Lygonia was a proprietary province in pre-colonial Maine, created through a grant from the Plymouth Council for New England in 1630 to Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and named for his mother, Cicely (Lygon) Gorges.
Lygonia was a proprietary province in pre-colonial Maine, created through a grant from the Plymouth Council for New England in 1630 to Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and named for his mother. Cicely (Lygon) Gorges was his mother.