Biographical Sketch of Thomas LIGHTFOOT (1881); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Candace Roth . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881); pg. 637 LIGHTFOOT, Thomas, born about 1645, probably in Cambridgeshire; went thence to Ireland, and in 1716 came to New Garden, Chester Co. He removed to Darby township shortly before his death, which occurred 9,4,1725. The name of his first wife is thought to be Mary, and that of his second, Sarah, a widow. The children of his first wife were Catharine, who married James Miller; Michael; William, who remained in Ireland; and Abigail, who married Joseph Wiley. by the second wife were Elizabeth, b. 1,11,1695-6, m. Arthur Jones; Sarah b. 5,29,1698, d. 1702; Samuel, b. 2,5,1701, d. 2,26,1777; Margaret, b. 12,18,1702, m. Isaac Starr; Jacob, b. 10,16,1706, m. Mary Bonsall, 3,25,1735. Michael Lightfoot, the eldest son, with Mary, his wife, and three children, came from Ireland in 1712, and settled in New Garden; afterwards removed to Philadelphia, and was provincial treasurer at the time of his death, 12,3,1754. his children were Sarah, b. 4,30,1707, m. John Hutton; Elinor, b. 10,16,1708, m. Francis Parvin; Mary, b. 1,20,1710-1, m. Samuel Clarke; Katharine, b. 6,12,1714; Thomas, b. 5,16,1716; William, b. 3,22,1720, m. Jane George. Samuel Lightfoot married, 7,30,1725, Mary, daughter of Benjamin Head of Chester, and afterwards settled in Pikeland. He was a surveyor. His children were Benjamin, b. 6,28,1726, also a surveyor; Thomas, b. 2,7,1728, d. 10,5,1793; Samuel Abbott, b. 1,7,1729-30, d. 7,30, 1759, at Pittsburgh; William, b. 1,20,1732, d. 11,25,1797. Thomas Lightfoot, Sr., was a prominent minister among Friends, as were also his daughter Catharine and son Michael.