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Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot 1520–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Northampton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Northhampton, England

Father: JAMES SR

Mother: Alice Bountayne

Spouse(s): Alice Corbin

Children(s): Rev. Lightfoot

The story of Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot began in 1520 in Northampton, Yorkshire, England. Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot married Alice Corbin, and had children including Rev Richard Henry Lightfoot. Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in Northhampton, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot began in 1520 in Northampton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot married Alice Corbin, and had children including Rev Richard Henry Lightfoot.
  • Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot passed away in 1580 in Northhampton, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES SR
1470–1551
Birth Location: Burston Limehouse, Brentford, Middlesex, England
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Alice Bountayne
1492–1577
Birth Location: Whaplode, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Corbin
1515–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Rev. Lightfoot
1532–1605
Birth Location: Stoke Bruain Parish, Hampshire, England
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Sir Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lightfoot
1520–1580
Birth Place: Northampton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
JAMES WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT (LIGHTFOTE) SR
1470–1551
Burston Limehouse, Brentford, Middlesex, England
Alice Bountayne
1492–1577
Whaplode, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Lightfoot\Lytefoote
1450–1510
Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lightfoot's Descendants

1.
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Sir (James "Jim") Lightfoot (1520–1580) m. Alice Corbin (1515–)
  1. 1. Rev. (Richard Henry) Lightfoot 1532–1605 m. Jane (Aske) Jones 1534–1609
    1. 1. Rev. (Richard) Lightfoot 1562–1625 m. Jane Jones 1565–1649
      1. 1. John (Lightfoot (Esq Gray's) Inn) 1596–1648 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Ann Phillips) Musgrave 1601–1683
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lightfoote –1638
        2. 2. John Lightfoot 1628–1686
        3. 3. Rebecca Lightfoot 1628–
        4. 4. William Lightfoot 1630–1700
        5. 5. Jane Lightfoot 1632–
        6. 6. Robert Lightfoot 1636–
        7. 7. Mary Lightfoot 1636–
        8. 8. Richard Lightfoot 1637–1698
        9. 9. Francis Lightfoot 1638–

Sir Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot in Northampton, Yorkshire, England
Northampton, Yorkshire, England
1580
1580
Age 60
Death of Sir James "Jim" Lightfoot in Northhampton, England
Northhampton, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Northampton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Northhampton, England
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