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Sylvester R Williams 1773–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 15 Jul 1836

Death Location: Granville, Washington, New York, United States

Father: Lieut. Williams

Mother: Molly Jones

Spouse(s): Lydia Sterling

Children(s): Simeon Williams

Sylvester R Williams was born in 1773 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Lieut Lemuel Williams And Molly Jones. Sylvester R Williams married Lydia Sterling, and had children including Simeon Renselaar Williams. Sylvester R Williams passed away in 1836 in Granville, Washington, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvester R Williams was born in 1773 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Lieut Lemuel Williams And Molly Jones.
  • Sylvester R Williams married Lydia Sterling, and had children including Simeon Renselaar Williams.
  • Sylvester R Williams passed away in 1836 in Granville, Washington, New York, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Williams's Ancestors

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Sylvester Williams
1773–1836
Birth Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Lieut. Lemuel Williams
1742–1833
Dighton, Massachusetts
Molly Jones
1751–1775
Dighton, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Capt (Gershom Williams (Waldron) I of Taunton, and Diton, MA) (Gent)
1708–1775
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail (WALDRON) #
1708–1789
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj Samuel)
1678–1765
Abigail Makepeace
1686–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel MA
1638–1697
Mary Gilbert
1639–1686
William III
1662–1736
Abigail Tisdale
1667–1718

Sylvester Williams's Descendants

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Sylvester (R) Williams (1773–15 Jul 1836) m. Lydia Sterling (6 Nov 1773–30 Mar 1852)
  1. 1. Simeon (Renselaar) Williams 1814–1885 m. Prudenda (A.) Morgan 1824–1906
    1. 1. Welcome (S.) Williams 1858–1949
    2. 2. Mary (Anna) Williams 1839–1902
    3. 3. William (Almond) Williams 1840–1918
    4. 4. Allen (N) Williams 1842–1926 m. Mary (Jane) Day 1838–1924
      1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Williams 1869–1944 m. Emmett (Sumner) Ganung 1873–1940
        1. 1. Aileen (Madge) Ganung 1907–2001 m. Edwin (Truman) Burrell 1909–1974
      2. 2. Ina (May) Williams 1872–1943
      3. 3. Earl (Nathan) Williams 1884–1946
      4. 4. Dora (P) Williams 1868–1880
      5. 5. Charles (Bryce) Williams 1871–1946
    5. 5. Ellen (E.) Williams 1844–1844
    6. 6. Hiram (Sylvester) Williams 1845–1937
    7. 7. Charles (P) Williams 1846–1865
    8. 8. Lydia (Jane) Williams 1850–1923
    9. 9. Dexter (G.) Williams 1853–1924 m. Julia (Ann) Baier 1861–1927
      1. 1. Robert (Nicholas) Williams 1891–1943
    10. 10. Lucia (Effa) Williams 1856–1899
    11. 11. Nathan (R.) Williams 1859–1918
    12. 12. John (M.) Williams 1863–1894
    13. 13. James (Xavier) Williams 1865–1948
    14. 14. Susan (M.) McKernan 1848–1936 m. James (Mc) Kernan 1846–1913
      1. 1. Ellen Mckernan 1888–1972
      2. 2. Joseph (L.) McKernan 1870–1922 m. Elizabeth (F. "Lizzie") Mund 1876–1962
        1. 1. Leonard (Merle) McKernan 1912–1995
        2. 2. Josephine (Catherine) McKernan 1898–1991
        3. 3. Harry (Arthur McKernan) Sr. 1900–1988
        4. 4. James (Ferdinand McKernan) Sr 1902–1966 m. Gladys (Catherine Bump) McKernan 1907–1993
        5. 5. Francis (Joseph) McKernan 1906–1993
        6. 6. Simeon (Edward) McKernan 1909–1980
      3. 3. Josephine McKernan 1873–1889
    15. 15. Delos (Lyon) Williams 1855–1919 m. Martha (Adelia) Baker 1855–1919
      1. 1. Minnie Williams 1883–1968
      2. 2. Nathan (Simson) Williams 1885–1947
      3. 3. Herman (Vincent) Williams 1887–1967

Sylvester Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of Sylvester R Williams in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1836
15 Jul 1836
Age 63
Death of Sylvester R Williams in Granville, Washington, New York, United States
Granville, Washington, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1836
    Event Place: Granville, Washington, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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