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William Lightner

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Duisburg, Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany
Death: 1811 (80-81)
Back Creek, Bath County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Michel Lightner and Maria Lightner
Husband of Elizabeth Anne Lightner and Elizabeth Ann Lightner
Father of John Michael Lightner; Adam Lightner, Sr.; Peter Lightner; Samuel Lightner, Sr.; Christopher Lightner and 5 others

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About William Lightner

According to sources William was a very young child when he arrived in the Colonies with his parents, in 1732.

In time, William settled in York County, Pennsylvania and served in the Militia there. Eventually he migrated with most of his family to Bath County, Virginia circa 1790.'

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William Lightner's Timeline

1730
1730
Duisburg, Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany
1760
September 10, 1760
Lancaster County, PA, United States
1764
1764
Pennsylvania, United States
1766
1766
Pennsylvania, United States
1766
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1769
December 14, 1769
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1770
1770
Pennsylvania, United States
1772
1772
Pennsylvania, United States
1780
1780
Pennsylvania, United States
1787
June 23, 1787
Pennsylvania, United States