Near Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonel Thomas Lygon

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

1. Colonel Thomas Lygon Marker

Inscription. Colonel Thomas Lygon, who came to the Virginia colony in the early 1640s from Worcestershire, England, patented several large parcels of land on the north bank of the Appomattox River in an area known as The Cowpens, near Mount My Lady, which was then part of Henrico County. It is likely that he lived in this area with his wife Mary Harris and their five children. Lygon served in the House of Burgesses from Henrico County in 1656, as a colonel in the county militia, and as surveyor of the county until his death in 1675.

Erected 1990 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-203.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1656.

Location. 37° 19.217′ N, 77° 18.522′ W. Marker is near Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of East Hundred Road (Virginia Route 10) and Point of Rocks Road, on the right on East Hundred Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chester VA 23836, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: Opposunoquonuske (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary Randolph (about 500 feet away); A Tribute to the Heroic Women of the South (approx. 0.8 miles away); Weston Manor (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Army of the James Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 1.2 miles away); City Point National Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bermuda Hundred (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

2. Colonel Thomas Lygon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,748 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.