Preparer: E.W.Wallace, southern California June 2001 Mecklenburg Co. DB 3-370-372 indicates that by 1772, Henry Williams, later of Caswell Co., NC and his wife Elizabeth (--) must previously have been residents of Orange Co., NC and of Mecklenburg Co., VA as indicated by Elizabeth's relinquishment of dower rights. DB 3-370 Mar 23, 1772 from Henry Williams and Elizabeth, his wife, to Joseph Gregory, for 150 pds, a certain tract of land in M[ecklenburg] on the south side of the south fork of Meherrin River, 420 acres bounded by washing Run, Evans old line, Fannen. Signed - Henry Williams, Elizabeth Williams. Wit - Jesse Sanders, Wm (+ his mark) Browne, Thomas Norris. Recorded May 11, 1772. Page 372. To Thomas Rice and William Swift, Gentlemen, greeting. Elizabeth Williams cannot conveniently travel to our county court to make acknowledgement of the deed. You are therefore authorized to go to her to receive her acknowledgement. Signed Apr 13 in the 12th year of our Reign - Jno Tabb. Orange County, North Carolina. We, Orange Co. JPs, examined Elizabeth Williams and she relinquished her right of dower. Signed - Thoms Rice, Wm Swift. Recorded May 11, 1772. (TLC Genealogy, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS, 1765-1771 [Miami Beach, FL" MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS, 1765-1771], pp. 67-68) Henry, at his death, (Will 12 Apr 1785, proved 1786) had a number of children, all of the sons being underage at the time the will was written: Daniel, Joseph, Nathan, Henry. Some of the daughters were married, one was widowed, and one was deceased. The daughters: Nancy Rice, Elizabeth Williams, Susannah Rice, Sally Brookes, Jane Williams, Ursley Duke Peoples (widow of Reuben). There was one granddaughter: Mary Slade. Is Henry Williams of Mecklenburg Co. the same was Henry Williams of Lunenburg Co.? Lunenburg Co. Records A list of tithables taken by Witton, Gent. in St. James Parish, Lunenburg Co, for the year 1764 lists Henry Williams with four tithes, 425 acres. Also listed were the following Williams males, identitities not firmly established, each with one tithe: James 589 acres; John, 133 acres; Joseph, 284 acres. It is uncertain whether these were Henry's brothers, but they probably were. If so, they were all sons of Daniel Williams, who died testate in Granville Co., NC in 1759. (It is to be noted that Joseph, at the time of his father Daniel's death in 1759, was underage, i.e., not yet age 21; however, this titheable list is five years later, and Joseph would have been of age. Part of Lunenburg Co. became Halifax Co in 1752., and Daniel Williams, the father of these four Williams brothers, deeded land in Halifax to two sons--James and Joseph.) A Henry Williams appears in the Court Order Book No. 9 of Lunenburg Co. Since it involves joiner's tools, we believe this may be the same Henry Williams involved in giving or selling a set of joiner's tools to a young Goodman male. Henry's sister Merya Williams was married to a Goodman. Lunenburg Co. COB 9, p. 21 -10 Mary 1763 William Edings vs Travis Mason, Upon an Attachment granted by a JP. This day came the Plt by his atty, and sd attachment being served in the hands of Henry Williams, and on sundry joiners tools of the estate of the sd Deft's, and the Deft now failing to appear and replevy the same, and Plt making oath to his account against Deft for 8 pds., 15 shillings, judgment for Plt for same + costs, and Henry Williams is to pay Plt 5 pds 8 shillings and 8 pence condemned in his hands, in part of Plt's judgment afd, and the Sheriff is ordered to sell the sundry joiners tools. E.W.Wallace southern California