Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Johan LIGON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1480, b. 1653, d. about November 1726

Father*

Col. Thomas LIGON^1,2 b. a 1586, d. a 1676

Mother*

Mary HARRIS b. 1625, d. 1704

Birth*

Johan LIGON was born in 1653 in Virginia.^1,2,3

She was the daughter of Col. Thomas LIGON and Mary HARRIS.^1,2

Marriage*

Johan LIGON married Robert HANCOCK, son of Simon HANCOCK and Sarah (surname unknown), about 1672.^1,2,3

Will

Johan LIGON was mentioned in the will of Mary HARRIS on 29 August 1691 in Henrico, Virginia.^1,3

Will

Johan LIGON was mentioned in the will of Robert HANCOCK on 18 October 1708 in Henrico, Virginia; Mentions his wife Johan, daughters Sarah, Mary, Johan, Pheby, Elizabeth and sons Robert and William.^4,5

Will*

Johan Ligon Hancock left a will dated 22 Feb 1726 in Henrico County and mentions the following: daughters Sarah Moseley, Mary Hatcher,Johan Hancock, Phoebe Baly, Elizabeth Hancock and son Robert Hancock. Henrico County Wills 1725-1737, Number 1, Part 1, page 70-71. FSL 7645095-218.^2,6

Death*

Johan LIGON died about November 1726.¹

Probate*

Her estate was probated on 7 November 1726 in Henrico, Virginia.⁶

Family

Robert HANCOCK b. a 1650, d. 1709

Children

Sarah HANCOCK+^6,1 b. a 1673
Mary HANCOCK^1,6 b. a 1673
William HANCOCK¹ b. a 1678, d. b 1719
Elizabeth HANCOCK^1,6 b. a 1682, d. b 1731
Robert HANCOCK Jr.^1,6 b. a 1684, d. b 1745
Phebe HANCOCK^1,6 b. a 1686

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S3376] Ligon, William D. Jr. The Ligon Family and Connections. 1947, Hartford, Conn. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062355722, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S3383] Childs, J. Rives, The Hancock Family, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan., 1925), pp. 107-112, jstor.org.
[S3382] Pierrepont, Alice V. D. Reuben Vaughan Kidd: Soldier of the Confederacy. Petersburg, Va: 1947.
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015005724102, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S3689] Will of Robert Hancock dated 18 October 1708, Henrico County, Virginia Deeds and Wills 1706-1709, page 142, Recorded 1 March 1708. Family History Library Film #007645094, image 327.
, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[S3730] Katherine Waits Ewing Collection ca. 1920-1979, Manuscripts Department, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee, unknown repository.
[S3688] Will of Johan Hancock dated 22 February 1726, Henrico County, Virginia Deeds and Wills 1725-1737, Number 1, Part 1, page 70-71, Recorded 7 November 1726. Family History Library Film #007645095, image 218.
, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Last Edited

10 Nov 2023