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Richard Lightfoot 1585–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Moreton, Hempstead, Devon, England

Death Date: 11 Jul 1615

Death Location: Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Father: Richard Lightfoot

Mother: Elizabeth Lightfoot

Spouse(s): Jane Southerne

Children(s): Methuseluh Lightfoot

Richard Lightfoot was born in 1585 in Moreton, Hempstead, Devon, England, the child of Richard Lightfoot And Elizabeth Lightfoot. Richard Lightfoot married Jane Southerne, and had children including Methuseluh Matthew Lightfoot. Richard Lightfoot passed away in 1615 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Lightfoot was born in 1585 in Moreton, Hempstead, Devon, England, the child of Richard Lightfoot And Elizabeth Lightfoot.
  • Richard Lightfoot married Jane Southerne, and had children including Methuseluh Matthew Lightfoot.
  • Richard Lightfoot passed away in 1615 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.

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Richard Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Richard Lightfoot
1585–1615
Birth Place: Moreton, Hempstead, Devon, England
Parents
Richard Lightfoot
1560–1615
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Lightfoot
1565–1608
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Lightfoot's Descendants

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Richard Lightfoot (1585–11 Jul 1615) m. Jane Southerne (1588–20 Dec 1649)
  1. 1. Methuseluh (Matthew) Lightfoot 1610–1670
    1. 1. Susanna (Lightfoot) Reynolds 1671– m. James Reynolds 1676–1727
      1. 1. Violetta Rennolds 1700–1786 m. John (Rutherford DAR#) A098706 1689–1789
        1. 1. William (Rutherford DAR#) A098729 1727–1786 m. Mary (_____) Rutherford 1730–1842
        2. 2. Larkin Rutherford 1733–1836
        3. 3. Benjamin Rutherford 1734–1838
        4. 4. Sarah Rutherford 1729–1834
        5. 5. Catherine Rutherford 1738–1840
        6. 6. Joseph Rutherford 1732–1799
        7. 7. John (Rutherford DAR#) A098707 1730–1799 m. Mary Merryman 1735–1791
        8. 8. Susannah Rutherford 1735– m. Russell Wilson 1735–1806
        9. 9. Robert Rutherford 1734–1814
        10. 10. Agatha (Rutherford) Boulware 1732–1821 m. James Boulware 1732–1792

Richard Lightfoot's Timeline

6 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Richard Lightfoot in Moreton, Hempstead, Devon, England
Moreton, Hempstead, Devon, England
1608
31 Jul 1608
Age 23
Richard Lightfoot was baptized in Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England
1615
11 Jul 1615
Age 30
Death of Richard Lightfoot in Moretonhampstead, Devon, , England
Moretonhampstead, Devon, , England
1615
11 Jul 1615
Age 30
Burial of Richard Lightfoot in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England
Moretonhampstead, Devon, England
1674
7 Dec 1674
Age 89
Richard Lightfoot was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1770
14 Oct 1770
Age 185
Richard Lightfoot was baptized in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Moreton, Hempstead, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1608
    Event Place: Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 303p17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1674
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO140A01/002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1770
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tarporley, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1615
    Event Place: Moretonhampstead, Devon, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [3] Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1615
    Event Place: Moretonhampstead, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust; Taunton, Somerset, England

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