A number of persons from North Carolina settled in Madison Co., KY. No doubt they were encouraged by the settlement of Boonesborough and perhaps had purchased property from Col. Richard Henderson and his Transylvania Co. I am puzzled about two Williams males, Joseph and Daniel Williams, of early Caswell Co., NC. Their parents were Henry Williams and his wife Elizabeth, who had migrated from Southside Virginia to Orange Co., NC, part of which became Caswell Co., NC in 1777. Joseph Williams is fairly well identified in deeds of Caswell Co., NC to have migrated to Madison Co., KY. His elder sister, Ursley Duke Williams, the widow of Peoples and the now wife of Richard Ready-Money Oldham had migrated to Madison Co. soon after their marriage in Caswell Co. Here are some notes I have accumulated over the years. If anyone can identify Daniel Williams of Madison Co. as being a former resident of Caswell Co., NC, please contact me. There is circumstantial evidence but insufficient to positively identiy Daniel. Daniel Williams was named for his paternal grandfather, Daniel Williams, who died testate in Granville Co., NC in 1759. rtf Jan 2004 Tax lists of Madison Co., KY for 1799 and also 1788 list a Daniel Williams. Whether he is the same person cannot yet be determined. Preparer: E. W. Wallace CA Rev. Apr 1997 DANIEL WILLIAMS (ca. 1765 prob VA-?) Son of Henry and Elizabeth Williams of Caswell Co. NC. He was the eldest son of Henry and Elizabeth Williams of Caswell Co., NC. He was not yet age 21 when Henry wrote his will in 1785. By 1786, Daniel Williams is probably the one who married Ann Rice in Caswell Co. Daniel Williams & Ann Rice 5 Jan 1786, Anthony Thompson, bondsman. (K. K. Kendall, CASWELL COUNTY NC MARRIAGE BONDS 1778-1868) Daniel Williams appears on the 1786 tax list of Caswell Co. (Concerning Rice: Two of Henry Williams's daughters had married men named Rice, according to the Caswell Co. will of Henry Williams, or, more probably, the same Rice groom married two of Henry's daughters in succession--Nancy Williams and then Susannah, the latter the probable widow of Brooks. This is the probable scenario: Nancy Williams, probably the first wife of William Rice, may have died prior to father Henry's death. Nancy Williams, prior to 1788, had married William Rice, who was co-executor of Henry Williams's probate. However, it is believed Nancy died soon after the marriage, and then William H. Rice married 2nd) Nancy's widowed sister, Susannah Brooks. Rice, according to his bounty land warrant, married at least a third time. Refer to his biography. The will of Henry, however, is explicit in naming both Susannah Rice and Nancy Rice, but there is no indication that Nancy Rice was still living. The latter apparently had received previous to Henry's death approximatly 300 A of land and one negro. Several clauses devise land (300 to 340 A) and one negro to Henry's four sons and specify "equal with Nancy Rice." To Susannah Rice "Items she has already received and some livestock.") By July 1788, Daniel Williams witnessed Caswell Co. deed F-131-132 Rebeckah Berry to Hudson Berry, land on Toms & Country Line Creek. He witnessed several other deeds in Caswell Co., neighbors who lived near Country Line Creek., e.g. H-38-39, 1792. Evidently Daniel's primary residence was Orange Co., NC as deduced from Caswell Co. Deeds: DB H-171-2: 3 Oct 1792. Daniel Williams of Orange Co., NC, to John Anderson of CC, for 340 pds., 340 A on Stoney Cr being part of tract Henry Williams decd purchased of John Henslee and willed to son Daniel adj Joseph Williams. Wit: Robert Mitchell, John Layne, William Maughan. (Perhaps Robert Mitchell is a brother-in-law, but this is not proved.) DB H-370 Daniel Williams of Orange Co., NC to Elizabeth Williams for 45 pds., sale of negro girl Amey. 6 May 1794. Wit: Lancelot Johnston. (Elizabeth Williams is probably the widowed mother of Daniel, as evidenced by the deed P-100, cited below, which again names the "negro woman Amy.") DB L-35: 3 Oct 1795. Daniel Williams of Caswell Co. to Elizabeth Williams of same, for 40 pds., 100 A. on Roley's Fork adj. Joseph Williams, Nathl Williams. Wit: Charles Brookes, David Gooch. (Note: Joseph and Nathaniel Williams are probably brothers of Daniel Williams. Refer to their biographies. Elizabeth Williams is believed to be the mother of these three Williams males.) DB P-100: "Elizabeth Williams of Caswell Co. to grandchildren Elizabeth Williams, Polly Williams, Anney Williams, Rebeckah Williams, John R. Williams, Nathan Williams, and James Williams - all children of son Daniel Williams - for love and affection, gift of negro woman Amy purchased of Daniel Williams; gift to be received after death of grantor. 17 Oct 1806. Wit: Nathan Williams, Barzillai Graves." (Katherine Kerr Kendall, CASWELL CO., NC DEED BOOKS 1777-1817) We do not learn from this abstracted deed whether son Daniel Williams was still living. Some months later, Elizabeth made a gift to son Henry Williams (qv). Examination of marriage records of Madison Co., KY seem to indicate that several of the children of Daniel Williams married there. The list is given below. Daniel Williams and his mother Elizabeth must have been executors for the deceased father and husband Henry Williams (Caswell Co., NC). Henry the elder, in turn, had been executor for his deceased brother Col. James Williams. James Williams, killed at Battle of Kings' Mountain, was another son of the elder Daniel Williams, decd in Granville Co. NC. In 1795 they, Daniel Williams, Jr. and his mother, were being sued by Sarah Williams nee Lanier, executor of Joseph Williams (her deceased first husband and son of the above-named Daniel Williams of Granville Co.) and now wife of Robert Williams of Pittsylvania Co., VA, to collect and recover a judgment evidently against the estate of James Williams (brother of Henry, Col. James Williams, killed at Battle of King's Mountain). Sarah Lanier (the widow of Joseph Williams of Granville Co.) married 2nd) Robert Williams of Virginia, the cousin of her deceased husband Joseph Williams, who was a brother (not the son) of Henry Williams. Joseph Williams of Granville Co., NC, was underage when father Daniel Williams died in Granville Co. NC ca 1759, and his brother John "son of Daniel" became his guardian. Refer to Granville Co. court records. Daniel Williams of Orange Co., NC Caswell Co. NC DB H-171-172: Daniel Williams of Orange Co., NC to John Anderson of CC, for 340 pds., 340 A on Stoney Cr being part of a tract Henry Williams decd purchased of John Henslee and willed to son Daniel adj Joseph Williams. 3 Oct 1792. Wit: Robt. Mitchell, John Layne, William Maughan. In Aug 1792, Daniel Williams was one of two witnesses to DB H-199, Arthur Lovins of Orange Co. to Robert Mitchell of CC. The land adjoined William Maughan (see above deed). Robert Mitchell was witness to Daniel Williams's deed cited above. The conclusion as of Feb 2006 is that Daniel Williams (son of Henry of Caswell) lived either in Orange Co. or Caswell Co. NC. We have a theory in mid-2005 that the brothers Joseph and Daniel Williams migrated to Madison Co., KY. Proof that Joseph Williams removed to Madison Co., KY is found in deeds cited in his biography. More research of Madison Co., KY needs to be conducted. Both a Joseph Williams and a Daniel Williams appear on the 1810 and the 1820 censuses of Madison Co. KY. Tax lists of Madison Co., KY for 1799 and also 1788 list a Daniel Williams. Whether he is the same person of earlier Caswell Co. cannot yet be determined. Daniel Williams of Madison Co., KY Question: Did Daniel Williams, son of Henry Williams I, migrate to Madison Co., KY? Did he alternate his residences? His siblings, Joseph Williams and Ursley Duke (Williams) Peoples, wife of Richard R/M Oldham had migrated to Madison Co., Kentucky, and possibly another sibling, Henry Williams, had migrated to Madison Co., KY. One Daniel Williams, in Jan 1814, plus three Halley females witnessed the will of Jesse Oldham [Sr.] of Madison Co., KY. Since Jesse's son, Richard "R/M Oldham" had become the second husband of Ursley Duke (Williams) (Peoples), who was Henry's daughter and Daniel's older sister, it seems logical that a close relative would be a witness to the will. The Halley family are believed to be originally of Northern Neck, VA and are believed to have intermarried with the Oldhams and/or the Simpsons who were formerly of Northern Neck, VA. From Madison Co., KY Court Order Book, May court 1787 is the following: "Ordered that Daniel Williams be appointed Constable in ..... in this County." Struck through are these words "in the bounds of Cap. Stearnes Company." However, records of Caswell Co., NC seem to rule out this Daniel Williams of Madison Co., KY as son of Henry Williams. But, later these marriage appears in Madison Co., KY records: Leonard Dozier & Elizabeth Williams, 27 Jun 1817; Daniel Williams, bondsman; Daniel Williams, father of bride. William Ford & Anny Williams, 17 Jan 1814; Daniel Williams, bondsman; Daniel Williams, father of bride. Charles Parks & Mary Williams, 19 Nov 1814; Daniel Williams, bondsman; Daniel Williams, father of bride. Nathan Williams & Sealy Oldham, 1 Feb 1819; Daniel Williams bondsman. Certainly the names of the brides and the one groom who are identified with Daniel Williams correspond to some of the names in the Caswell Co. deed by the paternal grandmother Elizabeth Williams, which is cited above. The name of Daniel Williams appears as bondsman for these Madison Co. marriages (groom only shown): John Adams - 1808 John Burough - 1814 Thomas Crews - 1801 More research is needed of the land records and wills of Madison Co., KY. A Daniel Williams appears on the transcribed tax list of 1789 Madison Co., KY. Other Williamses who appear on that year's tax list: Edward, Henry, Isaac, Phillip, Thederick [sic], and William. Except for the name Henry Williams, none of these other Williams males match the names of the sons of Henry Williams, decd, of Caswell Co., NC. Your comments will be welcomed. Submitted by E.W.Wallace