Person:John Williams (682)

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John Williams
b.Abt 1754 Calvert County, Maryland
d.18 Oct 1837 Orange County, Virginia
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Name John Williams
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1754 Calvert County, Maryland
Marriage 5 Mar 1778 Orange County, Virginiato Elizabeth Rumsey
Marriage 13 Mar 1783 Orange County, Virginiato Mildred Durrett
Death? 18 Oct 1837 Orange County, Virginia[Per Revolutionary War Pension File]
Alt Death[1] 27 Nov 1837 Orange County, Virginia
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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

  • Vol. 2 - John Williams' Declaration, September 24th, 1832: Age 78; came from Calvert County, Maryland; entered as Sergeant under Capt. Thos. Claland, Lieut. Benjamin Johns, Ensign Benj. Hance, Gen. Smallwood, Capt. Benjamin Johnson, Lieut. Richard White, Lieut. Belfield Cave, Capt. May Burton, Lieut. Benjamin Smith, Col. Mathews, Major Lomax, Capt. John Beadles; was at Cornwallis' surrender. Richard White served with him.


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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 6, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Williams, John - born 1754 in Calvert County, Maryland, where entered service 1776 in Maryland regiment; entered service 1780 in Orange County, Virginia, where he resided, in Virginia regiment; served at Battle of Germantown & Siege of Yorktown; granted Pension 1832 in Orange County, Virginia; Richard White, Michael Catterton & William Catterton made affidavit there then per County Justice of the Peace James Simms; William Wait made affidavit there then that he served in Revolutionary War with soldier; William Martin & Robert Mansfield made affidavit there then as freeholders; soldier made affidavit 1833 per County Justice of the Peace Daniel White; clergyman Joseph A. Mansfield & Minor Rucker made affidavit there then; soldier died 10/18/1837; married 1784-85 to Mildred, Albemarle County, Virginia, by Parson Murray; widow granted Pension 1841 age 84 in Orange County, Virginia, per County Justice of the Peace Robert N. Brooking; died 11/10/1841; Joseph Williams (no kinship given) age 48 was administrator of her estate there in 1843, per County Justice of the Peace James B. Newman. F-W19635, R2590.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://person.ancestry.com/tree/43188211/person/12819713503/facts

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