Hope this helps someone... ----- Extracted from: JACKSON, Hester: Surry County, North Carolina Will Abstracts, Book 4 (1827-1853); Copyright, 1991, by H. Jackson; Published, 1991, by H. Jackson, Dobson, North Carolina, USA --- pp. 2-3: Surry Co. Will Book 4, p. 1 Will dtd. 28 Jan 1812; Probated November Court 1827 Will of Joseph WILLIAMS [Author notes: (This will is 13 pages long with 3 codicils.)] Wife Rebekah. Sons: Nathaniel (Natty) afflicted; Joseph; Alexander of Tenn.; Nicholas Lanier, youngest son; John at the bar; William (decd by 1819); Robert at the bar; Lewis, and Thomas Lanier. Daus.: Rebekah and Fanny, wife of John P.(?) ERWIN of Nashville. Granddaughter Sally only child of decd. son William. Negroes named: Cary, Sam, Tabb, Daniel, Nancy, Squire, Jack, Ned, Isbell, Lidia, Sally, Cynthia, Will (bought of Henry SPEER), Caesor, Little Will, Jenny, Pulvey(?), Bartlett, Peter, Jude, Little Peter, Don(?), Ceasor, Aber, Lou, Soloman, Charott(?), Squire, Pillar(?), Violet, Dorcas, Lou, Matt, Rachel, Horace, Booker, Betty. Lands bought of: Lewis & Reuben WHEALESS, Col. MOSBY, SPEER, Mark HOLLIMON’s Sewats River Tracts, Ruby’s tract, BROUGHs or GOUGHs place. Deeded lands on both eastern and western waters. Mentions lime kiln & quarry, fishery. Mentions: Charles BAGGE (below Salem), William THORNTON, Thomas S. WILLIAMS of Knoxville. Exrs.: wife Rebedah; sons Robert, Joseph, John, William, Lewis, Thomas Lanier, Alexander, and Nicholas Lanier Williams. Signed: Jo Williams Wits.: George KEMBROUGH [Kimbrough, Kimbrow], Robert R. FREEMAN, Jo WILLIAMS Jr. Wits. to codicil 27 June 1825: John KERR, Thomas THORNTON - ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hdanw@aol.com> To: <NCSURRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:41 PM Subject: [NCSURRY] Joseph Wiliams of Early Surry Co., NC I located this on Political Graveyard website: Williams, Joseph, of Shallow Ford (1748-1827) — also known as "Duke of Surry" — of Surry County, N.C. Born in Hanover County, Va., March 27, 1748. First cousin of John Williams of Montpelier, Richard Henderson and Thomas Henderson; brother of John Williams, Nathaniel Williams, Jr. and Robert Williams. Delegate to North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Died in Surry County, N.C., August 11, 1827. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Forsyth County, N.C. Comment: I am a descendant of another first cousin of Joseph Williams - one William Williams who died testate at Boonesborough, now Kentucky, Dec 1775. He was a brother of the John Williams *of Montpelier* mentioned in the second line above. This family is rife with these given names: John, Joseph, Nathaniel, so it is easy to get confused. I would like to know more about 1) the parental family of Joseph Williams and 2) some of his descendants. E.W.Wallace **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCSURRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message