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William (Lygon) Ligon Esq. (1512 - 1567)

William Ligon Esq. formerly Lygon
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Died at about age 55 in Madresfield, Worcestershire, Englandmap
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Biography

William Lygon (aka Ligon), son and heir of Richard Lygon and his first wife, Margaret Greville, was born about 1512 (aged 44 in 1556,[1][2] at his father's death).[3]

Marriage and Children

William married Eleanor Dennis, daughter of Sir William Dennis of Dyrham, Gloucestershire, by his first wife, Anne, daughter of Maurice Berkeley, Knt.[4][5] by contract dated 1529.[1][6]
They had seven sons and four daughters:
  • William,[1] the younger, received seisin when his father acquired the land of Thomas Staple at Madresfield in 1557, was presumably the eldest son, left a will naming a wife, Katherine[3]
  • Richard, Esq.,[1][4] aged 30 and more at his father's death, married twice, first to Mary Russell and second to Margaret Talbot[3]
  • Ferdinando,[1] witnessed a deed in 1555, was living at Arle in 1568[3]
  • Thomas, Gent., married Frances Dennis.[4][5][7] He was born about 1545,[8] 4th son, and died in August 1603.[1]
  • Ralph,[1][4] involved in the Duke of Norfolk's plot in 1572 and after that, lived "beyond the seas"; living on 29 April 1606[3]
  • Hugh,[1][4] graduated Oxford 1570, married first Elizabeth ____, second to Barbara Foliot, his will was dated 26 May 1599 at Hanley Castle, Worcester[9]
  • Francis,[1][4] youngest son, will dated 12 November 1601, married Grace Bub and had issue[10]
  • Margaret, wife of Sir Thomas Russell and Sir Henry Berkeley,[1][4][5][8] she died 1617[10]
  • Cecily, wife of Edward Gorges, Esq.[5][8][10] (unnamed wife of Gorges per Smyth)[4] and John Vivian, Esq.[1]
  • Katherine, wife of Thomas Foliot,[1][5][8][10] (called Elizabeth by Smyth)[4]
  • Elizabeth, wife of William Norwood,[5][7] (called Eleanor by Smyth),[4] was born about 1548 and died 16 April 1598[1]

Lands and Positions

William Ligon possessed the following estates in England:
  • Madresfield, Redgrove, and Lower Mitton, Worcestershire[1]
  • Arle Court (in Cheltenham, from his wife),[8] Elmstone (in Elmstone Hardwicke), Kemerton, and Staverton, Gloucestershire[1]
He was one of the justices of the Hundred of Cheltenham (unknown date).[3]
In 1544 he was serving in the army in France,[1] and is shown in the Vanguard with 10 foot, when Henry VIII invaded France and captured Boulogne.[3]
Sheriff of Worcestershire, 1550-1551[1] and 1560-1561.[3]

Death and Burial

William Ligon died at Madresfield, Worcestershire on 29 September 1567. His widow was living at Arle in 1568[3] and died between 1579 and 2 March 1585/6,[1] when administration of her intestate estate was granted to her sons Thomas, Hugh and Francis.[6]
Richardson and Faris state that William was buried at Austin Friars, London,[1][8] but another source say that he was buried on 2 October 1567 in the church ("in the high chancel") at Great Malvern, Worcestershire.[6]
William left a will dated 22 August 1567 and proved 12 August 1568 that named his eldest son Richard as executor and left him most of the family lands. Thomas was named in the remainder, after Richard's heirs male. William did not mention his three younger sons, his three married daughters, or his wife in his will.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. III, pages 576-577, LIGON 17.
  2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), vol. III, page 23, LIGON 12.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 William D. Ligon. The Ligon Family and Connections. (Hartford, CT: Printed by the Bond Press, 1947). Online at Ancestry.com, pages 37-38: Richard; 45-48: William, William the younger, Ferdinando, Ralph, Richard; page 177: Gorges
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 John Smyth, et al. The Berkeley Manuscripts. (Gloucester: Printed by J. Bellows, 1883-85). Online at HathiTrust, vol. 2, pages 375-376.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Gary Boyd Roberts. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004). Online at Ancestry.com, p. 259: Dennis.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Neil D. Thompson. "Further Observations on the Ancestry of Colonel Thomas Ligon of Henrico County" in The Virginia Genealogist (Washington, DC: J. F. Dorman, 1994). Online at AmericanAncestors.org, Vol. 38 (1994), pages 48-51.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ligon, The Ligon Family, pages 102-104: Thomas, Elizabeth.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 David Faris. Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996). Online at Ancestry.com, pages 165-166.
  9. ↑ Ligon, The Ligon Family, page 98: Hugh Ligon.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Ligon, The Ligon Family, pages 100-101: Francis, Margaret, Cecily, Katherine.
  • Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
  • Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
See also:
  • Inquisitions Post Mortem of William Lygon, UK Public Record Office, 10 Elizabeth, C 142/148/1 (Worcester), C 142/149/128, E 150/384/3 (Gloucester). Not available online.
  • Will administration: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 15 Babington (1568). Not available online.
  • Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, page 59, DENNIS 12.iii, page 225, FOLIOT 14.
  • Foster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714. Vol. III, (Oxford: Parker and Co., 1888-1892). Online at Ancestry.com, pages 953-954: son Hugh
  • Weis, Frederick Lewis. The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999). Online at Ancestry.com, page 39: Line 29, Gorges.
  • Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants. Volume II. (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1974). Online at Ancestry.com, page 169: Chapter 37, Lygon.
  • Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004). Online at Ancestry.com page 91: Line 84C, #37.
  • Lewis, Marlyn. William Lygon Esq. entry in Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors website, accessed 1 Dec 2020.

Acknowledgments

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Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project 4 Dec 2020 by Thiessen-117.
William (Lygon) Ligon Esq. appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail between Gateway Ancestors Thomas Ligon and [[Berkeley-448|William Berkeley] and Magna Carta Surety Baron Henry de Bohun (vol. III, pages 22-27 LIGON). The trail to Ligon was badged 15 Dec 2020 and the Berkeley trail was badged 20 Dec 2020. The trails are linked as follows: Ligon and Berkeley.
See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".




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Mackinnon-507 C. Mackinnon
* British History online: Matson [1] " Richard Lygon, who was knighted in 1533, died seised of the manor of Matson in 1557, but in 1552 his son and heir William had granted a lease of part, including the site of the manor, for 50 years to John Robins. William Lygon died in 1567 and was succeeded by his son Richard"
posted by C. Mackinnon
Anonymous Stringfellow
Great grandfather of very significant early Virginia Colonial Governor Will Berkeley.
posted by Anonymous Stringfellow
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Lygon-75 and Lygon-8 appear to represent the same person because: wife is the same, death is the same, lack of primarly sources on -75
posted by Robin Lee
Day-1904 Jack Day
In celebration of the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, the Magna Carta Project is reviewing and enhancing all the profiles between Magna Carta Sureties and Gateway Ancestors. A. Tompkins and I are doing what we can to enhance the trail between Henry de Bohun and Henry Norwood. We appreciate all the work that has already been done to this profile and look forward to any additional contributions we can make to it.
posted by Jack Day
[Living Vigneron]
Surety Barons of the Magna Carta: WILLIAM de HUNTINGFIELD, HENRY de BOHUN, WILLIAM MALET, ROGER BIGOD, HUGH BIGOD, WILLIAM de MOWBRAY, ROBERT de VERE, SAIRE de QUINCEY, RICHARD de CLARE, GILBERT de CLARE, JOHN de LACIE,

The Lygon Family Connections, Volume II

The de Bracy Family. This worthy family came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066 and, having fought under the standard of Normandy, received two lions passant for their Arms.

  • 16. GEORGE LYGON,
  • 15. William Lygon, born at Madresfield Court, Malvern, Worcestershire, living in 1342, married Margaret.
  • 14. Richard Lygon, born at Madresfield Court, the first Lygon mentioned in the Madresfield Muniments, married and had
  • 13. Thomas Lygon, born at Madresfield Court, married 1419 (13) Joan Braci (de Bracy), who was descended as follows:
  • 19. WILLIAM de BRACY, lord of Madresfield in 1250, married Maud, daughter of William de Warenne, a great grandson of William, 2d Earl of Warenne, and his wife, Isabella de Vermandois, granddaughter of King Henry I of France.
  • 18. Robert de Bracy, who fought at the battle of Evesham in 1265, married Maud and had
  • 17. William de Bracy, Knight for the shire of Worcester, 1338.
  • 16. Robert de Bracy, lord of Madresfield in 1345, fought at the battle of Crecy and the siege of Calais. He married Juliana.
  • 15. William de Bracy married Joan. He died about 1390.
  • 14. William de Bracy married in 1404 Isabel. He died before 1450.
  • (13) Joan Braci as above married *13 Thomas Lygon.
  • 12. Thomas Lygon, born at Madresfield Court, died 10 April 1507, believed to have married Anne, daughter of Nicholas Gifford.
  • 11. Richard Lygon, born at Madresfield Court, died 1512, married (11) Anne Beauchamp, who was descended as follows :
  • 22. WILLIAM de HUNTINGFIELD the Surety, (page 84), married and had
  • 21. Roger de Huntingfield, who married second Joan Hobrugg.
  • 20. William de Huntingfield married first Emma Glanville.
  • 19. Roger de Huntingfield married in 1277 Joyce Engaine.
  • 18. Joan Huntingfield (page 86), married Richard, Lord Basset of Great Weldon.
  • 17. Ralph Basset, died 1341, married Joan Studron.
  • 16. Joan Basset, (page 355), married Thomas Aylesbury.
  • 15. John Aylesbury of Milton Keynes, married and had
  • 14. Thomas Aylesbury, who married and had
  • 13. Eleanor Aylesbury, who married Humphrey Stafford of Grafton.
  • 12. Elizabeth Stafford married (12) Richard de Beauchamp. 2d baron Beauchamp of Powyck, who was descended as follows:
  • 20 HENRY de BOHUN the Surety, (pages 520 and 1022), married Maud FitzGeoffrey.
  • 19 Humphrey de Bohun, (page 53), married Maud of Eu.
  • 18 Alice Bohun, (page 326), married Ralph de Toni.
  • 17 Alice Toni married first Walter de Beauchamp.
  • 16 Giles de Beauchamp, died 1361, married (16) Katherine Bures, who was descended as follows :
  • 21 WILLIAM MALET the Surety, (page 96), married Alice Basset.
  • 20 Hawise Malet married second Robert de Muscegros.
  • 19 John de Muscegros married Cecily, Lady of Bicknor.
  • 18 Robert de Muscegros, (page 97), died 1280, married Agnes.
  • 17 Hawise Muscegros married third Sir John de Bures.
  • 16 Katherine Bures as above married Giles de Beauchamp.
  • 15 John de Beauchamp married Elizabeth.
  • 14 Sir William de Beauchamp married Catherine Ufflete.
  • 13 John de Beauchamp, K. G., married Margaret Ferrers.
  • 12 Richard de Beauchamp as above married Elizabeth Stafford.
  • 11 Anne Beauchamp as above married *11 Richard Lygon.
  • 10 Sir Richard Lygon married Margaret Greville.
  • 9 William Lygon MP, died 1567, married 1529 (9) Eleanor Dennis, who was descended as follows :
  • 21 ROGER BIGOD the Surety, (page 44), married Isabella Plantagenet, (page 204). Their son
  • 20 HUGH BIGOD was also a Surety, (page 46), married Maud Marshall. Isabel Bigod, (page 48), married first Gilbert de Lacy.
  • 19 Maud Lacy, (page 49), married second Geoffrey de Geneville.
  • 18 Peter de Geneville, died 1292, married Joane Lusignan.
  • 17 Joane Geneville married Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March.
  • 16 Margaret Mortimer, (page 323), married second Thomas, Lord Berkeley, (page 115).
  • 15 Maurice Berkeley, born 1330, married Elizabeth Despencer.
  • 14 James Berkeley married Elizabeth Bluet and died in 1405.
  • 13 James Berkeley, 6th Lord Berkeley, died 1463, married
  • (12) Isabel Mowbray, (page 370), who was descended as follows :
  • 19 WILLIAM de MOWBRAY the Surety, (page 107), married Avice dAlbini.
  • 18 Roger de Mowbray, (page 108), married Maud Beauchamp.
  • 17 Roger de Mowbray married Agnes Clare, (page 62).
  • 16 John de Mowbray married Aliva Braos, (page 60).
  • 15 John de Mowbray, (page 109), married first Joan, daughter of Henry, Earl of Lancaster, (page 203).
  • 14 John de Mowbray married Elizabeth Segrave.
  • 13 Thomas de Mowbray, K. G, died 1399, married second in 1384, (13) Elizabeth FitzAlan, who was descended as follows :
  • 20 ROBERT de VERE the Surety, (page 129), married Isabel Bolebec.
  • 19. Hugh de Vere married in 1223 Hawise Quincey, daughter of SAIRE de QUINCEY the Surety, (page 112), who married Margaret Beaumont.
  • 18. Robert de Vere, (page 130), married Alice Saunford.
  • 17. Joan Vere married William de Warren, killed in 1285.
  • 16. Alice Warren, (page 131), married Edmund FitzAlan.
  • 15. Richard FitzAlan "Copped Hat," married second Lady Eleanor Plantagenet.
  • 14. Richard FitzAlan, K. G., married (14) Elizabeth Bohun, who was descended as follows :
  • 20 RICHARD de CLARE the Surety, (page 58), died 1217, married Amicia of Gloucester. Their son
  • 19. GILBERT de CLARE, also a Surety, married Isabella Marshall.
  • 18 Richard de Clare, (page 66), married second Maud, daughter of JOHN de LACIE the Surety, (page 89), who married Margaret Quincey.
  • 17. Thomas de Clare, (page 68), married Julian FitzMaurice.
  • 16. Margaret Clare married Bartholomew Badlesmere.
  • 15. Elizabeth Badlesmere married William de Bohun, K. G.
  • (14) Elizabeth Bohun as above married 14 Richard FitzAlan.
  • (13) Elizabeth FitzAlan as above married 13 Thomas de Mowbray.
  • (12) Isabel Mowbray as above married 12 James Berkeley.
  • 11 Maurice Berkeley, died 1506, married in 1465 Isabel Mead.
  • 10 Anne Berkeley married Sir William Dennis.
  • (9) Eleanor Dennis as above married *9 William Lygon.MP
  • 8 Thomas Lygon married his cousin Frances Dennis.
  • 7 Thomas Lygon married Elizabeth Pratt [**errata]
  • 6 Col. Thomas Ligon, born 1624, came to Virginia in 1641, married about 1650 (*7) Mary Harris, born 1625, died 1704

The Ligon Family and Connections, Volume 2. Errors* denoting Mary Harris as granddaughter of the knights Harris omitted.

Thomas Ligon (**1586-1675) emigrated in 1641 from England to Jamestown, Virginia, and shortly thereafter settled in Henrico County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived throughout the United States. Includes much data about Ligon ancestry and genealogical data (including nobility) in England and elsewhere. **Omitted his father Thomas Lygon who married Elizabeth Pratt.

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Thiessen-117 Traci Thiessen
The info we have on WikiTree is up-to-date with more contemporary sources (published in 2010's) that corrected the errors in Vol I of Ligon Family and Connections. The info you added above, from Vol 2 (published 1952), is available online here. See the Gateway's profile HERE for a list of profiles in the trail from Thomas Ligon to surety baron Henry Bohun. Look HERE for trails to Huntingfield, de Vere, Malet and Quincy. The Magna Carta project's policy is to trace on line from each Gateway to one surety. Thanks for pointing out the others.
posted by Traci Thiessen

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