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William Lightfoot 1722 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Sep 1771

Death Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States

Father: General Lightfoot

Mother: Mary Armistead

Spouse(s): Mildred Howell, Elizabeth Barrow

Children(s):

In 1722, William Lightfoot entered the world in Virginia, Virginia, United States, born to General Philip Lightfoot and Mary Armistead. William Lightfoot married Mildred Howell, Elizabeth Barrow. William Lightfoot passed away in 1771 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1722, William Lightfoot entered the world in Virginia, Virginia, United States, born to General Philip Lightfoot and Mary Armistead.
  • William Lightfoot married Mildred Howell, Elizabeth Barrow.
  • William Lightfoot passed away in 1771 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States.

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William Lightfoot's Ancestors

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William Lightfoot
1722 – 1771
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, United States
Parents
General Philip Lightfoot
1689 – 1748
Yorktown York County Virginia, USA
Mary Armistead
1696 – 1775
King George County Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Philip Lightfoot
1643 – 1708
London, Middlesex, England
Alice Corbin
1660 – 1713
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
William Armistead
1665 – 1711
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Anne Lee
1682 – 1755
Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Lightfoot
1596 – 1648
Elizabeth Phillips
1602 – 1683
Henry Corbin
1629 – 1675
Alice Eltonhead
1616 – 1684
Hancock Lee
1653 – 1709
Mary Kendall
1661 – 1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lighfoot
1563 – 1625
Jane Jones
1570 – 1649
Francis Phillips
1575 – 1648
Olive Sawyer
1575 – 1648
Thomas Corbin
1594 – 1638
Winifred Grosvenor
1605 – 1676
Richard Eltonhead
1582 – 1664
Anne Sutton
1589 – 1654

William Lightfoot's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of William Lightfoot in Virginia, Virginia, United States
Virginia, Virginia, United States
1771
19 Sep 1771
Age 49
Death of William Lightfoot in Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1771
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States

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