Daniel Williams

Possible alternate birth location Hanover Co., VA.

Daniel Williams & Ursula Clark Henderson were married October 19, 1732.

Link to Will of Daniel Williams: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/williams/danielwms175.... His will was proved 12/18/1759 in Granville Co., NC.

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jun 3 2016, 18:02:55 UTC

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Origins

http://heathcock.org/genealogy/ps20/ps20_442.html

Notes for Mary (Spouse 1) According to Worth S. Ray, there were only six children of John Williams and Mary Keeling:2248

JOHN WILLIAMS of NEW KENT COUNTY and his wife MARY KEELING, daughter of CAPT. GEORGE KEELING, Vestryman of ST. PETER'S Parish, were:

• 1. JOHN WILLIAMS m. SARAH HENDERSON.
• 2. SARAH WILLIAMS
• 3. NATHANIEL WILLIAMS
• 4. DANIEL WILLIAMS m. URSULA HENDERSON, daughter of THOMAS.
• 5. JOSEPH WILLIAMS
• 6. ANNE WILLIAMS m. JOHN DANIEL

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GEDCOM Note

Category: Granville County, North Carolina, Slave Owners Category: Virginia Slave Owners

Biography ==Daniel Williams was born 28 Sep 1710, the fourth child and second son of Jonathan Williams and Mary Keeling, when his father was 31 and his mother 26. <ref>Jouett Taylor Prisley's family history and genealogy papers</ref>

Daniel married Ursula Clark Henderson on 19 Oct 1732.<ref>Early Descendants of John Williams, "The Wealthy Welshman" of Hanover County, Virginia, Born 1679, Wales, by Scott K. Williams, 05 Dec 2005</ref> Evenwhen various sources agree on the children of Daniel & Ursula, there are at least three different sets of dates attributed for their births, none varying more than three years. These dates are taken from Scott K. Williams' research:# Maria Williams (spelled "Merya" in father's will),b. 26 Jul 1733, m. Benjamin Goodman# Henry Williams, b. 03 Nov 1734, m. 1771 to Elizabeth ____, d. 1796 in Caswell Co., NC# John Williams, b. 04 Nov 1737, m1. Mary Atwood, m2. Anna Maria Gooch (spelled "Gouge" in transcribed will at SC State Archives) widow of Jospeh Minter, d. 1794 in Edgefield County, SC# Col. James Henderson Williams, b. 10 Nov 1740, m. 1762 to Mary Wallace, d. 08 Oct 1780 at Battle of Kings Mt., Gaston Co., NC# Col. Joseph Williams, b. 06 Sep 1742, m. Sarah Lanier, d. 03 Jun 1766 in Orange Co., NC

1. Mary Williams, b. 30 May 1745, m. Isaac Mitchell# Daniel Williams, Jr., b. 02 Jul 1747, m. 30 Jul 1765 to Ann Henderson (1st cousin) See Daniel Jr.'s profile for disputed date of birth/marriage. Daniel and Ursula's children left few tracks. Two of their sons, John and his brother James, made a mark in their country's history and in their heritage as Continental soldiers. Daniel died long before James was killed in the Battle of Kings Mountain in October 1780, and we don't know if Ursula was still living then or not. Daniel's will indicates he was a man of some means for the times, although it, like most wills of the era make little to no mention of cash money. Assets were primarily in slaves, livestock, acreage and crops.He owned in excess of 2,550 acres around Granville Co., NC, 23 slaves, a tobacco crop, cattle, horses, sheep and hogs.

Granville Co., NC Land Grants for Daniel::nr.1036 - 420 acres, Grant 27, Issued 4 Nov 1757, GB 14, p.96. Located on Andrew's Swamp:nr.1037 - 292 acres, Grant 26, Issued on the same day, same book, p.97. On the East side of Andrew's Swamp

Halifax Co., VA, Deed Book 7, p.320::1 Nov 1768. Thomas Tunstall of Halifax to William Nunn of King & Queen Co, for 90£. 400 acres, the upper part of tract patented 10 Apr 1751 to William Irby & by him sold to Daniel Williams who devised [by his will] the same to be equally divided between his sons James & JosephWilliams. The same was conveyed by Joseph Williams to Thomas Tunstallby deed in Halifax. :Ruth, wife of Thomas Tunstall, relinquished dower :Recorded 19 Jan 1769. :From post to NCCASWEL, Rootsweb mail list, 1 Sep 2005 by E.W.Wallace.

Notes:* Birth place variously listed as: New Kent Co., VA,<ref>Ancestry.com (account required)</ref> or Hanover Co., VA <ref>Ancestry.com</ref> (which was created in 1719 from New Kent Co.), or Prince Edward Co., VA <ref>Family Data Collection - Births, Author: Edmund West, comp., Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. http://www.Ancestry.com</ref> (which is doubtful based on other data for this Daniel Williams).* Death date variously listed as: 15 Nov 1759 <ref>Ancestry.com (account required)</ref> <ref>Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Author: Edmund West, comp., Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.</ref> or before 15 Nov 1757 <ref>Colonial Granville and Its People: Loose Leaves from "The Lost Tribes of North Carolina," by Worth Stickley Ray(Austin, TX: Self-published, 1945, New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, 2008</ref> <ref>Journal of Gentry Genealogy, by Hdanw@aol.com, 04 Aug 2000</ref> in Granville Co., NC. Daniel died between 15 Nov 1759 when his will was signed, and 18 Dec 1759 when it was proved in court.

Will ==Daniel's will was filed in Granville Co., NC; dated November 15, 1759;Probated December 18, 1759, Granville Co., NC [Note: Early Granville wills were filed in Raleigh County, NC]. His will shows that he ownedland in both Virginia and North Carolina. His bequeaths included land:* To his son-in-law Benjamin Goodman: 200 acres of land being land he now lives on bounded by Trents line the path so far as to include the said two hundred acres with a west line running from said Bridge or Ridge Path to Capt. Mitchel’s line* To his son John Williams: 350 acres by estimation it being the land I purchased of Richard Bullock* To sons James Williams and Joseph Williams: 800 acres of land lying in Halifax Co, VA to be equally divided* To son James Williams: 400 acre tract piece or parcel of land on Anderson Swamp* To son Joseph Williams: 400 acre tract piece or parcel of land lyingon Hero Road and on the branches of Island Creek* To son Daniel Williams: 400 acres of land the same being the land and plantation where I now liveHe named his wife Ursula Executrix, and his sons John and Executors. Witnesses were Luke Waldrup and William Sims.

Slaves

• To his wife Ursula: five slaves Will, Sue, Hester, Judy and Harry
• To daughter Marya Goodman: Three slaves Major, Jenny and Patt* To son Henry Williams: Two slaves Anny and Sam, and mullato fellow named West Bank
• To son John Williams: Three slaves Sarah, Davy and Moll
• To son James Williams: Three slaves Brisker, Lucy and Robin
• To son Joseph Williams: Three slaves Cupid, Nann and Cate
• To daughter Mary Mitchel: Four slaves Sambo, Grace, Dick and Rachel

Sources

<references /> See also:* The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 32, R.R. Bowker Company, 1908,p. 161.* Backcountry Revolutionary, by William T. Graves, Lulu.com, 2012 - North Carolina, Chapter 2.* Daniel Williams, by Kay Haden* Brooks and Williams Families of North Carolina, by Ginger R. Smith* Williams Family, Granville Co., NC, Genealogy by Ginger* Ancestry of Ursley Duke Williams (ca 1762 - 1802), by William A. LaBach Profile history:* WikiTree profile Williams-7176 created through the import of O'BryanFamily tree.ged on Sep 6, 2011 by Tim Tropeck. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tim and others.* WikiTree profile Williams-8125 created through the import of Haden for WikiTree.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.* This person was created through the import of Holmes.ged on 20 May 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.* This person was created through the import of Smith-Hunter.ged on 10March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability. Source: #S-923559106, Ancestry Family Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7179083&pid=...