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Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot 1562–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: Aft. 28 Nov 1625

Death Location: St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Stoke Bruerne, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Rev. Scholar)

Mother: Jane Leuenberger

Spouse(s): Jane Jones

Children(s): John I, Samuel Lightfoot, Jane Lightfoot, Rose Lightfoot, Martha Lightfoot, Sara Lightfoot, Anna Lightfoot, Richard Lightfoot

Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot was born in 1562 in Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Rev Richard Henry Lightfoot Oxford Scholar And Jane Joane Leuenberger. Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot married Jane Aske Jones, and had children including Anna Lightfoot, Jane Lightfoot, John Lightfoot I, Martha Lightfoot, Richard Lightfoot, Rose Lightfoot, Samuel Lightfoot, Sara Lightfoot. Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot passed away in 1625 in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Stoke Bruerne, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot was born in 1562 in Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Rev Richard Henry Lightfoot Oxford Scholar And Jane Joane Leuenberger.
  • Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot married Jane Aske Jones, and had children including Anna Lightfoot, Jane Lightfoot, John Lightfoot I, Martha Lightfoot, Richard Lightfoot, Rose Lightfoot, Samuel Lightfoot, Sara Lightfoot.
  • Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot passed away in 1625 in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Stoke Bruerne, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Sir Lightfoot
1562–1625
Birth Place: Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Rev. Richard Henry Lightfoot (Oxford Scholar)
1532–1605
Stoke Bruain Parish, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane ((Joane)) Leuenberger
1534–1609
Stoke, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
James Lightfoot
1520–1580
Bristol, Somerset, England
Lady (Rosemary Monica) Stubbs
1522–1580
Bristol, Somerset, England
(Fnu) Leuenberger
1514–1570
Duerrenroth, Bern, Switzerland
(Fnu) Thurnherr
1518–1570
Duerrenroth, Bern, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
James (Lightfote)
1480–1551
Alice Bountayne
1492–1577
Cuthbert Stubbs
1485–1522
Barbara Amour
1500–1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Almer)
1470–1530
Barbara Richardson
1470–

Sir Lightfoot's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Henry) Lightfoot (1562–Aft. 28 Nov 1625) m. Jane (Aske) Jones (1565–20 Dec 1649)
  1. 1. John (Lightfoot) I 1596–1648 m. Elizabeth Phillips 1602–1683
    1. 1. Col. (Phillip Lightfoot (Esquire Commander in Chief of Militia in Kings and Queens County) VA) 1643–1760 m. Alice (Eltonhead) Corbin 1659–1720
      1. 1. Susanna Lightfoot 1680–1789
      2. 2. Thomas Lightfoot 1681–1750
      3. 3. Major (Sherwood) Lightfoot 1684–1730
      4. 4. Henry Lightfoot 1683–1754
      5. 5. Lewis Lightfoot 1680–1727
      6. 6. Frances Lightfoot 1687–1727
      7. 7. John Lightfoot 1691–1707
      8. 8. John (William) Lightfoot 1680–1760 m. Elizabeth Phillips 1680–1786
      9. 9. Major (Goodrich) Lightfoot 1682–1738
      10. 10. Major (General Phillip W.) Lightfoot 1690–1748 m. Mary Armistead 1696–1775 m. Mary Armistead 1691–
        1. 1. Phillip Lightfoot 1728–1787 m. Susannah Smith 1730–1790 m. Susannah Smith 1737–1805
        2. 2. Armistead Lightfoot 1730–1771
        3. 3. Lewis Lightfoot 1727–1748
        4. 4. Elizabeth Lightfoot 1725–1799
        5. 5. Francis Lightfoot 1720–1730
        6. 6. William Lightfoot 1722–1764 m. Mildred Howell 1723–1783
        7. 7. John Lightfoot 1720–1806
    2. 2. Rebecca Lightfoot 1628–1708
    3. 3. Mary Lightfoot 1636–
    4. 4. Richard Lightfoot 1637–1675
    5. 5. Robert Lightfoot 1634–
    6. 6. William Lightfoot 1630–1698
    7. 7. Edmund Lightfoot 1622–1707
    8. 8. George Lightfoot 1622–1698
    9. 9. Jane Lightfoot 1626–
    10. 10. Francis (I) Lightfoot 1623–1707
    11. 11. John Lightfoot 1622–1686 m. Elizabeth Taylor 1627–1687
      1. 1. Colonel (John Lightfoot) III 1648–1707 m. Susannah (Anne) Goodrich 1660–1709
        1. 1. Col. (Goodrich) Lightfoot 1682–1738
        2. 2. Frances Lightfoot 1680–1740
        3. 3. Alice Lightfoot 1698–
        4. 4. Thomas Lightfoot 1691–1754
        5. 5. Henry Lightfoot 1683–1754
        6. 6. Major (Sherwood) Lightfoot 1684–1730
  2. 2. Samuel Lightfoot 1620–1626
  3. 3. Jane Lightfoot 1612–
  4. 4. Rose Lightfoot 1604–
  5. 5. Martha Lightfoot 1602–
  6. 6. Sara Lightfoot 1600–
  7. 7. Anna Lightfoot 1596–
  8. 8. Richard Lightfoot 1608–

Sir Lightfoot's Timeline

3 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot in Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England
Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England
1625
28 Nov 1625
Age 63
Death of Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot in Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1625
Aft. 28 Nov 1625
Age 63
Burial of Sir Richard Henry Lightfoot in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Stoke Bruerne, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Stoke Bruerne, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Stoke Bruern Parish, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1625
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft. 28 Nov 1625
    Event Place: St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Stoke Bruerne, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

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