Ebenezer Williams

Eleazar Williams moved to Lebanon, Conn and then to Stonington where he acquired land since knows as Williams' Hill where he built his residence within sight of that of his brother John. His home commanded a beautiful view of Long Island Sound and the surrounding country at the head of the Mystic River near the fort which was taken by Captain Mason from the Pequots in 1637. He died in 1725. There is some confusion as to the day, the 19th march, the 12th April and 19th May being each given. Ref: - http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...

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Eleazer Williams married Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Rediat) Hyde of Newton. He moved to Lebanon, Connecticut, and then to Stonington in 1712 where he purchased a large tract of land on Quoketaug Hill, built his residence within sight of that of his brother John. Eleazer's home commanded a most beautiful view of Long Island Sound and the surrouonding country, at the head of the Mystic River. Eleazer's wife, Mary Rediat Hyde, produced one son and five daughters. The son, Nehemiah, took over the farm on the summit of Quoketaug after the death of his father. Daughter Martha died at age three and Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth and Priscilla survived to maturity and marriage. He lived the remainder of his days in Stonington.

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Eleazer Williams (No. 26) of Roxbury, Mass., m. Mary (Rediat) Hyde of Newton, Mass., in 1695. Went first to Lebanon, Conn., from whence he removed to Stonington, Conn., in 1712, where he purchased a large tract of land on Quaugutaug Hill, built him a house, where he lived the remainder of his days. He d. May 19, 1725.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 663, 678

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Sources: "The Life Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Williams of Roxbury 1607-1693" by Harrison Williams Published Washington, D.C.: W.F. Roberts Company, 1934. p. 96. "History of the Town of Stonington" by Richard Anson Wheeler. Republished Mystic, CT.: Lawrence Verry Incorporated, 1966. pp. 663, 678. "Once Upon Quoketaug: The Biography of a Connecticut Farm Family 1712-1960" by Rudy J. Favretti. Storrs, CT.,: Parousia Press, 1974. pp. 15-17.

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