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Francis Lightfoot 1687–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: James City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 January 1726

Death Location: Sandy Point, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: Major {VA}

Mother: Mary None

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In 1687, Francis Lightfoot entered the world in James City, Virginia, USA, born to Major Colonel Phillip Lightfoot Esq John Commander In Chief Of Militia In Kings And Queens County Va And Mary. Francis Lightfoot passed away in 1726 in Sandy Point, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1687, Francis Lightfoot entered the world in James City, Virginia, USA, born to Major Colonel Phillip Lightfoot Esq John Commander In Chief Of Militia In Kings And Queens County Va And Mary.
  • Francis Lightfoot passed away in 1726 in Sandy Point, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Francis Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Francis Lightfoot
1687–1726
Birth Place: James City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Major Colonel Phillip Lightfoot, Esq (John)* Commander in Chief of Militia in Kings and Queens County; {VA}
1643–1708
London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Mary
1659–1713
Christ S Church, VA
Grandparents
# (Rev. John LYGHTFOOTE ^1596 Honorable Esquire Gray’s) Inn
1596–1647
St Lawrence Parish, London, Middlesex, England
ELIZABETH (Phillips (Lightfoot)) *+10gm
1601–1683
St Botolph Aldgate, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Scholar
1562–1625
Jane Lady
1534–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lightfoot
1540–1625
# ^1542
1542–1599

Francis Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1687
Birth of Francis Lightfoot in James City, Virginia, USA
James City, Virginia, USA
1726
7 January 1726
Age 39
Death of Francis Lightfoot in Sandy Point, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Sandy Point, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: James City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1726
    Event Place: Sandy Point, Henrico, Virginia, USA

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