Hi Laurence and Erica, I am Edy and I also have Ligon and Pryor's from PE and Cumberland in my research and would like to share what little data I have on these two surnames. Please contact me at [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . In a message dated 10/23/2011 4:49:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Today's Topics: 1. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 2. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 3. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 4. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 5. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 6. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 7. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 8. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 9. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) 10. Re: Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:46:06 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Ericka. My name is Laurence Ligon. My family is also from Prince Edward county Virginia. I recently went to Richmond and found a book called the Ligons and their descendents. It was written in the 1920's or 30s and lists all the family connections/marriages/deaths etc. That might be a great place for you to find out more information. The book does not have much in the way of black folks. My family is also black, but I found some great information on the family including the fact that my great grandfather - Young Ligon was part of a wagon train that went to Texas in the early 1850s. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:23:31 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: akire312 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wow! This is great! Our family is black also (not sure if I said that already), but I would still love to read it. I know there were lots of Ligons in the Prince Edward County area....is it possible that our families tie in together somehow? Thanks again for the suggestion! Erika Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:44:49 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You may want to try looking at Wilson Co ,TN where a large number of Ligons removed to from Pr Ed Co VA. There is a Ligon in Wilson Co who did many books on this and other families from the early 1800's. They all have slaves and some of those slaves were also named Ligon. They appear on the 1850 census. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:50:21 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: akire312 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:50:23 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: akire312 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:58:09 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not sure if you can get the book on sale on Amazon etc. but it is a great read. I think you can link places/plantations etc to find family. Not sure how we acquire our last name. Meaning was it because the slaves were on the Ligon plantations or did one of them father a relative? Hard to know. My people are listed as mulatto in the 1870, 1880 census. You never know. I do believe that I am a descended from the William B.B. Ligon family. In what capacity, I do not know. And uglier thing I heard was that this area in Virginia was breeding slaves. I haven't heard much on this, but I would like to investigate this claim. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:24:58 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Prince Edward and Halifax were among the Piedmont counties known as the "nursery". In 1806 when the British outlaw immigrating slaves and the US found them selves not being able to import them,the slave owners began sending only males 12 and over to NC and further south like Charleston and even New Orleans. Breeding age women were kept in VA. Many slave owners had moved to NC where taxes were lower on slaves and property. DNA can be done to match any Ligons with others of the same gene pool even blacks. It's not expensive but must be a direct line male. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:31:56 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for that information. Do you have any sources of this information? Fascinating stories. I also plan to get the DNA testing done. It runs about $300 for either side of the family (paternal, maternal). So it isn't cheap but worth the discovery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:38:12 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I only belong to FTDA groups and only males are tested. This is much more helpful to establish your Ligon line and who the fathers were. They have charts of all who do the testing and the genealogies connected to each line. This is how the Jefferson /Sally Hemings connection was done. As to the other question , my family owned thousands of slaves and moved from VA to NC and other souther states. Mostly MS.. I am distantly connected to the Ligons of Wilson Co TN also from Pr Ed Co VA. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:46:39 -0000 From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VAPRINCE] Ligon, Pryor, Prophet, Scott, Epperson, Berryman/Miller To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.p rinceedward/1379.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, agreed on testing to establish the Ligon line. I have found that my family was part of the wagon train that was organized by the William BB and Smith Ligon. They moved to Fayette County, TX. This is where my people are from as well. I doubt I can find my ggrandfather's father or mother, which is very sad to me. I believe he was around 15-20 when he was taken to Tx. He lists his trade in the 1870 census as a blacksmith so he had a skill. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JodyWils146 Surnames: Johnston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1404.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so very, very much. This really helps. I thought it was probably Buckingham, but not sure. Appreciate you. Jo Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmneagle1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1404.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It appears that the part of Appomattox County you are talking about was actuaslly part of Buckingham County, VA, prior to the fomation of Appomattox County in 1845. You can see this at the following web page: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/countyformations/virginiaformationmaps.html Go to the bottm of the page and click on "1845", then you can click on "1844" and go back and forth between the two years. Or you can click through from the beginning and see the progression of the counties' formation throughout Virginia's history. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JodyWils146 Surnames: Gladstone and Bend Creek Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1404/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My husband's ancestor, John Johnston, was born in what is now Appromattox Co. near Gladstone and Bend Creek. Was this in old Prince Edward Co. prior to the formation of Appomattox Co? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.3.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, so true. I was able to get the records I requested, but I had to almost prove that I should get them. The lady then told me just like this, "you know, these certificates are $21 each right?" Like maybe it was going to be too much money. I was shocked a little, but then again not shocked. I must admit that I had the opposite experience in Fayette County. People there were really nice and helpful though I did get some long looks. I thought it might be my rugged good looks, but I doubt that. lol. My name is Laurence by the way. Thanks again for your replies. I did find that woman you spoke of from NC. Lots of info on the slave diaries and papers. My mother's family is Nix. I found a relative named Barney Nix who came from NC. I believe he was a free black because he was able to move around quite a bit. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.3.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There you go. That's exactly what I was refering to. And yes our country can't move forward . We talk a good game about making other countries democracies but can't seem to make our own one. One thing you can do is find a white friend or genealogist who will go in for you and get the records. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.3.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You are not being crude, just telling it like it is. I am with you on that. I am not trying to lay claim to someone's property. I just want to find my family. I find it very interesting that you and I both see that the South is still fighting the Civil War. lol. I had two very interesting experiences when I went to the courthouses to get death certificates and other information. In Milam Cnty Texas (Cameron), when asking for some death certs for people that have been dead for over 100 years, the clerk there told me flat out - "these are white people". And so what? I showed her where I was related to these white people and I am sure she cursed me behind my back. Extraordinary. The other was when I went to Miss for the same reason. I told the librarian that I was looking for Kellough descendents in the area. She told me there were many. When I asked if it would be okay for me to visit them, it was a very small town, she shook her head and said oh no, no. that wouldn't be a good idea. Wow. Even to this day. This is why our country can't move forward and be truly great. I appreciate all the information you are providing. I will look for these people and information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I hope no one thinks I am being crude. I am just tired of all this being ignored for so long on rootsweb and other genealogy sites. It was the single worst period of history in our country . Blacks can find their own families now by DNA which I am sure has caused more then one slave holding family to turn over in their grave. Especially southerners who for years on these sites denied that their grand-daddy or gr grandaddy sired any blacks. LOL.I have been doing this over 50 years. My family were founders 1607 and brought the first slaves to America in Jamestown VA from Burmuda. There are some slave journals still extant , altho it is a trick to find them. These were what all large slave owners kept to keep track of births,deaths, and purchases. Some slaves were in the same family their entire lives . There is a lady named White in Granville Co NC that has done a book and a great deal of genealogy on all this. She is black and a professor at a college there. Years ago I had quite a few online dicussions with her. It has been found that some of these journals and other data have been sanitized from some of the larger universities like Chapel Hill and elsewhere. The most greivous of my experiences have been with clerks in all the courthouses of the south. I am white but because of their paranoia they insist in a lot of these counties that you come in person so they can see you are white before they give out info. It goes on to this day in places like KY and Mo but also in Knoxville Co Tn and all of the southern states. Alabama and MS and even TX being among the worst. The town of McGehee, Ark is founded by slaves belonging to white McGehee's from Bolivar Co MS . The whites lived in large plantations but the slaves lived over the river in LA where they raised Cane. One of my! surnames had 1600 slaves and the other 2500 and all in MS but previously in VA and then NC. You would think after 150 years that we would have become more sympathetic to this plight. But alas the south is still fighting the Civil War and have dug their heels in. There is also places like Abe's books in VA who deal in these slave journals . They are worth a great deal and much coveted. You do not have to be able to trace your family back any farther then one male with the Ligon surname to do the DNA and locate your ancestor. I would sugest doing the 120 DNA as that takes you back to the source of most of the plantations and owners. If you would like to write privately I can supply more info on the Ligons. . Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Awesome. Thank you very much. We are having a family reunion next summer and I want to have this information available to them. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry typo. Go to google and type in FTDNA . It should come up for you. There are thousands of groups that are by surname . Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: btw, what is FTDA? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, agreed on testing to establish the Ligon line. I have found that my family was part of the wagon train that was organized by the William BB and Smith Ligon. They moved to Fayette County, TX. This is where my people are from as well. I doubt I can find my ggrandfather's father or mother, which is very sad to me. I believe he was around 15-20 when he was taken to Tx. He lists his trade in the 1870 census as a blacksmith so he had a skill. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I only belong to FTDA groups and only males are tested. This is much more helpful to establish your Ligon line and who the fathers were. They have charts of all who do the testing and the genealogies connected to each line. This is how the Jefferson /Sally Hemings connection was done. As to the other question , my family owned thousands of slaves and moved from VA to NC and other souther states. Mostly MS.. I am distantly connected to the Ligons of Wilson Co TN also from Pr Ed Co VA. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for that information. Do you have any sources of this information? Fascinating stories. I also plan to get the DNA testing done. It runs about $300 for either side of the family (paternal, maternal). So it isn't cheap but worth the discovery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Prince Edward and Halifax were among the Piedmont counties known as the "nursery". In 1806 when the British outlaw immigrating slaves and the US found them selves not being able to import them,the slave owners began sending only males 12 and over to NC and further south like Charleston and even New Orleans. Breeding age women were kept in VA. Many slave owners had moved to NC where taxes were lower on slaves and property. DNA can be done to match any Ligons with others of the same gene pool even blacks. It's not expensive but must be a direct line male. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lligon424 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not sure if you can get the book on sale on Amazon etc. but it is a great read. I think you can link places/plantations etc to find family. Not sure how we acquire our last name. Meaning was it because the slaves were on the Ligon plantations or did one of them father a relative? Hard to know. My people are listed as mulatto in the 1870, 1880 census. You never know. I do believe that I am a descended from the William B.B. Ligon family. In what capacity, I do not know. And uglier thing I heard was that this area in Virginia was breeding slaves. I haven't heard much on this, but I would like to investigate this claim. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: akire312 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: akire312 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mountainmama421 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You may want to try looking at Wilson Co ,TN where a large number of Ligons removed to from Pr Ed Co VA. There is a Ligon in Wilson Co who did many books on this and other families from the early 1800's. They all have slaves and some of those slaves were also named Ligon. They appear on the 1850 census. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: akire312 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward/1379.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wow! This is great! Our family is black also (not sure if I said that already), but I would still love to read it. I know there were lots of Ligons in the Prince Edward County area....is it possible that our families tie in together somehow? Thanks again for the suggestion! Erika Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.