Mary (Harris) Ligon (1625 - 1704)

Born Jan 1625 in Neck of Land, Charles City, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Ligon — married before 1649 in Henrico County, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1704 at age 79 in James River Plantation, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Mary (Harris) Ligon was a Virginia colonist.

Mary Harris was born in 1625 in Charles City, Virginia to colonist and planter Captain Thomas Harris and his wife, Adria (Hoare) Harris. She married Thomas Ligon III (aka Thomas Lygon) in about 1649 in Henrico County. They lived on a plantation on the James River in Henrico County, Virginia, where Thomas held various government positions and was a leading member of Virginia society. His 2nd cousin was Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of the colony of Virginia: 1641-1652 & 1660-1677.

Thomas & Mary (Harris) Ligon were the parents of 7 children:

1. William (1650-unknown)
2. Thomas (1651-unknown)
3. Johana "Joan" (1653-unknown), m Robert Hancock^[1]
4. Richard (1657-unknown)
5. Matthew (1659-unknown)
6. Hugh (1661-unknown)
7. May (1663-unknown)

Mary (Harris) Ligon passed away in February 1704.^[2]

Will

Will of Mary Lygon, Sr.^[3]

To son Richard Lygon, 100 acres in Henrico County, known by the name of "Curles," joining the land of Richard Cocke; and his father's stone ring

To son Hugh Lygon, 100 acres joining land of son Richard, and all my household goods

To grandson Thomas Farrar, items at 21 or marriage

To son in law Thomas Farrar, the Indian boy Robin given to his wife by her father

To grandson Henry Lygon, one horse

To son Hugh Lygon and my daughter [Johana] Hancock, all my sheep to be equally divided

Son in law Robert Hancock and daughter Johan [(Harris)] Hancock to be executors

Dated 16 Apr 1702/3. Probated Feb. 1703/4. Witnesses: Abraham Womack, John Hatcher, John Brown.

Codicil: "There should be no dispute over the 200 acres mentioned above. It should not go to a deceased son, William's heirs. It reverted back to me and is mine to leave. [Furthermore,] I will that my son-in-law, Robert Hancock give to my Indian boy, Robin, one Kersie coat, waist coat & breeches & a pair of Hose & shoes, two shirts & a hatt."^[4][5][6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Henrico County: Virginia: Beginnings of Its Families: Part III," by William Clayton Torrence, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Apr., 1916), pp. 262-283 (Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; DOI: 10.2307/1914683) Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914683 (pp 278-279)
2. ↑ BURT-LIGON-POWELL-DAVIS-WALKER-SIMS-RAYMER TREE - Mary Harris
3. ↑ Henrico County Wills, Vol.I, p.366:
4. ↑ Henrico Co., VA Wills & Ddeds 1697-1704, p 366
5. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
6. ↑ [1] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person: VIRGINIA 1607-1624/5, 4th edition, Vol. Two, Families G-P. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.
7. ↑ BURT-LIGON-POWELL-DAVIS-WALKER-SIMS-RAYMER TREE - Thomas Harris

See also:

• op=GET&db=dwarnerla&id=I237 BURT-LIGON-POWELL-DAVIS-WALKER-SIMS-RAYMER TREE - Mary Harris. Well-researched family tree for the Harris family of Virginia.

• Mary Harris Lygon on Geni.com

• Johana-Joan- (Ligon) Hancock on Geni.com

• Harris, Malcolm H. History of Louisa County (Dietz Press, Richmond, VA, 1936).

• Source: S1658871532 Repository: #R-2145023627 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4151977&pid=1978
• Repository: R-2145023627 Ancestry.com Note:

Acknowledgements

• The WikiTree profile for Harris-1880 was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011. It included the user ID 1BA2F8891AE64F7FBC3EA77D4F5ED75D0BA8.

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