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William M Lightfoot 1787–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Aug 1861

Death Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA

Father: Claiborne Lightfoot

Mother: Elizabeth Wray

Spouse(s): Sarah Wright

Children(s): William Lightfoot, Cyrene Lightfoot, Elizabeth Lightfoot, Matilda Lightfoot, Female Lightfoot, Simpson Lightfoot, Harrison Lightfoot, Sidney Lightfoot, Josiah Lightfoot, Edith Lightfoot

In 1787, William M Lightfoot entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, born to Claiborne Lightfoot And Elizabeth Betsy Wray. William M Lightfoot married Sarah Wright, and had children including Cyrene Lightfoot, Edith Lightfoot, Elizabeth Lightfoot, Female Lightfoot, Harrison L Lightfoot, Josiah Cy Lightfoot, Matilda Lightfoot, Sidney Lightfoot, Simpson Lightfoot, William Dorsey Lightfoot. William M Lightfoot passed away in 1861 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, William M Lightfoot entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, born to Claiborne Lightfoot And Elizabeth Betsy Wray.
  • William M Lightfoot married Sarah Wright, and had children including Cyrene Lightfoot, Edith Lightfoot, Elizabeth Lightfoot, Female Lightfoot, Harrison L Lightfoot, Josiah Cy Lightfoot, Matilda Lightfoot, Sidney Lightfoot, Simpson Lightfoot, William Dorsey Lightfoot.
  • William M Lightfoot passed away in 1861 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claiborne Lightfoot
1765–1809
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Wray
1768–1864
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wright
1794–1863
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Lightfoot
1811–1892
Birth Location: Martinsville, Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Cyrene Lightfoot
1835–1849
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Lightfoot
1832–1859
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Matilda Lightfoot
1826–1902
Birth Location: Barren, Kentucky, USA
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Female Lightfoot
1823–
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Simpson Lightfoot
1819–1882
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Harrison Lightfoot
1815–1857
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Sidney Lightfoot
1837–1912
Birth Location: Allen County, Kentucky, USA
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Josiah Lightfoot
1813–1854
Birth Location: Allen, Kentucky, USA
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Edith Lightfoot
1830–1853
Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA
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William Lightfoot's Ancestors

Self
William Lightfoot
1787–1861
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Claiborne Lightfoot
1765–1809
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Wray
1768–1864
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lightfoot's Descendants

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William (M) Lightfoot (1787–20 Aug 1861) m. Sarah Wright (1794–24 Apr 1863)
  1. 1. William (Dorsey) Lightfoot 1811–1892 m. Mary Nanny 1827–1899 m. Mary (Polly G) Stephens 1813–1854
    1. 1. Amery (Rosa) Lightfoot 1865–1872
    2. 2. Sidney (A) Lightfoot 1858–1904 m. Clarinda ((Rinda) Frances) Lightfoot 1858–1932
      1. 1. Lanie (Ethel) Lightfoot 1885–1937 m. James (L) Cooksey 1876–1952
        1. 1. Sidney (T) Cooksey 1907–1965
    3. 3. Mary (E) Lightfoot 1853–1895
    4. 4. Mary (A) Lightfoot 1853–1854
    5. 5. Martha (R) Lightfoot 1853–1879
    6. 6. Eliza (B) Lightfoot 1852–1918
    7. 7. Susan (G) Lightfoot 1849–1924
    8. 8. Malinda (Jane) Lightfoot 1846–
    9. 9. William (Henry) Lightfoot 1846–1930 m. Mary (Ann Melissa) Glasscock 1844–1893
      1. 1. Emily (Drucilla) Lightfoot 1872–1967 m. Henry (M) Lightfoot 1872–1923
      2. 2. Rose (Ella) Lightfoot 1870–1891
      3. 3. William (W. D.) Lightfoot 1879–1944
      4. 4. Andrew (Porter) Lightfoot 1885–1936
      5. 5. Althelder (Grover) Lightfoot 1883–1922
      6. 6. Josephus (Josiah) Lightfoot 1882–1959
      7. 7. Henry (Jackson) Lightfoot 1881–
      8. 8. Lillie (Vangeline) Lightfoot 1876–1952
      9. 9. Angie (Lettie Iskie) Lightfoot 1874–1944 m. John (Calvin) Lightfoot 1870–1951
        1. 1. Zula (Myrtle) Lightfoot 1900–1969 m. William (Edward) Upton 1900–1991
      10. 10. Kearnealy (Francis) Lightfoot 1873–1954
    10. 10. Rhoda (C) Lightfoot 1844–1853
    11. 11. Joseph (S) Lightfoot 1842–1902
    12. 12. Izzarilda Lightfoot 1840–1918
    13. 13. Nancy (M) Lightfoot 1836–1914
    14. 14. Sarah (AnnElizabeth) Lightfoot 1834–1902
    15. 15. Dora (E) Lightfoot 1876–
    16. 16. Larelae Lightfoot 1871–
    17. 17. James (Marion) Lightfoot 1838–1923 m. Martha ("Mary") Justice 1842–1904
      1. 1. Fannie Carver 1861–1953 m. Henry Carver 1863–1938
        1. 1. Willie (J) Carver 1889–1967 m. Ottie Goodma 1892–1938
        2. 2. Minnie Carver 1884–
      2. 2. Amanda (Elizabeth) Lightfoot 1859–1926 m. A (D) Kirby 1858–1900
        1. 1. Erma (Eula (Lightfoot)) KIRBY 1898–1956
        2. 2. Lena (M) Kirby 1889–1969
        3. 3. Clarence (Fletcher) Kirby 1884–1950
        4. 4. Mollie (Jane (Lightfoot)) KIRBY 1882–1902 m. J (B) Owens 1869–1931
        5. 5. Dela Kirby 1898–
      3. 3. Eliza (Ella) Lightfoot 1872–1913 m. David (Lee) Goodrum 1866–1940
        1. 1. Nora (E) Goodrum 1893–1972 m. Leslie Yates 1890–1985
      4. 4. Esidory Lightfoot 1860–1915
      5. 5. WILLIS (HENRY) LIGHTFOOT 1864–1911
      6. 6. James (A.) Lightfoot 1862–
      7. 7. Fanny Lightfoot 1876–
      8. 8. Asbury (Reed) Lightfoot 1870–1944 m. Mary Carver 1866–1933
        1. 1. Henry (Claude) Lightfoot 1892–1953
        2. 2. Mary (Cartie) Lightfoot 1901–1980
      9. 9. Isiah (H) Lightfoot 1867–1942
      10. 10. Joseph (Alf) Lightfoot 1862–1927
      11. 11. Sarah (T) Lightfoot 1857–
  2. 2. Cyrene Lightfoot 1835–1849
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lightfoot 1832–1859
  4. 4. Matilda Lightfoot 1826–1902
  5. 5. Female Lightfoot 1823–
  6. 6. Simpson Lightfoot 1819–1882
  7. 7. Harrison (L) Lightfoot 1815–1857
  8. 8. Sidney Lightfoot 1837–1912
  9. 9. Josiah (Cy) Lightfoot 1813–1854 m. Elizabeth Justice 1817–
    1. 1. Calvin (Uriah) Lightfoot 1845–1895 m. Sarah (Jane) Walthall 1853–1924
      1. 1. William (Burl) Lightfoot 1873–1955 m. Louiza (Eliza) Green 1876–1938
    2. 2. Wiley (A.) Lightfoot 1850–1893
      1. 1. Robert (Tillman) Lightfoot 1887–1904
    3. 3. William (Buckner) Lightfoot 1836–1907 m. Martha (Matilda) Watkins 1844–1920
      1. 1. Henry (M) Lightfoot 1872–1923 m. Emily (Drucilla) Lightfoot 1872–1967
      2. 2. John (Calvin) Lightfoot 1870–1951 m. Angie (Lettie Iskie) Lightfoot 1874–1944
      3. 3. Arvazene (Alziva) Lightfoot 1868–1948
      4. 4. Josephus (Josiah "Joe") Lightfoot 1882–1959
      5. 5. Porter (A) Lightfoot 1885–1936
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Lightfoot 1867–1937
      7. 7. Kearnealy (Francis "Neal") Lightfoot 1873–1954
      8. 8. Perleania Lightfoot 1875–
  10. 10. Edith Lightfoot 1830–1853 m. William (Carroll) Forth 1828–
    1. 1. Lettie Whitlock 1861–1930 m. William (G) Whitlock 1852–1918

William Lightfoot's Timeline

13 Records

1787
1787
Birth of William M Lightfoot in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1787
1787
Birth of William M Lightfoot in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1788
1788
Age 1
Birth of William M Lightfoot in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 43
William M Lightfoot resided here in Allen, Kentucky, USA
Allen, Kentucky, USA
1840
1840
Age 53
William M Lightfoot resided here in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1840
01 Jun 1840
Age 53
William M Lightfoot resided here in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 63
William M Lightfoot resided here in District 2, Warren, Kentucky
District 2, Warren, Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 63
William M Lightfoot resided here in Warren County, KY
Warren County, KY
1860
1860
Age 73
William M Lightfoot resided here in District 1, Warren, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Warren, Kentucky, USA
1861
20 Aug 1861
Age 74
Death of William M Lightfoot in Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
1861
20 Aug 1861
Age 74
Death of William M Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1864
20 Aug 1864
Age 77
Death of William M Lightfoot in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1876
20 August 1876
Age 89
Death of William M Lightfoot in Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Warren, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Warren County, KY
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1861
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 August 1876
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1861
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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