Military Monday - Elizabeth Ligon

Pension papers for Elizabeth Townes Ligon, widow of Blackmon Ligon.  Blackmon born 1757 in Virginia, died 3 May 1831 in Greenville, South Carolina.  He married Elizabeth Townes on 17 JUN 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia.  She was born 28 APR 1753 probably in Amelia County, Virginia, and she dies 15 OCT 1842 in Greenville, South Carolina.  

[The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research SCMAR, Volume IV Number 3, Summer, 1976 Marriage and Death Notices from the Greenville Mountaineer (Continued from Vol. 4, p.78.)]

 Vol. IV, Summer 1976, No. 3, p.177 -
 
 Died - In this District on the ____ October last, Mrs. Elizabeth Ligon, widow of Blackmon Ligon, deceased, in the 89th year of her age. The deceased was, with her family, among the earliest (settlers) of the District from Virginia… She was for many years, prior to her death a member of the Baptist Church.
 
Together they were the parents of 8 children - Mary, Nancy, John T., Elizabeth, Blackman, William B., Joe, and Batts.  
Nancy married a Mr. Moon, John T. married Frances E. Young, Blackman married Nancy Moon, William B., married Eliza Lawn.  Those not mentioned I have nothing more on. 
 
Do you have connections to this LIGON line?  I'd love to hear from you. I have more on the ancestry and descendantts and I'd be happy share!
 
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Karen

Military Monday - Blackmon Ligon (Rev. War)

Muster Roll for Cap't William Moseley (1778)

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Blackmon Ligon, shown here in the left column #1, was the son of Joseph Ligon & his wife, Judith Blackmon. He was born 1757 in Virginia and died 3 MAY 1831 in Greenville, South Carolina.

On 17 JUN 1782 in Halifax, Virginia he was married to Miss Elizabeth Townes (1753-1842).

They were the parents of 7 children: Mary, Nancy T., John T., Elizabeth, Blackmon, William B., and Joseph.

Sources:
- Selected Record From Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, National Archives, Washington, D.C. [Microfilmed records of Revolutionary War soldiers pension and bounty land files. Includes copies of applications, letters, and misc. documention to provide proof for claim. Alphabetized first by surname then given name. Not pagenated. Microfilm located at the Library of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan]
- William Daniel LIGON, Jr., The Ligon Family and Connections (Printed in the U. S. A. by The Bond Press, Inc., Hartford, Connecticutt, 1947 Binding by The H. R. Huntting Co., Springfield, Mass.), Pg. 493

Happy Researching!
 Karen