This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yNi.2ACEB/5309.1.1 Message Board Post: There is more than one Davis Williams in South Carolina. The 'other' Davis is buried in Hurricane Cemetery in SC. Joseph Williams, Davis' brother, names Davis in his will & Grandfather Davis is listed in many other family items: Joseph Williams' estate settlement as found in Volume 2 of "Newberry County South Carolina Probate Estate Abstracts (Probate Estate Boxes 11-25)." 1804 JOSEPH WILLIAMS James Caldwell, Exec. Davis Williams Daniel Williams Last Will & Testament 2 Dec 1803 Proven 20 July 1804 -Lawrence(sic) District -bro.; Davis Williams, my negro man Moses. if said brother treats said Moses inhumanly, executors to sell negro Moses to a good man. -Jackey Williams s/o Nancy Williams, negro boy Ben and all my books -nephew: Joseph Farrow, negro boy Joe -land and property sold and divided among above named Jackey Williams, Joseph Farrow, and Williamson Williams s/o Samuel Williams -John Caldwell, s/o James & Elizabeth Caldwell, negro Ransom. For the respect and hospitality shown by James & Eliz. Caldwell to me since I have been a citizen of this state. Also give to them my large family Bible, and medical book by Buchanan of Edinborough. -Executors: brothers Daniel Williams & Davis Williams, and James Caldwell. -Witnesses: James Workman, Josiah Gates, Sarah Moore. W.A. (appraisal assignment) 20 Jul 1804 -Wm. Caldwell, James Gates, John Moore, James Williams, John Williamson Appraisal 16 Jul 1804 -corn, negro Moses & Jere & Ransom & Benj., kitchenware, farm tools, books, farm animals. Sale 19 Oct 1804 -Thomas Farrow, Davis Williams, Isabella Golding, J. R. Brown, Richard Pool, Daniel Williams, Richard Griffin, Wm. Farrow, Thomas Steele, Jos. Caldwell, Nancy Goodman, Wm. Williams, John Griffin, Jos. Wallace, Benj. Goodman, Wm. Fulton, Wm. Caldwell, J. A. Williams, James Cash/Cook, Samuel Wright. -Notes on Daniel Williams and James Bullock Notes -Daniel Williams; 2 Nov 1803, $504.40. Signed Jos. Williams, John Simpson, James Moore -For land; 2 notes same amount due on 2 different years -Eliz. Tenes, Admin. of Edward Tenes; 2 Mar 1804, $1.75, Signed Jos. Williams and Adino Griffin. -Robert Gilliam, Exec. of Jos. Armstrong; $6.00, 21 Jun 1804, Signed Jos. Williams -Daniel Williams, Admin of Daniel Williams; $44.00, 23 Apr 1803. Signed Jos. Williams, guardian for Nancy Williams. Paid for Estate -Sam. Lindsey, OND; 1806 -Wm. Plant; making clothes, altering a suit of clothes of his father for him. -Tucker Tinsley; Nov 1803, rye -John Satterwhite; 1801-Jan 1804, store goods -John Black; 1803 to Feb 1804, buttons & silk. Shoes purchased Huntsville, Milton Store. -David Ramsey; advice & attendance with Dr. Noble from 31 Mar to 24 May 1804 -Woodson Ligon; plank in lifetime of dec. -Thomas Steele; shoes, saddles, boots, carriage box. -David Gilliam; bridle bit. -Jonathan Moats; repairing cotton wheel -Hugh Wallace; wheat. -Thomas Cummins; smithwork -Daniel Williams; rum, other items -John Simpson, Merchant; store goods thru 2 Jan 1804 -Richard McMills/Mills, Charleston; debt -Washington Williams; cash lent at Robert Black's sale, pork. -James Atw. Williams; 1802, Laurens Dist., brace of pocket pistols lent and not returned, plank. -Jos. Griffin, Laurens Dist.; Feb 1804, 6 chairs. -Estate of Timothy Goodman, dec.; paper, hire of horse, cash per Rebecca Goodman. -Jacob R. Brown; corn, smithwork, costs in case of F. Lester, fees in drawing letters of guardianship and renunciation of dower, cash lent you for Nancy Goodman. Credit for schooling my children. -Dr. John Nobel; thru 24 Apr 1803, medicine & attendance. -Richard McMillan; clothes, coat. -R. Campbell; acct., 1803 to 14 Jan 1804, medicine & attendance. Laurens Dist. -Dr. James Moore; medicine & attendance in 1803. -John Black; smithwork, 1804. -Wm. Caldwell; whiskey per Jackey, 1804. -Isabella Golding; 1803-1804 boarding Jackey Williams 10 weeks. -James Workman; Jan 1804, whiskey, teapot, corn. -Drury Satterwhite; 6 Oct 1803, whiskey. -John Reardan; 1803, Laurens Dist., for schooling John Williams, nephew of Jos. Williams, dec. -John Cook, Laurens Dist., Spring Grove; 1803, rum & hat. -John & Charles Bulow; cash paid your brother David Williams, 9 May 1804; funeral expenses, 23 May 1804. -Gourdy T. Chiles & Co., Abbeville Dist.; linen & other items. 1802. -Nancy Goodman; 1803, plank, nails, wagon, candles. -James McCrackin, Cambridge, S.C.; 30 Apr 1803, cotton bagging, other items. -John Cowdrey, dec., by Nathan Lipscomb, Admin.; cloth, etc. -Davis Williams; expenses of estate administration, 1 May 1804 to 22 Sep 1804. Lists trips to Orangeburg, Charleston, other places. -Josiah Cates; $5.00 due from estate of Jos. Williams s/o Daniel. -James Wilson, Abbeville Dist.; 9 May 1803, dinner & grog & horse feed & other meals, for Mr. Jos. Williams, s/o Daniel. Return 1806 -list of accts. paid by estate. Received 19 Jan 1805 of James Caldwell one of the executors of Joseph Williams and the account of Joseph Williams against estate of Samuel Williams and other obligations on sundry persons which including said account in the whole amounts to $3085.40 being the full amount of the sale bill of Samuel Williams. James Caldwell note $415.50; Lewis & Drury Mathews, $351.68; Benjamin & Joseph Goodman, $750.20; William & Ligon, $3.75; James Forrest $2.25; Jeremiah Ward & Ezekial, $7.37 1/2; (Total) $1530.75 1/2. Glover's note for $500.00 (Total), $2030.75 1/2. Three other children? The only children we know of born between this time period are: G2/3Grandfather William Butler Williams 28 February 1807 *Caroline HOWZE/HOWE/HOUSE Williams (2 wife, G3Grandmother) & G4Uncle & Step-G3Grandfather Dr. James Levingston Williams, 27 June 1809 G4Uncle Phillip Williams 06 March 1811 Of course there were children born before & after them. The Davis family was close to the Williams family, which to my understanding is why there were two children with Davis names. Same with the Dawson family. These families were very close, including the Lane family which they also married into through Abygail's sister Rhoda Nicholson who married Thomas Lane, son of Loyalist Edward Lane; making Rhoda an Aunt of mine on sides of my family for Thomas brother James is my G5Grandfather on my Stallings side. Rhoda, as I am sure you know, is named for her grandmother Rhoda WHITEHEAD Nicholson. Please feel free to e-mail for I would love to share information :). Sincerely, Lena