The Ligon Family and Connections, Volume 2 Willliam D. Ligon, Jr. New York,NY 1957 .-l!}t' fo1,r mouths. l3orn .·l;,ril :!i, /Si') Cumpikr- :llld vdit"r ui \·.,111111c·., I. ;111d II, ·-T:1,· l.1~,,11 1:;unily 1 1 and Cof1Jll'l'li1JJ1;-;._ F, lllllill'r and I :ht I 1"l':,i,ll'nl I I/ TJi~· Li gun Fa111ily ;u1d 1,i11~llll'11 _\ .... -.11ci;Lti(l11, 11JJ7. l·l1;11n11;111 ;u1d (1rg;llt­ izcr (1l Firs/ Li~(II\ F.-unily RL'u11io11 hl'id i11 l{icl111Jci1\!I, \::i., in 1937. :111d S,.-,,,,d l{nu1iun h"ld in \\·:1,l1i11~t,>11, 11 1 ·.. i11 1939. PREFACE In the compilation of Volume JI, the purpose is the same as before in Voiumc 1, - to preserve for l:-listory's sake ct:rt,•.in Ligon family records of current interest, brought to Jig-ht through intensive research since the publication of the iirst edition on December 18, 1947. The hopes and aspirations emphasized in the conception :rnd fulfillment of Volume I appear more real and pressing- in these days of \Vorld chaos and threats of war: and the true ideals of home, country and peace pro­ claim with startling and amazing clearness that it is good to love one's native soil, and to cherish the traditions which give character to a family; and that nan is master of himself! Of necessity, this Volume must be limited in space, leaving much to the future historian. It is significant in pointing out that of some early Ligon kinsmen, whose family records are herein included, either no present day descendants appear to exist, or none could be discovered with whom to establish immediate communication. In the Appendix here-to there have been included Addenda and Cor­ rigenda, cooprising new notes and additions to the text of Volume I, The Ligon Family and Connections, thus bringing both new interest and intrinsic value to the first edition. Some of the family records herein beg-in with a late ot living ancestor, and to economize in the use of space and prevent repetiticns, the record from the known ancestor is not carried back to the found,~r, Col. Thomas1 Ligon. The condensed tables found on pages xxii, xxii1, xxiv, and xxv of Volume I, may be referred to for completion of a liue of descent, and at the ,same time for establishment of a degree of reiationship with the founder. We should be lacking in ~ratitude if we omitted to ~hank all of those who have as~iste<l so generously in every way, making po~sible the pub­ lication of this book; and cordial inch .. btedness is acknowledged, especially to The Rt. Hon. 8th Earl Beauchamp, of l\fa<lresfie!d Court, l\Ialvern, England; Dr. Albert E. Gubelmann, of New York, N. Y.; l\frs. Ethel \V. Pannill, of Bronxville, N. Y.; Mr. Robert C. Ligget, of Valley Forge, Pa.; my son, Mr. William D. Ligon, III, of Baltimore, l\ld.; Mr. Robert l\L Jeffress, of Richmond, Va.; Mr. Earle Ligon \Vhittington, of ·Mem­ phis, Tenn.; and to my brother, Mr. P. Garland Ligon, of Ashton, Mary­ land, for their untiring cooperation and assistance. WILLTAJ\I D. UGO".'.'J, JR. Shipman, Va. 1957. Vil CONTENTS PAGES Frontispiece . 11 Dedication ..................................................·.. v Preface . vu CH.-\PTER I Madresfidd Court through thl' Ag<-'s . 1-9 CHAPTER II Descendants of Sir Ril:hard• Lygon, ( 18.) p. 38. Vol. I. ........ 10-20 1. Dr. Thomas ·walker, of ··castle Hiil," Virginia, and Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois ..................... 10:.18 2. MacArthur Family, Washington, D. C. ................. 18-20 CHAPTER III Descendants of Katherine11 Lygon, ( 52.) p. 101. \' oi. I. ......... 21-46 1. Hansford Family of Virginia ........................... 21-27 2. Camm Family of Virginia .............................. 27-32 3. Shields Family of Virginia ............................. 32-38 4. Porter Family of Virginia .............................. 38-39 5. Duke Family of Virginia ............................... 39-45 6. Holt Family of Virginia ............................... 45-46 CHAPTER IV Descendants of Katherine0 Lygon, (52.) p. 101. Vol. I. concluded 47-70 7. Robins Family of Virginia .............................. 47-48 8. Power Family of Virginia .............................. 49-50 9. Digges Family of Virginia .............................. 50-56 10. Harrison Family of Virginia ............................ 56-63 11. Byrd Family of Virginia ............................... 63-70 CHAPTER V Descendants of Phebe• Ligon, ( 14.) p. 363. Vol. I. ............. 71-88 1. Charles Jackson Pannill, and the \Valthal\ Family of Virginia 71-88 CHAPTER VI Descendants of Mary Ligon Coleman, (29.) p. 753. Vol. I. ...... 89-97 1. Mrs. Annette Bedford Wilder, Hattiesburg, Miss .......... 89-90 2. Mrs. Nancy Bedford (Williams) May, Richmond, Va ...... 90-91 3. Mrs. Joseph A. Ford, Lynchburg, Va .................... 91-95 4. Mr. Robert Miller Jeffress, Richmond, Ya ................ 95-97 ix X CONTENTS CHAPTER VII Descendants of J ohan2 Ligon, (II.) pp. 318, 326, 328. Vol. I. 98-104 1. The Hancock Family, p. 326-553 ......................... 98-102 2. Mrs. Peter Raymond Beasley Family, p. 553. Vol. I. ........ 102-103 3. Mrs. Ruby (Breeding) Uhl, (249), p. 562, 564, Vol. I. ...... 103-104 CHAPTER VIII Descendants of Major William2 Ligon, (I.) p. 318, 319, 326. Vol. I. 105-121 1. Mrs. Cora M. Coleman, Laurel, Miss. .................... 105-107 2. Miss Rosanna Waters Carter, Laurel, Miss ................ 107-110 3. Mr. J. Ralph Ligon, Bradley, S. C........................ 110-111 4. Misses Ruth and Rose Weber, Dodge City, Kansas ......... 113-114 5. Mrs. Charles B. Shreeves, Warwick, Va., and Mrs. Josephine B. Kilgroe, Pell City, Ala .......................... 114-116 6. Mr. Earle Ligon Whittington, Memphis, Tenn .............. 116-121 CHAPTER IX Descendants of Major William2 Ligon, concluded ............... 122-138 7. Mrs. Gladys Elsie (Huey) Drouilhet, Baytown, Texas ....... 122-124 8. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth (McDaniel) Brice, Woodward, Black- stock, S. C. ..................................... 124-129 9. Mr. R_oy Ligon Murphey, Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. Robert Browning Ligon, Mayfield, Ky...... : ............... 129-133 10. Family of Mariah Josephine Ligon, and Jesse Calhoun Sims, by Mrs. Annie Laurie (Sims) Veitch, Washington, D. C. .......................................... 133-134 11. Mrs. Martha Ligon Smith, Fort Worth, Texas ............ 134-136 12. Mr. Wister H. Ligon, Nashville, Tenn.................... 136-137 13. Rev. William G. Workman, formerly of Madisonville, Ky., now of Falmouth, Massachusetts .................... 137-138 CHAPTER X Descendants of Richard2 Ligon, (III.) pp. 318, 328, 351, Vol. I. .. 139-156 1. Mrs. Gwendolyn Neal (Ligon) Davis, Lebanon, Tenn...... 139-142 • 2. Mr. C. Richard Ligon; Lebanon, Tenn..................... 142-145 3. Mrs. R. L. Smith, Mt. Juliet, Tenn....................... 145-146 4. Mrs. Hilda (Ligon) Gildart. Kilgore, Texas ............... 147-152 5. Descendants of Mr. Percy Garland Ligon, Ashton, Mel ...... 153-154 6. Descendants of Mrs. Clara (Ligon) Trice, Shipman, Va. 155 7. Descendants of Elizabeth (Jarman) Newman, Warwick, Va... 155-156 CHAPTER XI News Items of Record: ............................. , ........ 157-166 1. Marriage of Hon. Ian Heel worth John Gilmour, The Inch, Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland, now of England ...... 157-158 2. Marriage of Lady Rose Evelyn Cotterell, Gamons, England 158 3. Marriage of Miss Anne D'Arcy Bryan, Baltimore, Md. 158 4. Marriage of Miss Lucy Marshall Duke, Charlottesville, Va ... 158-159 CONTENTS Xl 5. Party in Honor of The Rt. Hon. The Earl Beauchamp and The Countess Beauchamp in New York, N. Y. 159 6. Death of Rear _Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Boston, :Mass ..... 159-160 7. Dr. J. Stokley Ligon, Carlsbad, New Mexico . 160 8. Mr. Grandison D. Royston, Jr., R. #3, Box #106, Hope, Arkansas . 161 9. "Jamestown Reborn", Jamestown, Va..................... 161-163 10. Dr. Estes Caskie Kidd, Lovingston, Va.................... 163-164 11. Nelson County Day Celebration, Lovingston, Va............ 164-165 12. Marriage of Miss Margard Preston Cox, of Hartford, Conn.; and later that of her sister, Miss Cathcrine Greenway Cox, on July 20, 1957 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 13. Mr. Grover Carlton7 Ligon, Sr., formerly of Baltimore,. Md., now of Shipman, Va. 166 CHAPTER XII Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, and some of her descend- ants ............................................. 167-173 Pocahontas family chart ........................... : . 173 CHAPTER XIII The Ligon Family Pedigree, with the Arms of fifteen Sureties- of 1-Iagna Charta .............................................. 174-183 APPENDIX A ..................................... : . 184 Book Reviews·of Vol. I, 1947 ................................ 184-195 1. Tyler's Quarterly Historic and Genealogical Rcview ......... 184-188 2. Maryland Historical Society Magazine . 188 3. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography ........... 188-192 4. The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society .. 192-193 5. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record ........ 193-195 APPENDIX B . 196 List of Books presented by William D. Ligon, Jr., to the Alderman Library of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va......... 196-199 APPENDIX C . 200 1. The Royal Descent of Col. Thomas1 Ligon ................. 200-201 APPENDIX D . 201 1. The Ligon Family and Kinsmen Association . 201 .A.PPENDIX E . 202 l. Testimonial to William D. Ligon, Jr., U. S. Navy Dept., 1949 202 APPENDIX F . 203 I. Genealogical Arithmetic .................................. 203-204 APPENDIX G . 205 1. Addenda et Corrigenda, Vol. I. 1947 ......................