William Ligon, Il

Biography

William Ligon ll (son of Major William Ligon I (d. 1680) and his wife Mary Tanner (d. 1721) was born in 1682, in Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America. His will was recorded on 27 September 1764, in Amelia County, Virginia, at the age of 82.

He married Elizabeth Batte (1682-aft 1764) in April 1704, at St. John's, Henrico County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Henry Batte and Mary Lounds. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

Family

Birth dates are estimated.

The children of Elizabeth Batte and William Ligon were:

1. Joseph Ligon, born 1704, Henrico Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, d. 1752, Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Married Judith Stewart. Possibly also married unknown.
2. Sarah Ligon, born 1712, Halifax County, Virginia, died 1784-1785. Married in 1734 to her cousin Henry Ligon (d betw 1759-1762), son of Richard Ligon and Mary Worsham. (NB: some suggest this Sarah married a different Henry Ligon.)
3. William Ligon, III, born before 1725, Amelia County. Viriginia, died 1796, Amelia County, Virginia. Married Ann Rogers. Possibly also married Ann Rogers.

It's possible there was another son, Samuel.

Notes for William Ligon ll

From “the Virginians”

William Ligon II, in his own words

If he could speak to us today, William Ligon II might describe his life as follows:

I was born in present-day Chesterfield County about 1682. My mother was Mary Tanner and my father, William Ligon who died when I was about 7 years of age. In 1694 my uncle Edward Haskins gave me a cow named Fortune that was at Mother’s plantation called “Powells.”

I married Elizabeth Batte before 1704 when her grandparents, Henry and Ann Lound, gave us 258 acres of land.We were the parents of three: Sarah, William, and Joseph Ligon.

In 1735-7 I assembled 900 acres on Sandy Creek in that part of Amelia County that became Prince Edward in 1754. We gave 600 acres to our son William, and the remaining 300 acres eventually went to Henry Ligon who married our daughter, Sarah.

In 1745 Elizabeth and I sold our 130 acres at “Neck of Land,” “reserving thirty feet square where the burying place is” and settled on 650 acres William gave us along Sandy Creek.

I prepared my will in Prince Edward County 22 October 1759, but was evidently living with William in Amelia County when I died because they recorded my will there 27 September 1764.

At my death I owned 8 slaves worth £372 and 18 head of black cattle valued at £35. Since I evidently disposed of most of what I owned before moving in with William, the rest of my personal property amounted to only about £29.

Source: “Turner Family Roots:Information about William Ligon II”. < link >; (document attached)

THE LIGON FAMILY. Page 364.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of James Thweatt, Ann Marshall, Anosches (X) Galron.

At a Court held for Chesterfield County March 1, 1750, This bond from James Anderson and Elizabeth his wife to Alexander Marshall was offered to Court by the said Marshall and it is requested and ordered to be recorded. Teste : Ben Watkins, Cl. Cur.

6. William3 Ligon, son of Major William2 and Mary (Tanner) Ligon ; born 1682, Henrico County, Va. In Barton’s Colonial Decisions, page 150, William Ligon is named defendant in a suit dated about 1741, and is stated to be fifty-nine years old. Before 1704, he married Elizabeth Batte, daughter of Capt. Henry and Mary (Lounds) Batte. William Ligon died 1764, Amelia Co., Va.

Henry Lound and his wife, Ann, before 1704, gave 258 acres in Henrico County to their granddaughter, Elizabeth, wife of William Ligon.a

Captain Henry Batte was a member of the House of Burgesses 1685-86.b He came to Virginia in 1646 with his parents, Captain John and Martha (Mallory) Batte, whose father, Rev. Thomas Mallory, Dean of Chester, was of Royal Ancestry as shown from first-hand documentary reference.0

Will of Henry Batte of Prince George County, dated July 5, 1727, proved October 2, 1727, mentions: mother Mary Batte, sister Mary Poythress, sister Elizabeth Lyggon, sister Ann Stratton, sister Rachel Parham, sister Sarah Jones, brother William Batte.d

Will of William Ligon (1759)

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Amelia Co., Va. Will Book 2X, p. 75:

• In the name of God Amen, I, William Ligon, of Prince Edward, being weary in body but in a sound mind and memory does this 22nd day of October in the year of our Lord 1759 make this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say,
• first lend to my loving wife, Elizabeth Ligon, all my estate that I am now possessed with during the term of her natural life and after her decease I give my negro man Grimmy to Mary Moseley, wife of William Moseley, and to her heirs forever.
• Item. I give my negro man Mathew to Martha Moseley, wife of Mathew Moseley, and to her heirs forever after my said wife deceased. * Item. I give to my daughter Sarah Ligon, wife to Henry, ten pounds current money of Virginia also one bed and furniture as it stands as also four cows and four calves to be delivered after my said wife deceased.
• Item. I give to my grandson, Joseph Ligon, two cows and two calves to be delivered after my wife deceased Item.
• I give to my son, William Ligon, all the rest of my estate, of negroes, and all the rest of my movable estate to him, my son William Ligon, and to his heirs forever.
• And lastly, I do constitute and appoint my said son, William Ligon, whole and soul executor of this my last will and testament, revoking all other will or wills before by me made.
• Signed with my own hand and seal the day and year being first above written. William (X) Ligon.
• Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, In the Presence of Richard Burkes, William Ligon, Jessa (X) Lewelling.

Source: Ligon, William D. (William Daniel). “The Ligon family and connections, Volume l.” (1947). < Archive.Org >

References

1. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=frowe&id=... (dead link)
2. https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwarnerla&id=I409 (dead link)
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66457789/henry-batte CPT Henry Batte (1635-died ca 1703). Husband of Mary (Lound) Batte. Children: # 5. Elizabeth Batte (m. William Ligon, Jr.)
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66457860/mary-batte Mary Lound Batte (1650-1727)
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81613757/virginia-elizabeth-ligon Virginia Elizabeth Batte Ligon (1684-1764). Daughter of Henry (III) and Mary (Lound) Batte [Sic: no support for Virginia as a first name.] Wife of William Ligon, Jr. ~ married 1702/04, Prince George Co., Virginia. [Is Marriage location correct?] Children: Willliam, Sarah, Joseph, possibly Samuel.
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81613863/william-ligon William Ligon Jr. (1682-25 Sep 1764). Son of William and Mary (Tanner) Ligon, Sr. Husband of Elizabeth Batte, married 1702/04, Prince George Co., VA. Children: Willliam, Sarah, Joseph, possibly Samuel.
7. "When Elizabeth married William Ligon prior to 1704, in a gesture that was obviously a wedding present, her grandparents Henry and Ann Lound, gave them 258 acres of land."
8. Ligon, William D. Ligon. The Ligon Family and Connections, Vol.1. (1947). p.364 < Archive.Org > "Henry Lound and his wife, Ann, before 1704, gave 258 acres in Henrico County to their granddaughter, Elizabeth, wife of William Ligon. Mary Lound Batte, Daughter of Henry and Ann Lound, Wife of Cpt. Henry Batte, III grandmother of the above mentioned Elizabeth).”
9. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/G7HX-TQL cites
   1. 1702 - 2 March 1702 Mary Ligon, daughter of Joseph Tanner and widow of William Ligon, Gent., Lands to son William Ligon not yet of age,and son Thomas Ligon of age. Recorded in Henrico Co, VA Deeds, Wills, Etc (1697-1704), pages 272-4. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P6-K2G?cat=397197. names son William as not of age; under 21 as of 1702; born after 1681.
   2. 1720 - Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 4, Number 410, p. 72: < AncestrySharing >. September 1720 Division of 1200 acres belonging to Henry Batte deceased to the husbands of his 5 daughters as heirs. Elizabeth and her husband William Ligon received a division of the land bequeathed by her father, Henry Batte, deceased.
10. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/M6Q3-4PB William Ligon III Male 1725–1796
    1. 1796 William Ligon Jr in Amelia County, Virginia Will Bk 5 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P4-XXZL
11. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/L67Z-LLL. Sarah Ligon

Female1712–1727. Sarah Ligon died after 1727, St. Patrick’s Parish, Prince Edward, Virginia. Reason: Sarah is listed in her father's will proved on October 2, 1727. [Sic] She and her husband Henry are given "ten pounds current money of Virginia also one bed and furniture as it stands as also four cows and 4 calves to be delivered after my wife deceased". However, that date is Henry Batte’s will, not William Ligon’s, which is 1759.

1. “Turner Family Roots:Information about William Ligon II”. < link >; (document attached) cites
   1. Ancestral File Number: PNWF-T0
   2. 631. LIGON2.ged, Date of Import: Sep 18, 2006.