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James Lightfoot 1520–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: England

Father: James Lightfoot

Mother: Alice Bountayne

Spouse(s): Rosemary Stubbs

Children(s): John Lightfoot, Sir Lightfoot

James Lightfoot was born in 1520 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of James William Lightfoot And Alice Bountayne. James Lightfoot married Rosemary Monica Stubbs, and had children including John Lightfoot, Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot. James Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in England.

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Biography

  • James Lightfoot was born in 1520 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, the child of James William Lightfoot And Alice Bountayne.
  • James Lightfoot married Rosemary Monica Stubbs, and had children including John Lightfoot, Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot.
  • James Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in England.

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James Lightfoot's Ancestors

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James Lightfoot
1520–1580
Birth Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
James William Lightfoot
1470–
England
Alice Bountayne
1492–1577
Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
John Bountayne
1456–1548
England
Rose ((Bountayne)) Bunting
1471–1500
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Cornewallis Bountayne
1445–1500
Elizabeth (Bountayne)
1444–1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lightfoot's Descendants

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James Lightfoot (1520–1580) m. Rosemary (Monica) Stubbs (1520–1580)
  1. 1. John Lightfoot 1540–1599 m. Catherine Barrett 1542–1599
    1. 1. Richard Lightfoot 1560–1615 m. Jane Jones 1570–1649
      1. 1. Thomas Lightfoot 1588–1643 m. Margaret Perriman 1588–1643
        1. 1. Thomas (Lightfoot) I 1609–1648 m. Ladye (Elizabeth Anna Anne Mary) Aucocke 1608–1645
        2. 2. Gabriel Lightfoot 1615–1682
        3. 3. John Lightfoot 1613–1682
        4. 4. Richard Lightfoot 1635–1711
        5. 5. Susan Lightfoot 1617–
        6. 6. Marye Lightfoot 1621–
        7. 7. Wilmote Lightfoot 1626–
        8. 8. William Lightfoot 1628–1698
        9. 9. Daniel Lightfoot 1630–
      2. 2. Richard Lightfoot 1560–1615
      3. 3. Wilmote Lightfoot 1626–
      4. 4. Gabriel Lightfoot 1615–1682
      5. 5. Marye Lightfoot 1621–
      6. 6. Daniel Lightfoot 1630–
      7. 7. Mary Lightfoot 1635–
      8. 8. William Lightfoot 1628–1698
    2. 2. Rev. (Richard) Lightfoot 1562–1625
  2. 2. Sir (Richard Henry) Lightfoot 1562–1625

James Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of James Lightfoot in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
1580
1580
Age 60
Death of James Lightfoot in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: England

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