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Nancy Lightfoot 1760–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Old Cherokee Nation East, British Colonial America

Death Date: 8 February 1789

Death Location: Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Father: Nancy Foster

Mother: John Lightfoot

Spouse(s): James Foster, John Adair

Children(s): Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair, John Adair, Samuel Adair, Walter Adair, James Foster, Jennie Foster

The story of Nancy Lightfoot began in 1760 in Old Cherokee Nation East, British Colonial America. Nancy Lightfoot married James Foster, John Adair, and had children including Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair, James Foster, Jennie Doublehead Foster, John Adair, Samuel Adair, Walter Washington Adair. Nancy Lightfoot passed away in 1789 in Laurens, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Lightfoot began in 1760 in Old Cherokee Nation East, British Colonial America.
  • Nancy Lightfoot married James Foster, John Adair, and had children including Charlotte Adair, Edward Adair, James Foster, Jennie Doublehead Foster, John Adair, Samuel Adair, Walter Washington Adair.
  • Nancy Lightfoot passed away in 1789 in Laurens, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancy Foster
1730–1790
Birth Location: Deer, Newton, Arkansas, USA
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John Lightfoot
1724–1769
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Foster
1750–
Birth Location: –
JF
John Adair
1753–1815
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
JA

Children(s)

Charlotte Adair
1785–1838
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
CA
Edward Adair
1789–1864
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
EA
John Adair
1790–
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
JA
Samuel Adair
1781–
Birth Location: Barstow, Georgia, USA
SA
Walter Adair
1783–1835
Birth Location: Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
WA
James Foster
1775–
Birth Location: –
JF
Jennie Foster
1777–1812
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
JF

Nancy Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Lightfoot
1760–1789
Birth Place: Old Cherokee Nation East, British Colonial America
Parents
Nancy Ga-Ho-Ga Foster
1730–1790
Deer, Newton, Arkansas, USA
John Lightfoot
1724–1769
Grandparents
John ((Twin 2)) Vann
1700–1752
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
*Ani (Deer Clan (10th great grandmother)*❤️) Kawi
1715–1790
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Vann
1691–1752
ᎠᏂᎠᏫ Aniawi
1700–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Squirrel Vann
1665–1740
Sarah Tikami
1630–1740
White II)
1680–1741
Nancy Clan
1683–1746

Nancy Lightfoot's Descendants

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Nancy Lightfoot (1760–8 February 1789) m. James Foster (1750–) m. John Adair (1753–4 December 1815)
  1. 1. Charlotte Adair 1785–1838
  2. 2. Edward Adair 1789–1864
  3. 3. John Adair 1790–
  4. 4. Samuel Adair 1781–
  5. 5. Walter (Washington) Adair 1783–1835
  6. 6. James Foster 1775–
  7. 7. Jennie (Doublehead) Foster 1777–1812

Nancy Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Nancy Lightfoot in Old Cherokee Nation East, British Colonial America
Old Cherokee Nation East, British Colonial America
1789
8 February 1789
Age 29
Death of Nancy Lightfoot in Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Old Cherokee Nation East, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1789
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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