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Obediah Williams 1687–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1687

Birth Location: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia

Death Date: 18 Aug 1749

Death Location: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia

Father: Jonathan Williams

Mother: Ann Watkins

Spouse(s): Katherine Wady

Children(s): John Sr

The story of Obediah Williams began in 1687 in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia. Obediah Williams married Katherine Wady, and had children including John Williams Sr. Obediah Williams passed away in 1749 in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Obediah Williams began in 1687 in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia.
  • Obediah Williams married Katherine Wady, and had children including John Williams Sr.
  • Obediah Williams passed away in 1749 in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Williams
1648–1690
Birth Location: Wales, Somerset, England
JW
Ann Watkins
1665–1729
Birth Location: Virginia Colony
AW

Spouses(s)

Katherine Wady
1685–1752
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony
KW

Children(s)

John Sr
1707–1818
Birth Location: New York Colony
JS

Obediah Williams's Ancestors

Self
Obediah Williams
1687–1749
Birth Place: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia
Parents
Jonathan H Williams
1648–1690
Wales, Somerset, England
Ann Watkins
1665–1729
Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obediah Williams's Descendants

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Obediah Williams (abt 1687–18 Aug 1749) m. Katherine Wady (1685–1752)
  1. 1. John (Williams) Sr 1707–1818
    1. 1. Elizabeth WILLIAMS 1733–1811 m. Moses (Winter) Major 1728–1822
      1. 1. Obediah (Lewis) Winters 1774–1849 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Prillaman 1780–1849
        1. 1. Nancy (W) Winters 1806–1905 m. Aaron Gunn 1806–1897
        2. 2. Moses Winters 1800–1866 m. Ann (S) Perry 1802–1841
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Winters 1805–1873 m. William (P) Prillaman 1800–1855
        4. 4. Christopher Winters 1808–1859 m. Margaret Roberts 1814–1897
        5. 5. Elizabeth Winters 1810–1895 m. Williamson Durley 1810–1901
        6. 6. Lydia (Smith) Winters 1812–1893 m. Artemus (Osgood) Woodbury 1813–1908
        7. 7. Mary ("Polly") Winters 1814–1815
        8. 8. Aaron Winters 1816–1900 m. Rosie Gillett 1820–
        9. 9. Cynthia (Anne) Winters 1818–1906 m. Lewis (Iza) Beck 1818–1895
        10. 10. John (Lewis) Winters 1801–1865 m. Susannah Shidler 1808–1898
        11. 11. William (Bradley) Winters 1803–1871 m. Elizabeth Botkin 1804–1860 m. Elisabeth Middleton 1810–1884 m. Hannah McNealy 1802–1832
        12. 12. Rachel Winters 1795–1848 m. Carle Robinson 1796–1859
        13. 13. Preston Winters 1820–1825
        14. 14. William Winters 1822– m. Laura (Evelyn) Clark 1841–
      2. 2. John Winters 1750–1831 m. Margaret (Spragg) Savage 1755–1839
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Winters 1804–1832
        2. 2. Drucilla (Ann) Winters 1798–1879
        3. 3. Keturah Wineteer 1800–1874
        4. 4. Thomas (Spragg (Winters)) Wineteer 1786–1857
        5. 5. Henrietta Wineteer 1804–
        6. 6. Jane Wineteer 1788–1860
        7. 7. Ruth Winter 1794–
      3. 3. Moses (Winters) Jr 1748–1846 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Charlton 1765–1832
        1. 1. Moses (Charlton) Winters 1806–1874 m. Elizabeth Liles 1805–1868 m. Leah (Pierce) Shaw 1822–1886
        2. 2. Jane Winters 1801–1850
        3. 3. Nancy Winters 1807–1860
        4. 4. Matilda Winters 1799–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Winters 1792–1870
        6. 6. Louisa Winters 1794–1837
        7. 7. Mary (Polly) Winters 1796–1860
      4. 4. Lewis Winters 1770–1842 m. Anna (Christian) Prillaman 1778–1852
        1. 1. Susanna Winters 1816–1880
        2. 2. William Winters 1813–1888
        3. 3. John (L.) Winters 1815–1872
        4. 4. Mary (T.) Kepper 1819–1906
        5. 5. Elizabeth Winters 1801–1892
        6. 6. Obediah Winters 1803–1877
        7. 7. Margaret Winters 1807–1878
        8. 8. Sarah Winters 1818–
        9. 9. Thomas Winters 1822–
      5. 5. Lydia Winters 1750–1837 m. Jesse Dixon 1749–1810
        1. 1. Hannah Dixon 1769–1847
        2. 2. Nathan Dixon 1774–1822
        3. 3. Martha ((Mary)) Dixon 1769–1829
        4. 4. John Dixon 1775–1821
        5. 5. Mary Dixon 1777–1838
        6. 6. Jesse Dixon 1779–1838
        7. 7. Isaac Dixon 1793–1831
        8. 8. Ann Dixon 1781–1844
        9. 9. Lydia (Mahala "Halah") Dixon 1800–1830
        10. 10. Lydia Dixon 1779–1848
        11. 11. Sarah Dixon 1791–1850
      6. 6. Obediah Winters 1752–1752
      7. 7. Mary Winters 1767–1840 m. Jacob Bingaman 1781–1817
        1. 1. John Bingaman 1806–1879
        2. 2. Henry Bingaman 1798–1868
        3. 3. Elizabeth Bingaman 1802–1874
        4. 4. Jacob Bingaman 1810–1890
        5. 5. Mary Bingaman 1811–
        6. 6. Sara Bingaman 1816–1886
      8. 8. Unnamed (Infant) Winters 1756–1756
      9. 9. William (Henry) Winters 1760–1847 m. Lavinia (Stephens) Winters 1760–1847
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Winters 1800–1880
        2. 2. Alexander Winters 1808–
        3. 3. Charlotte (Winters) Duncan 1797–1882
        4. 4. Major (Henry Moses) Winters 1795–1870 m. Elisabeth Middleton 1810–1884 m. Hannah McNeely 1802–1832
        5. 5. Jeremiah Winters 1814–1899
        6. 6. John Winters 1811–
        7. 7. Mary (Cain) Winters 1813–
        8. 8. Nises Winters 1799–1846
        9. 9. Rebecca Winters 1790–1870
        10. 10. Thomas (Winters) Rev. 1807–1875
        11. 11. Steven (Larkin) Winters 1801–1876
        12. 12. William (Winters) Jr 1803–1870
        13. 13. Obadiah Winters 1804–1875
      10. 10. Phoebe Winters 1771– m. Amos Harris 1768–1795 m. Solomon Brewer 1765–
        1. 1. Moses Harris 1786–1856
        2. 2. Nancy Harris 1788–
        3. 3. Betsy Harris 1792–
        4. 4. Richard Harris 1790–1870 m. M (G) Harris 1801–
      11. 11. Jemima Winters 1746–1826 m. Duncan McGregor 1729–1814
        1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) McGregor 1780–1846
        2. 2. Jemima Macgregor 1789–1870
        3. 3. Benjamin McGregor 1788–1863
        4. 4. James Macgregor 1785–1852
        5. 5. Robert Macgregor 1784–
        6. 6. Alexander McGregor 1774–1834
        7. 7. Mary Haughton –1825
        8. 8. Duncan McGregor 1778–1832

Obediah Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1687
abt 1687
Birth of Obediah Williams in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia
Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia
1749
18 Aug 1749
Age 62
Death of Obediah Williams in Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia
Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1687
    Event Place: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1749
    Event Place: Lower Parish, Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginia
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