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William Williams

Birthdate:
Birthplace: St. Mark's Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Death: 1778 (52-53)
Cedar Farm, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of James Williams, of Spotsylvania and Ann Wharton
Husband of Lucy Williams
Father of William Clayton Williams; Lucy Clayton Green; John Williams; Gen. James Williams; Mary Williams and 5 others
Half brother of William Williams and John Williams

Occupation: Magistrate
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About William Williams, of "Cedar Farm"

James and Ann Williams had issue - William Williams (born circa 1725-30), of Culpeper County; magistrate and militia officer.

Married Lucy Clayton, and had issue, including

  1. William Clayton Williams, of Richmond, Virginia, attorney-at-law; married Alice Grymes Burwell.

3 of their 9 children - Major John Williams, born 1752; William Clayton Williams, born 1768; and Philip Williams, born 1770 - were residents of Shenandoah county, Virginia.

Sources

  1. A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia (Google eBook) John Walter Wayland. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1969 - Reference - 894 pages. Page 658
  2. Sons of the Revolution in State of Virginia Quarterly Magazine, Volumes 1-2 (Google eBook) Sons of the Revolution in the State of Virginia, 1922 - United States.  Page 69.  "Williams."

William and his wife were both mutual ancestors of USMC General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller and US Army General George Smith Patton.

William was son of John Williams who owned large tracts of land near Culpeper Court House. William was a vestryman of St. Mark's Parish, Virginia, from 1760 until his death in April 1775. In 1774 he was a member of the Committee of Public Safety for Culpeper County. He married, Lucy Clayton, 21 November 1755, daughter of Major Philip Clayton and Ann Coleman. There were eight children from this marriage:

John; James; Mary; Lucy; William Clayton; Philip; Elizabeth and Susannah.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11551604/william-williams


GEDCOM Source

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GEDCOM Source

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GEDCOM Note

William Williams (born circa 1725-30), of Culpeper County; magistrate and militia officer.

Married Lucy Clayton, and had issue, including

William Clayton Williams, of Richmond, Virginia, attorney-at-law; married Alice Grymes Burwell.
3 of their 9 children - Major John Williams, born 1752; William Clayton Williams, born 1768; and Philip Williams, born 1770 - were residents of Shenandoah county, Virginia.

Sources

A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia (Google eBook) John Walter Wayland. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1969 - Reference - 894 pages. Page 658
Sons of the Revolution in State of Virginia Quarterly Magazine, Volumes 1-2 (Google eBook) Sons of the Revolution in the State of Virginia, 1922 - United States. Page 69. "Williams."
William and his wife were both mutual ancestors of USMC General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller and US Army General George Smith Patton.

William was son of John Williams who owned large tracts of land near Culpeper Court House. William was a vestryman of St. Mark's Parish, Virginia, from 1760 until his death in April 1775. In 1774 he was a member of the Committee of Public Safety for Culpeper County. He married, Lucy Clayton, 21 November 1755, daughter of Major Philip Clayton and Ann Coleman. There were eight children from this marriage:

John; James; Mary; Lucy; William Clayton; Philip; Elizabeth and Susannah.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11551604/william-williams

GEDCOM Source
@R-1048282421@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

GEDCOM Source
Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=65601864&amp......

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William Williams, of "Cedar Farm"'s Timeline

1725
1725
St. Mark's Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
1750
1750
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1751
1751
St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia
1752
January 16, 1752
Age 27
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
1752
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1758
1758
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
1765
1765
Culpeper County, Virginia
1770
September 5, 1770
Culpeper County, Virginia
1778
1778
Age 53
Cedar Farm, Culpeper, Virginia, United States