Pvt. Abijah Williams

DAR# A125858

Abijah Williams

• BIRTH 6 Jun 1722 Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
• DEATH 5 Mar 1781 (aged 58) Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
• BURIAL South Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 44281691
• Son of John Williams and Mary (Goad) Williams.
• Married Eunice Dana (daughter of Samuel Dana and Susanna Star) November 17, 1748 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut.
• Father of Abijah, Eunice, Eunice, Samuel, Experiance, Ambrose, Eunice, Abijah, Ambrose, Albermarle, Hannah, Sarah and Josiah.

Children:

1. Abijah Williams 1749-1749
2. Eunice Williams 1749-1749
3. Eunice Williams 1750-1754
4. Samuel Williams 1752-1752
5. Experiance Williams 1753-1753
6. Ambrose Williams 1754-1757
7. Eunice Williams 1756-1757
8. Abijah Williams 1758-1829
9. Ambrose Williams 1760-1769
10. Albemarle Williams 1762-1769
11. Hannah Williams 1765-1769
12. Sarah Williams 1767-1769
13. Josiah Williams 1769-?

His widow married Nathaniel Cogswell 2nd.

Inscription
Mr. Abijah Williams
Departed This Life
March ye 5th, 1781
Ætat 59 Years.
Nigh him Lies
Eleven Children
Through ye dark vail
I past ye gates of death
A debt i justly owed
From my ?a??d b????

Gravesite Details
Abijah Sr Williams, Pomfret Center Yard, Pomfret CT [7]

Parents
John Williams 1689–1765
Mary Goad Williams 1687–1751

Spouse
Eunice Dana Cogswell 1727–1811 (m. 1748)

Siblings
Isaac Williams 1713–1770
Oliver Williams 1714–1793
David Williams 1719–1800

Children
Abijah Williams 1758–1829

Reference

• [1] MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 2 2016, 3:55:20 UTC
• [3] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44281691/abijah-williams
• [5] "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9HVH-J3K : accessed 2013-07-30), entry for Abijah Williams.
• [6] "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9HVH-J33 : accessed 2013-07-30), entry for Josiah Williams
• [7] 26, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. Serial: 8701; Volume: 10
• https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/216721?token=54f8bd484f9e4b84708f2... - The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011