Notebook. Margaret Lightfoot

See Person:Margaret Pulford (1) for person page Margaret Pulford is more commonly known by her married name of Lightfoot

This item was originally posted by Dan Welch to the Wigton Walker mailing list, or privately to Q and is presented by permission. These postings are collected as part of Project Notes for Families related to the Wigton Walkers in Old Chester County
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Note 1

According to sources I can discover Margaret married Thomas Lightfoot when Thomas was 79. She is reported as his 3rd wife. At this time I have no idea why she called Elizabeth, James Sr., James Jr., and Thomas Huston cousin. Margaret's Will was writen and probated in 1732 only a few years after John Blunston died. But not before she made some independent land transactions. Thomas Lightfoot is described as the founder of Darby, Pennsylvania. Darby is a Delaware County suburb of Philadelphia which adjoins all be in in separate Counties.

Note 2

See this site to learn something about Thomas Lightfoot of Darby.

See this site to see Thomas Lightfoot's wife Margaret Lightfoot's 1732 Will. It is reported that she was his 3rd wife. Her Will mentions a Thomas Huston as well.

This will has been placed in the Digital Library

Note 3

Speaking of Margaret Lightfoot's Will; sisters Margaret Woodward and Abigal Woodward descended from Edward Woodward of England. Sisters Hannah Edge, Jane Edge, and Abigail Edge descended from Jacob Edge, an American son of an English settler. All these sisters (teenagers at the time the Will was written) were near neighbors of Margaret Lightfoot and no known blood kinship to Margaret can be discovered. However, Margret's brother Thomas Pulford lived nearby for many years. The Pulfords were from England. There may be an unknown connection via the Pulfords.