Just wanted to let you know about the beautiful new book; Heritage of Granville county, NC 2002! For details you may email Mildred Goss: currin5@gte.net Chances of finding your family lines are great! Don & Becky Mills eaglesnestmtn@mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hdanw@aol.com> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 7:36 PM Subject: [NCGRANVI] Charles Williams of Granville Co., NC - Will of > Dear Williams Researchers or Researchers of Granville Co., NC > > Can you tell me about this Charles Williams who died in Granville Co. before > August 1819? I am interested in obtaining information about his descendants > and his wife, who is believed to be named Susannah, maiden name unknown. > > Granville Co., NC Will Book 8, 1816-1821, pp. 259-260, Apr. 22, 1817 - > proved Aug. court 1819 - Charles Williams wills to son Robbin Williams the > land whereon I live on Raleigh Road near Rewin [Ruin] Creek at Ragland's > line, Burton's line, and Allen Williams's line on Glebe road containing 100 > acres; all other land sold and 2/3rds of money to be given son Leonard > Williams; to daughter Fanny Williams, a loom and apparatus, spinning wheel > and cotton, and wool cards for herself and children and not at disposal of > her husband; the balance sold and debts paid; any money left to go to my > daughter Aggy Ragland, one fourth part, daughter Polley Craft, 1/2 part, > Fanny Williams and her children (not her husband), 1/2 part; the other 1/4th > to five sons: William, Leonard, John, Allen, and Robbin Williams. Excrs: > John Hare, William M. Sneed, William Robards, Samuel Craft, Leonard Williams > (William Morgan Sneed). Wts: Richard Sneed, Step Sneed, Elizabeth Yancey. > > (Zae Hargett Gwynn, ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS AND ESTATE RECORDS OF > GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC 1808-1833, V. 2 [Joseph W. Watson, 1976], p. 115) > > Charles Williams's close associate was his brother Nathaniel Williams. > Charles and Nathaniel, according to my research of several years, were > younger sons of John Williams, Sr., who is NOT the same person as John > Williams, Esq. The latter John Williams, Esq. died testate ca 1799 and > William Williams, their brother, died Dec 1775 at Boonesborough, then part of > Virginia.) They were the older brothers of Charles and Nathaniel. > > Elizabeth Yancey, one of the witnesses to the will, was the niece of Charles > Williams, she being one of the younger daughters of William Williams, > deceased. She was married to Sterling Yancey of Granville Co. Stephen Sneed > was married to an older daughter of William Williams, Mary Williams. > > Thanks for your expected assistance. > > E.W.Wallace > a descendant of William Williams (d. 1775) > > > ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== > Granville County List Administrator > Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >