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Benjamin Erasmus Williams 1789–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Bulloch, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 August 1849

Death Location: Fruitdale, Washington County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William OO

Mother: Penelope Richardson

Spouse(s): Rachel Bishop

Children(s): Jensey Williams, William Williams, Benjamin Jr, Simeon Williams, William Williams, Benjamin Jr, Simeon Williams

Benjamin Erasmus Williams was born in 1789 in Bulloch, Georgia, USA, the child of William Walter Choctaw Bill Williams Oo And Penelope Richardson. Benjamin Erasmus Williams married Rachel Catherine Bishop, and had children including Benjamin Erasmus Williams Jr, Jensey M Williams, Simeon Williams, William Jasper Williams. Benjamin Erasmus Williams passed away in 1849 in Fruitdale, Washington County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Erasmus Williams was born in 1789 in Bulloch, Georgia, USA, the child of William Walter Choctaw Bill Williams Oo And Penelope Richardson.
  • Benjamin Erasmus Williams married Rachel Catherine Bishop, and had children including Benjamin Erasmus Williams Jr, Jensey M Williams, Simeon Williams, William Jasper Williams.
  • Benjamin Erasmus Williams passed away in 1849 in Fruitdale, Washington County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William OO
1761–1828
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Penelope Richardson
1775–1841
Birth Location: Bulloch, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Bishop
1794–1882
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Jensey Williams
1834–
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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William Williams
1835–1930
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Benjamin Jr
1821–1903
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Simeon Williams
1818–1901
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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William Williams
1835–1930
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Benjamin Jr
1821–1903
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Simeon Williams
1818–1901
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Benjamin Williams's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Williams
1789–1849
Birth Place: Bulloch, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Walter "Choctaw Bill" Williams OO
1761–1828
Duplin, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Penelope Richardson
1775–1841
Bulloch, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Walter) Williams
1740–1795
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Scott) Ward
1738–1827
Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Judge (Benjamin) Richardson
1739–1799
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Mizell
1745–1802
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luke Mizell
1720–1760
Sarah Smithwick
1724–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Williams's Descendants

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Benjamin (Erasmus) Williams (1789–9 August 1849) m. Rachel (Catherine) Bishop (1794–24 September 1882)
  1. 1. Jensey (M) Williams 1834– m. Israel (Levi) Baxter 1825–1903
    1. 1. Anguish (Riley) Baxter 1874–1954
      1. 1. Arletta Doggett 1906– m. Vester (G) Doggett 1898–
        1. 1. Dorothy Doggett 1923–1997 m. John (Walter) Weaver 1903–1970
        2. 2. Webster (G) Doggett 1922–
    2. 2. Benjamin (Erasmus) Baxter 1856–1942
    3. 3. Edward (Franklin) Baxter 1864–1943
    4. 4. Elizabeth ((Eliza) Amelia) Baxter 1853–1891
    5. 5. Israel (Levi) Baxter 1860–1940
    6. 6. James (Wiley) Baxter 1866–1947
    7. 7. John (Henry) Baxter 1868–1919
    8. 8. Lucinda (Jane) Baxter 1851–1910
    9. 9. Margaret (Elizabeth) Baxter 1857–1916
    10. 10. Thomas (Jefferson) Baxter 1871–1934
    11. 11. William (Jasper) Baxter 1847–1926
  2. 2. William (Jasper) Williams 1835–1930
  3. 3. Benjamin (Erasmus Williams) Jr 1821–1903
  4. 4. Simeon Williams 1818–1901
  5. 5. William (Jasper) Williams 1835–1930
  6. 6. Benjamin (Erasmus Williams) Jr 1821–1903
  7. 7. Simeon Williams 1818–1901

Benjamin Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of Benjamin Erasmus Williams in Bulloch, Georgia, USA
Bulloch, Georgia, USA
1849
9 August 1849
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Erasmus Williams in Fruitdale, Washington, Alabama, USA
Fruitdale, Washington, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Bulloch, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1849
    Event Place: Fruitdale, Washington, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fruitdale, Washington County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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