William Goodrich Lightfoot (1774 - 1847)

Born 15 Aug 1774 in Culpepper County, Colony of Virginia

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Descendants

Died 1847 at about age 72 in Edgar, Edgar, Illinois, United States

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Biography

William Goodrich Lightfoot married about 1802 Mary Hawkins. ^[1]

From ^[2] "Goodrich Lightfoot was born in 1770 and taught school in Culpepper Virginia. He appeared in the tax books in Adair County, Kentucky, in the early 1800's. A William Lightfoot was noted on a marriage bond for between Guthrie LIghtfoot and Catherine Colvin in Falmouth, Kentucky in February 1801. He made his home near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and was the father of:

• James Madison Lightfoot
• Henry Harrison Lightfoot
• William Lightfoot
• Thornton Lightfoot
• John Gooodrich Lightfoot
• Susan Lightfoot
• Eliza Lightfoot
• Evalina Lightfoot
• Almira Lightfoot
• Ann Mariah Lightfoot

He served in the war of 1812 as a Private in Capt. Jacob Elliston's Company, commanded by Col. Richard M. Johnson, mounted regiment, Kentucky Volunteers. Goodrich Lightfoot was married to Mary Popham, but, it is questionable whether she was the mother of any of his children.

Anderson County Property records ^[3] show an agreement between Sam Petty and Goodrich Lightfoot in 1827 where Goodrich borrows property. The tax records of Anderson County ^[4] listed Goodrich in 1828 with 160 acres on Hammond Greek, one white male over 21, two blacks; in 1930, one white, two blacks. Transfer Goodrich Lightfoot to Sam B. Petty of a slave named Anne together with her infant child named Mary, recorded on instrument dated February 5, 1831.

William Goodrich, his wife Mary, and some of his children moved to Illinois and settled in the Southeast corner of Edgar County in 1831. He died there in 1847 at the age of 77.

Sources

"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-SXTL : accessed 21 March 2018), Goodrich Lightfoot and Catharine Calvin, 19 Feb 1801; citing Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 272,802.

"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYV-4F2?cc=1803958&wc=35YH-3YD%3A1588469303%2C1588471810%2C1588469601 : 14 August 2015), Kentucky > Anderson > Not Stated > image 3 of 47; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Edgar County Illinois 1830 Census lists a Wm Lightfoot, age 15-20. (Might be his son)

• WikiTree profile Lightfoot-200 created through the import of Gorham Family Tree.ged on Jan 27, 2012 by Dale Gorham.

• Source: S-2067278831 Repository: #R-2139932814 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0
• Source: S-2067278839 Repository: #R-2139932814 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0

• http://records.ancestry.com/william_goodrich_lightfoot_records.ashx?pid=43531504

1. ↑ The Lightfoot Family History [1]
2. ↑ Ancestors and Descendants of the Lighfoot Family Goodrich Lightfoot Family, Obtained from Frank K. (Korns) Lightfoot March 25, 1959.
3. ↑ Anderson County Property Records, Book A, Page 155
4. ↑ Tax Summary Book, Anderson Co. KY

Research Notes

This is a marriage bond for Guthrie Lightfoot witnessed by a William Lightfoot "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-SF3K : accessed 21 March 2018), Lightfoot and MM9.1.1/QKJ9-SF3G:, 1801; citing Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 272,802.