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John Thomas Williams 1782 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, Colony of North Carolina

Death Date: 11 Sep 1860

Death Location: Smokey Valley, Perrys Branch, Carter, Kentucky, USA

Father: "Pennsylvania" Williams

Mother: Anna Williams

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nicholas Williams

The story of John Thomas Williams began in 1782 in Claiborne, Tennessee, Colony of North Carolina. John Thomas Williams had children including Nicholas Williams. John Thomas Williams passed away in 1860 in Smokey Valley, Perrys Branch, Carter, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Williams began in 1782 in Claiborne, Tennessee, Colony of North Carolina.
  • John Thomas Williams had children including Nicholas Williams.
  • John Thomas Williams passed away in 1860 in Smokey Valley, Perrys Branch, Carter, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

"Pennsylvania" Williams
1753 – 1848
Birth Location: 96th Military District, Pendleton, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Anna Williams
1754 – 1840
Birth Location: Stokes Co, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nicholas Williams
1818 – 1900
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA
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John Williams's Ancestors

Self
John Williams
1782 – 1860
Birth Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, Colony of North Carolina
Parents
"Pennsylvania" Phillip "Buck Spike" Williams
1753 – 1848
96th Military District, Pendleton, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Anna ("Running Fawn") Williams
1754 – 1840
Stokes Co, North Carolina
Grandparents
Keziah (Elizabeth "Floating Cloud") Williams
1735 – 1785
Pendleton District, Colony of South Carolina, Colony of Virginia
William (Tunwell) Vest
1735 – 1812
Powhatan, Powhatan, Colony of Virginia
Lucretia ("Lucy") Alford
1736 – 1812
St Peter S Par, New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charlotte Bakes
1706 – 1770
Julius Alford
1720 – 1776
Elizabeth Reynolds
1718 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William I
1681 – 1745
Ellen Bentley
1685 – 1745
Katie Alford
1686 – 1730

John Williams's Descendants

1.
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John (Thomas) Williams (1782 – 11 Sep 1860)
  1. 1. Nicholas Williams (Mar 1818 – Aft. 1900)
    1. 1. Darcus Williams (06 Oct 1845 – 11 Feb 1909)
      1. 1. Jackson Grigsby (Feb 1867 – )
        1. 1. Sallie Risner (19 November 1897 – 17 January 1983) m. Kelly Risner (July 12, 1901 – January 09, 1971) m. Proctor Resner (abt 1890 – )

John Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of John Thomas Williams in Claiborne, Tennessee, Colony of North Carolina
Claiborne, Tennessee, Colony of North Carolina
1860
11 Sep 1860
Age 78
Death of John Thomas Williams in Smokey Valley, Perrys Branch, Carter, Kentucky, USA
Smokey Valley, Perrys Branch, Carter, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Claiborne, Tennessee, Colony of North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1860
    Event Place: Smokey Valley, Perrys Branch, Carter, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America
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