Query on James Jacob WILLIAMS wives and children

Notes on overviews of parents

Following Frances's death in 1801, the youngest 2 children were adopted
* Jane WILLIAMS was adopted by John CROOPER and Mary TUCK - renamed Jane CROPPER
* James WILLIAMS was adopted by Noah and Mary MORTIMER - renamed James MORTIMER

http://www.ahvem.net/getperson.php?personID=I1388&tree=Williams
James WILLIAMS
* born 1796
* died 1851
* father Robert RYAN
* mother Frances WILLIAMS

married 1) 28/8/1816 Mary Ann BRADSHAW (1797-1818) Convict "Alexander" 1816
* Frances WILLIAMS 27/8/1817

married 2) ? Mary Ann Jane Ellen FAWKNER 1801-1852 Convict "Maria" 1818 - then married David BARBER in 1828 and John DAIN in 1851
* Henry WILLIAMS 1821
* James WILLIAMS 1824
* Isaac PROPSTING 1838

married 3) 15/12/1834 Margaret COOPER (1811-1890) Convict "Mary" 1831 - she later married John Frederick PROPSTING in 1854
* Joseph WILLIAMS 11/1/1836
* Nancy WILLIAMS 28/2/1839
* ? WILLIAMS 7/4/1851

NOTE: child born 1851 is probably not their child
NOTE: Isaac PRPOSTING is probably not the son of Mary Ellen - possibly the son of Margaret

http://www.users.on.net/~ahvem/page3/page93/page0/page0.html

* 1816 - James married Mary Ann BRADSHAW Convict "Alexander" 1816
* 28/8/1817 - child Frances born
* 27/8/1818 - Mary Ann and Frances died in a boat accident
1821 - living with Mary FAULKNER convict
* 1821 son Henry Williams FAULKNER born (aka Henry WILLIAMS)
* 1824 son James WILLIAMS born
* 1827 leaves Mary FAULKNER and sons
* 1834 married Margaret COOPER convict "Mary" 1831
* 1835 son Joseph WILLIAMS born
* 1839 daughter Nancy WILLIAMS born
* 1850 James and Margaret's marriage in trouble
* 1851 James died

* 1830 Mary FAULKNER lives with David BARBER
* 1851 Mary FAULKNER married John DAIN
* 1852 Mary FAULKNER died

* 1854 Margaret COOPER married John Frederick PROPSTING
* 1890 Margaret COOPER died
* 1894 John Frederick PROPSTING died - leaving his estate to his adopted son Frederick WEBB

https://thegardensfamily.com/family/FAULKNER,%20Mary.htm

Mary FAULKNER's sons
* Henry FAULKNER
* William FAULKNER

Mary and her married daughter Hannah NEWMAN nee BARBER (age 17) drowned in July 1852

http://www.chestnut-blue.com/Chestnut%20Blue-o/p1537.htm

James WILLIAMS
married 1) 28/8/1816 Mary Ann BRADSHAW convict 1798-1818
* Frances WILLIAMS 1817
married 2) (by common law) Mary Joanne Ellen FAULKNER convict 1801-1852
* Henry WILLIAMS 1821
* James Faulkner WILLIAMS 1824
married 3) 1832 Margarita NORMAN 1811-1890 arrived "Mary" in 1831
* Joseph WILLIAMS 1836
* Nancy WILLIAMS 1839

https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cooper/margaret/123152
Margaret COOPER arrived on "Mary" in 1831