William Ligon Jr. (1762 - 1841)

Born 24 Nov 1762 in Powhatan County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Davenport) Ligon — married 27 Dec 1784 in Powhatan, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1841 at age 78 in Owen County, Kentucky

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Biography

William Ligon Jr. served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.

William Ligon Jr was born in Powhatan County, Virginia on 24 November 1762.^[1][2] He was the son of William Ligon and Frances Moseley Ligon, who were under-age when they married. His father William Sr died while still under-age, leaving William and his sister Sarah as minor orphans. (Their mother Frances was also still under-age). Guardianship was appointed to Richard Ligon, grandfather of Sarah and William. ^[3]

Revolutionary War

In 1779, William was drafted into the Revolutionary War at 17 years of age. He was an infantry soldier on the Virginia Line. He served 4 tours as a Revolutionary War soldier, in the capacity of Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry. On May 15, 1781, he was engaged in the Battle of Guilford Corthouse. The battle was technically a British victory, but it cost British General Cornwallis 25% of his men. [[1]]

William was living in Powhatan County at the time he was called into service. "Since the war, I have lived in Cumberland and Prince Edward Counties in Va and in Wilson County State of Tennessee. And in Owen County State of Kentucky for 16 years last past. I now live in Owen County." (In answer to a question for his pension application, given in 1832 in Owen County, Kentucky, when he was 70 years old.)^[1] The next question was "How were you called into service...", to which he answered: "I was drafted the 1 tour, the second Tour I enlisted as an express rider, the third Tour I was a volunteer horseman, the fourth I was drafted."^[1]

William married Ann Davenport.^[2]

William Ligon passed away on 4 March 1841 in Owen County, Kentucky.^[2]

Research Notes

William's DAR record shows a daughter, Martha Hale Ligon, who married Thomas Morgan. However, the entry is marked "error in lineage" with a note that William married Ann Davenport, not Ann D. Moseley, who is shown as the mother of Martha Ligon.^[2][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pension application (pdf) for William Ligon, transcribed by C. Leon Harris, posted by Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters (accessed 4 March 2019).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 4 March 2019), "Record of Private William Ligon", Ancestor # A070347.
3. ↑ Ligon Jr, William D. The Ligon Family and Connections. Hartford, CT: The Bond Press, Inc. 1947
4. ↑ See also this record.

Profile started by Travis Wagner, Sep 26, 2012

["Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JXT-L3JG : 15 November 2022), Wm Ligon, 1784.]