... Amos Williams an his family were distinctively agriculturists, and from the pioneer days to the present none of them seem to have aspired to official or military honors. For one hundred and fifty years, in every war, the descendants of Amos Williams have stood dutiful, loyal citizens, ever asking for a musket to fight in the ranks, disdaining the sword, shoulder-strap and other emblems of authority, content with that element of good citizenship which characterizes the man ever ready for duty in the humblest capacity. Amos Williams was born in Pennsylvania, in 1720, on the Susquehannah River, eighty miles northwest of Philadelphia. He was a Quaker. Personally, he was small of stature, and lived to the remarkable age of one-hundred and five years. It is not known whom he married, but his family consisted of four sons and three daughters, -- James, Thomas, Allen, Joel, Ann, Elsie and Rachael. It is probable that these children were born in Sussex County, North Carolina. ... [more - see Transcript:Chadwick, Edward H. Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana/p 704/The Williams Family ]
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[Note: Wife Phebe and children Aaron and Lydia are not included in this source.]
