Mary Ann "Polly" Ligon

Brief Life History of Mary Ann "Polly"

When Mary Ann "Polly" Ligon was born in 1770, in Cumberland, Virginia, United States, her father, William Ligon IV, was 26 and her mother, Susanna Woodson, was 20. She married Yancy Holman in 1804, 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 in 1814, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

Yancy Holman
1760–1853
Mary Ann "Polly" Ligon
1770–1814
Marriage: 1804
. .
1805–1853
Catherine Yancey Holman
1807–1860
Sarah Sally Holman
1808–1892
Archer Holman

Sources (3)

  • 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

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

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.

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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