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Roger Williams 1602–1683 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 1602
Birth Location: Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
Death Date: 1683
Death Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Father: Sir London
Mother: Lady Pemberton
Spouse(s): Marye Bernard
Children(s): Daniel Williams, Mercy Waterman, Roger Williams, Mary Williams, Freedom Williams, Joseph Williams, Providence Williams
The story of Roger Williams began in 1602 in Cow Lane, Middlesex, England. Roger Williams married Marye Bernard, and had children including Daniel Williams, Freedom Williams, Joseph Williams, Mary Williams, Mercy Williams Waterman, Providence Williams, Roger Williams. Roger Williams passed away in 1683 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
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Biography
- The story of Roger Williams began in 1602 in Cow Lane, Middlesex, England.
- Roger Williams married Marye Bernard, and had children including Daniel Williams, Freedom Williams, Joseph Williams, Mary Williams, Mercy Williams Waterman, Providence Williams, Roger Williams.
- Roger Williams passed away in 1683 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
Sir London
1562–1620
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
SL
Lady Pemberton
1564–1634
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England
LP
Spouses(s)
Marye Bernard
1609–1637
Birth Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
MB
Children(s)
Daniel Williams
1642–1727
Birth Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
DW
Mercy Waterman
1640–1705
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island
MW
Roger Williams
1645–1669
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Mary Williams
1636–1678
Birth Location: Plymouth
MW
Freedom Williams
1635–1710
Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
FW
Joseph Williams
1643–1724
Birth Location: RI
JW
Providence Williams
1638–1686
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
PW
Roger Williams's Ancestors
Self
Roger Williams
1602–1683
Birth Place: Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
Parents
Sir James Williams "Merchant Tailor" WILLIAMS (An importer and trader. Freeman of the Merchant Tailor's Company in London
1562–1620
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Alice) Pemberton
1564–1634
St Albans, Hertfordshire, , England
Grandparents
Mark Williams
1540–1582
St albans, Hertz, England
Agnes Audley
1544–1620
St albans, Herts, England
Sir (Robert Pemberton, High Sheriff of) Hertfordshire
1523–1578
St Albans, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Catherine Stokes
1531–1628
St Albans, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1524–1578
Katherine Cromwell
1516–1567
Christopher Pemberton
1501–1558
Julyanne Randall-Pemberton
1505–1581
Roger Stokes
1505–1578
Joan Arnold
1510–1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Williams
1497–1591
Alice Wellyfed
1501–1601
Thomas VIII
1485–1540
John Stokes
1480–1560
Margery Nicholas
1483–1534
John Arnold
1480–1546
Isabel Arnold
1483–1554
Roger Williams's Descendants
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Roger Williams
(1602–1683)
m. Marye Bernard (24 Sep 1609–14 Feb 1637)
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1. Daniel Williams 1642–1727 m. Rebecca (Rhodes) Powers 1651–1727
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1. ROGER (WILLIAMS) II 1680–1763 m. Elizabeth Walling 1695–1750
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1. Matthias Williams 1720–1780 m. Jean Jane 1725–1806
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1. William Williams 1765–1840 m. Judith Sanders 1765–1855
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2. Elizabeth Williams 1751–
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3. Susanna Williams 1748–1838
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4. Thomas Williams 1750–
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5. Matthias (Williams) Jr 1755– m. Milly (A E) Williams 1760–
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6. Keziah Williams 1760–1810
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7. John Williams 1761–1855 m. Elizabeth Rumsey 1804–
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8. Sarah Williams 1748–
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9. Thomas Williams 1758–1835
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2. Rebekah Williams 1735–1816
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3. Elizabeth Tourtellot 1734–
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4. Jane Williams –1792
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2. Patience Ashton 1688–1764
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1. Joshua Ashton –1767
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2. Mercy (Williams) Waterman 1640–1705 m. Resolved Waterman 1638–1670 m. Samuel Winsor 1644–1705
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1. Joshua (Winsor) I 1682–1752
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2. John Waterman 1666–1728
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3. Resolved Waterman 1667–1719
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4. Samuel (Winsor) II 1677–1758 m. Mercy Harding 1683–1771
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1. Mary Winsor 1707–1789 m. Fisher (Potter) Sr 1706–1789
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1. John Potter 1747–1825
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2. Samuel Potter 1731–1789
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3. Philip (Potter) Sr 1729–1785
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4. Fisher (Potter) Jr 1735–1736
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5. Winsor (Potter) Sr 1749–1815
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6. Phebe Potter 1742–1743
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5. Waite Rhodes 1668–1711
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6. Hannah Winsor 1680–1742
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7. Mary Waterman –1756
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8. Waite Waterman 1662–1711 m. John Rhodes 1658–1716
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9. Mary Waterman –1756
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10. John Waterman 1666–1728
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11. Richard Waterman 1661–1748 m. Abigail Angell 1679–1753
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1. Zuriel Waterman 1699–1739
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2. Neriah Waterman 1708–1774
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3. Nathan Waterman 1703–1735 m. Phebe Smith 1705–1762
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1. Susan Jackson 1733–1806
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4. Richard Waterman 1701–1755
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5. Amaziah Waterman 1713–1794
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6. Abigail Waterman 1706–
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3. Roger Williams 1645–1669
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4. Mary Williams 1636–1678 m. John (Sayles) II 1630–1681
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1. Elinor Greene 1671–1714
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2. Deborah Carr 1656–1728
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3. Catherine Olney 1672–1753
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4. Mary Holmes 1652–1717
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5. John (Sayles) III 1654–1727
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6. Isabel Hicks 1659–1735
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5. Freedom Williams 1635–1710 m. Walter Clarke 1640–1714 m. Thomas Hart –1671
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1. Mary Cranston 1663–1710
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6. Joseph Williams 1643–1724 m. Lydia Olney 1645–
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7. Providence Williams 1638–1686 m. Samuel Winsor 1646–1705
Roger Williams's Timeline
8 Records
1599
1599
Birth of Roger Williams in Wales
Wales
1600
13 Apr 1600
Roger Williams was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1602
1602
Birth of Roger Williams in Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
1630
1630
Age 28
Roger Williams resided here in Freeman 19 Oct, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 19 Oct, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1636
1636
Age 34
Roger Williams resided here in Providence
Providence
1638
9 Aug 1638
Age 36
Roger Williams was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1683
1683
Age 81
Death of Roger Williams in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1683
1683
Age 81
Death of Roger Williams in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1599
1599
Birth of Roger Williams in Wales
Wales
1600
13 Apr 1600
Roger Williams was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1602
1602
Birth of Roger Williams in Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
1630
1630
Age 28
Roger Williams resided here in Freeman 19 Oct, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 19 Oct, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1636
1636
Age 34
Roger Williams resided here in Providence
Providence
1638
9 Aug 1638
Age 36
Roger Williams was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1683
1683
Age 81
Death of Roger Williams in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1683
1683
Age 81
Death of Roger Williams in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1599
Event Place: Wales
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
[2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 325
[3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
[4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
[6] Millennium File
[7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1593.464; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
[8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 91.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RWR
[9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[12] Colonial Families of the USA
[13] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
[14] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[15] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[16] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1602
Event Place: Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 13 Apr 1600
Event Place: Shropshire, England
Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 9 Aug 1638
Event Place: Middlesex, England
Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO037A01002
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1630
Event Place: Freeman 19 Oct, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1631
Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1631; Page Number: 503
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1631
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1636
Event Place: Providence
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, Salem Witches and Others Tried for Witchcraft, 1647-1697
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: USA
Record Source: A Record of Some of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife, Martha Pamelia Mey
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Williamsburg, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1683
Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
[2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 325
[3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
[4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
[6] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts
[7] Rhode Island, U.S., Death Index, 1630-1930
[8] Millennium File
[9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[12] Colonial Families of the USA
[13] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
[14] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[15] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[16] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1683
Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[4] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1599
Event Place: Wales
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
[2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 325
[3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
[4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
[6] Millennium File
[7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1593.464; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
[8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 91.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RWR
[9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[12] Colonial Families of the USA
[13] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
[14] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[15] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[16] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1602
Event Place: Cow Lane, Middlesex, England
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 13 Apr 1600
Event Place: Shropshire, England
Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 9 Aug 1638
Event Place: Middlesex, England
Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO037A01002
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1630
Event Place: Freeman 19 Oct, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1631
Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1631; Page Number: 503
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1631
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1636
Event Place: Providence
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, Salem Witches and Others Tried for Witchcraft, 1647-1697
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: USA
Record Source: A Record of Some of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife, Martha Pamelia Mey
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Williamsburg, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1683
Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 21
[2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 325
[3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
[4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
[5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
[6] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts
[7] Rhode Island, U.S., Death Index, 1630-1930
[8] Millennium File
[9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[12] Colonial Families of the USA
[13] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
[14] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[15] Geneanet Community Trees Index
[16] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1683
Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Record Source: Millennium File
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[4] Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index