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county, North Carolina. June 16, 1876. He was educated in the public schools of Kin- ston and the University of North Carolina, attending the latter institution two years; Rellevue, two years, then entering the medi- cal departmenc of the University of Pennsyl- vania, at Philadelphia, whence he was grad- uated M. D.. class of 1902. He was resident physician at the University Hospital. Phil- adelphia, two years, and in 1905 located in Richmond. Mrginia. with olifices at No. 501 East Grace street, where he is well estab- lished in practice, specializing in diagnosis and surgery. He is associate professor of surgery in the Medical College of A'irginia. and surgeon to the Memorial, \'irginia and other hospitals. He is a member of the Commonwealth and Country Clubs, the Elks, of college fraternities. Omega Upsilon Phi. Tau Nu Epsilon and Sigma Xi. In religious faith he is an attendant of the Christian church. He is unmarried.

William Bernard Lightfoot. The Light- foot family took a prominent part in the aftairs of Virginia in colonial times and a member of the second generation in Amer- ica is described on his tombstone as "'de- scended from an ancient family in England, who came over to Virginia in a genteel and honorable character." They intermarried with the old honorable families of the dominion, and the member here given es- pecial mention may well be proud of his ancestry. \\'illiam Bernard Lightfoot was born August 7, 1850, in Mississippi, where his parents were living temporarily, and is a son of William Bernard Sr. and Sarah Bee ( Roos) Lightfoot, the former a native of X'irginia, the latter of Alabama.

Rev. Richard Lightfoot. the earliest known ancestor of this family, was pastor at Stoke Bruerne. Northamptonshire. Eng- land, and died November 28, 1625. His son. John Lightfoot, was barrister at (Cray's Inn in 1617. and two sons of the latter. Captain John and Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Light- foot, came to Gloucester county. \'irginia. about 1670. In 1671 Philij) Lightfoot was given in a list of residents of Gloucester county and he is called "Mr." in 1677; lieu- tenant-colonel in 1680 and captain in 1690. He was surveyor-general in 1676, and his will was probated in 1708. He married Alice, daughter of Henry Corbin, whose sister Letitia married Richard Lee and became an-

cestor of the famous general, Robert E. l,ee. The Corbin home was known as "Bucking- ham House" and was in Middlesex county. The tomb of Philip Lightfoot at "Tedding- ton" (standing today). Sandy Point, bears as arms, Lightfoot impaling Corbin. He held three tracts of land at Sandy Point, then in W'allingford parish, James City county, which later fell in Westover par- ish. His son Philip eventually came into possession of this land. The second Philip was born in 1689, died in 1748, being buried at "Teddington," Sandy Point. He held high office and had the respect of his fel- lowmen. Pie had a mansion also in York- town. He married Mary, daughter of Wil- liam and Anne Armistead. and widow of James Burwell, of King's Creek. William, son of this latter union, died before 1771. William's wife was Mary Howell and their second son, Philip (3) Lightfoot, lived at Cedar Creek, Caroline county, being known as Philip Lightfoot, of Caroline. He died in 1786. He served as a lieutenant in Har- rison's artillery, continental line, and re- ceived two grants of land for his services. His wife was Mary W^arner (Lewis) Light- foot, only daughter of Colonel Charles and Lucy (Taliaferro) Lewis, whose ancestry is given in the succeeding paragraph.

General Robert Lewis located in Glouces- ter county about 1645. and his son John married Isabelle, daughter of Captain Au- gustine W^arner. Both families were Welsh. Captain W^arner was a member of the house of burgesses from York county in 1652. and of the same body from Gloucester county in 1658-59. also of the royal council in 1659- 60. John Lewis named his home W'arner Hall, in honor of his wife's family. John, son of John Sr. and Isabelle (Warner) Lewis, was a major in the Indian wars and member of the Virginia council. He was born in 1669, died in 1725. He married Elizabeth Warner, daughter of Augustine and Mildred ( Reade ) Warner. He was the son of Captain Augustine and Mary Warner and called Speaker Warner to distinguish him from his father. He was several times a member of the royal council. His wife was a daughter of George Reade, who was secretary of the colony in 1637. acting gov- ernor in 1O38-39 and several times member of the house of burgesses and of the royal council. George Reade was a younger son of a noble English family and came to Vir-