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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: JAMES lightfoot

Mother: Rosemary Stubbs

Spouse(s): Catherine Barrett

Children(s): Richard Lighfoot

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

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES lightfoot
1515 –
Birth Location: –
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Rosemary Stubbs
1522 – 1580
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Barrett
1542 – 1600
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Richard Lighfoot
1563 – 1625
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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John Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
John Lightfoot
1540 – 1600
Birth Place: Northampton, England, Wales
Parents
JAMES JIM lightfoot
1515 –
Rosemary (Monica) Stubbs
1522 – 1580
England
Grandparents
END Stubbs
END
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lightfoot's Descendants

1.
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John Lightfoot (1540 – 1600) m. Catherine Barrett (1542 – 1600)
  1. 1. Richard Lighfoot (1563 – 28 Nov 1625) m. Jane Jones (1570 – 1649)
    1. 1. Rose Lightfoot (1592 – 1648)
    2. 2. John Lightfoot (9 Apr 1596 – 24 Mar 1648) m. Elizabeth Phillips (16 Feb 1602 – 24 Dec 1683) m. Anne Goodrich (1580 – )
      1. 1. John Lightfoot (1622 – 1686)
      2. 2. George Lightfoot (1630 – )
      3. 3. Robert Lightfoot (1636 – )
      4. 4. Mary Lightfoot (1636 – )
      5. 5. Richard Lightfoot (1637 – 1698)
      6. 6. Francis Lightfoot (1638 – 28 May 1707)
      7. 7. Rebecca Lightfoot (1642 – )
      8. 8. Philip Lightfoot (1643 – 1708) m. Alice Corbin (14 Feb 1660 – 1713)
        1. 1. Francis Lightfoot (1687 – 7 Jan 1726) m. Elizabeth (1693 – 1727 DEC 31)
        2. 2. General (Philip) Lightfoot (1689 – 30 May 1748) m. Mary Armistead (1696 – 29 Jun 1775)
      9. 9. Ann Lightfoot (1648 – )
      10. 10. Edmund Lightfoot (1650 – 28 May 1707)
      11. 11. Jane Lightfoot
      12. 12. Elizabeth Lightfoot
      13. 13. Alice Lightfoot (1599 – 22 Sep 1679) m. William Spencer (1589 – 5 Jul 1654)
        1. 1. Alice Spencer (1620 – 1624)
        2. 2. William Spencer (1622 – 1624)
        3. 3. Anne Spencer (1624 – 13 May 1699) m. Captain (William) Cockerham (1593 – 13 May 1669)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Spencer (1625 – 1655) m. Robert Sheppard (Aug 1604 – 5 Jul 1654) m. Capt. (Thomas) Warren (24 May 1625 – 21 Apr 1670)
        5. 5. Robert Spencer (1630 – 1679)
        6. 6. Sarah Spencer (20 Apr 1636 – 3 Nov 1691)
        7. 7. Samuel Spencer (Sep 1638 – 14 Jun 1716)
    3. 3. Sarah Lightfoot (1600 – 16 May 1621)
    4. 4. Martha Lightfoot (1602 – )
    5. 5. Richard Lightfoot (1608 – )
    6. 6. Jane Lightfoot (Dec 1611 – )
    7. 7. William Lightfoot (1620 – )
    8. 8. Samuel Lightfoot (1620 – 15 Nov 1626)

John Lightfoot's Timeline

4 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Northampton, England, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: England
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