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Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams 1813–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1813

Birth Location: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina

Death Date: 14 Apr 1890

Death Location: French Camp, Mississippi

Father: John Williams

Mother: Nancy Coleman

Spouse(s): Jesse Gregory

Children(s): Julia Gregory, John Gregory, Benjamin Gregory, Mourning Gregory

Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams was born in 1813 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, the child of John Williams And Nancy Blount Coleman. In 1850, Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams resided in Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams resided in Township 17, French Camps, Choctaw, Mississippi, U. Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams married Jesse A Gregory, and had children including Benjamin Coleman Gregory, John Charles Gregory, Julia Ann Gregory, Mourning Joy Gregory. Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams passed away in 1890 in French Camp, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams was born in 1813 in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, the child of John Williams And Nancy Blount Coleman.
  • In 1850, Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams resided in Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams resided in Township 17, French Camps, Choctaw, Mississippi, U.
  • Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams married Jesse A Gregory, and had children including Benjamin Coleman Gregory, John Charles Gregory, Julia Ann Gregory, Mourning Joy Gregory.
  • Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams passed away in 1890 in French Camp, Mississippi.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Williams's Ancestors

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Mary Williams
1813–1890
Birth Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina
Parents
John Williams
1786–1850
Green County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Blount) Coleman
1790–1820
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Benjamin Andrew) Coleman
1753–1813
Kingston, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Goodman
1758–1820
New Bern, , North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Francis Coleman
1735–1771
Hannah Coleman
1728–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Coleman
1704–1748
Elizabeth Wyatt
1710–1771

Mary Williams's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth (Betsy)) Williams (23 Oct 1813–14 Apr 1890) m. Jesse (A) Gregory (22 Sep 1810–24 Dec 1879)
  1. 1. Julia (Ann) Gregory 1836–1916
  2. 2. John (Charles) Gregory 1839–1865
  3. 3. Benjamin (Coleman) Gregory 1841–1864
  4. 4. Mourning (Joy) Gregory 1844–1929 m. Collins (Hemingway) Herring 1841–1923
    1. 1. Laura (J) Herring 1867–1943
    2. 2. Albert (Whitney) Herring 1869–1942
    3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Herring 1870–1924
    4. 4. Lott (Latt) Herring 1872–1947
    5. 5. Oliver (M) Herring 1874–
    6. 6. Charles (Henry) Herring 1876–1959
    7. 7. Lee (O) Herring 1878–1912
    8. 8. Annie (Belle) Herring 1881– m. David (Uriah) Whatley 1876–1957
      1. 1. Helen (Lucille) Whatley 1903–1983
      2. 2. Anne (Ruth) Whatley 1909–1981

Mary Williams's Timeline

4 Records

1813
23 Oct 1813
Birth of Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams in Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina
Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 37
Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams resided here in Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 47
Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams resided here in Township 17, French Camps, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Township 17, French Camps, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
1890
14 Apr 1890
Age 77
Death of Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams in French Camp, Mississippi
French Camp, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1813
    Event Place: Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 17, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 221; Family History Libr
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: 370; Page: 31b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western Division, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: 370; Page: 31b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 17, French Camps, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 17, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 221; Family History Libr

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1890
    Event Place: French Camp, Mississippi

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