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Richard Henry Lightfoot 1562–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 November 1625

Death Location: Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Lightfoot

Mother: Catherine Barrett

Spouse(s): Mary Jones

Children(s): Alice Lightfoot

In 1562, Richard Henry Lightfoot entered the world in Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Lightfoot And Catherine Barrett. Richard Henry Lightfoot married Mary Jane Jones, and had children including Alice Dorothy Lightfoot. Richard Henry Lightfoot passed away in 1625 in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1562, Richard Henry Lightfoot entered the world in Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Lightfoot And Catherine Barrett.
  • Richard Henry Lightfoot married Mary Jane Jones, and had children including Alice Dorothy Lightfoot.
  • Richard Henry Lightfoot passed away in 1625 in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Richard Lightfoot
1562–1625
Birth Place: Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Lightfoot
1540–1625
Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Catherine Barrett
1542–1599
Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (James "Jim") Lightfoote
1520–1580
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
John Barrett
1520–1582
Aveley, Essex, England
Mary Eltonhead
1520–1580
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Lightfoot
1520–1580
MARGARET Knollys
1502–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Lightfoot's Descendants

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Richard (Henry) Lightfoot (1562–28 November 1625) m. Mary (Jane) Jones (1570–1649)
  1. 1. Alice (Dorothy) Lightfoot 1600–1623 m. Ens. (William Spencer, Ensign, Burgess of Mulberry) Isl 1576–1637
    1. 1. Anne Spencer 1624–1699 m. Captain (William Captain Cockerham) Cochran 1593–1669
      1. 1. Priscilla Cockerham 1693–1750 m. John Person 1693–1751 m. John (Francis Person, III) Iii 1693–1758
        1. 1. John Person 1734–1767 m. Mary (Ann Day) Ridley 1730–1781 m. Dorcas Person 1734–1766
    2. 2. Alice Spencer 1620–1624
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Anne) Spencer 1624–1669
    4. 4. Robert Spencer 1630–1679
    5. 5. Samuel Spencer 1638–1716
    6. 6. Sarah Spencer 1636–1691
    7. 7. William Spencer 1618–1624

Richard Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Richard Henry Lightfoot in Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1625
28 November 1625
Age 63
Death of Richard Henry Lightfoot in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1625
    Event Place: Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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