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Facts and Events
References
- Groves, Joseph A. The Alstons and Allstons of North and South Carolina compiled from English, colonial and family records. (Atlanta, Ga.: Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1901)
Page 430.
"William Williams. Dec. 9, 1711; wife Mary, sole executrix, sons, Samuel, John and Stephen, each of my daughters. "
The tradition is universally prevalent among his descendants, that the first American ancestor was William Williams and came from Wales, and there is a strong probability that this William Williams came to the colony at the same time with John Alston, and that it was his son Samuel, quite young at the time of his father's death, who subsequently married Elisabeth, daughter of John Alston, not in 1715 as has been claimed, but more probably about 1725--28.
- Littleton, North Carolina, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- Willis Alston, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- Smith, William Alexander, and W. Thomas Smith. Family tree book : genealogical and biographical: listing the relatives of General William Alexander Smith and of W. Thomas Smith. (Los Angeles, California: W. Thomas Smith. Printed by Mrs. Bettie Smith Hughes, 1922)
Page 32.
101. William Williams, of Virginia, The Emigrant – The Williams Family is of Welsh origin. One tradition is that William Williams, the Emigrant, was the son of a wealthy English man and came to Virginia as a Missionary; that he was a very frugal and industrious man, and preached up and down the Shenandoah River Valley for many years; that the people paid him largely in tobacco and that he early invested in slaves; that he added to his wealth until he had become a wealthy citizen. That as he was growing old he became convinced that slavery was wrong and, a man true to his convictions, he freed his many slaves, and in that way impoverished himself and family. We have not been able to learn positively anything of him, save this traditional story which had been handed down in one of the families of his descendants. There was considerable mixture of Scotch blood by the time our grandmother Leusey Williams was born, but of course that may have come by inter-marriages of the Williams family with others.
We do not know the name of the wife of this Emigrant, nor the name of any chold save that of Samuel Williams Sr. – 102 – who married Elizabeth Alston. – 100 – H - .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 North Carolina Wills, 1663-1789, Vol. XXXIV, p. 82, Archives, Raleigh, NC.:
9 Dec 1711. 15 Apr 1712. Albemarle County, North Carolina - William Williams (son of John and Ann) "of the County of Albemarle - Gentleman being very sick and week in body but of perfect mind and memory" he made his will...... wife, Mary Williams, given 1/2 of husband's land where he now lives....son, Samuel Williams 1/2 land "whereon I now live"...son, John Williams 175 acres and plantation on southside of Blackwater commonly known as Litell town...son, Steven Williams 400 acres..each of my daughters, not named.
Wife Mary sole Exectrix.
Witnesses: Tredell Keefe, Luis Williams, Robert Lanier.
Clerk of the Court: Edward Bonwicke..
It is not known how many daughters he had.
- JOHN WILLIAMS, SR. was born about. 1615? In England, and died about. August 1692 in VA, Isle of Wight Co. He married ANNE WHITLEY. John Williams, Sr. came from England arriving in Isle of Wight, VA. in 1638. He was a planter and the owner of large amounts of land in Virginia. On Sept. 29, 1645 he received a land grant of 250 acres of land and on August 30, 1647 he received another land grant of 150 acres. Both land grants were in Warwick Co. VA. and were for the transportation of passengers to America. On Sept. 9, 1681 he bought 400 acres of land in Isle of Wight Co. VA and later purchased more land in the same county. He also owned land in neighboring Surry Co. VA. John and his wife resided in Isle of Wight until he died in 1692. On March 9, 1691, John Williams will was recorded.
Children of JOHN WILLIAMS and ANNE WHITLEY are:
1. Bridgett Williams b. VA, Isle of Wight Co. married JOHN BROWN.
2. Elizabeth Williams b. VA, Isle of Wight Co. married THOMAS WRIGHT.
3. JOHN WILLIAMS, JR., b. VA, Isle of Wight Co. married MARGARET ANN JONES.
4. William Williams b. VA, Isle of Wight Co. married MARY MOORE.
5. Thomas Williams b. VA, Isle of Wight Co. married SUSANNAH BLUNT.
6. Jane Williams b. VA. Isle of Wight Co.
7. Nicholas Williams b. VA. Isle of Wight Co. married ANNE LEWIS.
8. Richard Williams b. VA, Isle of Wight Co. m. SARAH? WILLIAMS.
9. Eliza Williams.
- Samuel Williams (ca 1695-1754), was the son of William Williams & Mary Moore of Chowan Co.,NC. He was married to Elizabeth Alston (ca 1700-bef 1805) the daughter of John Alston (d. 1758) & Mary Clark. Samuel & Elizabeth's children were: William Williams (ca 1720-1778 Martin Co.,NC) who married on Oct. 2, 1746 to Elizabeth Whitmell-Blount-Pollock (twice widowed), the grandson, Samuel Williams mentioned in the 1753 will, was William's son, who was born that same year; Solomon Williams (ca 1723-1794 Halifax Co.,NC) married on June 23, 1757 to Temperance Boddie (d.1784); Samuel Williams, Jr. married Mary Dudley; Joseph John Williams (ca 1727-1818 Halifax Co.,NC) married 1st to Rosanna Conner, 2nd to Elizabeth Alston (1st cousin, dau/of Philip Alston & Winifred Whitmell); and Elizabeth Williams (died early in life). After the death of Samuel, Elizabeth remarried on Sept. 17, 1765 to Richard Burt (1724-1805 Halifax Co.,NC), a widower formerly married to Rebecca Stevens.
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