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Josiah Williams 1712–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edward Williams

Mother: ELizabeth Sawyer

Spouse(s): Mary Williams, Mary Kent

Children(s): Daniel Williams, Mary Williams, Nathaniel Williams, Daniel Williams, Robert Williams, Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Joseph Jr, James Williams, Margaret Williams, George Williams, Mourning Williams, Robert Williams

Josiah Williams was born in 1712 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Williams And Elizabeth Sawyer. Josiah Williams married Mary Kent, Mary Williams, and had children including Daniel Williams, Elizabeth Betsy Williams, George Williams, James Henderson Williams, Joseph Williams Jr, Margaret Williams, Mary Frances Williams, Mourning Williams, Nathaniel William Williams, Robert Williams. Josiah Williams passed away in 1739 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Williams was born in 1712 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, the child of Edward Williams And Elizabeth Sawyer.
  • Josiah Williams married Mary Kent, Mary Williams, and had children including Daniel Williams, Elizabeth Betsy Williams, George Williams, James Henderson Williams, Joseph Williams Jr, Margaret Williams, Mary Frances Williams, Mourning Williams, Nathaniel William Williams, Robert Williams.
  • Josiah Williams passed away in 1739 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

Josiah Williams's Ancestors

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Josiah Williams
1712–1739
Birth Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Edward Williams
1648–1739
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
ELizabeth Sawyer
1673–1746
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lodowick Williams
1620–1684
Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hannah ((Holmes)) Coen
1640–1733
Wales, United Kingdom,
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Williams
1582–1620
Hannah Williams
1590–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Williams
1557–1642
Judith Short
1560–1589
George Holmes
1560–1627
Harriett Wilmore
1560–

Josiah Williams's Descendants

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Josiah Williams (1712–1739) m. Mary Williams (abt 1720–1790) m. Mary Kent (1711–Jul 1825)
  1. 1. Daniel Williams 1751–1827
  2. 2. Mary (Frances) Williams 1743–1820
  3. 3. Nathaniel (William) Williams 1745–1807
  4. 4. Daniel Williams 1741–1823
  5. 5. Robert Williams 1745–1819 m. Winifred Winstead 1756–1793 m. Ann Scott 1741–1767
    1. 1. William Williams 1806–1868
    2. 2. Blaney Williams 1767–1839
  6. 6. Elizabeth (“Betsy”) WILLIAMS 1737–1819
  7. 7. Joseph (Williams) Jr 1737–1825
  8. 8. James (Henderson) Williams 1740–1780
  9. 9. Margaret Williams 1740–1804
  10. 10. George Williams 1749–
  11. 11. Mourning Williams 1755–1850
  12. 12. Robert Williams 1750–1816

Josiah Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of Josiah Williams in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
1739
1739
Age 27
Death of Josiah Williams in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

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