John Adam Lightner and Leah Ferree

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Husband John Adam Lightner ¹

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           Born: 1743 - Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1798 1
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         Father: Nathaniel Lightner (1709-1782) 1
         Mother: Margaret La Rue (1713-1794) 1

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       Marriage: 

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• Note: This may be the same person as : Adam Lightner.

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Wife Leah Ferree ¹

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           Born: 1757 1
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           Died: 1841 1
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Children

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1 F Rachel Lightner ²

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           Born: 1777 1
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         Spouse: William Henderson (      -      ) 2

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2 M Joel Lightner ¹

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           Born: 1779 1
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3 F Jane Lightner ¹

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           Born: 1781 1
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         Spouse: David Witmer (      -      ) 1

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4 F Margaret Lightner ¹

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           Born: 1783 1
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         Spouse: Dr. J. Ankrim (      -      ) 1

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5 F Mary Lightner ¹

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           Born: 1785 1
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         Spouse: John B. Henderson (      -      ) 1

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6 M Nathaniel F. Lightner ¹

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           Born: 1787 1
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7 F Leah Lightner ^{1 4 5}

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            AKA: Leah Lightener 3
           Born: 18 May 1789 - Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 1
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           Died: 9 Feb 1886 4 5
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         Spouse: Col. Samuel Futhey Dale (1773-1842) 6 7 8 9
           Marr: 29 Jul 1834 5

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8 M Isaac Lightner ¹

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           Born: 1794 1
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General Notes: Husband - John Adam Lightner

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Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, PA

He removed to the Philadelphia turnpike, on the Pequea Creek, about eight miles from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where, just prior to his death, he erected a brick residence in 1795.
He served a little time in the Revolutionary war, and was a member of the Lutheran Church at New Holland. Both himself and his father were farmers.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 526.

2 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 526, 1053.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 510.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 747.

5 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 69.

6 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 525.

7 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 482.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 745.

9 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 363.