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John Lightfoot 1560–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1627

Death Location: James City, James City, Virginia

Father: Richard Lightfoot

Mother: Jane Jones

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Alice Lightfoot, Sarah Lightfoot

John Lightfoot was born in 1560 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Richard Lightfoot And Jane Aske Jones. John Lightfoot had children including Alice Lightfoot, Sarah Lightfoot. John Lightfoot passed away in 1627 in James City, James City, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Lightfoot was born in 1560 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Richard Lightfoot And Jane Aske Jones.
  • John Lightfoot had children including Alice Lightfoot, Sarah Lightfoot.
  • John Lightfoot passed away in 1627 in James City, James City, Virginia.

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John Lightfoot's Ancestors

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John Lightfoot
1560–1627
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Richard Lightfoot
1532–1605
Stoke Bruain, Hampshire, England
Jane (Aske) Jones
1534–1609
Stoke, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Lightfoot
1510–1600
Northamptonshire, England
Alice Corbin
1515–1575
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lightfoot's Descendants

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John Lightfoot (1560–1627)
  1. 1. Alice Lightfoot 1589– m. William Spencer 1576–1654
    1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1625–1655 m. Robert Sheppard 1604–1654 m. Thomas Warren 1604–1677
      1. 1. Anne Sheppard 1645–1711 m. William Newsom 1648–1691 m. Thomas Hart 1637– m. George Foster 1630–1697
        1. 1. Elizabeth Newsom 1676–1716 m. John Pace 1661–1720
        2. 2. William Newsom 1670–1713 m. Phyllis King 1670–1704
        3. 3. John Newsom 1674–1724 m. Sarah (Patience) Crawford 1687–1755
        4. 4. Anne Newsom 1680–1750
        5. 5. Robert Newsom 1681–1757 m. Newson 1689– m. Elizabeth Crawford 1685–1763 m. Elizabeth Crawford 1678–1745
        6. 6. Thomas Newsom 1685–1745 m. Elizabeth Crawford 1685–1755
        7. 7. Mary Newsom 1690–1721 m. Thomas Lane 1689–1721
      2. 2. Lucille Sheppard 1645–1711
      3. 3. John Sheppard 1648–1669 m. Elizabeth Jordan 1640–1673
      4. 4. Robert Sheppard 1650–1670 m. Mary 1650–
      5. 5. William Sheppard 1652–1670
    2. 2. Thomas Spencer 1618–
    3. 3. William Spencer 1618– m. Mary Lupton 1623– m. Alice Spencer 1621–1624
    4. 4. Alice Spencer 1621–1624 m. William Spencer 1618– m. William Spencer 1618–1624
    5. 5. Robert Spencer 1630–1679 m. JANE BROWN 1645–1678
  2. 2. Sarah Lightfoot 1600–

John Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of John Lightfoot in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1627
1627
Age 67
Death of John Lightfoot in James City, James City, Virginia
James City, James City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Lightfoot, person ID LC8N-G5H.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: James City, James City, Virginia
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Lightfoot, person ID LC8N-G5H.

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