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Major Sherwood Lightfoot 1684–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1684

Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1730

Death Location: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA

Father: Col. III

Mother: Anne Goodrich

Spouse(s): Anne Goodrich

Children(s): Mary Lightfoot

Major Sherwood Lightfoot was born in 1684 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Lightfoot Iii And Anne Goodrich. Major Sherwood Lightfoot married Anne Goodrich, and had children including Mary Lightfoot. Major Sherwood Lightfoot passed away in 1730 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Sherwood Lightfoot was born in 1684 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of Col John Lightfoot Iii And Anne Goodrich.
  • Major Sherwood Lightfoot married Anne Goodrich, and had children including Mary Lightfoot.
  • Major Sherwood Lightfoot passed away in 1730 in St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Anne Goodrich
1686–1709
Birth Location: Rappahannock, VA
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Children(s)

Mary Lightfoot
1707–1768
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Major Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Major Lightfoot
1684–1730
Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. John Lightfoot III
1646–1707
, Middlesex, , England
Anne Goodrich
1660–1709
Rappahanock, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Lightfoot
1622–1686
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Taylor
1622–1686
Stepney, London, England
Lt. (Gen. Thomas) Goodrich
1614–1679
, Yorkshire, , England
Anne Sherwood
1628–1696
England
Great-Grandparents
Capt Lightfoot
1596–1648
Elizabeth *
1602–1683
John Taylor
1602–1660
Elizabeth Winters
1600–1693
John Goodrich
1582–1646
Rebecka Allen
1590–1643
Philip Sherwood
1600–1684
MARTHA PENDLETON
1610–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lightfoot
1562–1625
Jane Jones
1570–1649
Francis Phillips
1575–1661
Olive Sawyer
1575–1648
John Allen
1562–1638
Christiana Knight
1563–1603

Major Lightfoot's Descendants

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Major (Sherwood) Lightfoot (24 Feb 1684–26 Apr 1730) m. Anne Goodrich (1686–1709)
  1. 1. Mary Lightfoot 1707–1768 m. Wade Netherland 1705–1774
    1. 1. Mary (Judith?) Netherland 1744–1775 m. Tucker Woodson 1720–1795
      1. 1. Benjamin Woodson 1768–1870
      2. 2. Sarah Woodson 1764–1793 m. Enoch (Word) Ellington 1759–1826
        1. 1. David Ellington 1801–1874
        2. 2. Elizabeth Ellington 1790–
        3. 3. Josiah Ellington 1785–1845
        4. 4. Katherine (Jane) Ellington 1825–1830
        5. 5. Joseph (Malechi) Ellington 1806–1890
        6. 6. Obedience ("Biddy" Ellington) (Ray) 1781–
        7. 7. Lucy Ellington 1787–1808 m. Johannes Swildens 1783–1817
      3. 3. John (Pleasants) Woodson 1766–1870
      4. 4. Sarah (Carr) Woodson 1764–1792
      5. 5. Tarleton (Laiton) Woodson 1774–1852
      6. 6. Henry (Macon) Woodson 1770–1847
      7. 7. Wade (Netherland) Woodson 1763–1847

Major Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Major Sherwood Lightfoot in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1730
26 Apr 1730
Age 46
Death of Major Sherwood Lightfoot in St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA

Sources

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

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