This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williams, Mills, Gibson, Kern, Hunt, Criswell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/176 Message Board Post: I would appreciate any information of any corrections, comments or criticisms to the following information. I have been searching for all Richard Williams living in east Tennessee between about 1790 and 1849. I have looked in sources too numerous to mention here. I can’t claim my research is exhaustive, but I am exhausted. My results to date are: Richard #1 . b. 18, Apr 1769. d. 15 Mar 1845. Buried in Eusebia Presbyterian Cemetery about 12 miles from Maryville. Married to Sally Williams 25 Jul 1800 in Blount Co. Sally Williams b. 16 Sep. 1774. d. 16 Oct 1831. Also buried in Eusebia Presbyterian Cemetery. Likely 1830 census, Blount Co. p. 297. Likely 1840 census, Blount Co. p. 112. Richard #2 b abt 1768-1770, possibly in VA. Son of John Williams, a member of the Eusebia Presbyterian Church. Richard named as heir and executor in John’s will filed in Blount Co. TN will book #9, p. 158, 1 Jun 1808 and posted on Rootsweb. Maybe same person as Richard #1. Richard #3 b. 16 Sept. 1782 in Surry Co. N.C. to Isaac Williams and Rachael Williams. Quakers, members of the Lost Creek MM in Jefferson Co. TN. 24 Nov 1804 Richard was disowned for marring contrary to the discipline. Richard’s ancestors are well documented. See Hinshaw, “Encyclopedia of American Genealogy”. Trail is cold on Richard’s marriage and subsequent family. Possibly 1830 census Blount Co, p. 260. Richard #4 b. 30 Dec 1786, probably Chatham N.C. d. 7 Jul 1849 Porter Co, Indiana. Son of William Williams & Rachael Williams who in 1805 were living in Sevier Co. M. Rachel Mills 2 Oct 1805. 1814 moved to Ind. Territory. Quaker. Well documented family line. Hinshaw, and see also: “History of Wayne County, Indiana.” Richard #5 b 16 Oct 1806 in Sevier Co. Tn, son of Isaac Williams and Amelia Gibson. Married Abigail Kern Oct 1811 in KY. D 10 Aug 1880 in Bedford, Lawrence Co, Indiana. Richard #6 Richard Williams married Sarah Hunt in Green Co. 29 May 1807. Richard #7 b. abt 1800-1810 Census for 1840 indicates living in Grainger Co. p. 102. Richard #8 b. abt 1808 according to lds information film 447919. Married Minerva or Minervy Criswell in Blount Co, TN 1 Jan 1833, Sistler, Early East Tennessee Marriages. Moved to Bell Co. TX in the 1840's. Buried near Troy Tx in Old Howard Cemetery according to information posted on the web. My ancestor Richard W. Williams b. abt 1779 to 1782 in North Carolina. Probably married by 1804 and living in Tennessee. On 14 May 1815 he had a son, Freeborn (F.C.) Williams in Sevier Co. Shortly thereafter he and his family were living in Blount County. By 1850, he and his grown families moved to Union County GA. He is listed in the 1850 Union Co. GA census p. 271 in an entry above F.C.’s household and N.K. Williams’s household, a probable other son. In the 1860 Union County GA census p. 471, he is living with F.C. (erroneously listed as C.C. Williams). F.C. later moved to Cotulla, Texas and died 14 Mar 1895. I have not found Richard in the 1870 census or fixed the date or location of his death. The weight of the evidence is that my ancestor is Richard #3. Richard #1 is a little too old and did not seem to have ever left Blount County. Richard #2 is also a little too old and may have been born in the wrong state. Richard #4 is a little too young and left for Indiana when my Richard was still known to be living in east Tennessee. Richard #5 - too young. Richard #6 - the marriage is a little too late. Richard #7 was in Grainger at a time when I know my Richard was in Blount County. Richard #8 left for Texas; not Georgia. Richard #3 was born within the right range of years. He was born in the right state. The probable marriage date and disownment match. Other east Tennessee Richard Williams references of note: In Burns, “History of Blount County, Tennessee” there is a mention of a Richard Williams, who is identified as a Quaker, who was an Abolitionist in pre-war Blount County. In 1798 a Richard Williams, Blount Co. gave a marriage bond. Likely Richard #1. The 1800 and 1801 Tax Roll indicate a Richard Williams living in Blount Co. Likely Richard #1. In 1825 Richard Williams, Grainger Co. gave a marriage bond. The 1840 Blount Co. census p.103 has a Richard Williams head of household. 000010001000-000000001000.