Thank you, Pat, for the Williams information. I am too new to Williams research to have a full understanding of the interconnections--where they exist--among the various early Williams settlers. So far, my research has remained pretty much in Howard County, although I've also been looking into SC and NC records for Colden Williams. When I feel saturated with Howard County Williams research, I will look at other Missouri counties, and then go back to Kentucky counties such as Christian County. After that, back to SC and NC. I feel like if I know the Missouri Williams clans well, then I might be able to recognize these folks when I get to Kentucky and further back. Surely some of these folks at least traveled together even if they are not immediate blood relations. I'm not throwing out the VA Williams, either. My father's side of the family has VA Williams roots who settled in VA, SC and AL. So who knows, on one side or the other (Colden is on my mother's side) I might find Williams cousins back in VA, too. Pat, do you have theories as to relationships, if any, among the Williams who came to MO through KY? Elizabeth

Can't remember whether anyone mentioned Alford Williams previous residence before MO. A land deed indicates that he may be related to Williams people in Mercer County, KY in 1832. This is the Alford, Benjamin, Elisha, Joel P. clan. Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth DuBois Russo" <elizabethrusso@attbi.com> To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD-L] Who was Merrit Williams? > Thank you, Pat, for the Williams information. I am too new to Williams > research to have a full understanding of the interconnections--where they > exist--among the various early Williams settlers. So far, my research has > remained pretty much in Howard County, although I've also been looking into > SC and NC records for Colden Williams. When I feel saturated with Howard > County Williams research, I will look at other Missouri counties, and then > go back to Kentucky counties such as Christian County. After that, back to > SC and NC. > > I feel like if I know the Missouri Williams clans well, then I might be able > to recognize these folks when I get to Kentucky and further back. Surely > some of these folks at least traveled together even if they are not > immediate blood relations. > > I'm not throwing out the VA Williams, either. My father's side of the > family has VA Williams roots who settled in VA, SC and AL. So who knows, on > one side or the other (Colden is on my mother's side) I might find Williams > cousins back in VA, too. > > Pat, do you have theories as to relationships, if any, among the Williams > who came to MO through KY? > > Elizabeth > >

Beth Wilson wrote: Can't remember whether anyone mentioned Alford Williams previous residence before MO. A land deed indicates that he may be related to Williams people in Mercer County, KY in 1832. This is the Alford, Benjamin, Elisha, Joel P.clan. - Beth Elisha Williams (1786-1876) was the 7th child of Alford Williams - wife Lucinda McGrath - they moved to Howard Co., Mo., with his parents Alford & Elizabeth Price Williams - but in the summer of 1834 they moved back to Kentucky (Mercer Co) where his brother Joel Price Williams was living and the McGrath family. Lucinda never adjusted to being away from her family, it is said. Sadly, she died in the late fall of 1834 never recovering after the birth of her 10th child. Joel Price Williams (1871-1855) was the 5th child of Alford and Elizabeth Price Williams. It is doubtful he ever left Kentucky. ALSO - MERRITT Williams - Junius Ward Williams of Scott Co., Ky and Howard Co., Mo was the son of Merritt & Eliza (Smith) Williams of Scott Co., Ky. Merritt and Eliza never moved to Mo., NOR had any (that I know of) relationship to the other Merritt Williams of Howard Co., Mo. as mentioned earlier. Merritt Williams of Scott Co., Ky (father of Junius Ward Williams) - his grandfather was an older brother of Alford Williams and his mother was the niece of the wife of another brother of Alford Williams. His sister was Maria Minor Williams w/o Robert Payne - early settlers of Howard Co., Mo - they called their Howard Co., Mo farm "Cedar Grove" and I am told their descendants still lived there. Maria Minor m 2nd Samuel Viley - a relative of Scott Co., Ky. Dozens and Dozens of relatives, inlaws, outlaws, kissin' cousins of Alford Williams migrated to Howard and Randolph Cos.