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James Lightfoot 1520–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Father: James (Lightfote)

Mother: Alice Bountayne

Spouse(s): Lady Stubbs, Alice Corbin

Children(s): Rev. Scholar), Margaret Lightfoot, Sir Lightfoot, Sir Lightfoot

In 1520, James Lightfoot entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to James William Lightfoot Lightfote And Alice Bountayne. James Lightfoot married Alice Corbin, Lady Rosemary Monica Stubbs, and had children including Margaret Lightfoot, Rev Richard Henry Lightfoot Oxford Scholar, Sir John Lightfoot, Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot. James Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, James Lightfoot entered the world in Bristol, Somerset, England, born to James William Lightfoot Lightfote And Alice Bountayne.
  • James Lightfoot married Alice Corbin, Lady Rosemary Monica Stubbs, and had children including Margaret Lightfoot, Rev Richard Henry Lightfoot Oxford Scholar, Sir John Lightfoot, Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot.
  • James Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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James Lightfoot's Ancestors

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James Lightfoot
1520–1580
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
James William Lightfoot (Lightfote)
1480–1551
Burston Limehouse, Brentford, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Alice Bountayne
1492–1577
Whaplode, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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James Lightfoot's Descendants

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James Lightfoot (1520–1580) m. Lady (Rosemary Monica) Stubbs (1522–1580) m. Alice Corbin (1515–)
  1. 1. Rev. (Richard Henry Lightfoot (Oxford) Scholar) 1532–1605 m. Jane ((Joane)) Leuenberger 1534–1609
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lightfoot 1560–1599
    2. 2. Col (John Thomas) Lightfoot 1552–1648 m. Alice (Anne) Goodrich 1580–1648
      1. 1. Alice (Dorothy Lightfoot ^ LeDeSpencer Immigrant Jamestown) Resident 1598–1679 m. William Spencer 1576–1654
        1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1625–1659 m. Robert (Sheppard) III 1604–1654
    3. 3. Sarah Lightfoot –1753
  2. 2. Margaret Lightfoot 1545–1646
  3. 3. Sir (John) Lightfoot 1538–1600
  4. 4. Sir (Richard Henry) Lightfoot 1562–1625 m. Jane (Aske) Jones 1565–1649
    1. 1. John (Lightfoot) I 1596–1648 m. Elizabeth Phillips 1602–1683
      1. 1. Col. (Phillip Lightfoot (Esquire Commander in Chief of Militia in Kings and Queens County) VA) 1643–1760 m. Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin 1659–1720
        1. 1. Susanna Lightfoot 1680–1789
        2. 2. Thomas Lightfoot 1681–1750
        3. 3. Major (Sherwood) Lightfoot 1684–1730
        4. 4. Henry Lightfoot 1683–1754
        5. 5. Lewis Lightfoot 1680–1727
        6. 6. Frances Lightfoot 1687–1727
        7. 7. John Lightfoot 1691–1707
        8. 8. John (William) Lightfoot 1680–1760 m. Elizabeth Phillips 1680–1786
        9. 9. Major (Goodrich) Lightfoot 1682–1738
        10. 10. Major (General Phillip W.) Lightfoot 1690–1748 m. Mary Armistead 1696–1775 m. Mary Armistead 1691–
      2. 2. Rebecca Lightfoot 1628–1708
      3. 3. Mary Lightfoot 1636–
      4. 4. Richard Lightfoot 1637–1675
      5. 5. Robert Lightfoot 1634–
      6. 6. William Lightfoot 1630–1698
      7. 7. Edmund Lightfoot 1622–1707
      8. 8. George Lightfoot 1622–1698
      9. 9. Jane Lightfoot 1626–
      10. 10. Francis (I) Lightfoot 1623–1707
      11. 11. John Lightfoot 1622–1686 m. Elizabeth Taylor 1627–1687
        1. 1. Colonel (John Lightfoot) III 1648–1707 m. Susannah (Anne) Goodrich 1660–1709
    2. 2. Samuel Lightfoot 1620–1626
    3. 3. Jane Lightfoot 1612–
    4. 4. Rose Lightfoot 1604–
    5. 5. Martha Lightfoot 1602–
    6. 6. Sara Lightfoot 1600–
    7. 7. Anna Lightfoot 1596–
    8. 8. Richard Lightfoot 1608–

James Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of James Lightfoot in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1580
1580
Age 60
Death of James Lightfoot in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

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