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‎Between 1825 and 1837;

Sarah Cory was recorded as "Apprenticed to Thomas Johns at Brownsham Farm"

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man Thomas Ligon‏‎ 1) 2)
Died ‎± 1448 Madresfield, Worcestershire, England 2)
Occupation: ‎between 1414 and 1416; Commissioner of the King for Worcester 2)

Notes: Thomas is identified as Richard in the Worcestershire visitation. However given other mistakes within the visitation's Lygon tree before the mid-fifteenth century (e.g. identifying Joan's father as Walter), the name Thomas, as appears in deedsd in the Madresfield Muniments (not publicly accessible), has been selected.

Married ‎1424 Madresfield, Worcestershire, England 2) (approximately 24 years married)
to:

woman Joan Bracy‏‎ 3) 1)
Born ‎± 1404 Madresfield, Worcestershire, England‎ 4)
Died ‎after 1476 Worcestershire, England‎ 4)

Child:

1.
man Thomas Ligon‏ 3) 5) 1)
Born ‎before 1437 Madresfield, Worcestershire, England‎ 2)
Died ‎10 Apr 1507 Madresfield, Worcestershire, England‎, at least 70 years 3) 5) 6)
Will signed: ‎27 Apr 1507 6)


Sources

1) Source: The Visitation of the County of Worcester made in the year 1569. Reference: Lygon pedigree (Questionable reliability of evidence)
2) Source: The Ligon family and connections "that he has no records of George Lygon[1] ; but has deeds of his son...""William Lygon[2] who occurs in 1342...""Richard Lygon[3] is the first mentioned Lygon in the Madresfield Muniments, where in 1400, he obtained a release... In 1409, Richard appears...""Thomas Lygon[4] first appears... in 1414 and 1416... [as] commissioner of the King for Worcester... in 1419 Joan Braci... had married Thomas Lygon[4]""it is probable that Thomas Lygon[4] was then dead [1448]"etc.. External Link
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005731383. Reference: Based on deeds and papers in Madresfield muniments (Questionable reliability of evidence)
3) Source: Victoria County History. Reference: Madresfield; A History of the County of Worcester: volume 4 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
4) Source: The Ligon family and connections Details the Bracy family until their marriage with the Lacy family. Reference: 18-23 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
5) Source: Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II, and other Inquisitions, Henry VII to Charles I "Writ 22 April, inquisition 9 June 22 Henry VII.He died 10 April last, seised in fee of the under -mentioned manor. RichardLigon, aged 30 years and more, is his son and heir.Gloucester Town. Manor of Matteston, worth 6?. 13s. 4d., held of Thomas,abbot of St. Peter's, Gloucester, as of his manor of Kynges Berton, serviceunknown. ". Reference: C 142/21/19 (Data from secondary evidence)
6) Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 Record for Thoa Lygon. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5111&h=880861&indiv=try. Reference: The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 15 (Data from secondary evidence)