Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13764, for William Ligon, Virginia
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE	NUMBER
Va.	 Ligon, William 	S. 13764 
Carded
CONTENTS
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2668 
Kentucky- 
William Ligon 
of Owen in the State of Kentucky
who was a P. of In & in the Company commanded 
by Captain Crump &c of the Regt commanded 
by Col: Parker &c in the Virginia*
line for 9 months Prit of Inf:
3 months Prit of Cavalry 
Va and Ga* Records completed June 9/66
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky-
at the rate of 42 Dollars 50 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of Decr. 1831
and sent to W.H.
Todd, Frankfort Ky. 
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 -63.75 
[illegible] allowance ending 4 Mar: 33- 21,25 
$85.00
{Revolutionary Claim}
[Act June 7, 1832}
Records by Nathan Rice- Clerk
Book A Vol. 9 Page 47-
Paid at the Treasury under 
the act of the 6th April 1838
from 4 March to 4 Sep 1839 as
Notified 19. Aug 1840
 Letter to Hon W.O. Butler 30th 
 Auditor 30 March 1842
 Paid as above from 4th Sept 1840
 to 4th March 1841. Agt Notifd April
 20th 1842 
 Paid as above from Mar 4th to Sept
 4th 1841. Agt notified June 10th 1842
 the Hon C.S. Morehead 15 Jany 1850 
 Death not [illegible]
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House of Representatives U.S.
Owenton Ky
Washington D.C. [crossed out] August 19, 1897
Hon. H. Clay Evans
Com of Pensions
D sir 
In the session of Congress just closed I introduced
a Bill (H.R. 30081 granting pension to Mrs Martha H.
Morgan, which was referred to the proper Committee
Mrs M. is a daughter of Wm Ligon, who was in
the Revolutionary War + himself due a
pension up to his death. Mrs. M is 87 years old
& I have felt she deserves[?] it relict of few
such a bill. I write to ask you to reexamine
the Pension Roll in your office & inform us
as to the pension to Mr. Ligon - when granted
rate- No.- Co & regt – I desire the
information as you may see to present the 
claim to the Committee. Perhaps it would
be best to ask you to send me copies of
the certificate granting pension as your
Statement of all facts throw in light on
the [illegible] of [illegible] our Committee can
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summon you before it if it wishes but I
[illegible] you until [illegible]
be sufficient.
I will therefore ask you to do me
the favor to furnish me with [illegible]
information at once.
[illegible]
/s/ E E Settle
[ROUND STAMP: SECOND DEPUPTY COMMISSIONER. AUG 23 1897]
[ROUND STAMP: CONGRESSIONAL U.S. Bureau of Pensions. AUG 20 1897]
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State of Kentucky Owen County & Circuit Set
On this 17th day of August
1832 personally appeared in open Court
before Thomas M Hickey Circuit Judge
of Owen County now sitting William Ligon
a resident of Owen County and State aforesaid
aged about 70 years, who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his
Oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7th, 1832
That he entered the service
of the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated
That he served entered the service
of the United States as a revolutionary soldier in
the year 1779 in the State line of Virginia, for
the Term of three months, in Powhatan County
State of Virginia, that when he entered the
service he was a drafted soldier under Capt
Richard Crump of Powhatan County, that he
[rendezvoused] at Scotteville and formed a portion[?]
of Col Parkers Regiment, the number not recollected[?]
that he thinks a part of the Regiment was attached
to Col Thomas Goode’s of Chesterfield County
that we marched through Manchester to Smith
field to the County of Seat of Nansemond County
from thence to Portsmouth opposite Norfolk,
that he went to Moblin Hills, that he was there
discharged, that during this tour he was in
no engagements.
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That at the expiration of the aforesaid
Tour of three months, he enlisted in the reg=
ular soldier as an express rider to for the
French Army commanded by the Marquis Lafayette,
For about three months, that he was furnished
a horse and ordered to go to Ryland Randolphs
a little below four mill creek from which
place he took an express he believes the
first from Genl Lafayette to Genl Wayne
whose army then lay in the lower end of
Amelia County not distant from Good's
Bridge on Appomattox River he states that
he faithfully served out the time he
enlisted for as he thinks three months.
That the third Tour he volunteered as
a soldier for three months under Capt
Littleberry Mosby and Col Caul, that
this tour of duty he mustered into service
this Tour in Powhatan County State of
Virginia, that he was a mounted Volunteer
and every man furnished his own horse Saddle
and bridle his cap pistol swords that
in this tour he marched to Petersburgh, that they
there joined some other Regiments of
some of the regulars and some of the militia
Troops, that the Regiments when they came
together were commanded by Genl Stuband
that at this place they had an engagement
with the enemy, that the engagement
commenced below Blandfords Creek in
the south of that part of the Town and
on that morning Six Militia and
six regular horsemen (this affiant was
one) was placed under the command
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of Bowyers & were sent down to city
point to discover the situation of the British
Army, where we charged on a small de=
tachment of the British army and took
six prisoners and brought them to
Petersburgh, shortly after which the
British arrived and the Battle commenced.
This affiant states that his fourth
Tour of duty which was performed
by him was for the Term of three months
that he mustered and was drafted from
the County of Powhattan, State aforesaid,
that he was during all this time 
commanded by Capt [Thomas Hughes crossed-out]
Robert Hughes Lieut Wade Mosby,
Major William Cunningham or George
Tucker, Col Beverly Randolph or John
Holcomb, [illegible] Brig=
adier Genl Lawson, this affiant thinks
Genl Stephens was also at Gilford [Guilford]
Court house, and Genl Morgan who
commanded the regulars, that Col Washington
command the horse was also there
That Genl Green was the commander in chief at these places
That at Guilford Court house he together
with all the foregoing officers was in
the Battle, that took place there, that 
the Americans retreated about 7 miles
to the Ironworks, that it was a the most
disparate engagement, from thence they
pursued the British army to low down
on Cape Fear River, that he was in no
other engagement, that he thinks he
was discharged from service when he
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[illegible] for the Virginia line, by Captain Hughs
that he has no documentary evidence,
and that he knows of no person whose tes-
timony he can procure, who can testify to
his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or an annuity
except the present and declares that
his name is not on the pension Roll of
the agency of any State in the union,
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid
Questions put to the applicant by the Court
Where and what year were
you born in
Ans I was born in Powhatan
County State of Virginia, in the year 1762
the 24th of Nov.
Have you any record of your
age, and if so where is it

ans I have no record of my
age. I answer from what my father told
me
where were you living when you
were called into service, where have you
lived since the revolution, and where
do you now live
ans In Powhatan State of Va
Since the war I have lived in Cumberland
and Prince Edward Counties in Va and in
Wilson County State of Tennessee, and
Owen County State of Kentucky for 16
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years last pas, I now live in Owen
County,
How were you called into service,
were you drafted, were you a substitute,
or did you volunteer, and if a substitute
for whom,
ans I was drafted the 1st tour, the second tour
I enlisted as an express rider, the third
tour I was a volunteer horseman, the
fourth I was drafted,
State the names of some of
the regular officers who were with the troops
where you served, such continental and
militia regiments as you can recollect, and
the general circumstances of your service
ans I recollect Col [crossed-out name]
Parker a militia officer, Col Thos Goode,
also a militia officer, Major Abner Crump of
the militia. These were in the first tour.
the second tour was an express riding tour
then in that tour I carried an express
from Lafayette to Gen. Wayne who were
regular commanding officers.
The third tour I recollect Gen Stuband
who commanded both militia and regulars
Troops. Col Caub, a militia officer, but
had some regular Troops. Capt Giles, a
militia horseman. Major Declaman French
officer.
The fourth tour I recollect Gen Green
who was the Commander in Chief at Guilford
Courthouse, a regular officer, Genl Lawson
who was a brigadier General, Genl Morgan
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was a regular officer, Genl Stephens was there
a militia Genl, John [crossed-out name] Holcomb and
Beverly Randolph were both there as Militia
Cols. Major Cunningham, Major
Tucker Militia officers, were there
Hughes was my Captain. I am very
certain that I know my own comm=
anders, but am not so certain as to 
others, but think I have named them
right,
Did you receive a discharge
from the service, if so where is it, and by
whom was it given.
ans, I received discharges
from my Commander, for each tour of
duty, I performed, but have lost them,
State the names of persons 
to whom you are known in your
present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity and
their belief of your services as a
soldier of the revolution,
I name as person to whom I known
James O Hara, John Brown Peyton R
Jennings Benj Haydon
/s/ William Ligon hisXmark
We James O Hara Joel[?] Haydon, John Brown Peyton
R. Jennings
residing in the County of Owen and State 
of Kentucky, hereby certify, that we are well
acquainted with William Ligon who has
Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be seventy years of
age, that he is reputed in the neighborhood
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and believed in the neighborhood where
he resides to have been a soldier of the
revolution, and that we concur in that
opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
/s/ John O’Hara
John Brown
P.R. Jennings
B. Haydon
And the said Court do hereby declare his opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after putting the inter-
ogatories presented by the war department that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states. And the Court Jas Ohara
John Brown Peyton R Gennings & Benjamin Haydon
who have signed the preceding cer-
tificate are a residents of the County of Owen, and that
[multiple words crossed-out]
they are credible
persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
I John C Bacon Clerk of the Owen Circuit
Court held in and for the County of Owen in August
1832, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in
the matter of the application of William Ligon
for a pension as appears of record in my office
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal
of office this 17th 1832
/s/ Bacon Cole
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
[illegible] Circuit and Owen Circuit Court set
I Thomas M Hickey the Judge of the [illegible] Circuit Court
aforesaid do certify that John C Bacon whose name is subscri-
=bed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of
Subscribing the same the clerk of said Court and that all
faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such
and that his said attestation is in due form
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this 17th day of August 1832
/s/ Thomas M. Hickey;
Answer me at Frankfort Ky
Wm. H Todd
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June 22, 1938
Mrs. J. J. Brown
417 American Bank Bldg.
Los Angeles, California
William Ligon, S.13764
BA-J/MCS

Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S.13764, based on the military service of William Ligon.
W. T. He was born November 24, 1762, in Powhatan County, Virginia. The
names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Powhatan County, he enlisted and served as
private with the Virginia troops as follows: in 1779, three months in
Captain Richard Crump's company in Colonel Parker's regiment; he next
served three months as an express rider and carried an express from
General Lafayette to General Wayne; next served three months in Captain
Robert Hughes' company in Colonel Beverly Randolph's or Colonel John
Holcombe's regiment and was in the battle of Guilford Court House, next
served three months in Captain Littlebury [Littleberry] Mosby's company in Colonel Caul's
regiment and was in the battle of Petersburg.
After the Revolution this soldier [he:crossed out] lived in Cumberland County and Prince Edward
County, Virginia, in Wilson County, Tennessee, and about 1816 he moved to
Owen County, Kentucky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 17, 1832, at
which time he was living in Owen County, Kentucky.
In 1897 it was stated that William Ligon's daughter, Mrs. Martha H.
Morgan, was 87(?)(last digit not clearly written) years of age. There are
no further data relative to soldier's family,
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
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Rev War
13764
INVALID.
File No. 13. 764 
William Ligon 
Priv Rev War 
Act: June 7th 1832
 Index: -- Vol. Page 22 
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Aug 25 ‘97 Letter sent
Hon E E Settle H of R
refusing to furnish
copies, (see letter book)
[illegible]
Aug 30/97 Hon. E. E. Settle that letter
of 25 was believed to be a full
satisfactory reply to his request
of 19th march but his opinion of
soldier’s service, 
soldier service, ctr no. no more
added
D.S.P. for IOC
1926 Aug. 19 hist
To Mrs. Sue W. Perkins
[illegible initials]
1938 June 22 hist. to
Mrs. J.J. Brown [illegible initials]
1939 Mar 9. Hist to. Mrs. 
Hist to Mr. Wm.
O. Ligon [illegible initials]
1939 Mar 9 hist to Miss
Augusta Landis /s/ MCS
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Frankfort, Ky.
June 23, 1926
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C    [ROUND INK STAMP: U.S. PENSION OFFICE June 23, 1926]
Dear Sir
I have been informed
By the Va. State Library that I
may secure a full record of the
services of William Ligon of
Owen County, Ky. who served
in the Revolutionary Army
from you.
Trusting you will forward
me this record and thanking
you in advance. I remain
Very Truly,
Mrs Sue W. Perkins
322 W. 4th St
Frankfort, Ky.
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Wm Ligon Ken.
from 1779 private
of Inf 9 mo. of Cavalry, 3 mo.
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War Department
Pension Office
November 1. 1832
Sir
The declaration of William Ligon
has been examined and it is herewith returned, in
order that the sheets composing the same and the
testimony in the case may be connected by a
piece of tast or ribbon, the ends of which should
be made to pass under the seal of the certifying
Officer. This the regulation of the Department requires
before a decision can be had in his case.
Respectfully Said Sir
Your mo. Obn
J.L. Edwards
W.H. Todd Esq.
Frankfort
Ky.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 15th, 1840
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, William Ligon,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at
the rate of Forty two Dollars and 57 Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March
to the 4th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 7, 1842
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing
the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and author
izing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,”
William Ligon
A Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky
Agency, at the rate of Forty two Dollars and
50 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June
1832, has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1841-
Respectfully, yours
Albion K. Parris
COMPTROLLER.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
April 1st, 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,” William Ligon
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at
the rate of Forty two Dollars and fifty Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept, 1840
to the 4th March 1841.
of Sept. 1840,
1841
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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William Ligon
Kentucky
from 1777 [1779 elsewhere in claim file] Private
Infantry 9 months [illegible]
Cavalry 3 months
$42.50-
[Written sideways from bottom to top]
To the Secretary of War
Washington City
District of Columbia
mail
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
(B)
Form for Declaration to be made by the Non-Commission Officers, Musicians and Privates.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act, entitle, “An act supplementary to an act for the
relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, " approved on the 7th of
June, 1832, I,                of        
in the county of			in the State of
do hereby declare, that I                              Army of the Revolution
for		months, when I was discharged as a   		In Captain
			Company, in the    	Regiment of the	
		Line.
And I further declare, that I was not, on the                 day of May, 18    , on the Pension
List of the United States.
Witness my hand, this                   day of			, in the year
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OFFICE OF FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. 	
MLA
P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON,   August 25, 1897
Hon E.E. Settle,
House of Representatives
Dear Sir: 
Replying to your request of the 19th instant for a copy
of the papers in the pension case of William Ligon, late Private in
the Revolutionary War, to be used in connection with your House Bill
granting a pension to Mrs. Martha H. Morgan, the daughter of the 
soldier, I beg to state that the time of the Bureau can be saved, and 
better results secured, by following the usual course, namely, to have 
the Committee to which the bill was referred call for the original pa-
pers , which will be promptly supplied. This is done constantly dur-
ing the sessions, and renders the furnishing of copies unnecessary. 
Very truly yours, 
J.L. Davenport 
Acting Commissioner.
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Onculon[?] 19 Aug  28/97
[illegible]
Dr. Sir
I understand very well the practice in each
case as are referred to herein but I did not think it
would be very much trouble for your office to give
me the Right & Co. I can wait [illegible]. I have always
been taught that [illegible] Public officer assumes their
 position with full knowledge of the burden.
Resp  E E Settle 
[OVAL STAMP: CONGRESSIONAL: U.S. Bureau of Pensions AUG 30 1897]
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WILLIAM D. LIGON, JR., B. S. M. E., E. E. 
THIRD NAVAL DISTRICT
ROOM 1416, 50 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK, N. Y. 
Member:
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 
THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS 
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

RESIDENCE: "SECLUSIVAL" SHIPMAN NELSON CO., VIRGINIA. 
March 6, 1939
Veterans Administration 
Washington, D.C. 
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me a record of the services
of William Ligon and James Ligon who were both Virginia
soldiers in the Revolutionary War? 
William Ligon is listed on the pension roll of 
Kentucky for the year 1835 as a soldier having served 
in Virginia Commands. 
James Ligon was in Captain Henry Militia in 1778. 
Thanking you for your kind attention to the above. 
Very truly yours, 
/s/ William D. Ligon Jr 
William D. Ligon, Jr.
[ROUND STAMP: RECEIVED MAR 7, 1939]
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 420 MARKET ST. TELEPHONE SUTTER 3854 
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. AMERICAN BANK BLDG. TELEPHONE VANDIKE 3263

J. J. BROWN COMPANY 
MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVES 
Los Angeles, Calif.
June 3, 1938 
Pension Bureau, 
Washington, D. C. 
Gentlemen: 
Would like to have you advise if 
you have any record of service in the 
Revolutionary War for 
Benjamin Haskins Ligon, 
and also of William Ligon, husband of 
Edith Turner 
Will appreciate hearing from your[sic]
at your earliest convenience, and thanking
you, remain 
Yours truly, 
/s/ Grace Ligon Barrett Brown 
Grace Ligon Barrett Brown 
Mrs. J. J. Brown
417 American Bank Bldg., 
Los Angeles, Calif.
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June 22, 1938
M-J/EEL
Mrs. J. J. Brown
417 American Bank Building
Los Angeles, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of Benjamin Haskins Ligon, John Turner
Ligon and William Ligon.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based
upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a Benjamin
Haskins Ligon or of a Benjamin or Haskins Ligon or of a John Turner
Ligon. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this
Office.
You are for furnished herewith the records of  John Ligon and Wil-
Liam Ligon the only soldiers of those names found on the Revolu-
tionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
[handwritten in right margin] another [illegible]
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March 9, 1939
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MCS
William Ligon, S.13764
Miss Augusta Landis
1605 44th Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the records of Revolutionary 
War soldiers, James and William Ligon, both of whom served from Virginia
and William Ligon was living in Kentucky when he applied for pension.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from
claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States and based
on the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the
records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of
a James Ligon.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S. 13764, based on the military service of William Ligon.
William Ligon was born November 24, 1762, in Powhatan County,
Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Powhatan County, William Ligon enlisted and
served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: in 1779, three
months in Captain Richard Crump's company in Colonel Parker's regiment;
he next served three months as an express rider and carried an express
from General Lafayette to General Wayne; next served three months in
Captain Robert Hughes' company in Colonel Beverly Randolph's or Colonel
John Holcombe's regiment and was in the battle of Guilford Court House,
next served three months in Captain Littlebury [Littleberry] Mosby's company in Colonel
Caul's regiment and was in the battle of Petersburg,
After the Revolution, this soldier lived in Cumberland County and
in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in Wilson County, Tennessee, and about
1816 he moved to Owen County, Kentucky.
Miss Landis requested that she be
furnished an abstract of Wm Ligon’s
clm for pension. See note in letter to Mr. Wm D.
Ligon, Jr.
/s/ MCS
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William Ligon was allowed pension on his application executed
August 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Owen County, Kentucky.
In 1897, it was stated that William Ligon's daughter, Mrs. Martha
H. Morgan, was 87 (?) last digit not clearly written, years of age.
There are no further data relative to soldier's family,
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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March 9, 1939
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/MCS
William Ligon, S.13764
Mr. William D. Ligon, Jr.
Room #1416, 90 Church Street
New York City
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the records of Revolutionary
War soldiers, James and William, who served from Virginia and
William Ligon was living in Kentucky when he applied for pension.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from
claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States and based
on the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the
records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of
a James Ligon.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S.13764, based on the military service of William Ligon.
William Ligon was born November 24, 1762, in Powhatan County,
Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While of a resident of Powhatan County, William Ligon enlisted and
served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: in 1779, three
months in Captain Richard Crump's company in Colonel Parker's regiment;
he next served three months as an express rider and carried an express
from General Lafayette to General Wayne; next served three months in
Captain Robert Hughes' company in Colonel Beverly Randolph's or Colonel
John Holcombe's regiment and was in the battle of Guilford Court House,
next served three months in Captain Littlebury [Littleberry] Mosby's company in Colonel
Caul's regiment and was in the battle of Petersburg.
After the Revolution, this soldier lived in Cumberland County and
in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in Wilson County, Tennessee, and about
1816 he moved to Owen County, Kentucky,
[handwritten on bottom margin] Mr. Wm. D. Ligon Jr. wrote to Miss Landis asking for
this record & he said that he has also written
to vet. Adm for it. His letter to Miss Landis has been ret. to her
His letter written to vet. Adm has yet been
recd. /s/ MCS Mar. 9.1939
Recd in Rec. War sect Mar.10.1939 /s/ MCS
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William Ligon was allowed pension on his application executed 
August 17, 1832, at which time he was living in Owen County, Kentucky. 
In 1897, it was stated that William Ligon's daughter, Mrs. Martha 
H. Morgan, was 87(?) last digit not clearly written, years of age. 
There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
 Very truly yours 
A.D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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MCS
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
August 19, 1926
Mrs. Sue W. Perkins
322 W. 4th St.
Frankfort, Ky.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, 13764, it appears that WILLIAM LIGON was born November 24,
1762, in Powhatan County, Virginia.
While a resident of said place he enlisted and served as a private
with the Virginia Troops as follows:
In 1779, three months in Captain Richard Crump's Company in Colonel
Parker's Regiment.
He afterward served three months as an express rider; he carried on
express from General Lafayette to General Wayne.
He then served three months in Captain Robert Hughes' Company in
Colonel Beverly Randolph's or Colonel John Holcombe's Regiment; he was in
the battle of Guilford Court House.
he then served three months in Captain Littlebury [Littleberry] Mosby's Company in
Colonel Caul's Regiment; he was in the battle of Petersburg,
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 17, 1832,
at which time he was a resident of Owen County, Kentucky, [aged seventy years: crossed-out]
In 1897, it was Julia [or Talia], His daughter, Mrs. Martha H. Morgan, was eighty two years of age in 1897. [handwritten: “87? Last fig is not clearly writ”]
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner