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Jacob Williams 1746–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1746-1749

Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Feb 1819

Death Location: Pelham, Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Father: Paul Williams

Mother: Mary Brooks

Spouse(s): Margaret Cochran

Children(s): Bolivar Williams

The story of Jacob Williams began in 1746 in Frederick, Virginia, United States. In 1768, Jacob Williams resided in Rowan County, NC. In 1812, Jacob Williams resided in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. Jacob Williams married Margaret Peggy Cochran, and had children including Bolivar Paul Williams. Jacob Williams passed away in 1819 in Pelham, Franklin, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Williams began in 1746 in Frederick, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1768, Jacob Williams resided in Rowan County, NC.
  • In 1812, Jacob Williams resided in Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
  • Jacob Williams married Margaret Peggy Cochran, and had children including Bolivar Paul Williams.
  • Jacob Williams passed away in 1819 in Pelham, Franklin, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Williams's Ancestors

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Jacob Williams
1746–1819
Birth Place: Frederick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Paul Boliver Williams
1711–1748
Loretto, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (B) Brooks
1718–1793
Frederick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Paul (I) Williams
1690–1754
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Martha (Fort) Porter
1690–1745
, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Williams's Descendants

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Jacob Williams (18 Dec 1746-1749–16 Feb 1819) m. Margaret (Peggy) Cochran (29 Oct 1745–1 Oct 1801)
  1. 1. Bolivar (Paul) Williams 1770–1853 m. Lucy Donoho 1770–1800
    1. 1. Cassis (Hannah) Williams 1792–1856 m. Benjamin (P) Tyson 1788–1870
      1. 1. Reuben (Tom) Tyson 1813–1838 m. Exeline Boyt 1814–1883
        1. 1. Virginia (Ann) Tyson 1837–1915 m. Squire (Henry) Bruff 1839–1880

Jacob Williams's Timeline

4 Records

1746
18 Dec 1746-1749
Birth of Jacob Williams in Frederick, Virginia, United States
Frederick, Virginia, United States
1768
1768
Age 22
Jacob Williams resided here in Rowan County, NC
Rowan County, NC
1812
1812
Age 66
Jacob Williams resided here in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
1819
16 Feb 1819
Age 73
Death of Jacob Williams in Pelham, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Pelham, Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Franklin, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1746-1749
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Rowan County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1819
    Event Place: Pelham, Franklin, Tennessee, United States

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