Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Ligon was born in 1777, in Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America. She married Yancy Holman before 1805, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States in 1850. She died after 4 January 1810.
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- Ann Holman in household of Yancy Holman, "United States Census, 1850"
- South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JXQZ-8?cc=1919417&wc=M6NW-VTL%3A210904901%2C211010401
- South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JX3R-N?cc=1919417&wc=M6NW-VTL%3A210904901%2C211010401
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World Events (7)
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Lygon, the name of an aristocratic English family said to be of Norman origin. It is of unexplained etymology (but compare French name below).
French: from the personal name Higon, a southern French variant of Hugo, with fused definite article l'.
Polish (also Ligoń): nickname from a derivative of Old Polish ligać ‘to lie’ or ‘to kick up a fuss’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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