John Williams

Biography

d.​ Mary Moore (ca. 1670-after 1712) married William Williams (ca. 1670-1712).

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(1)​John Williams (ca. 1695/1700-1737) married Ann, maiden name unknown. He was the John Williams mentioned as the “son of William Williams, deceased” in the aforementioned will (1716/17) of Lewis Williams. John Williams appears in three important Isle of Wight deeds: (a) John Williams “of Albemarle County in North Carolina” deeded to Ralph Vickers of Isle of Wight 200 acres adjacent land formerly belonging to William Williams—part of the 400 acres “sold to John Williams [grandfather] and Thomas Williams [great-uncle] on 10 October 1682 (Great Book, Vol. II, p. 182). (b) John Williams and his brother Stephen Williams “of Albemarle County, North Carolina” sold to their uncle Richard Williams of Isle of Wight 170 acres adjacent his property in the Nottoway Basin—part of a patent for 600 acres granted to William Williams on 28 October 1702 (ibid., p. 275). (c) On 21 October 1725, John Williams of North Carolina deeded to his uncle Nicholas Williams of Isle of Wight 125 acres at Nottoway Swamp—part of a patent of William Williams on 21 April 1703 (ibid., p. 715). The will of John Williams was received by the court of Edgecombe County, North Carolina in August 1737. He named his wife Ann executrix and left legacies to sons John Williams and Joshua Williams and daughter Mary Williams. See Grimes Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, p. 410