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Richard Ligon 1772–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 September 1772

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 December 1841

Death Location: Nelson, Virginia, USA

Father: William Ligon

Mother: Elizabeth East

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Richard Ligon was born in 1772 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Ligon And Elizabeth Edy East. Richard Ligon passed away in 1841 in Nelson, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Ligon was born in 1772 in Virginia, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Ligon And Elizabeth Edy East.
  • Richard Ligon passed away in 1841 in Nelson, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Ligon's Ancestors

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Richard Ligon
1772–1841
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Henry Ligon
1732–1828
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Edy") East
1743–1794
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Ligon
1608–1764
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Anderson
1695–1740
Henrico, Virginia
William (Thomas East) II
1725–1767
Virginia or Surry (later Stokes) County, North Carolina
Mary Cannon
1725–1766
Stokes County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Richard Leigan
1650–1724
MARY Worsham
1658–1737
James I
1664–1711
Elizabeth Thweatt
1670–1712
Edward East
1674–1735
Elizabeth Woolaston
1680–1715
William Cannon
1673–1746
Judith WOODSON
1673–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. III
1623–1675
Mary Harris
1625–1703
William Worsham
1625–1660
Elizabeth Littlebury
1582–1670
Thomas Anderson
1640–1690
Elizabeth Shippen
1640–1694
James Thweatt
1644–1710
Mary Lee
1647–1712
Thomas Jr
1640–1727
Winifred Hudnate
1645–1674
Esther Pledge
1644–1704
Colonel Woodson
1634–1707

Richard Ligon's Timeline

2 Records

1772
10 September 1772
Birth of Richard Ligon in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1841
14 December 1841
Age 69
Death of Richard Ligon in Nelson, Virginia, USA
Nelson, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1772
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1841
    Event Place: Nelson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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