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Blackman Ligon
1757–1831 · Male · died at 74
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Overview
Blackman Ligon1757–1831Elizabeth 'Betsy' Townes-Ligon1763–1842Wife
Service
Revolutionary War · Continental Army · 1776–1780 Confirmed
7th Virginia Regiment of the Continental line (pension file); his rank is unresolved.
In the story: The Revolution, in Connecticut, Virginia and the Carolinas · Veterans of the family
Family
Parents
- Mother: Judith Watts 1728–1782
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Wife: Elizabeth 'Betsy' Townes-Ligon 1763–1842 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
- Son: Blackman Ligon 1797–1865
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Other children
- Son: William Blackman Ligon born c. 1788
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Why: A compiled genealogy only (the 1947 Ligon book, citing the 1939 Proceedings of the Ligon Family and Kinsmen Association). Blackman Ligon's pension file W9132 names his children Nancy, John T., Elizabeth and Blackman Jr. but not William. Greenville District, South Carolina probate or deeds for Blackman Ligon (d. 1831) would settle it.
Records:
- William D. Ligon Jr., The Ligon Family and Connections, vol. 1 (1947), nos. 165, 171, 173, 174 and 177: William Blackman Ligon, a son of Blackman and Elizabeth (Townes) Ligon, who married Eliza Lawn; Colonel Blackman Ligon, another son; Robert B. Ligon, a son of William Blackman and Eliza (Lawn) Ligon, who published the Southron at Magnolia; William Orlando Ligon, a son of Robert B. (a compilation citing the 1939 Proceedings of the Ligon Family and Kinsmen Association and Conerly) (view at Internet Archive) (context)
Review: assessed 10-03-2026.
Life events
| Born | MAR 1757, Chesterfield? Co, VA Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
|---|---|
| Died | 3 MAY 1831, Greenville Co, SC Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
| Also recorded as | Blackman Ligon, Sgt, Patriot Sr. |
| Military service | BET 12 FEB 1776 AND 12 FEB 1780, Halifax County, Virginia, USA |
| Military service | BET 12 FEB 1776 AND 12 FEB 1780 |
| Military service | Enlisted in Halifax County, Virginia, in the 7th Virginia Regiment of the Continental line and served until his discharge on 12 February 1780; later a federal pensioner in Greenville District, South Carolina, 12 Feb 1776 - 12 Feb 1780 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His own pension file (W9132) gives the enlistment and discharge dates and says he was wounded as a volunteer at Guilford Courthouse. The file does not state a rank; his marker reads 'SGT 5 VA Infantry', which conflicts with the pension's 7th Virginia, so sergeant is not adopted until the compiled service record is seen. The son Blackman Ligon Jr. is a separate person. The index to the Virginia payrolls lists Blackman Ligon in the 7th, in the 3rd and 7th, and in the 5th and 11th Virginia Regiments, and a separate entry 'Blackman Ligon (lt.)' in the 5th, which may be him or a relative; so the rank remains open and sergeant is still not adopted. Records:
Review: assessed 10-02-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. |
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Eckenrode, List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia, Supplement (1913), p. 186: Ligon, Blackman (7th, 3rd and 7th, and 5th and 11th Virginia Regiments).1913 · p. 186- blackman Ligon
Government military marker of Blackman Ligon: "SGT, 5 VA Infantry, Rev War, 1757–1831," Ligon Family Cemetery, Greenville County, South Carolina.
Sources
- Pension application of Blackman Ligon, W9132 (Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements, transcribed by C. Leon Harris), Greenville District, South Carolina Military Citation only Military service
Research sources
- H. J. Eckenrode, List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia (1912; supplement 1913), index to the payrolls: 'Ligon, Blackman (7 V. R.) W. D. 156; (3 & 7 V. R.) W. D. 301; (5 & 11 V. R.) W. D. 328', and a separate entry 'Ligon, Blackman (lt.) (5 V. R.) W. D. 112' Other documents
- Revolutionary War pension file W9132, Blackman Ligon, Greenville District, South Carolina: enlisted 12 Feb 1776 in Halifax County, Virginia, 7th Virginia Regiment, discharged 12 Feb 1780. Other documents view at Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements (revwarapps.org), transcribed by C. Leon Harris
- William D. Ligon Jr., The Ligon Family and Connections, vol. 1 (1947), nos. 165, 171, 173, 174 and 177: William Blackman Ligon, a son of Blackman and Elizabeth (Townes) Ligon, who married Eliza Lawn; Colonel Blackman Ligon, another son; Robert B. Ligon, a son of William Blackman and Eliza (Lawn) Ligon, who published the Southron at Magnolia; William Orlando Ligon, a son of Robert B. (a compilation citing the 1939 Proceedings of the Ligon Family and Kinsmen Association and Conerly) Family histories and trees view at Internet Archive
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