Person:John Lightfoot (16)

Text from the Mayes-Klein genealogy:

Arriving in America at the age of about 10 it is unlikely that John III or his brother Phillip received any formal educational training (beyond grammar school) since there were virtually no schools at that time. Indeed the entire immigrant population of Virginia at that time numbered less than 50,000. The two boys may have lived with their Uncle Phillip if their mother was deceased. In any case, the colonial records show that John III married Anne Goodrich of Rappahannock in that county in 1681. He subsequently took up residence in New Kent Co. (later Orange and then Culpeper Co.) and appears in a variety of colonial records indicating that he was active in civil and military affairs attaining the rank of Colonel in the Army of Virginia. His fortunes were no doubt improved in 1683 through the inheritance left to him by his Grandmother Elizabeth and the inheritance of his father's estate in 1687. In addition he acquired substantial property rights as a dowry of his wife Anne which were later sold to his brother Philip. It is also recorded that he visited England on at least one occasion in 1692 as a member of the Colonial Council. In 1699 Col. John Lightfoot was a [Tax] Collector for the country between the James and York Rivers (Salisbury MSS), and in 1701 he voted as a Council member for the recall of Nicholson, a widely unpopular governor. At that time he also served as Commander in Chief of the militia of King and Queen Co., VA.

Article from Our Cooper Family

Colonel John Lightfoot,son of The Honerable John Lightfoot was born in Middlesex, England and came to America in 1670. His wife was Ann Goodrich, daughter of Thomas Goodrich; Mother unknown.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Gretchen Bellman. Lightfoot GED Bellman: Mayes-Klein. (Gencircles.com, Downloaded September 21, 2004).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Author Unknown. Our Cooper Family. (Genealogy, Unpublished).