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Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot 1684–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1684

Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 26 Apr 1730

Death Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Father: Col. III

Mother: Susannah Goodrich

Spouse(s): Ann Goodrich

Children(s): Mary Lightfoot

In 1684, Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot entered the world in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Col John Lightfoot Iii And Susannah Anne Goodrich. Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot married Ann Goodrich, and had children including Mary Lightfoot. Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot passed away in 1730 in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot entered the world in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Col John Lightfoot Iii And Susannah Anne Goodrich.
  • Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot married Ann Goodrich, and had children including Mary Lightfoot.
  • Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot passed away in 1730 in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. III
1646–1707
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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Susannah Goodrich
1660–1709
Birth Location: Old Rappahanock County, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ann Goodrich
1686–1709
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Lightfoot
1707–1769
Birth Location: , Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Maj. Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Maj. Lightfoot
1684–1730
Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col. John Lightfoot III
1646–1707
Middlesex, England
Susannah (Anne) Goodrich
1660–1709
Old Rappahanock County, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Lightfoot
1621–1686
London, Middlesex, , England
Lt. (Gen. Thomas Goodrich (arrival) 1653)
1614–1679
Ribston, Yorkshire, England
Anne Sherwood
1628–1696
England
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Scholar"
1562–1625
Jane Lightfoot
1570–1649
John Goodrich
1582–1646
Rebecka Allen
1590–1643
Philip Sherwood
1600–1684
MARTHA PENDLETON
1610–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jones
1541–1625
Priscilla Aske
1543–1625
Sir York
1560–1601
Muriel Goodricke
1557–1674
John Chester
1561–1638
Christiana GGM)
1563–1634

Maj. Lightfoot's Descendants

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Maj. (Sherwood) Lightfoot (24 Feb 1684–26 Apr 1730) m. Ann Goodrich (1686–1709)
  1. 1. Mary Lightfoot 1707–1769 m. Wade Netherland 1705–1774 m. Benjamin Ragsdale 1697–1772

Maj. Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1730
26 Apr 1730
Age 46
Death of Maj. Sherwood Lightfoot in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1730
    Event Place: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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