I LOVE conjuring you up! Mention the Revolutionary War and there you are. Bless you, Jerome. For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerome Tew <jdtew@esn.net> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net>; Edgar Taylor <ertjr@sgi.net>; <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com>; Duplin County List <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:00 AM Subject: RE: Williams of Duplin Co. NC Aaron, (Himself-Joseph Jr.), David and Byrd Williams. I have records of eight brothers who served. These four lived adult lives. What can I do for you...Jerome Tew -----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson [mailto:d7777@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 5:41 PM To: Edgar Taylor; NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com; Duplin County List; Jerome Tew Subject: Re: Williams of Duplin Co. NC Hi Ed, Well, we're going to have to call in the big dogs for this one. Jerome Tew is the expert on the Revolutionary War. >From # 115 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY BY HEITMAN 594. Williams, Benjamin, 1st Lt. 2nd N. C. Sept. 1 1775; Capt. July 19, 1776; and served to . . . . ; was in service Jan. 1780. Friday, September 1st, 1775 Officers For the 2nd Regiment Lieutenants, 2nd Regiment Benjamin Williams (also John Williams) note: OFFICERS FOR THIS REGIMENT INCLUDED ROBERT HOWE, ESQ., COLONEL. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Edgar Taylor <ertjr@sgi.net> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Williams of Duplin Co. NC Thanks Dee - What I have is pretty sketchy and much may be not for my ancestor, Benjamin Williams, but the one who later became governor of NC state. In her pension application, his wife, Ann Simpson Williams, does not give a date but says that at the commencement of the Rev War he formed a company of light horse in Brunswick Co NC commanded, she thought, by Captain Callendon [spelling is hard to make out]. Shortly thereafter he removed to Duplin Co and joined another company of horse, commanded - she thought - by Captain Dodd. During the War he was promoted to lieutenant. Now here is where there may be some confusion, if not there is some in the above already. She stated that he was at the battle of Cross Creek in NC, and at the battle of Briar Creek <<and other places in the Department of the South>>. She thought his light horse company was attached to the 2nd Regement North Carolina Continental line. However, here she refers to a book published in 1834 in which her husband is designated as a lieutenant in Col. Howe's Regt 2 North Carolina. These last references may be for that Ben Williams who became the governor, but I do not know this. Finally, she stated that Ben's two brothers also served in the War, the unstated implication being that they served in the same unit[s]. I do not know the names of these brothers, but one of the sons of <my> Ben Williams were named Daniel, and another Joseph. If order in naming means anything, the sons were - Simpson [Ben's wife's maiden name], Daniel, Benjamin, and Joseph. Simpson Williams was the only son who survived to manhood, becoming a pilot in Charleston SC in the early 1800s. As I think I mentioned, the DAR does NOT now accept Ben as having served as a lieutenant, and anyone applying now has to do more research on that point. This appeared in the DAR magazine of Jan 1994, where he is given credit only for service as a private in NC WPNS, whatever that means.. I doubt this will be of much help, but I do appreciate whatever you can do with this.. Sincerely, Ed T of PGH PS According to the Bible record I mentioned previously, Benjamin Williams was born 11-30-1754, and that the date of his death was 10-29-1817. ---------- >From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >To: "Edgar Taylor" <ertjr@sgi.net> >Subject: Re: Williams of Duplin Co. NC >Date: Mon, Sep 17, 2001, 10:17 AM > >Ed, >I found a bunch of Revolutionary War information on various Benjamin >Williams. Do you have any dates at all from the pension application >such as date joined, date discharged - anything? >Dee >For details on sources used, refer to this link: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >----- Original Message ----- >From: Edgar Taylor <ertjr@sgi.net> >To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 9:48 PM >Subject: Re: Williams of Duplin Co. NC > > >Thank you - Dee -very much for spending time and effort trying to >match Ben >and Joe. I appreciate your doing this. >Are there any lists of Rev WAr officers fr the Duplin Co calvary? Ben >was >supposed to have gone in as an ordinary soldier, then promote to >lieutenant >for some reasom. Thanks very much for your help. >Sincerely, Ed T of PGH >---------- >>From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >>To: "Edgar Taylor" <ertjr@sgi.net> >>Subject: Re: Your query in the <<Top 5 Queries>> of French >Huguenots - Michau >>Date: Sun, Sep 16, 2001, 4:12 PM >> > >>Edgar, >>The only way that I might have been able to find them was by >>cross-referencing any of the three names. I found a lot of entries >>for Benjamin and Joseph in Duplin County and not once did the >>cross-reference in the same entry (appear together). >>I'm so sorry that I was no help. >>Dee >>For details on sources used, refer to this link: >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Edgar Taylor <ertjr@sgi.net> >>To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >>Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 2:49 PM >>Subject: Re: Your query in the <<Top 5 Queries>> of French >Huguenots - Michau >> >>Hello again - Dee. I had not put together my two messages from you >>until I saw the same address on each. >> >>Thanks very much - again - for your offer to do <look-ups>. I note >>that you have a number of books on Duplin Co. NC. One of the families I am >>researching is Williams of NC. I appreciate that this is too common a >>name, as is the given name of the ancestor I am researching- Benjamin >>Williams, a Rev War vet., born around 1760. He lived in Brunswick Co, Southport/ >>Smithville NC in the late 1700s and earlier 1800s, and probably died >>there, tho I have not found this info.There is a family Bible record in a >>group published by some SC company which says that his father was Joseph. >>This is confirmed by the pension file for his wife, Ann Simpson Williams, who >>after or before Ben's death came to Charleston to be with her children. >>However, the communtary which goes with the Bible record is totally wrong, as >>evidenced by her pension application, which included a copy of the Bible >>record, giving his service in NC rather than SC the commentary >>states.. >> >>Although the DAR does not now accept her statement, she said that >>Ben, at the outbreak of th War, had gone to Duplin to join his family there >>and served as a lieutenant in a calvary unit from Duplin. >>The problem with the DAR is that several of my cousins back in the >>early 1900s submitted <data>, not for our ancestor, but for the Ben >Williams >>who became a governor for NC. >> >>There is a tradition that our Williams, descend from Roger Williams. >>If so, then it must be the Roger who was in VA at a very early date, said to >>be a nephew of Roger of New England. One of the sons of the VA Roger was >>named Shadrack or some such spelling. I was interested to find one time a >>Shadrack Williams in the 1700s, either in New Hanover or Brunswick Co NC - as >I >write this,I think the former. >> >>I really can not ask you to do the <look-ups> for all the Ben >Williams >>you may find in Duplin Co., but if anything strikes your attention, I >>would appreciate hearing. >> >>Thans again for your messages and help. Ed T of PGH. >>---------- [rest snipped]