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Jacob Williams 1665 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 MAR 1665

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 26 SEP 1712

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Williams

Mother: Rebecca Waterhouse

Spouse(s): Sarah Gilbert

Children(s): Anna Williams, Capt Williams, Ephraim Williams, Stephen Williams, David Williams, Daniel Williams, Sarah Williams, Mehitable Rose, Mary Williams

Jacob Williams was born in 1665 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Williams and Rebecca Waterhouse. Jacob Williams married Sarah Gilbert, and had children including Anna Williams, Capt Jacob Williams, Ephraim Williams, Stephen Williams, David Williams, Daniel Williams, Sarah Williams, Mehitable Mabel Rose, Mary Williams. Jacob Williams passed away in 1712 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Williams was born in 1665 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Williams and Rebecca Waterhouse.
  • Jacob Williams married Sarah Gilbert, and had children including Anna Williams, Capt Jacob Williams, Ephraim Williams, Stephen Williams, David Williams, Daniel Williams, Sarah Williams, Mehitable Mabel Rose, Mary Williams.
  • Jacob Williams passed away in 1712 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Jacob Williams's Ancestors

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Jacob Williams
1665 – 1712
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Thomas Williams
1629 – 1692
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Waterhouse
1636 – 1692
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Jacob Waterhouse
1605 – 1676
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Collins
1616 – 1704
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Waterhouse
1586 – 1679
Wilhelmina Voigt
1587 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Waterhouse
1560 – 1620
Ann Evans
1564 – 1592

Jacob Williams's Descendants

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Jacob Williams (7 MAR 1665 – 26 SEP 1712) m. Sarah Gilbert (1 DEC 1661 – BEF 24 JAN 1703)
  1. 1. Anna Williams (11 DEC 1686 – 1749) m. Samuel Steele (1 OCT 1688 – 1761)
  2. 2. Capt (Jacob) Williams (27 FEB 1688 – 29 JAN 1751) m. Martha Belden (1693 – 29 MAR 1716) m. Eunice Standish (31 MAY 1698 – 14 APR 1770)
  3. 3. Ephraim Williams (10 JAN 1691 – 23 JUL 1761) m. Elizabeth Russell (12 MAY 1695 – ) m. <Living>
  4. 4. Stephen Williams (19 MAR 1692 – 17 JAN 1746) m. Ruth Morton ( – 1747) m. Abigaile Wright (8 DEC 1692 – )
  5. 5. David Williams (4 AUG 1692 – 3 JUL 1762) m. Dorothy Sturges (28 AUG 1701 – ) m. Mehitable (Mabel) Rose (12 FEB 1699 – 1754) m. Anne Deming (1700 – )
  6. 6. Daniel Williams (10 JAN 1694 – 29 SEP 1759) m. Mary Howard (11 OCT 1703 – AFT 1759)
    1. 1. Honor Williams (28 NOV 1726 – )
    2. 2. Solomon Williams (2 SEP 1732 – BEF 19 NOV 1759) m. Lydia Francis (4 JUN 1738 – 25 FEB 1767)
      1. 1. Solomon Williams (27 FEB 1756 – 10 DEC 1784) m. Hannah (Eunice) Robbins (20 JUL 1757 – 20 OCT 1804)
        1. 1. Williams (JUL 1781 – unknown)
        2. 2. Solomon Williams (28 AUG 1783 – 20 OCT 1834) m. Elizabeth Pool (ABT 1780 – 3 MAR 1872)
    3. 3. Catharine Williams (ABT 1740 – 26 JUL 1762) m. Othniel Williams (24 MAR 1736 – 16 DEC 1782) m. Othniel Williams
    4. 4. Abraham Williams
  7. 7. Sarah Williams (24 MAR 1698 – 10 MAY 1781) m. Gideon Goodrich (3 OCT 1695 – 9 AUG 1769) m. John Whittelsey (1696 – 1746) m. Buel (<1696> – )
  8. 8. Mehitable (Mabel) Rose (12 FEB 1699 – 1754) m. David Williams (4 AUG 1692 – 3 JUL 1762)
  9. 9. Mary Williams (17 NOV 1701 – 1800) m. John Gillett (16 JUN 1702 – 29 FEB 1764)

Jacob Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1665
7 MAR 1665
Birth of Jacob Williams in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1712
26 SEP 1712
Age 47
Death of Jacob Williams in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 MAR 1665
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 SEP 1712
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

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