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- H. Benjamin Williams1742 - 1835
- W. Susanna _____Est 1750 - Bef 1829
m. 17 Oct 1788
Facts and Events
Benjamin Williams was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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About Benjamin Williams
Benjamin Williams was born abt. 1742 in Virginia. Much of the information regarding his life is his Revolutionary War Pension Application file, which lists his Revolutionary War Service and some details of his second wife Nancy Israel, whom he married when he was about 87 years old and she was abt. 27-28 on 9 December 1829 in Knox County, Tennessee. Records of his first marriage to the widow Susannah Collins are located in Chalkley's Augusta County, Virginia records, Vol. II. They were married on 17 October 1788 by Rev. William Wilson. Benjamin likely did not spend much time in Augusta County, other than to get married, as most other records of his existence were in either North Carolina or later Tennessee.
Benjamin Williams did not list any of his [possible] children in his Revolutionary War Pension Application, but a possible son, Samuel is mentioned in a query letter as serving as a physician in the War of 1812. If this Samuel was a son of Benjamin, he would have likely been a son of Benjamin's first marriage to the widow Susannah Collins. Benjamin Williams died on 5 June 1835 in Knox County, Tennessee. Additional research and sources are needed to form a more complete picture of his life and family.
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
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, Benjamin - entered service 1776 in Washington County, Virginia, resided near Abingdon, in Virginia regiment; moved to North Carolina where entered service in 1777 in North Carolina regiment; granted Pension age 91 in Knox County, Tennessee in 1832 where he died 6/5/1835; married there 12/9/1829 to Nancy Israel; widow granted Pension there in 1953 [sic, s/b 1853] at age 50; granted Bounty Land Warrant #26213 there in 1855 at age 55; Pension restored there in 1865 at age 65 when resided with her brothers mentioned but not named & other relatives; resided there in 1869 at age 69; query letter in file in 1925 from J.R. Williams, Chattanooga, Tennessee; query letter in file states soldier married Nancy Ezelle/Easell when she was age 16 & he was age 90, & they had son Samuel who was a physician in the War of 1812  . F-W1119, R2585.
- - since marriage records prove that Benjamin Williams and Nancy Israel/Ezell were married in 1829, they clearly could not have had a son named Samuel that served in the War of 1812. If the Samuel Williams listed in the query letter mentioned was a son of Benjamin, he would have been likely a son of Benjamin's first marriage to the widow Susanna Collins.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1788--October 17, Benj. Williams and John Stuart, surety. Benj. Williams and Sasana Collins, widow.
- Vol. 2 - Marriage Record: 1788, -By Rev. Wm. Wilson: October 17th, Benj. Williams and Susana Collins.
Records in Tennessee
- This indenture made the 25th day of January in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen by and between Bird Ezell of the State of Tennessee and County of Knox of the one part and John Wever of the County and State aforesaid of the other part witnessed that the said Bird Ezell doth sell and convey in fe of and confirm unto the said John Weaver a certain tract of land containing one hundred and fifty acres he the same more or less for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to which I bind myself my hears executors and administrators firmly by these presents unto the said John Wever his heirs and assigns forever the make good the...or claim of the same tract or parcel of land...and being in the large survey of Henderson and Company and in Lot D it being part of the tract of land Benjamin Williams bought for.... Beginning on the Hind Ridge on a post oak corner thence with the conditional line of Buckner Ezell to a black walnut thence with the same line to a black walnut thence with the .....to the bran ch at a black walnut corner thence up the said branch to a white oak corner thence along the wagon road to a white oak corner thence with said line to a stake on the top of the Bullrun Knob thence up said knobs to a pine thence...corner thence with said line to the top of Flint Ridge to a woods and waters and...corner and all that appurtenances thereunto...and to hold forever from himself his heirs and assigns forever and...forever warrant and defend the same from...and lawful claim of any person or persons whatsoever either in Law or Equity to the said John Weaver his heirs or assigns forever.
- In witness whereof I have...set my hand and seal the year and date first above written.
- Bird Izell (seal)
- In the presence of John
- Reuben Carns
References
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension application of Benjamin Williams W1119 Nancy fn64NC
Transcribed by Will Graves
State of Tennessee, Knox County
On this 16th day of October 1832 Personally appeared at his own house before me John Mynatt one of the acting Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County (it being a court of Record) Benjamin Williams a resident of said County and State (who is entirely unable to attend Court on account of his age and bodily infirmity) in the County of Knox and State of Tennessee aged 91 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He lived within about 6 miles of the town of Abington in the State of Virginia the name of the County at that time not recollected at which place in or about the 20th day of July 1776 he volunteered for a three months tour against the British and Indians under Captain Benjamin Grey in Colonel Christie's Regiment of Militia Rendezvoused at a place near Abington we lay there till our time was out in reconnoitering the Country round there in quest of Indians and had several skirmishes with the Indians but no regular battle he was honorably discharged at the said Fort about the 20th of October 1776 he got a written discharge which was signed by Captain Grey what is since lost or mislaid he served at this tour three months. He then removed from Virginia into the State of North Carolina on the waters of Nolichucky River near Washington County State of Tennessee at which place on or about the first day of March 1777 he volunteered for a six months tour against the Indians under Captain John Clark in Col. John Sevier's Regiment of Militia Rendezvoused at John Williams place on Chucky River we were stationed at that place to our time was out and marched through the country round about there in quest of Indians we had several skirmishes with the Indians we killed some and took several prisoners at which place on or about the first day of September 1777 he was honorably discharged his discharge was signed by said Captain Clark but is now lost or mislaid he served at this time six months and he served in the whole nine months.
He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.
S/ Benjamin Williams, X his mark
S/ John Mynatt, a Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the said County of Knox and State of Tennessee
[Samuel Love, a clergyman, and Thomas Hall both of Knox County Tennessee gave the standard supporting affidavit.]
[On September 5, 1853, Nancy Williams, 50, a resident of Knox County Tennessee filed an application for a widow's pension as the widow of Benjamin Williams stating that she married Williams on December 9, 1829 and that her husband died on June 5, 1835 in Knox County Tennessee.]
[On March 27, 1855, Nancy Williams, aged about 55 years, filed an application in the state of Tennessee, Knox County claiming her bounty land rights as the widow of Benjamin Williams.]
[A large portion of this file relates to Nancy's efforts to have her pension reinstated after the Civil War.]
http://revwarapps.org/w1119.pdf
- Maddox, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas), and Mary Carter. North Carolina revolutionary soldiers, sailors, patriots & descendants. (Albany, Georgia: Georgia Pioneers Publications, 197-?)
Vol. I.
Benjamin Williams was a Private in the Rev. War. He was b. 1742, d. 1835. Married first Susannah Collins and married second Nancy Israel. Benjamin Williams owned property near Bird and Buckner Israel. Then his son, Samuel Williams, was listed as owning adjoining property on the Deed in 1826 between Benjamin Smith and Buckner Israel.
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