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Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot 1543–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1543

Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, , England

Death Date: 2 Jan 1598

Death Location: Ashford, Kent, , England

Father: Gilbert Lightfoot

Mother: Jane Booth

Spouse(s): Jane None

Children(s): Elizabeth Lightfoot, John Lightfoot

The story of Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot began in 1543 in Ashford, Kent, , England. Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot married Jane, and had children including Elizabeth Lightfoot, John Lightfoot. Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot passed away in 1598 in Ashford, Kent, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot began in 1543 in Ashford, Kent, , England.
  • Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot married Jane, and had children including Elizabeth Lightfoot, John Lightfoot.
  • Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot passed away in 1598 in Ashford, Kent, , England.

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Robert Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Robert Lightfoot
1543–1598
Birth Place: Ashford, Kent, , England
Parents
Gilbert Lightfoot
1520–1567
Ashford, Kent, England
Jane Booth
1525–1630
Ashford, Kent, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Lightfoot's Descendants

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Robert ((Gilbert)) Lightfoot (About 1543–2 Jan 1598) m. Jane (About 1545–1 Dec 1638)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lightfoot 1563–1599 m. Hugh Tritton 1556–1619
    1. 1. Ralph TRITTON 1582–1656 m. Elizabeth Jarman 1579–1614
      1. 1. Elizabeth Tritton 1607–1676 m. James Packden 1605–
        1. 1. Margaret Packden 1640– m. David Court 1627–1674
      2. 2. Agnes Tritton –1628
    2. 2. Daniel Tritton 1585–1615 m. Alice Goldhatch 1587–1613
      1. 1. Bennett Tritton 1609–1665 m. Thomas Stanley 1607–1663
        1. 1. Mary Stanley 1629–1688 m. John Porter 1628–1688
        2. 2. Hannah Stanley 1635–1708 m. Samuel Porter 1635–1689
        3. 3. Nathaniel (Stanley) Esquire 1638–1712 m. Sarah Boosey 1636–
        4. 4. Sarah Stanley 1630–1718 m. John Wadsworth 1630–1689
    3. 3. Henry Tritton 1591– m. Mary Gorham 1591–
      1. 1. Henry Tritton 1619–1619
    4. 4. Robert Tritton 1591–1591
    5. 5. Anne Tritton 1583–
  2. 2. John Lightfoot 1566–1566

Robert Lightfoot's Timeline

5 Records

1543
About 1543
Birth of Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot in Ashford, Kent, , England
Ashford, Kent, , England
1560
1560
Age 17
Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot was married in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England
1566
1566
Age 23
Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot was married in Ashford, Kent, , England
Ashford, Kent, , England
1585
16 Apr 1585
Age 42
Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot was married in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England
1598
2 Jan 1598
Age 55
Death of Robert (Gilbert) Lightfoot in Ashford, Kent, , England
Ashford, Kent, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1543
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Feb
    Event Place: Ince, co. Chester Ince Ince, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1585
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1598
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, , England

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