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Joseph Ligon 1688–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Likely Henrico, VA, British America

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Mary Tanner

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

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

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Biography

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

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Ligon's Ancestors

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Joseph Ligon
1688–1716
Birth Place: Likely Henrico, VA, British America
Parents
William Lygon Sr.
1660–1689
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary Tanner
1662–1721
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Lygon) III
1623–1675
Walsgrave on Sowe, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Mary Harris
1625–1703
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Joseph Tanner
1629–1673
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Mary Browne
1639–1700
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1586–1626
Elizabeth Pratt
1602–1631
Thomas Harris
1585–1682
Joane Osborne
1597–1680
Josias Tanner
1603–1630
Mary Floyd
1610–1688
John Browne
1609–1632
Temperence Bailey
1616–1652
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lygon
1547–1603
Frances Dennis
1560–1603
Dennis Pratt
1560–1625
Anne Dennis
1564–1614
William Harris
1556–1616
Alice Smythe
1564–1615
John II
1543–1616
Jane Broughton
1547–1621
Josia Tanner
1573–1625
Anna Blum(Styger)
1585–1647
Edward Floyd
1589–1641
Elizabeth Harte
1585–1642
John Browne
1584–1662
Margaret Goodrich
1581–1674
Bailey
1581–1620
Cecily
1600–1634

Joseph Ligon's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Likely Henrico, VA, British America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony

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