Mary Rowlett

Biography

The children of Mary Tanner and William Ligon, birth dates estimated, born at Henrico County, were:

1. Mary3 Ligon born about 1677. Mentioned in her father William Ligon’s will dated 21 January 1688/9. Mentioned in her grandmother Mary Platt’s will dated 10 March 1699/1700. m. 1st, William Anderson. A license was granted them July 15, 1698, Henrico Co.a She m. 2nd, Peter Rowlett. Court at Varina January 1716/17 : Statement that Wm. Ligon, deed, left certain land to be divided between his daughter Mary (now married to Peter Rowlett) & an unborn child, now 21 years old, & named Lucretia. b

Sources: Ligon, William D. (William Daniel). “The Ligon family and connections. Volume l” (1947). Page 326. < Archive.Org > (No birth dates listed for the children.) & https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ligon-77 & Dorman, John Frederick (2004). Chapter "Thomas Harris", in Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P. Genealogical Press, p. 268. < GoogleBooks >

Family

6. William4 Anderson (Reynard3, "South Side"2, "Colonial Virginia"1)1 was born Bet. 1670 - 1675 in Charles City County, Virginia1, and died Aft. 1727 in Prince Georges County, Virginia1. He married Mary Ligon1 July 15, 1698 in Henrico County, Virginia1, daughter of William Ligon and Mary Tanner. She was born 1679 in Henrico County, Virginia1, and died Aft. 1727 in Prince George County, Virginia1.

Comments

The Ligon family claims that he died before 1716 and that his wife remarried to Peter Rowlett. However they are depending upon a deed abstract that has errors in it.

References

1. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/va/trees/reynard.html
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ligon-169