I was born in Warwickshire England (pronounced Warrickshire not War wickshire) and I recognised the surname Ligon immediately. Though it is often spelt Lygon as well. There was a Lygon Arms pub just a few miles away from me until they changed it's name recently.
Do you pronounce the name Lygon as “Lie-gon?” In America we pronounce it “Liggin.” Like Courtney, I’m a descendant of Thomas Lygon/Ligon of Virginia and also descended from the Berkeley family going back to King Edward I.
In my area there are Leagon's Wonder if they are connected, and just changed the spelling for some reason. My Great Grandpa name was Watters later changed to Walters for some reason. I guess because he was Iroquois in Virginia before he moved to South Carolina
I was all prepped to leave a comment saying something like "That is just your projection, cuz you know the show"... you ain't wrong. Ain't wrong at all.
@@mikelitorous5570 I agree in one way. The odd cousin couple marrying will probably do no harm, but constant marrying of cousins within the family will definitely cause harm. If you marry your cousin, when your parents are also cousins, and your Grandparents are also cousins, then that is obviously asking for trouble. I used to work with mentally handicapped children, and worked with a Pakistani family who had 5 severely mentally handicapped children due to this.
It's cool to me when Americans can *genuinely* trace their ancestry back to 1600s Britain. Just goes to show the American Revolution really was a civil war of sorts. I know a lot of Americans love to claim to be Irish but people from Ireland didn't migrate en masse until the mid 1800s. Must be nice to have a deep connection to the original colonists
The population boom happened in the 1800s and in all the cities due to the industrial revolution so recent migrants became more numerous. This is also true in England itself where the Irish moved to the cities and expanded their population rapidly.
@@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann yes true enough. The potato famine in Ireland was also a huge factor in the mass Irish emigration of the mid 1800s. I sometimes wonder what the genetic make up of America is in terms of percentage. Irish German Dutch British Italian Eastern European Spanish West African Native American etc
I knew a Ligon when in basic training; unfortunately, I had never heard of anyone else with that name; unfortunately, that's all I know - except I do have some (presumed ) distant ancestors in Virginia perhaps around the same time.
She clearly made it a condition of appearing that they would pass over in silence all those slave owning centuries in virginia and alabama, and in the current climate of woke hysteria, who can blame her?
I’ve been wanting to find where my ancestors’ from. My biological father’s last name is Krause, and I’m assuming that’s a German last name. I am actually been searching for my biological father for a long time now but no luck from my end. So I would like to try here. If ever someone recognize the name Bradley Krause who’s from Missouri or Minnesota and was in the Navy stationed in Subic Bay Philippines between the 60’s - 74 & he’s job was Naval Magazine (Nav. Mag.) Krause has red hair, grey/blue eyes & wear eye glasses. My godparents were Richard & Teresita Zimmer. I hope n pray that someone will recognize the names. Thank you. God bless. Stay safe 😷.
Not immediately. In the early 17th century slavery was more common in the west indies.But ts quite likely her ancestors and his decendants did. But just because you were a virginian doesn't automatically make you a slaveholder. Most slaves worked on cotton. Virginia s specialised in tobacco. The firt African born slaves were bought from a Dutch ship in 1619
Yes, the Ligon line owned plantations full of slaves. Ligons' ancestors had tons of money as explained in the other videos of this series. It is no surprise that wealthy powerful people want to hang on to privilege as much as they can. No wonder she was revered as an actress. People follow money, prestige & power.
I think they find the best story on the tree and push them that way. "Your 19th GGF might have murdered a king and ruled England for a bit" is probably more interesting than "your 5th GGF was a farmer and he farmed and then he died".
I was born in Warwickshire England (pronounced Warrickshire not War wickshire) and I recognised the surname Ligon immediately. Though it is often spelt Lygon as well. There was a Lygon Arms pub just a few miles away from me until they changed it's name recently.
For some reason, the Americans have trouble pronouncing an array of words properly.
Do you pronounce the name Lygon as “Lie-gon?” In America we pronounce it “Liggin.” Like Courtney, I’m a descendant of Thomas Lygon/Ligon of Virginia and also descended from the Berkeley family going back to King Edward I.
In my area there are Leagon's
Wonder if they are connected, and just changed the spelling for some reason.
My Great Grandpa name was Watters later changed to Walters for some reason. I guess because he was Iroquois in Virginia before he moved to South Carolina
Her grandfathers picture reminded me a bit of Chandler
I was all prepped to leave a comment saying something like "That is just your projection, cuz you know the show"... you ain't wrong. Ain't wrong at all.
I thought the same, it's the way he smiles and holds his head.
The cousin thing was somewhat common for Europeans back then. Not so much anymore. Still is all over the Middle East though, today.
Half cousins isn't terrible. In England you are allowed to marry your full first cousin if you want to.
although, when two of my Irish cousins started to date one another, it caused a fire storm in the older people. It fizzled out. no harm done. lol.
Full cousin marriage is awful tho. There’s a BBC documentary on the Pakistani community in the UK who practice it and it’s really bad and really sad
@@mikelitorous5570 I agree in one way. The odd cousin couple marrying will probably do no harm, but constant marrying of cousins within the family will definitely cause harm. If you marry your cousin, when your parents are also cousins, and your Grandparents are also cousins, then that is obviously asking for trouble. I used to work with mentally handicapped children, and worked with a Pakistani family who had 5 severely mentally handicapped children due to this.
It's cool to me when Americans can *genuinely* trace their ancestry back to 1600s Britain. Just goes to show the American Revolution really was a civil war of sorts. I know a lot of Americans love to claim to be Irish but people from Ireland didn't migrate en masse until the mid 1800s. Must be nice to have a deep connection to the original colonists
The population boom happened in the 1800s and in all the cities due to the industrial revolution so recent migrants became more numerous. This is also true in England itself where the Irish moved to the cities and expanded their population rapidly.
@@acoupleofgsanrandaneaniandann yes true enough. The potato famine in Ireland was also a huge factor in the mass Irish emigration of the mid 1800s. I sometimes wonder what the genetic make up of America is in terms of percentage. Irish German Dutch British Italian Eastern European Spanish West African Native American etc
My Ligon line is also in henrico va in the 1600s.
When is the next season?
I knew a Ligon when in basic training; unfortunately, I had never heard of anyone else with that name; unfortunately, that's all I know - except I do have some (presumed ) distant ancestors in Virginia perhaps around the same time.
Always liked Courtney Cox, well fit...
Yah! Warwickshire!
Hmmm...my best friend in high school in Virginia Beach was a Ligon
Hi Cuzin where related My grandfather was William Branson Cox I'm sure were related
Curious if Ligon and others found their fortune? I mean, those plantations used enslaved labor....? Well, let's go to England!
She clearly made it a condition of appearing that they would pass over in silence all those slave owning centuries in virginia and alabama, and in the current climate of woke hysteria, who can blame her?
I bet paula deen has some royal ancestors too but they made it a point to focus on the slave owning part of her family history for some reason
I’ve been wanting to find where my ancestors’ from. My biological father’s last name is Krause, and I’m assuming that’s a German last name. I am actually been searching for my biological father for a long time now but no luck from my end. So I would like to try here. If ever someone recognize the name Bradley Krause who’s from Missouri or Minnesota and was in the Navy stationed in Subic Bay Philippines between the 60’s - 74 & he’s job was Naval Magazine (Nav. Mag.) Krause has red hair, grey/blue eyes & wear eye glasses. My godparents were Richard & Teresita Zimmer. I hope n pray that someone will recognize the names. Thank you. God bless. Stay safe 😷.
So does that mean her ancestors had slaves if they came here in the 1620s?
Why do you care?
@@nerdyali4154 It is a curiosity more than a care to understand typical history of the early settlers at that time a bit better, so drop the attitude.
Unlikely if he came to seek his fortune he wouldn't have had the funds
Not immediately. In the early 17th century slavery was more common in the west indies.But ts quite likely her ancestors and his decendants did. But just because you were a virginian doesn't automatically make you a slaveholder. Most slaves worked on cotton. Virginia s specialised in tobacco. The firt African born slaves were bought from a Dutch ship in 1619
Yes, the Ligon line owned plantations full of slaves. Ligons' ancestors had tons of money as explained in the other videos of this series. It is no surprise that wealthy powerful people want to hang on to privilege as much as they can. No wonder she was revered as an actress. People follow money, prestige & power.
What ?!?
Absurd to go to England on a 9th GGF 🙄
it makes for good tv.
I think they find the best story on the tree and push them that way. "Your 19th GGF might have murdered a king and ruled England for a bit" is probably more interesting than "your 5th GGF was a farmer and he farmed and then he died".
are we just gonna gloss over the fact that he came to virginia to be a slave owner? like who do we think were working the tobbaco fields?