Deacon Simeon Williams

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Thomas Rogers and Joseph Rogers

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS. DAR Ancestor #: A126658

Simeon Williams was born on 21 February 1717 at Taunton. He was the son of John Williams and Hannah Robinson. Simeon Williams married Zipporah Crane, daughter of Henry Crane and Bethsheba, on 26 August 1742 at Raynham. Simeon Williams married Waitstill Hodges, daughter of William Hodges and Susannah Gilbert, in 1749. Simeon Williams died on 18 September 1794 at Taunton at age 77. Children of Simeon Williams and Zipporah Crane

1. Simeon Williams b. 1743
2. John Williams b. 1745, d. 1748
3. Experience Williams b. 1746

Children of Simeon Williams and Waitstill Hodges

1. Zipporah Williams
2. Levi Williams d. 1764
3. Cynthia Williams
4. Luranna Williams b. 1752
5. Nathaniel Williams b. 1755
6. Waitstill Williams b. 1758, d. 1776
7. Hannah Williams b. 1761
8. Jemima Williams b. 1765

Citations

1. [S1] Ann T. [Revised by], (Originally compiled by Alice W. A. Westgate) Reeves, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620: Family of Thomas Rogers (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), p. 221. Hereinafter cited as Rogers-Silver.

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Simeon Williams, of Taunton, son of John and Hannah (Robinson) Williams, born February- 21, 1716-17, in Taunton, died September 10, 1799. He was twice married: his first wife, Zipporah (Crane) A\'illiams, of Raynham, whom he married, August 26, 1742, died in Taunton, May 21, 1748. In 1750 he married (second) Waitstill Hodges, born December 21, 1723, died November 21, 1820, in Taunton. Their children were: Zipporah, born February 5, 1750-51, died October 28, 1812; Lurana, born December 30, 1752; Nathaniel, of whom further; Waitstill, born .August ID, 1758, died September 16, 1776, at Taunton; Hannah, born January 22, 1761, died February 24, 1S46; Levi, born August 25, 1763, died August 5, 1764; Jemima, born June 30, 1765, died December 18, 1793. at Rayn- ham ; and Cynthia, born September 9. 1767, died December 6, 1854.

Deacon Simeon Williams was one of the many members of the First Church of Taunton who withdrew from the Society in 1792, and founded the Westville Congregational Church. The cause of the withdrawal was dissatisfaction with the new minister selected for the original church — dissatisfaction which seems to have been well grounded. Deacon Simeon Williams was a man of ability, strength of character and influence. He doubtless served in the French and Indian war; served as corporal of the Second Company (Taunton) April 6, 1757, according to the roster of that date; he rose to be lieutenant and captain of the company, as he was on the alarm (or reserve) list, December 6, 1776; saw no active service in the Revolution. In 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, and possibly other years, he was probably elected a member of the Taunton Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety, whose multifarious duties included the discipline and reformation of Tories, the care of confiscated property, the regulation of prices, the obtaining of supplies for the American troops, etc. He was selectman of Taunton from 1760 to 1766, in 1770 and in 1777.

Revolutionary War Veteran

Taken from: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.

WILLIAMS: Simeon, Dea, Sept 18, 1794, a 78 [On stone beside that of Ziporah, GR 1]
Vital Record of Taunton, MA to 1850 - Deaths* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 21 2023, 21:36:46 UTC