This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ncB.2ACE/1450.1.3.1.1 Message Board Post: The Butcher Williams Cemetery is probably on land once owned by James E. Williams and/or his sons. The burial ground is mentioned on pages 45 and 46 of CEMETERIES OF UPPER COLLETON COUNTY by the Bryans. One gets the impression that who ever the Bryans talked to about the cemetery were not that familiar with Butcher and they were also confused about some of the Williams relationships. For example in one sentence it is mentioned that James and Molton were brothers and hence cousins of Butcher. Molton Williams did have a brother James but James moved to Florida in the 1850's. James served in a Flordia unit during the War of Northern Agression, survived and spent the remainder of his life in Florida. The James Williams whose children Butch raised was the oldest son of Henry M. Williams and Barabara, believed to have been Henry's second wife. James would have been half brother to Alfred, Butch's father. Alfred being a child of Henry M. Williams and his first wife. The James Allen Williams Cemetery/Stokes-Connor Cemetery on Drain Road is about a mile from the hunting club enterance on SC 61/Augusta Highway which leads to the Butcher Williams Cemetery. The Williams farm and Williams Tavern shown in the Mills Atlas of 1825 would have been in the area where Drain Road intersects SC 61. Abraham T. Williams, Allen's brother, is said to have owned a general store/tavern and some researchers indicate that the Williams Tavern shown in the Mills Atlas was owned by him. On the other hand, some researchers believe the Williams Tavern was owned by Allen. James E. Williams would have been in his 70's when the work on the Mills Atlas was done. Allen outlived both his father, James, and his brother, Abraham. So ii is possible that at one time Abraham may have owned the tavern and it could of been inherited by Allen. Most Williams researchers seem to be transfixed with the Williams Tavern and Williams home that were near where Drain Road and SC 61 intersect today. Another Williams family apparanetly lived on the road that led from the Green Pond Methodist Church to Smoaks. This is modern SC 217 which like Drain Road intersects with SC 61, This Williams family lived about a mile from where SC 61 iintersects with SC 217. Generally, James E. Williams who married Catherine Hamilton has been refered to as James E. Williams of Wales because he is believed to have arrived in America from Wales One of the newer genealogical tools is DNA testing. . Several months ago, I came across this web site about the Williams Family Project. http://williams.genealogy.fm/ Recently, I submitted some DNA samples. Two of James E. Williams' sons are my directt ancestors. James E. Williams to Abraham T. Williams to Havillah Williams(married Joseph Koger Risher) to Martha Ann Risher(married Henry Allen Williams) to Henry Bass Williams to Robert Black Williams, my father. James E. Williams to Henry M. Williams to Henry Allen Williams to Henry Bass Williams to Robert Black Williams. (It would seem that a couple of generations are missing but Henry M Williams was in his 40's when Henry Allen Williams was born and dad was in his 40's when I was born.) My results have come back and there were no exact matches with anyone currently involved in the Williams DNA project. Possibly someday there may be a match. My DNA results were included in a data bse refered to as Recent Ethnic Origins, REO. This data base supposedly includes everyone who has submitted samples to the company doing the DNA testing not just Williamses. REO indicates the nations that your DNA has exact matches with and near matches with. My most exact matches were with Scotland, next Ireland, and then the United Kingdom. Just as there maybe an exact match with another Williams someday, as more people are tested, my REO could change. My understanding is that DNA testing is male dominated. Not jumping to conclusions but possilby James Williams roots were not Welch but possibly Scotish or Irish