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Jane Miller Williamson 1818–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1818

Birth Location: Williamson County, Tennessee

Death Date: Before 1880

Death Location: Shelby County, Tennessee

Father: Benjamin Williamson

Mother: Cynthia Hope

Spouse(s): Joseph Potts

Children(s): William Potts, Alice Potts, James Potts, Sarah Potts, Thomas Potts, Mary Potts, Maria Potts, Joanna Potts, Susan Potts

Jane Miller Williamson was born in 1818 in Williamson County, Tennessee, the child of Benjamin Williamson And Cynthia M Hope. In 1834, Jane Miller Williamson resided in Tennessee. Jane Miller Williamson married Joseph R Potts, and had children including Alice Eugenia Potts, James L Potts, Joanna Minerva Josephine Potts, Maria Louisa Potts, Mary Jane Potts, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Potts, Susan Ann Potts, Thomas Potts, William B Potts. Jane Miller Williamson passed away in 1880 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Jane Miller Williamson was born in 1818 in Williamson County, Tennessee, the child of Benjamin Williamson And Cynthia M Hope.
  • In 1834, Jane Miller Williamson resided in Tennessee.
  • Jane Miller Williamson married Joseph R Potts, and had children including Alice Eugenia Potts, James L Potts, Joanna Minerva Josephine Potts, Maria Louisa Potts, Mary Jane Potts, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Potts, Susan Ann Potts, Thomas Potts, William B Potts.
  • Jane Miller Williamson passed away in 1880 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Williamson
1790–1847
Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
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Cynthia Hope
1798–1865
Birth Location: York County, South Carolina, USA
CH

Spouses(s)

Joseph Potts
1811–1881
Birth Location: Tennessee
JP

Children(s)

William Potts
1849–
Birth Location: Tennessee
WP
Alice Potts
1859–1931
Birth Location: White Station, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
AP
James Potts
1853–1881
Birth Location: Tennessee
JP
Sarah Potts
1835–
Birth Location: Tennessee
SP
Thomas Potts
1840–1881
Birth Location: Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
TP
Mary Potts
1842–
Birth Location: Tennessee
MP
Maria Potts
1846–1877
Birth Location: Tennessee
MP
Joanna Potts
1847–1900
Birth Location: Tennessee
JP
Susan Potts
1837–1908
Birth Location: Tennessee
SP

Jane Williamson's Ancestors

Self
Jane Williamson
1818–1880
Birth Place: Williamson County, Tennessee
Parents
Benjamin Williamson
1790–1847
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Cynthia (M) Hope
1798–1865
York County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Williamson
1765–1816
Albemrle Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
Martha Graves
1768–1828
Sussex, Virginia, USA
William (Eugene Hope (Rev.) War)
1761–1843
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Jane Miller
1760–1846
York, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Williamson
1739–1782
Elizabeth
–1770
Solomon Graves
1723–1784
Sarah Winfield
1725–1802
James Hope
1705–1776
Katherine Clendenin
1727–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Williamson
1709–1772
Ann Exum
1701–1772
Thomas Graves
1691–1767
Ann Davenport
1696–1782

Jane Williamson's Descendants

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Jane (Miller) Williamson (18 Apr 1818–Before 1880) m. Joseph (R) Potts (abt 1811–1 Jun 1881)
  1. 1. William (B) Potts 1849–
  2. 2. Alice (Eugenia) Potts 1859–1931 m. Calvin (Lucius) Starnes 1858–1915
    1. 1. Ethel (Florence) Starnes 1896–1975
    2. 2. Myrtle (A) Starnes 1900–1974
    3. 3. Minnie (Emily) Starnes 1883– m. James (H) Ford 1883–1968
    4. 4. Hugh Starnes 1889–
    5. 5. Nina Starnes 1892–
    6. 6. Alma Starnes 1894–1978
  3. 3. James (L) Potts 1853–1881
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Potts 1835– m. William (F) Brooks 1829–1879
  5. 5. Thomas Potts 1840–1881
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Potts 1842–
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Pearce 1865–
  7. 7. Maria (Louisa) Potts 1846–1877 m. William (Sims) Mendenhall 1824–1892
    1. 1. James (W) Mendenhall 1865–
    2. 2. Minnie (Etta) Mendenhall 1868–1955 m. Joseph (Thornton Mason) Sr 1868–1936
      1. 1. Martha (Lou) Mason 1891–1980 m. Henry (Lotus) Williams 1890–1963
        1. 1. Richard (Mason) Williams 1921–1989
      2. 2. Joseph (Thorton Mason) Jr 1893–1983 m. Mildred Gardner 1909– m. Lucille (Minnie) Norris 1896–1950
        1. 1. Joseph (Thornton Mason) III 1923–1945
    3. 3. Clara (Elizabeth) Mendenhall 1869–1942 m. Hamilton (Phineas) Scruggs 1868–1922
      1. 1. Ida (Mai) Scruggs 1899–1965
      2. 2. Clara (Elizabeth) Scruggs 1911–1955 m. Malcolm (Jerome) McGaha 1910–
      3. 3. Douglas (Peyton) Scruggs 1894–1960 m. Bertie Ferguson 1895– m. Mamie (F) Briggs 1893–1989
    4. 4. Josephine Mendenhall 1872–1959 m. Benjamin (Wylis) Parker 1869–1943
      1. 1. William (Syms) Parker 1893–1986 m. Dorothy (Elwyn) Crutchfield 1902–2001
        1. 1. Richard (Carlyle) Parker 1933–2022
        2. 2. William (Syms) Parker 1931–1999
    5. 5. Lula (Lee) Mendenhall 1873–1952 m. James (B) Williams 1878–1948
      1. 1. James (Lee) Williams 1905–1952 m. Edna (Pearl) Robinson 1906–
      2. 2. Minnie (Etta) Williams 1915–1981 m. Bailey (Gaorge) Roux 1908–1981 m. William (Alexander) Terrell 1889–1964
      3. 3. Williams –1910
  8. 8. Joanna (Minerva Josephine) Potts 1847–1900 m. William Baker 1835–1926
    1. 1. Willis (Roy) Baker 1880–1906
  9. 9. Susan (Ann) Potts 1837–1908 m. George (Washington) Williamson 1835–1913
    1. 1. Willie (Ellis) Williamson 1863–1948 m. Thomas (J) Stringer 1853–1896
      1. 1. George (W) Stringer 1892–1908
      2. 2. Claude (Porter) Stringer 1887–1927
      3. 3. Callie (D) Stringer 1889–1931
    2. 2. Josie (R) Williamson 1864–1933 m. Braxton (Carter) Meadows 1863–1942
      1. 1. Nina (G) Meadows 1889– m. Cecil (Alley) Lowe 1889–
        1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Lowe 1925–
      2. 2. Lillie (May) Meadows 1892–
    3. 3. Laura (Anna) Williamson 1858–1942 m. Arthur Brooks 1855–1900
      1. 1. Claud (Raymond) Brooks 1885–1964 m. Alice (Arnette) Simms 1884–1939
        1. 1. Virginia (A) Brooks 1918–
        2. 2. Claude (D) Brooks 1921–1992 m. Mary (Frances) Griffin 1922–2009
      2. 2. Gus (Lee) Brooks 1879–1945 m. Elizabeth 1884–
        1. 1. Lonnie (Edward) Brooks 1911–1941
        2. 2. Ruth (C) Brooks 1915–
        3. 3. E (L) Brooks 1906–
      3. 3. Roy (Augustus) Brooks 1880– m. Laura 1886– m. May 1897–
        1. 1. Vivian Brooks 1905–
        2. 2. Cecil Brooks 1908–
        3. 3. Willie (D) Brooks 1912–
        4. 4. Bailey Brooks 1915–
        5. 5. Dorothy Brooks 1919–
        6. 6. Lillian Brooks 1906–2000 m. Fred (L) Higgins 1896–
      4. 4. Linnie (May) Brooks 1886– m. Oscar (Thelbert) Halliburton 1878–1948
        1. 1. Thelbert (T) Halliburton 1904–1990 m. Willie M 1907–
        2. 2. Lillian (W) Halliburton 1908–
        3. 3. Earl (L) Halliburton 1916–
        4. 4. Ruby (L) Halliburton 1907–
        5. 5. Lonnie Halliburton 1908–
        6. 6. John Halliburton 1910–
      5. 5. Clarence (Aubrey) Brooks 1888–1960 m. Lillie Wade 1897–1985
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Brooks 1917–1998 m. John (William) Mitchell 1915–1970
      6. 6. Arthur (Lawrence "Lonny") Brooks 1890–1968 m. Fannie Johnson 1890–1975
        1. 1. Lorrene (F) Brooks 1916–
        2. 2. Aline Brooks 1921–
        3. 3. Peggy Brooks 1925–
        4. 4. Arthur (Lawrence) Brooks 1923–1923
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Williamson 1861–1937 m. Mary (Etta Baxter) Marlin 1875–1953 m. Laura (Ann) Tucker 1865–1902
      1. 1. Annie (Laura) Williamson 1894–1984 m. Charles (Douglas Black,) Sr. 1884–1964
        1. 1. Franklin (Downy Black) Sr 1920–2018 m. Ethel (Alene) Shelton 1923–1996
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Black 1924–2018
        3. 3. Leslie (Owen) Black 1933–1998
        4. 4. Charles (Douglas Black,) Jr. 1917–1986
      2. 2. Willie (Etta) Williamson 1888–1963 m. Clement (Bonner Pearson) Sr 1882–1941
        1. 1. Frank (Rambo) Pearson 1927–2013
        2. 2. Byrd (Douglas) Pearson 1910–1991 m. Lena (K.) Brossard 1913–1976
        3. 3. Clement (Bonner jr) Pearson 1912–1971 m. Preston Cawthorne 1921–
        4. 4. Jeff (L Pearson) 1Lt 1915–1944 m. Lillian (Camile) Noland 1909–1999
        5. 5. Willie (Etta) Pearson 1919– m. Daniel (Everett) Swain 1918–
        6. 6. Clementine Pearson 1921–
        7. 7. Laura (Marguerite) Pearson 1908–1981 m. James (Addison) Adkisson 1908–
      3. 3. James (Olin) Williamson 1889–1922
      4. 4. Henry (Radford) Williamson 1892–1946 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Shaw 1898–1937
        1. 1. Elsie (Marie) Williamson 1922–2010 m. Harlon (Oca) Lampley 1915–2006
      5. 5. Lucille Williamson 1899–1902
      6. 6. Evie (Nell) Williamson 1902–1902
      7. 7. Nina (Bell) Williamson 1913–2006 m. Brooks Burkhalter 1903–
      8. 8. Minnie (Etta) Williamson 1905–1997 m. Dewey Priester 1898–1989
        1. 1. Sonia (Alcyon) Priester 1941–2013
      9. 9. Nettie (Mai) Williamson 1908–2001 m. Paul (Alexander) Roberts 1906–
        1. 1. Paul (Edgar Roberts) Junior 1939–1994
      10. 10. Mary (Lee) Williamson 1896–1995 m. Robert (Sydnor) Smith 1894–1964
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1922–2000 m. George (W) Cole 1906–1999 m. William (Carson Scarbrough) II 1923–2008
        2. 2. anne (evelyn) smith 1929–2013 m. Richard (Charles Carlson) sr 1931–2025

Jane Williamson's Timeline

8 Records

1818
18 Apr 1818
Birth of Jane Miller Williamson in Williamson County, Tennessee
Williamson County, Tennessee
1834
11 Aug 1834
Age 16
Jane Miller Williamson was married in Williamson
Williamson
1834
11 Aug 1834
Age 16
Jane Miller Williamson resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 32
Jane Miller Williamson resided here in District 6, Shelby, Tennessee
District 6, Shelby, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 42
Jane Miller Williamson resided here in District 11, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
District 11, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 52
Jane Miller Williamson resided here in District 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
District 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 52
Jane Miller Williamson resided here in District 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
District 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
1880
Before 1880
Age 62
Death of Jane Miller Williamson in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Williamson County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 16, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 11, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 366; Image: 739.
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 107B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1834
    Event Place: Williamson
    Record Source: Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1834
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 107B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 11, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 11, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 366; Image: 739.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 16, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 16, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Before 1880
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee
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