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Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot 1755–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States

Father: John Lightfoot

Mother: Ga Woman

Spouse(s): James Foster, John Adair

Children(s): James Foster, Jennie Foster, Elizabeth Foster, John Foster, Dorcas Lightfoot, Jennifer Adair, Elbert Adair, Samuel Adair, Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair, John Adair, Margaret Adair, William Adair, George Adair, Charles Adair, Mary Adair, Margaret Adair, John Adair, Benjamin Adair

Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot was born in 1755 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States, the child of John Lightfoot And Ga Ho Ga Cherokee Woman. Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot married James Foster, John Adair, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Adair, Charles Duncan Adair, Charlotte Lightfoot Adair, Dorcas Lightfoot, Edward Adair, Elbert Adair, Elizabeth Foster, George Washington Adair, James Foster, Jennie Foster, Jennifer Adair, John Alexander Adair, John Foster, John Ross Adair, Margaret Catherine Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Samuel Adair, William Henry Adair. Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot passed away in 1790 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot was born in 1755 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States, the child of John Lightfoot And Ga Ho Ga Cherokee Woman.
  • Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot married James Foster, John Adair, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Adair, Charles Duncan Adair, Charlotte Lightfoot Adair, Dorcas Lightfoot, Edward Adair, Elbert Adair, Elizabeth Foster, George Washington Adair, James Foster, Jennie Foster, Jennifer Adair, John Alexander Adair, John Foster, John Ross Adair, Margaret Catherine Adair, Margaret Jane Adair, Mary Ann Adair, Samuel Adair, William Henry Adair.
  • Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot passed away in 1790 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Lightfoot
1755–1790
Birth Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Lightfoot
1725–1769
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Ga (Ho Ga Cherokee) Woman
1730–1824
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
General (Philip) Lightfoot
1689–1748
Yorktown York County Virginia, USA
Mary Armistead
1696–1775
King George County Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Philip Lightfoot
1643–1708
Alice Corbin
1660–1713
William Armistead
1665–1711
Anne Lee
1682–1755
2nd-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

Nancy Lightfoot's Descendants

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Nancy (Gahoga) 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 1765–1809 m. John Foreman 1780–1807 m. Chaqualatague Doublehead 1750–1807
    1. 1. Mary Vann 1787–1850
    2. 2. Jesse Vann 1788–1819
    3. 3. John Vann 1788–
    4. 4. Delilah (Amelia) Vann 1795–1838
    5. 5. Mary (Ga Ho Ga) Vann 1795–1864 m. William (Burgess) II 1810–1851
      1. 1. Rhoda Burgess 1810–
      2. 2. John Burgess 1812–1895
      3. 3. Edward Burgess 1814–
      4. 4. David Burgess 1817–1859
      5. 5. George Burgess 1820– m. Mary (Jane) Smith 1818–
      6. 6. Joseph Burgess 1822–1895
      7. 7. Betsy Burgess 1826–1857
      8. 8. William (Burgess) III 1828–1890
    6. 6. Sarah Vann 1797–1830
    7. 7. Joseph (Rich Joe) Vann 1798–1844
    8. 8. James Vann 1800–1856
    9. 9. Jesse Vann 1800–1851
    10. 10. Robert (B) Vann 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 1781–1836 m. Margaret Deeson 1781–1851 m. Edith Pounds 1785–
    1. 1. Samuel (Adair) Jr 1799–1879 m. Mary (Polly) Hughes 1799–1871
      1. 1. John (Bell) Adair 1844–1916 m. Elizabeth (Betie) Clinghan 1842–1912 m. Eliza Adair 1845– m. A (C) Adair 1859–
        1. 1. Samuel (E) Adair 1871–
        2. 2. Willie Adair 1873–
        3. 3. Jones Adair 1876–
      2. 2. George (M) Adair 1824–1876
      3. 3. Henry (G) Adair 1825–
      4. 4. Charlotte Adair 1826–1887
      5. 5. Audelia (Margaret) Adair 1834–1881
      6. 6. Edna (Belle) Adair 1897–1968
      7. 7. Malinda (A le) Adair –1881
    2. 2. Elizabeth Adair 1826–
    3. 3. Walter Adair 1800–
    4. 4. Andrew Adair 1801–1855
    5. 5. Samuel Adair 1804–
    6. 6. Mary Adair 1805–1832
    7. 7. Charlotte (Deeson) Adair 1806–1864
    8. 8. Margaret (Catherine) Adair 1807–1882
    9. 9. Elizabeth Adair 1809–1885
    10. 10. Rachel (Pounds) Adair 1812–1873
    11. 11. Ann Adair 1814–
    12. 12. John (Lafayette) Adair 1827–1861
  9. 9. Charlotte (Lightfoot) Adair 1785–1838
  10. 10. Edward Adair 1789–1864
  11. 11. John (Alexander) Adair 1794–1836
  12. 12. Margaret (Jane) Adair 1797–1867
  13. 13. William (Henry) Adair 1798–1808
  14. 14. George (Washington) Adair 1802–1862
  15. 15. Charles (Duncan) Adair 1803–1880
  16. 16. Mary (Ann) Adair 1806–1896
  17. 17. Margaret (Catherine) Adair 1809–
  18. 18. John (Ross) Adair 1810–1877
  19. 19. Benjamin (Franklin) Adair 1810–1850

Nancy Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Cherokee, Georgia, United States
1790
1790
Age 35
Death of Nancy Gahoga Lightfoot in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8910.002; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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