Col. John Pugh Williams

He was an officer in the American Revolution from Bertie County, North Carolina; he enlisted in the Rev. War from Hertford Co., NC on 22 Feb 1777. He represented Bertie County in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1779 and New Hanover County in 1785, 1786, 1788, and 1789.

Captain in the Edenton District Minutemen (1775-1776). On 9/9/1775, John Pugh Williams was commissioned as a Captain under Col. Edward Vail, Sr. in the newly-created Edenton District Minutemen. All Minutemen regiments were disbanded on 4/10/1776. Captain in the 5th North Carolina Regiment (1776-1778). On 4/16/1776, John Pugh Williams was commissioned as a Captain under Col. Edward Buncombe in the newly-created 5th NC Regiment on the Continental Line. He led his company at the battles of Brandywine Creek, PA (9/11/1777) and Germantown, PA (10/4/1777). His name was dropped from all official rolls in January of 1778, but it is not currently known when he resigned his commission. Colonel in the Bertie County Regiment of the North Carolina militia - 1778-1779. Sometime in late 1778, John Pugh Williams was commissioned as a full Colonel, alongside Col. Thomas Pugh, in the Bertie County Regiment of Militia. There are hints that he might have only been a Lt. Colonel. Brigadier General (Pro Tempore) over the Edenton District Brigade of the North Carolina militia (May 1779). On 5/12/1779, John Pugh Williams was commissioned as a Brigadier General over the Edenton District Brigade of Militia, but he resigned three days later. Colonel on Staff to Maj. Gen. Richard Caswell (1780). In July of 1780, Col. John Pugh Williams was assigned to the Staff of Maj. Gen. Richard Caswell, and both were at the battles of Little Lynches Creek, SC (8/11/1780) and Camden, SC (8/16/1780). It is assumed that Col. John Pugh Williams retired upon his return home from this battle. He was discharged at Charleston, SC. In March of 1786, he married Judith King (1766-), the daughter of Charles King and Judith Wimberly.

It is reported that John Pugh (pronounced and sometimes spelled Pue) Williams was a brother of Benjamin Williams, the Governor of North Carolina, and that he was recommended to Thomas Jefferson for a political appointment in 1801.

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• Marriage to Judith King: (BEF 1792 — Age: 33) North Carolina* Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via son William James Williams by SmartCopy: May 9 2015, 10:43:47 UTC

Her gf was Charles King and her ggf was William King. William King's father, Michael King, had been born in Norwich, England about 1625.

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wikiTrees: john williams Birth  1765 Death  Aug 30, 1833 Marriage  Feb 28, 1786 Spouse  judith king https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/9095467 FamilySearch: Family Tree John Pugh Williams Birth  1759 • Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom Death  30 August 1833 • Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Lead confidence: 4 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/L2GK-QJH FamilySearch: United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 John Williams, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872" Lead confidence: 4 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2N2G FamilySearch: Family Tree John Pugh Williams Birth  1759 • Bertie, North Carolina, United States Death  30 August 1833 • Simpson, Kentucky, United States Parents  Colonel John (Buckskin) Williams • Pheribe Savage Pugh Spouse  Judith King Children  Alfred M. Williams • Caroline H. Williams • Elizabeth Williams • Henry C. Williams • JERSEY WILLIAMS • John Washington Williams • Judith Williams • Mary Mahala Williams • Micheal Williams • Nancy Williams • Peter Williams • William James Williams

Lead confidence: 5 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LH5Y-BGK Geni: John Williams Birth  1759 • Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death  Aug 30, 1833 • Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States Parents  John Williams • Pheribee Pugh Siblings  Benjamin Williams • Hester Williams • John Williams • Williams Spouse  Catherine Corless • Courtney Thelaball • Judith King Children  Alfred Williams • Elizabeth Williams • Henry Williams • Jersey Williams • John Williams • Judith Williams • Mary Williams • Michelle Williams • Nancy Williams • Nellie Williams • William Williams

Lead confidence: 3 Col. John Pugh Williams

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@R103625673@ Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61372::0

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John Williams, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872"

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"United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2N2G : accessed 6 May 2019), John Williams, 04 Mar 1831; citing Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.

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John Williams in entry for Simeon Aden and Jersey Williams, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-CV8R : 17 May 2018), John Williams in entry for Simeon Aden and Jersey Williams, 4 Nov 1816; citing Marriage, Warren, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 164,003.