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Col John Henderson Williams 1734–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1734

Birth Location: Near Old Fork Church, Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Oct 1823

Death Location: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: VA ggf

Mother: Ursula Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Atwood

Children(s): James Williams

Col John Henderson Williams was born in 1734 in Near Old Fork Church, Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of Va Daniel Williams Revolution Sr 7 Ggf And Ursula Ann Clark Henderson Williams. Col John Henderson Williams married Mary Anne Atwood, and had children including James Atwood Williams. Col John Henderson Williams passed away in 1823 in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Col John Henderson Williams was born in 1734 in Near Old Fork Church, Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of Va Daniel Williams Revolution Sr 7 Ggf And Ursula Ann Clark Henderson Williams.
  • Col John Henderson Williams married Mary Anne Atwood, and had children including James Atwood Williams.
  • Col John Henderson Williams passed away in 1823 in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col Williams's Ancestors

Self
Col Williams
1734–1823
Birth Place: Near Old Fork Church, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
VA Daniel Williams (revolution) SR, 7 ggf
1710–1759
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Ursula (Ann Clark Henderson) Williams
1709–1765
Cumberland, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Lt. (Colonel John Williams) Sr.
1679–1755
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
Mary (Ann) Keeling
1684–1730
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Sarah Wilkinson
1670–1710
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ann ,
1650–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Platt
1630–1692
Faith Watkins
1635–1685

Col Williams's Descendants

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Col (John Henderson) Williams (4 Nov 1734–15 Oct 1823) m. Mary (Anne) Atwood (1740–1771)
  1. 1. James (Atwood) Williams 1767–1816 m. Mary (A) Williams 1769–1828
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Williams 1790–1851 m. Reuben Cooper 1780–1860
      1. 1. John Cooper 1806–1858 m. Cecelia ((Sisaly)) Butler 1808–1862
        1. 1. Newton (Cicero) Cooper 1835–1912 m. Lucinda (Martha) Boheler 1842–1906
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((“Betty”) Ann) Cooper 1830–1906
      3. 3. Franklin (Vincent) Cooper 1827–1903
      4. 4. Charles (Jefferson) Cooper 1816–1886
      5. 5. Sarah (Caroline) Cooper 1825–1899
      6. 6. Mary (Amanda) Cooper 1819–1846
      7. 7. Reuben (Griffin) Cooper 1823–1846
      8. 8. James (William) Cooper 1815–1817

Col Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1734
4 Nov 1734
Birth of Col John Henderson Williams in Near Old Fork Church, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Near Old Fork Church, Hanover, Virginia, United States
1823
15 Oct 1823
Age 89
Death of Col John Henderson Williams in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1734
    Event Place: Near Old Fork Church, Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1823
    Event Place: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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