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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
The cemetery where William Lightfoot is buried was heavily damaged by a tornado in 1974. Many of the grave markers were destroyed
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Author: James Edward Mitchell
William Lightfoot* was born (b.) 1720 in New Kent County, formed 1654 from York and James City, Virginia. William’s merchant parents were Col. Goodrich Lightfoot and wife (w.) Mary Chew of Orange County (Co.) Virginia (VA) formed 1734 from Spotsylvania Co. Mary Chew was logically related to Col. Larkin Chew, died (d.) 11 May 1728 in St. George’s Parish, Spotsylvania, (Spots.). Goodrich’s sons were recorded as John Chew [married (m.) 26 Jun 1729 Margaret Beverly, a dau. of Robert Beverly of “Newlands,” Spots., formed 1720] and, Larkin Chew, Jr., who m. 30 Sep 1733 Mary Beverly also, a dau. of Robert Beverly; source, Virginia Marriage Records, 1700-1850 compiled from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler’s Quarterly, Copyright 1982 by Genealogical Publ., Co., Inc., Baltimore, 2nd Printing, 1984; see, Early Spotsylvania Marriage Licenses, by A. C. Quisenberry, pgs 551-553. [Larkin Chew, Jr’s recorded siblings were Thomas, John Chew and Nan (Chew) Johnson w. of William Johnson. Logically, Mary Chew shared the Chew Family lineage with John Chew, émigré an English merchant who settled after 1621 at James City. In 1636 he reportedly held 1,200 acres of land in York Co., and, served as Justice of Yorktown in 1634 and 1652. He was Secretary of the VA House of Burgesses for 4 years and his minutes are preserved in Yorktown. Later in advancing years, John Chew removed to Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, where he died (d.) in 1688.] At age 25, William was recorded m. on 5 Mar 1746 to Elizabeth Barrow, a daughter (dau.) of Edward Barrow and Elizabeth Minor, a relative of Thomas Minor, who m. in 1741, Alice Thompson; source, Married Well and Often, Marriages of the Northern Neck of VA., 1649-1800 for Elizabeth Barrow, Robert K. Headley, Jr., Copyright 2003, Genealogical Publ., Co., Inc., pg 228.
Among less than a dozen recorded children were Philip Lightfoot, who remained unmarried during his lifetime; Goodrich Lightfoot, who m. Martha Fry, logically a relative of Henry Fry of Culpeper, whose name was recorded within the Virginia ‘Publick’ Claims (Index – Culpeper Co.) compiled by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, pgs 1,4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 27, 29, 32,43, 60 and 62 and, John B. (Barrow) Lightfoot, who m. Lavinia Duncan in 1770. John B. Lightfoot was b. c1752 at the family’s farm home near Lightfoot’s Ford mapped, now at the intersection of Rt 15 and Rt 721, along Crooked Run at the confluence with the Robinson River in Culpeper Co., formed 1749 from Orange Co., see: Madison Co., VA, Survey Map drawn by Eugene M. Scheel, 2nd Printing, commissioned by the Madison Co., Library, 402 N. Main St., Madison, VA 22727, available for purchase. The will of Goodrich Lightfoot, Jr., (William’s brother) of St. Mark’s Parish, Culpeper Co., was found dated 24 Apr 1778 and proven at Court on 15 Jun 1778. It identified Goodrich’s w. as Susanna Lightfoot and, sons and daughters; source, Culpeper County Virginia, Will Books B and C, etc., publ. by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, 1965, pgs 2, [Will of William Green of St. Mark’s Parish (Wit.: William Lightfoot, William Field and George Slaughter]; and, pg 24, John Lightfoot, Executor; pg 25, reflected Appraisal of the Estate of Goodrich Lightfoot, dec’d. Recorded 21 Sep 1778. Made by neighbors and family associates, James Slaughter, Daniel Grinnan and James Thomas.
William Slaughter’s initial military service was recorded at the VA State Archives Division at Richmond, VA with a written petition by Thomas Slaughter, Colonel, (see, biography: SAR Patriot #: P-290988) presented to John, Earl of Dunmore, His Majesty’s Lieut. and Governor Gen’l., during 1756. The petitioner asked that entitled, land patents be granted to the officers and men who marched the frontier during the French and Indian War based upon His Majesty’s Proclamation of Oct., 1763. Among those Col. Slaughter identified were Wm. Green, Maj., dec’d.; Ambrose Powell, Capt.; [John Field, Capt., (2nd) Regt., (1720-1774) Col./KIA battle of Point Pleasant, now, Mason Co., West VA]; and Capt’s. Robert Green, Benj. Roberts, Francis Kirkley (sic) Kirtley, Wm. Kirkley (sic), Francis Slaughter (see, biography: SAR Patriot #: P-290950), Jas. Barber (sic) Barbour, John Slaughter, James Slaughter (P-290964), Francis Slaughter (P-290950), William Lightfoot* (P-236472), et. al. Most of the recorded identities of the above officers and men by Thomas Slaughter, were raised for Culpeper Co., that formed in 1792, present day, Madison Co., VA. A records search for Revolutionary War soldiers (1775-1783) raised for Culpeper Co., determined William Lightfoot’s identity at St. Mark’s Parish; source, An 18th Century Perspective: Culpeper Co., VA by Mary Stevens Jones, Copyright 1976, publ. by The Culpeper Historical Society, Inc., Culpeper, VA, pgs 36-37. Approximately, age 74, William Lightfoot and family resettled in a wagon party to Jefferson Co., Kentucky, (KY) now Louisville. William died on 5 Nov 1805 and was recorded buried at Thompson Cemetery, twenty-seven (27) years after his bro., Goodrich Lightfoot, Jr.; source, Find A Grave Memorial# 13559129. The cemetery is also known as Cane Station Cemetery. It was found mapped at 3515 Brownsboro Rd., from West Main St., Louisville, KY; see, Find A Grave Cemetery: # 2168949 at Latitude: 38.2643 and Longitude: -85.6722
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