Lightfoot Williams ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Lightfoot was Jacob Lightfoot Williams.

  General Notes:

Was Lightfoot Williams born in Virginia or in North Carolina? There are multiple researchers that show his place of birth in 1769 as Burke County, North Carolina in spite of the fact that Burke County did not exist until 1777 and even then it was formed from Rowan County. None of the other researchers provide any specific source citations other than to reference the other researchers. In other words, they all copied one another.

The location of North Carolina as a birth location would be unique because none of his other siblings either before or after his birth were born in North Carolina. In fact, the birth locations of his siblings indicate that his parents remained in Virginia until after 1771 until they moved to Georgia by 1786.

Additionally, there is the specific source citation which gives his Christening location as Saint James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia. This record specifically shows that Henry Williams and Ann Lightfoot were his parents. While this records indicates that this location was his Christening location, there is no reason to believe that the parents were in North Carolina for his birth but then returned back to Virginia for his Christening. His mother, Mary Ann, was born in North Carolina and her parents were both still alive and living in Lincoln County at the time of his birth so there is some possibility that for this one pregnancy she might have returned to her parents for the birth and then returned home after a few months to Virginia. But why did she give birth in supposedly Burke County while it seems apparent that her parents were in neighboring Lincoln County?

And one other unexplained move. If his parents continued to live in Virginia until sometime after 1771 and then moved to George, how and when did young Lightfoot end up in North Carolina to be married in 1792 at the age of 23? Did he leave his parents home in Georgia and head into North Carolina where he met and married Mary Ann Whitener or did his parents actually move to North Carolina instead of Georgia?

Name:Lightfoot Williams
Gender:Male
Christening Date:04 Jun 1770
Christening Place:ST JAMES NORTHAM PARISH,GOOCHLAND,VIRGINIA
Birth Date:02 Dec 1769
Father's Name:Henry Williams
Mother's Name:Ann Lightfoot
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C50488-1
System Origin:Virginia-ODM
GS Film number:975.5 V2D

Citing this Record:
"Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRC-3DY : accessed 05 Jul 2014), Lightfoot Williams, 02 Dec 1769; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
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Name:Lightfoot Williams
Also Known As Name:
File Name:Lightfoot Williams
Event Type:Probate
Event Place:Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Event Year:1834
Additional Name:
Number of Names with File:1
GS Film Number:002320636
Digital Folder Number:004763874
First Image Number:01541
Last Image Number:01550
Number of Images:10
Note:



Citing this Record:
"North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VH6X-YPN : accessed 06 Jul 2014), Lightfoot Williams, 1834; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 002320636.

State of North Carolina, Lincoln County
Court of Pleas and <?>
<?> Oct 1834

Additional Return of the estate of Lightfoot Williams <?> made by Daniel Hoke <?>

Negro woman Phillis & 3 children to wit Ann, Barbara & an infant & Family

Sold to Conrad Holc<?> for $550.00
Daniel Hoke, Sworn

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1800 US Census, August 1800, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ³ 1800 US Census
Page 908, Roll 29
, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lightfoot Williams

2. 1820 US Census, August 1820, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ⁴ 1820 US Census
Page 334, Roll 83
West of the South Fork of the Catawba River
, Lincoln County, North Carolina
L. Williams

3. 1830 US Census, June 1830, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ⁵ 1830 US Census
Page 254, Roll 122
, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lightfoot Williams

4. Cemetery: Williams-Chapman Cemetery, After 12 April 1832, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ⁷ Find A Grave Memorial #32609758

Lightfoot married Mary Ann Whitener, daughter of George Heinrich Weidner and Catharine Mull, in 1792 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. (Mary Ann Whitener was born calculated 1758, died on 28 February 1839 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and was buried after 28 February 1839 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1800 US Census, August 1800, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ³ 1800 US Census
Page 908, Roll 29
, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lightfoot Williams

2. 1820 US Census, August 1820, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ⁴ 1820 US Census
Page 334, Roll 83
West of the South Fork of the Catawba River
, Lincoln County, North Carolina
L. Williams

3. 1830 US Census, June 1830, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ⁵ 1830 US Census
Page 254, Roll 122
, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lightfoot Williams