Born about in Warren, Kentucky
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Wray
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Claiborne Lightfoot
— married
27 Nov 1786 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Meredith Lightfoot, Henry Jarrett Lightfoot, John Lightfoot, Nancy Clayborn (Lightfoot) Richey and Robert David Lightfoot
Died
at about age 94
in Warren, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Apr 2014
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Biography
Elizabeth Wray was born was born about 1768. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wray, Jr. of Virginia and Martha Jarratt.
Elizabeth married Claiborne Lightfoot, in Brunswick Virginia, on the 24th of November, 1786. Elizabeth and Claiborne lived their lives in Kentucky until their deaths.
- Elizabeth Betsey Lightfoot in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- Name: Elizabeth Betsey Lightfoot
- Birth Date: 1768
- Birth Place: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
- Death Date: 1862
- Death Place: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
- Cemetery: Old Drake Cemetery
- Burial or Cremation Place: Boyce, Warren County, Kentucky, :United States of America
- Has Bio?: Y
- Children:
- Henry Jarrett Lightfoot
- Robert David Lightfoot
- William M Lightfoot
- John Lightfoot
- URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28176495/elizabeth-betsey-lightfoot
- Elizabeth D Lightfoot in the 1860 United States Federal Census
- Name: Elizabeth D Lightfoot
- Age: 91
- Birth Year: abt 1769
- Gender: Female
- Birth Place: Virginia
- Home in 1860: Simpson, Kentucky
- Post Office: Franklin
- Dwelling Number: 774
- Family Number: 758
- Cannot Read, Write: Y
- Household Members Age
- R D Lightfoot: 53
- Isabella Lightfoot: 40
- Andrew J Lightfoot: 26
- Noah Lightfoot: 23
- Joseph Lightfoot: 19
- Eliza S Lightfoot: 17
- Robt D Lightfoot: 14
- Perry M Lightfoot: 4
- Serrinda F Lightfoot: 2
- Baby Lightfoot: 2/12
- Elizabeth D Lightfoot 91
Research Notes
It is highly unlikely Elizabeth Wray was born in Warren County, Kentucky. The first permanent settlement in Kentucky was constructed by James Harrod in 1774 (6 years after Elizabeth's birth) at Fort Harrod which is the present day city of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Warren County, Kentucky was not established until December, 1796.[1]
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28176495/elizabeth-betsey-lightfoot : accessed 22 September 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Betsey Wray Lightfoot (1768–1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28176495, citing Old Drake Cemetery, Boyce, Warren County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Judy Draper (contributor 46918717) .
- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
- Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Simpson, Kentucky; Page: 105. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~6.25%
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Betsey was born in Brunswick Co. VA in 1766, she was 96 years at death. Her mother's name was Catharine. (Possibly of the Burch family) Brothers Braxton/Baxter, Reubin, John and Francis, sisters Nelly and Tabitha. Moved to KY in the early 1800's with Baxter, Nathaniel Jr., John and Nelly (Justice) who had married Mark Justice. Nathaniel and Mark were granted bounty land for fighting in the wars (Revolutionary and 1812.) She was interred in the Old Drake Rd. Cemetery on Boyce Rd. Warren Co. KY
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