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Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II 1689–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1689

Birth Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1748

Death Location: Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, USA

Father: LT. LIGHTFOOT

Mother: ALICE CORBIN

Spouse(s): Mary Armistead

Children(s): John Lightfoot, William Lightfoot, Phillip Lightfoot, John Lightfoot, Lewis Lightfoot, Armistead LIGHTFOOT

In 1689, Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II entered the world in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA, born to Lt Colonel Philip H Lightfoot And Alice H Corbin. Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II married Mary Armistead, and had children including Armistead Lightfoot, John Lightfoot, Lewis Lightfoot, Phillip H Lightfoot, William Lightfoot. Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II passed away in 1748 in Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1689, Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II entered the world in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA, born to Lt Colonel Philip H Lightfoot And Alice H Corbin.
  • Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II married Mary Armistead, and had children including Armistead Lightfoot, John Lightfoot, Lewis Lightfoot, Phillip H Lightfoot, William Lightfoot.
  • Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II passed away in 1748 in Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, USA.

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Major II's Ancestors

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Major II
1689–1748
Birth Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Parents
LT. COLONEL PHILIP (H) LIGHTFOOT
1643–1708
London, Middlesex, England
ALICE (H) CORBIN
1660–1713
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
JOHN ((H)) LIGHTFOOT
1596–1648
St Lawrence Parish, London, England
ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
1600–1683
Stepney, London, England
HENRY CORBIN
1629–1675
Hall End, Warwickshire, England
ALICE ELTONHEAD
1627–1684
Eltonhead, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
RICHARD LIGHTFOOT
1562–1625
JANE JONES
1570–1649
Thomas Corbin
1594–1638
Winifred Grosvenor
1590–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major II's Descendants

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Major (General Phillip LIGHTFOOT) II (1689–30 May 1748) m. Mary Armistead (1696–29 Jun 1775)
  1. 1. John Lightfoot 1730–1806
  2. 2. William Lightfoot 1722–1771 m. Mildred Howell 1723–1783
    1. 1. Philip Lightfoot 1752–1786
    2. 2. Mary Lightfoot 1750–1789
    3. 3. Mildred Lightfoot 1752–1799
    4. 4. Francis Lightfoot 1747–1749
    5. 5. Elizabeth Lightfoot 1747–1781
    6. 6. William (Marston) Lightfoot 1758–1809 m. Lucy (Armistead) Digges 1771–1848
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Digges) Lightfoot 1798–1875 m. William (Brown) TAYLOR 1795–1828
        1. 1. Henley (L) Taylor 1818– m. Cornelia Taylor_Mrs 1818–
        2. 2. Mary (Brown) Taylor 1820–1864 m. Alexander (Hamiliton) Hankins 1813–1899
  3. 3. Phillip (H.) Lightfoot 1727–1787
  4. 4. John Lightfoot 1725–1751
  5. 5. Lewis Lightfoot 1727–1748
  6. 6. Armistead LIGHTFOOT 1730–1771

Major II's Timeline

2 Records

1689
1689
Birth of Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
1748
30 May 1748
Age 59
Death of Major General Phillip LIGHTFOOT II in Sandy Point, Charles City, VA, USA
Sandy Point, Charles City, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 728.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1748
    Event Place: Sandy Point, Charles City, VA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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