Williams Lineages Underway

  This section is for people to post the various Williams lineages they are working on. This is an effort to publicize that brick wall you may or may not be hitting in hopes of finding others who either have information or are at the same wall. This section is now in a database and to make surfing the entries easier, I have set it up to display 15 lineages at a time. Simply use the next and previous buttons to navigate around!

   And, as another improvement to the site, you can now add your own lineage to the list without having to email me directly! Simply visit the lineage submission form and follow the instructions! It's as easy as that!

Submitted On: 23 Jul 2007 - Submitted By: Spottswood William Holland Williams - swhw3@aol.com
My gg-grandfather, John Jackson Williams (DOB Feb. 13, 1821), came to Pushmataha, Alabama, as a young man,from Richmond, VA.

He married Katherine Anne Bunn, daughter of Martha Horn Bunn of NC. While Martha Bunn portrayed herself as a widow, oral family history suggests that her daughter was the illegitimate daughter of an "English nobleman."

I am at a brickwall going back further than John Jackson Williams. Family oral tradition is that we are descended from VA. royal governor Alexander Spotswood, but I have nothing other than that.

Thanks for any help, Spottswoood W. H. Williams

Submitted On: 30 Jul 2007 - Submitted By: Thomas Williams - lenoral_williams@yahoo.com
Leroy Guthrie Williams is my Great Grandfather b.in Stewart Co. Ga. in the years of 1827 or before 1835. I do not know his parents. It has been said that Leroy grew up an orphan. When he was 15 yrs old a Leroy Williams was living with Isaac Driggins. His 2nd wife Ann Rodgers, her two children by her first husband and a Leroy Williams was living in his household in 1850.
Leroy came to Shelby Co. Texas and was there in 1857 when he married Audella Haight. He joined the Civil war in 1862. He served in La. and was released early because of an infection in his spleen. His census has not be found for 1860. By 1870 he was living in Bell Co. TX. In early 1870 Leroy and his family moved to Tarrant Co. TX. After moving to Parker Co. Tx and Clay Co. TX. He moved back to Parker Co. Tx and then he lived in Tarrant Co. TX until he and his wife died. They are buried in the Hudson Cemetery near Kennedale, TX. Thomas and Lenora

Submitted On: 3 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: Robert E. Marsh - mhrebarrevt@yahoo.com
Marinda/Maranda/Matilda Williams married John Hazen
Perry 1805, Walpole, NH. They resided in Pittsburg,
Coos County, NH. Looking for her lineage. There was
a Levi William in Walpole, NH in 1800. Any information
is gratefully appreciated.

Levi Williams was the son of David Willliams and Mind-
well Sage, David William and Mehitable Mabvell Rose,
Jacob Williams and Sarah Gilbert.

Levi William b 6 Oct 1775, Kensington Parish, Berlin,
Hartford County, CT, d 30 Oct 1857, married Chloe
Wilkinson, b 1779.

Submitted On: 3 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: jerome williams - jwilliams017@ec.rr.com
I am seeking information about the parents of William Williams. He was an Artist and Author who was born 1727 in Bristol, England. He died in Bristol in 1791. He lived in America in Philadelphia and NYC from the early 1740s until 1776. His son, William (Joseph) Williams 1759-1823 was also an Artist. Thank you.
Jerome Williams

Submitted On: 6 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: Randall R. Williams - williar@wes.army.mil
Patrick Williams, my 2G-Grandfather, married Mary Mason Scott (Sir Walter Scott's G-granddaughter) in 1852. Patrick later married Kate Knight, after Mary's death. Patrick fathered a number of children by Kate including my G-grandfather, James Albert Williams, born August 23, 1872. James Albert W. married Mattie E. Garner in April 1882, my Grandfather, Henry Thomas Williams, was born to this union on 6 February, 1902, in either/probably Dallas or Ouchita County Arkansas.

Any leads further back than Patrick or other legacy-relation info appreciate?

Thanks,

Randall Williams

Submitted On: 10 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: Lillie - nancypisq@yahoo.com
My brick wall is my great grandmother Cora Williams, who lived in Magee Mississippi. She was married to Dr. Robert Morris Mitchell. Brothers were Mims (married to Nettie Jones),Cam and Douglas Williams. Sister was Mary Stewart and mother Virginia (Jennie) Williams. Divorced from unknown Williams, who may have been from Alabama. Any help would be appreciated.

Submitted On: 13 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: geraldine williams - gwilliams167@austin.rr.com
My husband Nick Van Boddie Williams Jr. is a desendant of Elisha Williams b. abt 1746, probably in VA. Elisha married Sarah Josey. Some say that he is the son of a mulatto mother and caucasian father. However, our family has a letter that indicates (according to a great grandson Henry Philips Wiliams) that Elisha's father was William Williams who married a MISS Thomas. I have never been able to find this match. The marriage may have been short lived, as one family member had an indication that Elisha (as well as his wife Sarah Josey) may have been orphaned. It's possible that the William Williams was another member of the family, as the letter actually reads that William Williams was head of the household!

This family seems to connect to the John Williams who married Ann Whitley and Nick's DNA matches that of others in Group 9. I have compiled quite a lot of information about John Williams and his descendants. If anyone is researching this line, or connects to it, please let me know? Also read my postings in other forums in the Williams DNA Project and Source Documentation Repository.

THANKS.

Gerri Williams
gwilliams167@austin.rr.com

Submitted On: 18 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: Rhonda Johnson - johnsonr4@shawnee.edu
We are looking for any information regarding a Kentucky lineage of the William family. We have (1)James Williams b:1730 in Wales, England married to Kiziah Brooks b:1735 Virginia. Their son (2) Phillip "Buck Spike" Williams b:1753 in South Carolina married to Ann Floating Cloud b:1754; their son (3) Robert S. Williams b:1788 in North Carolina married to Mary Hoskings b:1786 in Tennessee; their son (4)Jefferson Brooks Williams b: 1813 in Kentucky married Mary Ann Griffith b:1818 in Tennessee; their son (5)Hugh Huston Williams b:1848 in Kentucky married Virginia Sexton b:1857 in Virginia; their son (6) Merritt Estill Williams b:1876 Kentucky married Wilsie Ellen Ellis b:1886 in West Virginia. We we told that Kiziah Brooks was 1/2 Cherokee Indian and 1/2 French Trader and Ann Floating Cloud was 3/4 Cherokee Indian. Any information that you can share will be greatly appreciated.

Submitted On: 19 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: Jane Watkins Cohen - j-cohen@aggienetwork.com
Silas Williams, born Aug 18, 1819 (or 1816-1819)in Georgia or Alabama or Tennessee, possibly son of John Williams, born around 1790 in North Carolina. Silas interred Cornwell Cemetery, 1871, Union Co., Mississippi.

Married Martha E. Cornwell about 1841/2. Martha was born in 1823/4 in Walker County, Alabama, daughter of Eli and Catherine Cornwell. Martha interred 1910, Navarro Co., TX

Silas' brother Charles 1822-1871 m Catherine Cornwell.

Silas and Martha Williams lived in Alabama and moved to Mississippi around 1844-1845. In 1850, they lived in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, with five children: Martha-age 8, George-7, Catherine-6, Margaret-5, and James-4.

Their children included:
1. Martha Williams, b. 1842/3
2. George Washington Williams, b. Oct 19, 1843/4
3. Catherine Williams, b. 1844/6
4. Margaret Williams, b. 1845/7
5. James H. Williams, b. 1846/50
6. Charles Williams, b. 1853
7. Eadie Williams, b. 1854
8. Nancy Williams, b. 1854/6
9. Tabitha Williams, b. 1859, died before 1870.
10. Francis Williams, b. 1862
11. Silas Williams, b. 1865
12. Casey Williams, b. 1868

Want to prove Silas parents and contact other descendants to compare research. Thanks.

Submitted On: 23 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: DANIEL BURR - summerariel@netzero.com
I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON A POLLY WILLIAMS BORN AROUND 1793 IN CONNECTICUT AND MARRIED ELISHA KONKAPOT IN WISCONSIN IN 1837.POLLY HAD A SON BEFORE MARRYING ELISHA NAMED ELI T. WILLIAMS IN 1818 TO 1823 IN NEW YORK.I BELIEVE HE HAD A DIFFERENT FATHER.THIS POLLY WILLIAMS WAS NATIVE AMERICAN ETHNIC AND I NEED INFO ON WHO HER PARENT'S MIGHT OF BEEN AND WHERE THEY MIGHT OF RESIDED.ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.THANKS.

Submitted On: 24 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: Jacqueline McCarron - MCCARRONone@comcast.net
Searching for the ancesters of Isaac Loomis who married
Elizabeth Loomis in Salisbury,Litchfield Co. CT on March 12 1750.( His father is listed as Isaac Williams of CT.)
They had 3 children born in Salisbury,Isaac,b.Feb6,1753,Soloman,b.Dec.7,1750& Hiram b.June14,1757 in Salisbury. They had a daughter Mary b.1767 in NY state.My source is the Barbour Collection
of Vital Records. The reference for Mary is the DAR records of Hiram's application for Veteran's benefits after the revolution.
I beleive Isaac may be the son of Isaac Williams and Sarah Dennison born in 1717/18 in Stonington, New London CT.,but I have been unable to prove it.

Submitted On: 26 Aug 2007 - Submitted By: Ray Williams - wr.williams@gmail.com
I'm attempting to make a connection to Maynard Lavern Williams born about 1937 in possibly Kentucky. According to my Birth Certificate he was my father and this is the only record I have. I've joined the Williams Genealogy group to include the DNA project. At this point, I'm not even sure if my name is Williams which is kind of sad if you think about it since I am 46 years old.

Submitted On: 2 Sep 2007 - Submitted By: Becky Gaskill - beckyg67@aol.com
Here's my Brick Wall.

My grandmother: Neoma E Williams

Submitted On: 2 Sep 2007 - Submitted By: Becky Gaskill - beckyg67@aol.com
Here is my brickwall:

My grandmother: Neoma E Williams b. 1911 in Texas
was living in Nacogdoches County
in 1920 according to census records.
Died: 1975 or 1974.

Her Parents:
Curtis L Williams
Born 1878 in Texas
Father from either Illinois or Texas
Mother from either Alabama or Texas
Married Edna C NO SURNAME
Born 1881 in Texas
Father from Texas
Mother from Alabama

Her Siblings:
Ione Williams - born 1901 in Texas (girl)
Beattrice Williams - born 1902 in Texas
Ida M Williams - born 1904 in Texas - could not read or write at the age of 16.
Marshall Williams - born 1906 in Texas
Clifton O Williams - born 1908 in Texas, married Vannah NO SURNAME. She had a twin sister named Hannah.
Died: 1976 in Mansfield Texas
Lawrence A Williams - born 1909 in Texas. Worked in the oil industry. Died in California. Not sure what year.
Oma E Williams - born 1914 in Texas. Husband was Clyde, not sure of last name. They lived in Clyde, Texas and had a pig farm.
Homer E Williams - born 1914 in Texas (Oma's twin).
Edryth Williams - born 1915 in Texas
Johnnie Williams - born 1916 in Texas (girl)
Winnifred O Williams - born 1918 in Texas
Lewis Williams - born 1920 in Texas
Raymond Williams - born 1923 in Texas.

There seams to be no record of Curtis L prior to 1910. There is a promising connection in the 1900 census to a Samuel F Williams, born 1848 in Texas. Possible siblings for Curtis are Nettie Williams, born 1885, Lora Williams, born 1888, and Howard Williams, born 1890. All are listed as being born in Texas.

Any help or information you could provide would be appreciated.
Becky
beckyg67@aol.com

Submitted On: 10 Sep 2007 - Submitted By: Susan Larson - slarson@techline.com
Stephen Williams b. abt 1760 Weston, Fairfield, CT d abt 1812
m. ?? Mille Morehouse 1764 Weston, Fairfield, CT
Children:
Lewis Morehouse Williams b. 14 Jul 1782 CT d. 24 Jun 1875 Colchester, Delaware, NY
m. Ann b. 5 Jul 1785 NY d. 27 Oct 1854 Colchester, Delaware, NY
Millie Williams b. 1784
Aaron Williams b. Jan 1786 d. 3 Jul 1861 , Orleans, NY