Identity (John Williams) established from CATOOSA COUNTY, GEORGIA HERITAGE, 1853 - 1998, PUBLISHED 1998 BY THE CATOOSA COUNTY HERITAGE BOOK COMMITTEE. The following excerpt was taken from PAGES 296, 297:
Lewis Hampton Williams (4950), born June 1, 1821, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, was the son of Lewis Williams (4187) and Winnie Frances Williams (12215). Both of his grandfathers were named John Williams (12216) (12217). His father's father was an Englishman and his mother's father was a Welchman; both were Revolutionary War soldiers and both were at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. {Eldon M. Lansford}
Identity (John Williams) established from WILLIAMS FAMILY HISTORY - SOME DESCENDANTS OF AMOS WILLIAMS (2629) BY MARTHA JEAN LANCASTER (12676), 15 DEC 2004, PAGE 1.
Family name (Williams) established from ELIHU'S (1418) DESCENDANTS, 2005, BY SYLVIA SUE FERRELL (MCGAHA) (12619), PAGES 1 - 520.