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Joseph Ligon 1688–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Likely Henrico, VA, British America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Father: Maj. Ist

Mother: Mary Tanner

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Children(s):

The story of Joseph Ligon began in 1688 in Likely Henrico, VA, British America, Virginia, USA. Joseph Ligon passed away in 1716 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Ligon began in 1688 in Likely Henrico, VA, British America, Virginia, USA.
  • Joseph Ligon passed away in 1716 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA.

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Joseph Ligon's Ancestors

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Joseph Ligon
1688–1716
Birth Place: Likely Henrico, VA, British America, Virginia, USA
Parents
Maj. William J Ligon Ist
1650–1689
Malvern Hills, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Tanner
1664–1677
Henrico County, British Colony, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt (Col Thomas) Ligon
1623–1675
Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Harris
1625–1704
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas *
1586–1626
Elizabeth Pratt
1602–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Elkstone
1547–1625
Frances Dennis
1560–1624

Joseph Ligon's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Joseph Ligon in Likely Henrico, VA, British America, Virginia, USA
Likely Henrico, VA, British America, Virginia, USA
1716
1716
Age 28
Death of Joseph Ligon in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Likely Henrico, VA, British America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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