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John Lightfoot 1725 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: High, York, Virginia, United States

Father: General Lightfoot

Mother: Mary Armistead

Spouse(s): Ga Woman, Mary Clack

Children(s): Nancy Lightfoot, Dorcas Lightfoot, Claiborne Lightfoot, George Lightfoot, Naly Lightfoot

In 1725, John Lightfoot entered the world in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, born to General Philip Lightfoot and Mary Armistead. John Lightfoot married Ga Ho Ga Cherokee Woman, Mary Molly Clack, and had children including Nancy Ga ho ga Lightfoot, Dorcas Lightfoot, Claiborne Lightfoot, George Lightfoot, Naly Lightfoot. John Lightfoot passed away in 1769 in High, York, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1725, John Lightfoot entered the world in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, born to General Philip Lightfoot and Mary Armistead.
  • John Lightfoot married Ga Ho Ga Cherokee Woman, Mary Molly Clack, and had children including Nancy Ga ho ga Lightfoot, Dorcas Lightfoot, Claiborne Lightfoot, George Lightfoot, Naly Lightfoot.
  • John Lightfoot passed away in 1769 in High, York, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

General Lightfoot
1689 – 1748
Birth Location: Yorktown York County Virginia, USA
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Mary Armistead
1696 – 1775
Birth Location: King George County Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ga Woman
1730 – 1824
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
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Mary Clack
1724 – 1800
Birth Location: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
MC

Children(s)

Nancy Lightfoot
1755 – 1790
Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
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Dorcas Lightfoot
1760 – 1823
Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, United States
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Claiborne Lightfoot
1765 – 1809
Birth Location: Dinwoody Co, Virginia, United States
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George Lightfoot
1770 – 1837
Birth Location: –
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Naly Lightfoot
1763 –
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
NL

John Lightfoot's Ancestors

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John Lightfoot
1725 – 1769
Birth Place: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Parents
General Philip Lightfoot
1689 – 1748
Yorktown York County Virginia, USA
Mary Armistead
1696 – 1775
King George County Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Philip Lightfoot
1643 – 1708
London, Middlesex, England
Alice Corbin
1660 – 1713
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
William Armistead
1665 – 1711
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Anne Lee
1682 – 1755
Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Lightfoot
1596 – 1648
Elizabeth Phillips
1602 – 1683
Henry Corbin
1629 – 1675
Alice Eltonhead
1616 – 1684
Hancock Lee
1653 – 1709
Mary Kendall
1661 – 1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lighfoot
1563 – 1625
Jane Jones
1570 – 1649
Francis Phillips
1575 – 1648
Olive Sawyer
1575 – 1648
Thomas Corbin
1594 – 1638
Winifred Grosvenor
1605 – 1676
Richard Eltonhead
1582 – 1664
Anne Sutton
1589 – 1654

John Lightfoot's Descendants

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John Lightfoot (1725 – 1769) m. Ga (Ho Ga Cherokee) Woman (1730 – 1824) m. Mary (Molly) Clack (6 Sep 1724 – 1800)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ga ho ga) Lightfoot (1755 – 1790) m. James Foster (1750 – 1810) m. John Adair (1753 – 4 Dec 1815)
    1. 1. James Foster (1775 – 1843)
    2. 2. Jennie Foster (1777 – 1812) m. Chief (James Clement) Vann (11 Feb 1765 – 19 Feb 1809) m. John Foreman (1780 – 1807) m. Chaqualatague Doublehead (1750 – 1807)
      1. 1. Mary Vann (Oct 1787 – 25 Mar 1850)
      2. 2. Jesse Vann (1788 – 1819)
      3. 3. John Vann (1788 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Ga Ho Ga) Vann (1795 – 1864) m. William Burgess (Bef 1810 – aft 1851)
        1. 1. Rhoda Burgess (1810 – )
        2. 2. John Burgess (1812 – 1895)
        3. 3. Edward Burgess (1814 – )
        4. 4. David Burgess (1817 – Bet. 1859 - 1895)
        5. 5. George Burgess (1820 – ) m. Mary (Jane) Smith (1818 – )
        6. 6. Joseph Burgess (1822 – 1895)
        7. 7. Betsy Burgess (1826 – Bet. 1857 - 1895.)
        8. 8. William Burgess (1828 – 1890)
      5. 5. Delilah (Amelia) Vann (30 Jun 1795 – 30 Nov 1838)
      6. 6. Sarah Vann (1797 – 1830)
      7. 7. Joseph (Rich Joe) Vann (11 Feb 1798 – 26 Oct 1844)
      8. 8. James Vann (1800 – 20 Jan 1856)
      9. 9. Jesse Vann (1800 – 1851)
      10. 10. Robert (B) Vann (11 Jan 1802 – )
      11. 11. Elizabeth Foreman (1800 – 1865)
      12. 12. Richard Foreman (1806 – 1862)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Foster (1778 – 1824)
    4. 4. John Foster (1782 – )
    5. 5. Dorcas Lightfoot (1766 – 1823)
    6. 6. Jennifer Adair (1775 – 1805)
    7. 7. Elbert Adair (1780 – 1835)
    8. 8. Samuel Adair (26 Jan 1781 – 1836) m. Margaret Deeson (1781 – 1851) m. Edith Pounds (1785 – )
      1. 1. Samuel Adair (10 Dec 1799 – 17 Feb 1879) m. Mary (Polly) Hughes (1799 – 17 Sept 1871)
        1. 1. George (M) Adair (1824 – 1876)
        2. 2. Henry (G) Adair (1825 – )
        3. 3. Charlotte Adair (1826 – Nov 1887)
        4. 4. Audelia (Margaret) Adair (1834 – 1881)
        5. 5. John (Bell) Adair (1844 – 24 May 1916) m. Elizabeth (Betie) Clinghan (1 May 1842 – 1 Mar 1912) m. Eliza Adair (abt 1845 – ) m. A (C) Adair (1859 – )
        6. 6. Edna (Belle) Adair (1897 – 1968)
        7. 7. Malinda (A le) Adair ( – 1881)
      2. 2. Walter Adair (1800 – )
      3. 3. Andrew Adair (20 Apr 1801 – 10 Sep 1855)
      4. 4. Samuel Adair (1804 – )
      5. 5. Mary Adair (13 Apr 1805 – 7 Aug 1832)
      6. 6. Charlotte (Deeson) Adair (1806 – 14 Jan 1864)
      7. 7. Margaret (Catherine) Adair (1807 – 30 Sep 1882)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Adair (1809 – 1885)
      9. 9. Rachel (Pounds) Adair (1812 – 6 Nov 1873)
      10. 10. Ann Adair (1814 – )
      11. 11. John (Lafayette) Adair (11 Feb 1827 – 12 Feb 1861)
      12. 12. Elizabeth Adair (15 Jan 1826 – )
      13. 13. Rachel Adair
      14. 14. Anna Adair
      15. 15. Mary Adair
    9. 9. Charlotte (Lightfoot) Adair (1785 – August 1838) m. John Bell
    10. 10. Edward Adair (7 Feb 1789 – 21 Dec 1864)
    11. 11. John (Alexander) Adair (1794 – 1836)
    12. 12. Margaret (Jane) Adair (11 Mar 1797 – 23 Sep 1867)
    13. 13. William (Henry) Adair (1798 – 15 May 1808)
    14. 14. George (Washington) Adair (1802 – 1862)
    15. 15. Charles (Duncan) Adair (1803 – 1880)
    16. 16. Mary (Ann) Adair (1806 – 17 Dec 1896)
    17. 17. Margaret (Catherine) Adair (8 Dec 1809 – )
    18. 18. John (Ross) Adair (1810 – 15 Mar 1877)
    19. 19. Benjamin (Franklin) Adair (14 Aug 1810 – 16 Nov 1850)
  2. 2. Dorcas Lightfoot (1760 – 1823) m. Charles (Gordon) Duncan (1750 – Jul 1817)
    1. 1. Charles (Gordon) Duncan (1790 – 1850)
    2. 2. Hannah Thomason ( – 1848)
  3. 3. Claiborne Lightfoot (1765 – 19 Feb 1809) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Wray (1768 – 1864)
    1. 1. Nancy (Claiborne) Lightfoot
  4. 4. George Lightfoot (1770 – 1837)
  5. 5. Naly Lightfoot (1763 – )

John Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of John Lightfoot in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
1769
1769
Age 44
Death of John Lightfoot in High, York, Virginia, United States
High, York, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1749; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: High, York, Virginia, United States
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