Person:Israel Williams (6)
Colonel Israel Williams
b.30 Nov 1709 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
d.10 Jan 1788 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Aug 1699
  1. Rev. Dr. Solomon Williams1700/01 - 1776
  2. Elizabeth Williams1707 - 1753
  3. Colonel Israel Williams1709 - 1788
  4. Dorothy Williams1713 - 1808
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Colonel Israel Williams1709 - 1788
  • W.  Sarah Chester1707 - 1770
m. Bef 1732
  1. John Williams1732 - 1751
  2. Deacon William Williams1734 - 1808
  3. Sarah WilliamsAbt 1736 - 1817
  4. Israel WilliamsAbt 1738 - 1741
  5. Eunice WilliamsAbt 1742 - 1807
  6. Israel WilliamsAbt 1744 - 1823
  7. Jerusha Williams1747 - 1821
  8. Elizabeth WilliamsAbt 1752 - 1786
  9. Lucretia WilliamsAbt 1753 - 1834
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Colonel Israel Williams
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4][5] 30 Nov 1709 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Degree[2][3] 1729 Harvard College.
Marriage Bef 1732 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child (John).
to Sarah Chester
Will[2] 20 Mar 1783 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Will[2] 19 Mar 1785 Codicil.
Death[2] 10 Jan 1788 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[6] Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Probate[2] 12 Feb 1788 Will proved.
Reference Number[7] Q6087292?


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Israel Williams (1709–1788) was an American educator and judge who founded Williams College in 1793 by bequest of Ephraim Williams. Williams and John Worthington were the executors of the will.

Israel Williams was half-brother of Elisha Williams.

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References
  1. ↑ Israel Williams, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 232. Sarah4 Chester, in Mathews, Barbara Jean; Donna Holt Siemiatkoski; Kathryn Smith Black; and Nancy Pexa. The Descendants of Gov. Thomas Welles of Connecticut and His Wife Alice Tomes. (Wethersfield, Conn.: Welles Family Association, 2015)
    1:553-54.

    "… Col. Israel Williams, son of the Rev. William Williams and Christian Stoddard, born 30 November 1709 in Hatfield, Massachusetts (Births, Marriages, and Deaths, County Court, 1665-16[__] Hatfield 1690-[____], Town of Hatfield, op. Cit. Hatfield VR, 1:102 recto, FHL 760648); and died there on 10 January 1788 by a fall in his cellar (Hatfield VR 1:113 recto, FHL 760648). …

    "Israel Williams of Hatfield wrote his will 20 March 1783 and a codicil on 19 March 1785; they were proved on 12 February 1788 at a Hampshire County Probate Court held at Springfield. In it he named his sons William and Israel and his daughters Sarah, Eunice, Jerusha, Elizabeth and Lucretia, but neglects to note their married names. He also included Chester Marsh and Henry Marsh, sons of his daughter Sarah; he remitted debts due from Perez Marsh, Esq., but no relationship is identified in the will. In addition, he provided property to be used for the education of [Stalham?] Williams son of his son William Williams. He appoints his sons William and Israel as executors (Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 15:357-360, FHL 879191)."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Israel Williams4, in Williams, Harrison. The Life, Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury, in His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1607-1693: With Biographical Sketches of the Rev. John Williams of the Deerfield massacre; the Rev. Col. Elisha Williams, Rector, Yale College, 1726-1739; Col. Ephraim Williams, founder of Williams College; Col. William Williams, signer of the Declaration; the Hon. Thomas Scott Williams, Chief Justice of Connecticut; the Rt. Rev. John Williams, D.D., Bishop of Connecticut, and of Many Other Descendants; Together with . (Washington, D. C.: W. F. Roberts Company, 1934)
    104-07.
  4. ↑ Corbin, Walter E. Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts, Corbin Collection Vol. 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts: Corbin Collection Volume 1. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003)
    Hatfield:171.

    "1709 … Williams Israel s. Rev. William & Ms. Christian [born] Nov. 30"

  5. ↑ Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905)
    214.

    "Williams, … Israel, ch. Rev. William and w., [born] Nov. 30, 1709, [in] Hatfield. (Town copy with additions.)"

  6. ↑ COL Israel Williams, in Find A Grave.
  7. ↑ Wikidata.
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