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Facts and Events
References
- The Williams Family History.
The earliest court record found of JAMES WILLIAMS was 9 Nov 1676 when "James Williams and Henry Vandenberg to appraise attached house of Anthony Hendrix" (whose son became Hendrickson) in New Castle Co., DE. In 1677 he was a juror, in 1678 on the tax list, between 1682-84 a member of the Assembly, in 1685 he a Justice of the Peace, in 1685 a member of the Assembly. About that time, he and wife MARY must've moved to Chester Co., PA, for in Feb 1685 "James and Hendrick Williams were members of the Province of Pennsylvania as members of the Governor's Council." Their children were daughter SARAH, sons AMOS, JAMES, and ZACHARIAS. James died by 1719 when John Hendrixson sought title of James Williams, deceased, portion of land bought 1701 by them and others.
- Bidlack, Russell E. Sparks Family Association and Quarterly, Whole No. 192, p. 5450, Dec 2000. (The Sparks Family Association published The Sparks Quarterly for fifty years, with Dr. Russell E. Bidlack as editor. Dr. Bidlack passed away in September 2003, and the last issue (volume 50, whole number 200) was published in December 2003. The Sparks Quarterly is the best family quarterly I have ever seen. It is available in many libraries.).
- Colonial Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Records of the court of New Castle on Delaware, 1676-1681. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, c1904, c1934 (Lancaster, Pa. : Wickersham Print.))
Vol. 1, Pages 18, 19.
JAMES WILLIAMS was 9 Nov 1676 when "James Williams and Henry Vandenberg to appraise attached house of Anthony Hendrix" (ie. whose son became John Hendrickson) in New Castle Co., DE.
- The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
Vol 3, Page 352.
Taxables Living within the Jurisdiction of New Castle Court in November 1677 - James Walliam, 1
- Colonial Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Records of the court of New Castle on Delaware, 1676-1681. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Colonial Society of Pennsylvania, c1904, c1934 (Lancaster, Pa. : Wickersham Print.)).
- Horle, et al, 1991. Horle, et Al, 1991. Horle, Craig W. Lawmaking and Legislators in Pennsylvania.
James Walliam died in 1693 in New Castle County, Delaware. He married Mary.
James Walliam died intestate in New Castle in 1693. (Craig Horle, "Lawmaking and Legislators in Pennsylvania", 1727-1728) His son-in-law Samuel Land died intestate in New Castle County by 17 March 1686/7 when his widow Dorcas was named administratrix of his estate. (New Castle wills, A:84) She then married George Hogg as his second wife. Dorcas died by 1716 when Hogg married a third time, to Ann Humphreys. (Horle, supra, 1:435-436) The will of Dorcas' mother, Mary Walliam, dated 22 October 1695, named three sons of Dorcas Hogg by her first husband, Samuel Land - Thomas, John and Henry Land - but not her daughters.
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