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Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot 1690–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1690

Birth Location: Yorktown, , Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1748

Death Location: Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Col. VA)

Mother: Alice Corbin

Spouse(s): Mary Armistead, Mary Armistead

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

In 1690, Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot entered the world in Yorktown, , Virginia, USA, born to Col Phillip Lightfoot Esquire Commander In Chief Of Militia In Kings And Queens County Va And Alice Eltonhead Corbin. Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot married Mary Armistead, and had children including Armistead Lightfoot, Elizabeth Lightfoot, Francis Lightfoot, Harriet Lightfoot, John Lightfoot, Lewis Lightfoot, Phillip Lightfoot, William Lightfoot. Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot passed away in 1748 in Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot entered the world in Yorktown, , Virginia, USA, born to Col Phillip Lightfoot Esquire Commander In Chief Of Militia In Kings And Queens County Va And Alice Eltonhead Corbin.
  • Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot married Mary Armistead, and had children including Armistead Lightfoot, Elizabeth Lightfoot, Francis Lightfoot, Harriet Lightfoot, John Lightfoot, Lewis Lightfoot, Phillip Lightfoot, William Lightfoot.
  • Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot passed away in 1748 in Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Major Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Major Lightfoot
1690–1748
Birth Place: Yorktown, , Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. Phillip Lightfoot (Esquire Commander in Chief of Militia in Kings and Queens County VA)
1643–1760
Sandy Point, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin
1659–1720
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Lightfoot) I
1596–1648
St Lawrence Parish, London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Phillips
1602–1683
St Dunston Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
Henry Corbin
1629–1675
Hall End, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Alice Eltonhead
1627–1685
Eltonhead, Lancastershire, England or Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lightfoot
1562–1625
Jane Jones
1565–1649
Francis Exchequer)
1576–1649
Olive Sawyer
1580–1648
Thomas Corbin
1594–1638
Lord Eltonhead
1582–1664
Ann Sutton
1589–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Scholar)
1532–1605
Jane Leuenberger
1534–1609
Brewster Jones
1547–1625
Priscilla Aske
1553–1625
William Phillips
1560–1636
Johanna Houghton
1550–1639
Lord Eltonhead
1554–1601
Ann Bowers
1560–1654
Edward Sutton
1550–1643
Anne Stanley
1561–1635

Major Lightfoot's Descendants

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Major (General Phillip W.) Lightfoot (16 Mar 1690–30 May 1748) m. Mary Armistead (1696–29 Jun 1775) m. Mary Armistead (1691–)
  1. 1. Phillip Lightfoot 1728–1787 m. Susannah Smith 1730–1790 m. Susannah Smith 1737–1805
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) Lightfoot 1763–1862 m. Absalom Lott 1758–1825
      1. 1. Abraham Lott 1792–1856 m. Zilpha Wiggins 1798–1857
        1. 1. Bathsheba Lott 1831–1853 m. Robert (Watkins) Watts 1825–1902
      2. 2. Elizabeth Lott 1782–1830
        1. 1. William Watts 1801–1846 m. Patience Lott 1807–1900
        2. 2. Virgil (T.) Watts 1874–1925
      3. 3. William (M) Lott 1795–
      4. 4. Phillip Lott 1797–1860
      5. 5. Martha (C) Lott 1838–
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Lott 1843–
      7. 7. Nathan Lott 1800–1886
      8. 8. Absalom Lott 1799–1874
      9. 9. Nathan Lott 1785–1845
      10. 10. Jacob Lott 1796–1858
      11. 11. Johnnie Lott 1780–1850
      12. 12. Arthur Lott 1795–1850
      13. 13. Alfred Lott 1786–1820
      14. 14. Francis (Lucretia Patsy) Lott 1802–1840
    2. 2. Sarah (Oksel Deshulto) Lightfoot 1748–1818 m. John Lott 1742–1810
      1. 1. Mark Lott 1769–1813
      2. 2. John Lott –1831
    3. 3. Francis (Mary) Lightfoot 1750–1803
    4. 4. Richard Lightfoot 1768–1825 m. Martha Smith 1783–1859
      1. 1. Temperance Sheppard 1816–1902
      2. 2. Nancy Webster 1819–1878
      3. 3. Richard Lightfoot 1824–1879
      4. 4. Phillip Lightfoot 1810–1898
    5. 5. Margaret (Susanna) Lightfoot 1764–1847
    6. 6. Thomas Lightfoot 1764–1831
    7. 7. Philip Lightfoot 1760–1855
  2. 2. Armistead Lightfoot 1730–1771
  3. 3. Lewis Lightfoot 1727–1748
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lightfoot 1725–1799
  5. 5. Francis Lightfoot 1720–1730
  6. 6. William Lightfoot 1722–1764 m. Mildred Howell 1723–1783
    1. 1. Phillip Lightfoot 1752–1786 m. Mary (Warner) Lewis 1750–1858
      1. 1. Phillip Lightfoot 1784–1865 m. Sarah (Sevigne) Bernard 1784–1865
        1. 1. John (Bernard) Lightfoot 1814–1888
        2. 2. William (Bernard) Lightfoot 1811–1870
        3. 3. Fanny (Bernard) Robb 1805–1887
        4. 4. Phillip (Lewis) Lightfoot 1809–1884
        5. 5. Ellen (Bankhead) Wormley 1818–1887
        6. 6. Mary Lightfoot 1837–
  7. 7. John Lightfoot 1720–1806

Major Lightfoot's Timeline

3 Records

1690
16 Mar 1690
Birth of Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot in Yorktown, , Virginia, USA
Yorktown, , Virginia, USA
1691
29 Mar 1691
Age 1
Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot was baptized in Bow Now Mint Meeting OR Georges Meeting House-Prexeterrian, Exeter, Devon, England
Bow Now Mint Meeting OR Georges Meeting House-Prexeterrian, Exeter, Devon, England
1748
30 May 1748
Age 58
Death of Major General Phillip W. Lightfoot in Sandy Point, Charles City, VA, USA
Sandy Point, Charles City, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1690
    Event Place: Yorktown, , Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1691
    Event Place: Bow Now Mint Meeting OR Georges Meeting House-Prexeterrian, Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1748
    Event Place: Sandy Point, Charles City, VA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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