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William Lightfoot 1722–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Major ll

Mother: Mary Armistead

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1722, William Lightfoot entered the world in Virginia, Virginia, USA, born to Major Gen Phillip W Lightfoot Ll And Mary Armistead. William Lightfoot passed away in 1771 in Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1722, William Lightfoot entered the world in Virginia, Virginia, USA, born to Major Gen Phillip W Lightfoot Ll And Mary Armistead.
  • William Lightfoot passed away in 1771 in Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major ll
1689–1748
Birth Location: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Ml
Mary Armistead
1696–1775
Birth Location: Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
William Lightfoot
1722–1771
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
Major Gen Phillip W. Lightfoot ll
1689–1748
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Mary Armistead
1696–1775
Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Major (Phillip) Lightfoot
1643–1708
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Alice Corbin
1660–1713
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goodrich
1615–1679
Anne Goodrich
1625–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Sherwood
1600–1685
Martha Pendleton
1600–1666

William Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of William Lightfoot in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1771
1771
Age 49
Death of William Lightfoot in High, York, Virginia, USA
High, York, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: High, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tettington, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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