William Lightfoot, of Teddington

2) William Lightfoot d 10 Jun 1768, at the home he inherited the old Lightfoot property "Teddington", Sandy Point, Charles City Co., Va., he was known as the the King's Counselor, left a large family

Not the same as William Lightfoot, son of Ga Ho Ga

Biography

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95698204/william-lightfoot

William Lightfoot married Mildred Howell. He acted as one of the executors of his father's estate & inherited considerable property from him. By terms of Philip's will William inherited property which included all of the lands in Charles City and Surry Counties except for one called "Troopers", the lots and appurtenances in York City where he was then living, except for those of his mother, warehouses, a mill, store houses & 1/3 of the plate once his mother died. He was also given 200 pounds to repair the house at Sandy Point (Tedington); & in the event that his two brothers, John and Armistead, died without male heirs, he was to inherit their lands as well. The Williamsburg home, found on the Duke of Gloucester Street, passed to him upon the demise of his brother John.

Family

He and Mildred had the following children:

• William;
• Philip; married Mary Warner Lewis
• Mrs. Mary L. Allen (1750-1789), wife of Col. William Allen of "Claremont Manor";
• Mrs. Mildred L. Coles, wife of Walter Coles of "Mildendo" &
• Mrs. Elizabeth L. Coles, 1st wife of Col. Isaac Coles.

William Lightfoot served as Sheriff of York County in 1746 & was a delegate to the House of Burgesses from 1756-58. His son, William, became the proprietor of "Tedington" upon the death of his father.

Citations

• link to Lightfoot Family by Lyon G. Tyler in The William and Mary Quarterly vol:3 no:2 (Oct., 1894), pp. 104-111
• Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family, Including the Genealogy of ...Page 278 link
• http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914585 ("VILLIAM3 LIGHTFOOT, son of Philip Lightfoot, was sheriff of York county in 1746 (York Records), and died before 1771. He left, I. William4, of " Tedington.," II. Philip4, of Caroline. III. Mary4, married William Allen, of Surry. IV. Mildred4, married Walter Coles, of Halifax.")
• http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I03295...

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