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John Lightfoot 1540–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Northampton, England, Wales

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Lightfoot

Mother: Lady Stubbs

Spouse(s): Catherine Barrett

Children(s): Reverend Lightfoot

The story of John Lightfoot began in 1540 in Northampton, England, Wales. John Lightfoot married Catherine Barrett, and had children including Reverend Richard Lightfoot. John Lightfoot passed away in 1600 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Lightfoot began in 1540 in Northampton, England, Wales.
  • John Lightfoot married Catherine Barrett, and had children including Reverend Richard Lightfoot.
  • John Lightfoot passed away in 1600 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lightfoot's Ancestors

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John Lightfoot
1540–1600
Birth Place: Northampton, England, Wales
Parents
Sir James Lightfoot
1520–1580
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Rosemary Monica) Stubbs
1520–1580
England
Grandparents
James Lightfoot
1470–1551
England
Cuthbert Stubbs
1485–1521
Pontop, Durham, England
Barbara Amour
1500–1522
Tanfield Lea, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Lightfoot
1450–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lightfoot's Descendants

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John Lightfoot (1540–1600) m. Catherine Barrett (1542–1600)
  1. 1. Reverend (Richard) Lightfoot 1562–1625 m. Jane (Aske) Jones 1570–1649
    1. 1. Alice (Dorothy) Lightfoot 1600–1623 m. William Spencer 1560–1637
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Spencer 1625–1655 m. Maj (Lt Robert) Sheppard 1604–1654
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Sheppard 1645–1711 m. William Newsom 1647–1691

John Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Lightfoot in Northampton, England, Wales
Northampton, England, Wales
1600
1600
Age 60
Death of John Lightfoot in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Northampton, England, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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