoot entered the world in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, born to John Alexander Lightfoot Adair Sr And Nancy Ga Ho Ga Lightfoot Foster Adair M Cherokee Roll 2390 Deer Clan.
  • Dorcas Lightfoot passed away in 1823 in Cherokee, Alabama, United States.

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Dorcas Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Dorcas Lightfoot
1766–1823
Birth Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Alexander "Lightfoot' Adair Sr
1753–1815
Ireland
Nancy ("Ga ho ga" Lightfoot Foster Adair (m. Cherokee roll #2390; deer) clan
1760–1790
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Robert Adair CW CONF. James Robert Adair "Indian Trader and) author"
1709–1783
Portpatrick, Wigtown, County Antrim, Scotland
Esther (Hubbard) McBride
1710–1785
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
John Lightfoot
1730–1790
Arkansas, USA
Go (Ho Ga Cherokee) Woman
1730–1769
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adair
1680–1755
Margaret Adair
1680–1750
Captain Hobson
1665–1714
Sarah Clark
1675–1743
Major Lightfoot
1690–1748
Mary Armistead
1696–1775
John Vann
1700–1752
Ani Clan
1715–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Adair-Ireland
1652–1715
Margaret Agnew
1661–1715
Gilles (Henart?)
1636–1700
Thomas III
1636–1691
Phillip Esq
1643–1707
ALICE (VA-VA)
1660–1713
William Armistead
1671–1721
Anna Lee
1676–1754
William Vann
1665–1740
JOSEPH VANN
1691–1752
Anikawi MOYTOY
1700–1742

Dorcas Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Dorcas Lightfoot in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1823
1823
Age 57
Death of Dorcas Lightfoot in Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Cherokee, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, United States

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