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Samuel Williams 1744–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1744

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Oct 1823

Death Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Williams

Mother: Susannah Anderson

Spouse(s): Susanna Ligon

Children(s): Robert Williams, Charles Williams, Mary Williams, Capt. Williams, Reuben Williams, John Williams, Anderson Williams, Samuel Jr., Benjamin Williams

Samuel Williams was born in 1744 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Roger Williams And Susannah Anderson. Samuel Williams married Susanna Ligon, and had children including Anderson Williams, Benjamin Williams, Capt William Ligon Williams, Charles Williams, John Williams, Mary Polly Williams, Reuben Williams, Robert Williams, Samuel Gray Williams Jr. Samuel Williams passed away in 1823 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Williams was born in 1744 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Roger Williams And Susannah Anderson.
  • Samuel Williams married Susanna Ligon, and had children including Anderson Williams, Benjamin Williams, Capt William Ligon Williams, Charles Williams, John Williams, Mary Polly Williams, Reuben Williams, Robert Williams, Samuel Gray Williams Jr.
  • Samuel Williams passed away in 1823 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Williams
1712–1794
Birth Location: Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Susannah Anderson
1725–1780
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Ligon
1745–1793
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Robert Williams
1786–1865
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Charles Williams
1771–1825
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Williams
1784–1843
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Capt. Williams
1771–1848
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Reuben Williams
1771–1828
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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John Williams
1773–1853
Birth Location: Cumberland Co., Va.
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Anderson Williams
1767–1860
Birth Location: Campbell County, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Jr.
1771–1849
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA.
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Benjamin Williams
1785–1855
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Williams's Ancestors

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Samuel Williams
1744–1823
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Roger Williams
1712–1794
Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Susannah Anderson
1725–1780
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Williams's Descendants

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Samuel Williams (19 Sep 1744–Oct 1823) m. Susanna Ligon (1745–1793)
  1. 1. Robert Williams 1786–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) Manley 1787–1875
    1. 1. Polly (Ellender) Williams 1805–1859 m. Willis (S.) Pruitt 1803–1850
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Pruitt 1824–1884 m. Walter Mills 1815–1867
        1. 1. Ira (M.) Mills 1850–1879 m. Martha (Rosana) Dick 1857–1896
        2. 2. George (Rufus) Mills 1859–1931 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Condit 1857–1935
        3. 3. Amanda (Catherine) Mills 1862–1904
        4. 4. Nancy (Caroline) Mills 1848– m. William (Henry Winfrey) Jr 1849–1930
        5. 5. Julian (Ann) Mills 1844– m. William (C.) Stout 1844–1904
        6. 6. Simpson (Eli) Mills 1856–1908
        7. 7. Robert (Ellis) Mills 1860–1929
        8. 8. James (Henderson) Mills 1852–1880
        9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Mills 1853–1886
        10. 10. John (H W) Mills 1853–1947
        11. 11. Sarah (Jane) Mills 1863–
      2. 2. Willis (L) Pruitt 1829–1907
      3. 3. Polly (Ann) Pruitt 1831–1832
      4. 4. Charles (D.) Pruitt 1827–1887
      5. 5. Louisa (J.) Pruitt 1841–1842
      6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Pruitt 1827–1884
      7. 7. William (Robert) Pruitt 1826–1872
      8. 8. Susan Pruitt 1841–1869
      9. 9. Columbus (L.) Pruitt 1833–1872
    2. 2. Samuel (Manley) Williams 1827–1904 m. Frances (Jane) Jackson 1827–1883
      1. 1. Calidonia Williams 1856–1940
      2. 2. Annie (Elizabeth) Williams 1851–1914
    3. 3. Edward Williams 1819–
  2. 2. Charles Williams 1771–1825
  3. 3. Mary (Polly) Williams 1784–1843
  4. 4. Capt. (William Ligon) Williams 1771–1848
  5. 5. Reuben Williams 1771–1828
  6. 6. John Williams 1773–1853
  7. 7. Anderson Williams 1767–1860
  8. 8. Samuel (Gray Williams) Jr. 1771–1849
  9. 9. Benjamin Williams 1785–1855

Samuel Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1744
19 Sep 1744
Birth of Samuel Williams in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
1823
Oct 1823
Age 79
Death of Samuel Williams in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1744
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1823
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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