Addice, I was going to check on Samuel Jr. for you once I got home (I'm at work) but it looks like he is not who you are looking for - he didn't go back to England. The problem with Hanover Co., VA records is that they were all burned during the courthouse fires during the Civil War and so there are no actual deeds etc. left - if you are lucky and can find a bible entry or something else then you have something to go on - otherwise it is impossible to find anything. I have one of my major roadblocks in my family research because of the Hanover Co. mystery.... I probably will never know unless something miraculous shows up where the missing link is in my Bagby line... Granville is also difficult in that it split up into lots of other counties as well and at various times so it be one where you have to look in various county records to find anything.... ah, the joys of genealogical research! I love it actually. Susan Avery On Thu, 31 May 2007 13:39:15 -0400 "Addice Thomas" <addice36@mywesties.com> writes: > Francie, thanks very much for your reply. > > The Samuel Williams I am looking for was a Loyalist. He and all his > sons > fought on "the other side". His property in Anson Co. was > confiscated. > After the Revolution he left for England but died either before or > just > after the ship landed. > > I am related to Williams families on both sides during the war. I > have lots > of info on other parts of the family, and I know Samuel was related > to them > back in earlier generations, but I just can't quite tie him in to > these > families. The missing link in my research probably won't be in > Anson Co., > but in some of the earlier counties the various families lived in: > Hanover > Co. VA, then Granville Co., NC. > > I have just over 100 Williamses in my database who are all related > to this > line. I'll be glad to check what I have if you want to send me some > names > (be sure to include at least one date even if approximate) as this > family > seems to use the same names over and over. > > Addice > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 21:41:05 -0400 > > From: "Addice Thomas" <addice36@mywesties.com> > > Subject: [WILLIAMS] Samuel Williams of Anson Co., NC > > To: <WILLIAMS@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: <00fe01c7a324$c188d9f0$6401a8c0@DOWNSTAIRS> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > > > Can anyone help with information regarding Samuel WILLIAMS. His > wife may > > have been Mary (?). Who were his parents? Where was he born? I > estimate > > his birth to have been about 1710--1720. He lived in Anson Co., > NC at the > > beginning of the Revolutionary War. > > Thanks for any help, > > Addice in Fairfax, VA > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:09:48 -0700 > > From: "Francie Lane" <francielane@comcast.net> > > Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Samuel Williams of Anson Co., NC > > To: <williams@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: > <LPBBJICHAMMGALODILBDAENNDGAB.francielane@comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Hi Addice, > > > > Did your Samuel Williams continue living in Anson Co., NC > after > > the start of the Revolution? > > > > My Williams ancestor was originally in Anson Co., but when > the > > county was divided to form Montgomery Co., NC, in 1779, my family > fell > > into the > > new county. > > > > Francie > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILLIAMS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hello List, I am hoping that someone out there may be able to help me, I am stuck due to no family census before 1850. I need to find out the father of Dr. Daniel Allen Williams, b. 18 November 1839, Duplin or Onslow Co., NC (have confusing reports from census and civil war records) d. 15 July 1905, buried: Dr. D.A. Williams Cemetery, Duplin Co., NC He married Lafatima Basden, 31 May 1861, Onslow Co., NC I found on Family Search in one of the gen records that his father was Lemuel Williams and his mother was Norma Ann "Nancy" Cox. I do know that his mother's did go by Nancy A. for she was living with his family in 1880. In the 1850 census it is just her and the children, Daniel Allen 1839, Mary Ann 1841 and Henry A. 1843. I assume that the father died. Somewhere, don't remember where, I came up for Lemuel the dates of b. 1806, Onslow Co., NC d. 20 April 1868. Of course this is after 1850, so the question comes up did they get a divorce, did they even grant divorces then? I also have a John Williams and Sarah/Sallie Sanders as the parents to Lemuel. If there is anyone that recognizes any of the names and can connect the dots for me please let me know. Thanks for your help. Carol Williams