Henry Miskell
(Abt 1705-1761)
Winifred Dalton
(1703-After 1749)
Million Miskell
(1749-After 1792)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Thomas Lightfoot

Million Miskell 4 5

  • Born: 25 June 1749, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, VA, British Colonial America 4
  • Marriage (1): Thomas Lightfoot on 2 October 1789 in Richmond County, VA 1 2 3
  • Died: After May 1792

bullet   Another name for Million was "Milly" Miskell.3


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Million married Thomas Lightfoot, son of Daniel Lightfoot and Alitia Algar, on 2 October 1789 in Richmond County, VA.1 2 3 (Thomas Lightfoot was born on 31 March 1755 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, VA, British Colonial America 3, baptized on 31 March 1755 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, VA, British Colonial America and died after May 1792.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 2 October 1789 and Richmond, VA. 4

• They appeared on the 1810 US Census in Richmond County, VA on August 1810.

1810 US Census
Richmond County, Virginia
1 male under 10
3 females 16-26
1 male over 45
1 female over 45
2 slaves

This suggests he had two more daughters not shown in the parish register. Richmond County Order Book 1814-16, p. 92, under 6 March 1816, shows two suits: Lightfoot vs. Bryant; Slander; Abts. by plts, death. And Same Frances B. vs. same. Sland. Cont. These are indexed as Lightfoot, Lucy M. vs. Bryant, Thomas and as Lightfoot, Francis B., vs. same. From this I take it that Lucy Miskell Lightfoot (born 1790) died early in 1816 and that Frances B. Lightfoot must be another daughter. On the next page, p. 92, 7 March 1816, there is a Lightfoot gdn. & c vs. Smith's admor. Debt cont ., which is indexed Lightfoot, Samule, & c vs. Smith, William, Cs admor. Can this be Samuel who had a guardian in 1816 be the male under 10 in Thomas' household in 1810?

It would appear from the census that Thomas's son, John Newman Brockenbrough Lightfoot (born 1792) was dead by 1810. Thomas had a first marriage not mentioned to _____, since their son Thaddeus Smith Lightfoot was born 19 July 1781.
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Thomas Lightfoot
Spouse's Name: Million Miskell
Event Date: 02 Oct 1789
Event Place: North Farnham Parish, Richmond,Virginia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50538-1
System Origin: Virginia-ODM
GS Film number: 975.523 V2K

Citing this Record
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V299-W9T : accessed 26 Mar 2013), Thomas Lightfoot and Million Miskell, 02 Oct 1789.
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Sources


1 Ancestry CD #2108: Virginia Vital Records: Marriages 1670-1929.

2 Lightfoot Family Association Newsletter; Volume III, Number 3 (July 15, 1980), page 1.

3 Richard D. Lightfoot, "Descendants of Daniel Lighfoot," supplied 2013 by Lightfoot, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Plymouth, IN.

4 George Trotter, "Trotter - Skiles Genealogy" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gwt1; Updated: 2004-10-15 16:37:09 UTC (Fri)).

5 Lightfoot Family Association Newsletter Vol. III, Number 3 (July 15, 1980): page 1.


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