The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05

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LightfOot Family.
The Lightfoots were among the
earliest to settle In the colony OF vir-
glnia, as we learn that John Lightfoot,
an "Old Planter at Jamestown. came
over in the ''Sea Venture" 1910. with
Sir Thomas Gates. This John is not
mentioned again. and 1t may be he
either returned to England or died
soon after.
The next Of the family given by
early writer's Is Colonel Philip Light
foot supposed to have been q son or
brother of John. He was descended
from the Lightfoots Of England.
Northamptonshire, where his grand
| father, Richard Lightfoot, was rector
| of Stoke Bruern. Colonel Philip was OF
the Council of Virginia. 100, and built
his fine seat at Sandy Point" James
River. which was formerly an Indian
| eOWu piuS6H. 11SIe-f7 uc
erected in 1717 his fine residence,
called "Teddngton," after the old
Lightfoot seat, near London. Tho
story goes that this old Colonel Light
foot had out-danced the devil one
night. and won what was afterwards
called Dancing Point" Bishop Meade
and DR.. Slaughter. in his "St. Marks
Parish" speaks OF Colonel Philip as be-
ing a vestryman in Charles City coun-
/ ri, 1,Soc a
prominent man in the affairs of the
colony. Colonel Philip left three
sons. Francis, the elder, inherited
| Sandy Point. and Philip the re-
| mainder of his lands.
Francis Llghtfoot left the property
to his daughter Elizabeth. who married
Peter Randolph, of Henrico. There
were three William Lightfoots, at San
dy Point--first, William. son Of Colonel
Philip, who also had a son William
and a grandson William; the first of
these died in 1927. the second. 1909.
and the third 1910; all were promi-
nent, active men in church and State
affairs 5gffi lssf.
SANDY Point was afterwards owned
by Colonel Robert B.aBolling, who mar
ried 4 Miss yNIinge, who had inherited
| most OF the property. Colonel Boiling
adding by purchase the remainder.
In 1889 we find William Lightfoot
still living In James City county. His
son, Nicholas Lightfoot. died about
/ 1909; he never married. and by his
will freed allliof his slaves. This sec
ond William Llghtfoot married Lucy
Norvell, whose children were George
/ B. Lightfoot, Armistead Norvell Light
/ foot Catherin and Elizabeth Light
i foot.
/ George B. Lightfoot married Mary
. Ann Vaughan. daughter of William
4 Vaughan. Of York county, 1922. One
i of the daughters of this George B.
ILightfoot married Colonel Isaac Coles.
of Albemarle county. who left so many
i prominent sons and daughters in the
4 Green Mountain District. William
4 Lightfoot also had a son Goodrich,
who moved to spotsylvania county in
. l1725, and afterwards to Culpeper coun-
ty, 1741, where he became one Of the
most prominent citizens of the county.
+ being made sheriff of the county, 1926
:. ll727, and commissioned major in 1929.
OF all the lands in Spotsylvania which
he had obtained by patent or purchase
in 1929. he had sold the most Of 1t In
1913.
j Major Goodrich, Lightfoot married
Mary, daughter Of the Rev. Henry Fry.
OF Albemarle, and lived on Robinson
River, Culpeper county: his son Frank
became clerk Of Culpeper, and his
Z daughter Anne married Francis
Z Slaughter, another early settler in
Culpeper, 1929
Goodrich had a brother, Major Philip
Lightfoot, most able lawyer, and a
brother, Walker Lightfoot. who had
: preceded Frank in the clerkship; and
another brother, John, who was a cap
tain In the militia. 729, and lieuten-
q a in nd q G har
! 1T of the county in 1741: he married
: a Miss Turner granddaughter of Ma
2 jor John Roberts, Of the Revolution
4 One of his sons married o daughter OF
2 the Rev. Matthew Maury, Of Albemarle
8 whose descendants were also distin-
!. guished. We give the arms OF Colone
. Philip and John Lightfoot. Of Charles
!, lCity county, which are described a:
!. follows:
3 Barry of six, or and gules. on bend
:, sable three escallops. argent.
= There seems to be no crest or motto
!, These arms are said to have been OF
= ten volumes Of the libraryAof William
- Ltghtfoot. OF Teddington, at Sand,
!, Point. and their descent from the Eng
: lush family Is undoubted, as they ap
= pear also on the old tombstones
4 Petsworth. The many noted fam1lie
= with which the Lightfoots marie
g. cannot be given here, for II ar &c
= scendants would I'LL a volume. bu
~ many Of them are to be found IN 81
I South and West. Those interested az
"a referred to the early writer's OF cnurc
- history in Virginia.
:. QUERIES AND LET LETTERS u
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a. blackwell.
,e Mr.. Editor,-While others are ais
I'd interested In the. Blackwell family
$, viii not those Who have the inform g
s. ton be so generous as to give thro y ns
IN your. paper some Of their 1 data. Y !