Col. Zephaniah Williams (1777-1838)

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Zephaniah Williams

Also Known As: "Zephaniah Williams", "Zcphaniah Williams"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Death: April 25, 1838 (60-61)
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Pomfret, Windham, CT, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Seth Williams (1746-1818) and Mary Deane Williams
Husband of Harriet Olive Williams
Father of Olive Howe Sprague; Samuel Howe Williams; Giles Williams and Harriet Gilbert
Brother of Seth Williams, JR; Betsey Hall; Elias Williams; Mary Adams; Deacon Job Williams (1784-1863) and 3 others
Half brother of Seth Williams, JR and Mary Adams

Managed by: Hatte Anne Blejer
Last Updated:

About Col. Zephaniah Williams (1777-1838)

http://www.thomasrogerssociety.com/p108.htm#i3339

Col. Zepheniah Williams was born in 1777 at Raynham, Bristol, MA.1 He was the son of Seth Williams and Mary Snow.1 Col. Zepheniah Williams married Olive Howe on 24 March 1803 at Pomfret, Windham, CT.1 Col. Zepheniah Williams died on 25 April 1838 at bur. Sabin Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham, CT.1 Children of Col. Zepheniah Williams and Olive Howe

  1. Olive Howe Williams1 b. 27 Nov 1803
  2. Samuel Howe Williams1 b. 4 Jul 1805, d. 5 Aug 1875
  3. Giles Williams1 b. 12 Jul 1807, d. 11 Jan 1869
  4. Harriet Williams1 b. 17 Dec 1809, d. 15 Nov 1862

Citations

  1. [S34] Lineage application of TRS474, unknown applied to.

http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/vicky_winfield/Williams2/pafg06.htm#5414

Zephaniah WILLIAMS Captain 1, 2, 3, 4 (*Seth , *Nathaniel (3rd) , *Nathaniel (2nd) , *Nathaniel (1st) , *Richard ) was born on 16 Mar 1777 in Raynham, Massachusetts. He died on 25 Apr 1838 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut [age 61]. Zephaniah was born on 16 Mar 1777 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Zephaniah married 6 Olive HOWE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 daughter of James HOWE and Abigail ( ) on 24 Mar 1803 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. Olive was born on 29 Dec 1776 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. She died on 05 Jun 1855 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. Olive was born on 29 Oct 1776 in [DAR has this date].

They had the following children:

  1. Olive Howe WILLIAMS 1 was born on 27 Nov 1803 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. Olive married 2 Lee SPRAGUE 1 on 21 May 1821 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut by Rev. James Porter. Lee was born in [of] Ware, Massachusetts [at marriage].
  2. Samuel Howe WILLIAMS
  3. Giles WILLIAMS
  4. Harriet (or Hannah) WILLIAMS

Sources

  • Barbour Collection Connecticut Vital Records, Windham County, Pomfret, Volume 2 ; Page 144.
  • Barbour Collection Connecticut Vital Records, Windham County, Pomfret, Volume 3 ; Page 3.
  • The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 63 ; Page 255.
  • The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 108 ; Page 168.
  • Williams, Charles C., Richard Williams of Taunton, Mass. ; Ancestry and Posterity of Richard Williams of Taunton, Mass., Published Los Angeles, California, 1924. Hardbound manuscript from New England Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury , Page 160 and 290, .
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Col. Zephaniah Williams (1777-1838)'s Timeline

1777
1777
Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1803
November 27, 1803
Pomfret, CT, United States
1805
July 4, 1805
Pomfret, CT, United States
1807
July 12, 1807
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
1809
December 17, 1809
Pomfret, CT, United States
1838
April 25, 1838
Age 61
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Sabin Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham, CT, United States