Carol: Relating some experiences to this message. In Oct. my husband and I are travelling from here in San Luis Obispo, CA to Memphis, TN to visit Samuel D. Williams. Sam & my Dad's dna were a 37 marker match. Sam's nephew and I have researched this Williams family of W.KY for almost 20 years and had pretty well proven that we were related, but the dna proved our research, without a doubt. There is, however, a Williams family in W.KY about the same time as my GGrandfather, Thomas J. Williams. That other Williams male is also named Thomas J. Williams and is approx 5-8 years younger than my GGrandfather. When his descendant sent me a photo, I was astonished at the similarity between the two men. That is one of the families I am trying to get to do dna testing. Wouldn't that be something, if they were to match. The interesting thing is that I asked the descendant just how tall this fellow was, as my GGrandfather's CW pension file indicated that he was only 5'4". The photo I was sent showed a couple probably in their 50's standing side by side. As the woman was the same heighth as the man, I asked the descendant if her GGrandmother was unusually tall. She said that they were both 5'3" - 5'5". They all seem to be small, have very dark hair and eyes. If you look at CW pension file descriptions of other Williams males from that area, some are described as tall; i.e., 6' and blue eyed. That definitely does not describe my GGrandfather and his children. Sam Williams of Memphis sent me a photo of his father as a young man and the similarity between this fellow Joseph and my Dad & his brothers at the same age, was amazing. We will see, I am anxious to meet Sam and see just how much like my Dad & Uncles he might be. Wish me luck in finding other Williams surnamed male descendants of these W.KY men. As for your question about a connection between my Williams and Duplin Co., NC area. Many pioneers of these W.KY Counties were from the Duplin Co., NC area. That is the reason I have spent so many years researching all of those families. As my GGrandmothers Graddy family in Hopkins Co., KY originated in Duplin Co., NC, there is some possibility that my GGrandfather Williams family might also. Carol Carol Williams <calywi@hughes.net> wrote: Carol What is the connection between the Williams in Duplin Co., NC and those that were in KY to TX? My half-uncles line is in KY, AR, TX. My husband's line is all Onslow/Duplin Co., NC. My husband and uncle look alot alike and to see pictures of my step grandfather and my husband grandfather you would think they were brothers. Plus my husband and uncles personalities are almost the same. I am sure that they have to be related and that it all started in NC. Carol Williams in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Huff" To: Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas to Oklahoma >I too, have a J.B. (James B., we believe possibly the B. is Benjamin, as >his Father was Benjamin) Williams. Our J.B. was bn in Hopkins Co., KY abt >1845. He married Mary Ann Pullam in W.KY in 1865. About 1885 he, his >family, and other Williams family members migrated to Dunklin Co., MO. > While searching for our J. B. Williams, as we didn't know his date or > place of death, I ran across a J.B. & Mary Ann Williams in Latimer Co., > OK. > We suspect that the Grandfather; i.e., the Father of Benjamin, was named > Thomas. > If anyone needs further data re these W.KY families, I have some 20 > years accumulation on them and extended families. > related surnames: Pullam, Watson, Graddy, Skinner, > Canada/Canaday/Kennedy, Moore, Cox, McClure, Harris, Crowell. All of > these families were in W.KY migrating to MO, TX & IT/OK. The Graddy > family was also in Duplin Co., NC along with Williams', Whitfield & > Outlaw. > Carol Williams Huff > > F2bemee@wmconnect.com wrote: > Searching for the family of J B Williams b. 1857/58 > may have connections to Golightly, Loudermilk, Didway families > Sons: Francis A., John D. and Thomas Williams. > > Always do right. > This will gratify some people & astonish the rest. -Mark Twain- > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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

How much travel time might there have been between them during the 1790's to 1820's? Could both those in west KY. and those in South-Central KY. have traveled through TN. from N.C. or VA.??? Kay (Williams) C. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Huff To: williams@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas to Oklahoma Carol: Relating some experiences to this message. In Oct. my husband and I are travelling from here in San Luis Obispo, CA to Memphis, TN to visit Samuel D. Williams. Sam & my Dad's dna were a 37 marker match. Sam's nephew and I have researched this Williams family of W.KY for almost 20 years and had pretty well proven that we were related, but the dna proved our research, without a doubt. There is, however, a Williams family in W.KY about the same time as my GGrandfather, Thomas J. Williams. That other Williams male is also named Thomas J. Williams and is approx 5-8 years younger than my GGrandfather. When his descendant sent me a photo, I was astonished at the similarity between the two men. That is one of the families I am trying to get to do dna testing. Wouldn't that be something, if they were to match. The interesting thing is that I asked the descendant just how tall this fellow was, as my GGrandfather's CW pension file indicated that he was only 5'4". The photo I was sent showed a couple probably in their 50's standing side by side. As the woman was the same heighth as the man, I asked the descendant if her GGrandmother was unusually tall. She said that they were both 5'3" - 5'5". They all seem to be small, have very dark hair and eyes. If you look at CW pension file descriptions of other Williams males from that area, some are described as tall; i.e., 6' and blue eyed. That definitely does not describe my GGrandfather and his children. Sam Williams of Memphis sent me a photo of his father as a young man and the similarity between this fellow Joseph and my Dad & his brothers at the same age, was amazing. We will see, I am anxious to meet Sam and see just how much like my Dad & Uncles he might be. Wish me luck in finding other Williams surnamed male descendants of these W.KY men. As for your question about a connection between my Williams and Duplin Co., NC area. Many pioneers of these W.KY Counties were from the Duplin Co., NC area. That is the reason I have spent so many years researching all of those families. As my GGrandmothers Graddy family in Hopkins Co., KY originated in Duplin Co., NC, there is some possibility that my GGrandfather Williams family might also. Carol Carol Williams <calywi@hughes.net> wrote: Carol What is the connection between the Williams in Duplin Co., NC and those that were in KY to TX? My half-uncles line is in KY, AR, TX. My husband's line is all Onslow/Duplin Co., NC. My husband and uncle look alot alike and to see pictures of my step grandfather and my husband grandfather you would think they were brothers. Plus my husband and uncles personalities are almost the same. I am sure that they have to be related and that it all started in NC. Carol Williams in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Huff" To: Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas to Oklahoma >I too, have a J.B. (James B., we believe possibly the B. is Benjamin, as >his Father was Benjamin) Williams. Our J.B. was bn in Hopkins Co., KY abt >1845. He married Mary Ann Pullam in W.KY in 1865. About 1885 he, his >family, and other Williams family members migrated to Dunklin Co., MO. > While searching for our J. B. Williams, as we didn't know his date or > place of death, I ran across a J.B. & Mary Ann Williams in Latimer Co., > OK. > We suspect that the Grandfather; i.e., the Father of Benjamin, was named > Thomas. > If anyone needs further data re these W.KY families, I have some 20 > years accumulation on them and extended families. > related surnames: Pullam, Watson, Graddy, Skinner, > Canada/Canaday/Kennedy, Moore, Cox, McClure, Harris, Crowell. All of > these families were in W.KY migrating to MO, TX & IT/OK. The Graddy > family was also in Duplin Co., NC along with Williams', Whitfield & > Outlaw. > Carol Williams Huff > > F2bemee@wmconnect.com wrote: > Searching for the family of J B Williams b. 1857/58 > may have connections to Golightly, Loudermilk, Didway families > Sons: Francis A., John D. and Thomas Williams. > > Always do right. > This will gratify some people & astonish the rest. -Mark Twain- > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

Note: first message in this series of messages. There are also Golightly surnamed folks in Latimer Co., OK to this day. They intermarried with Williams family members. Carol Huff <c-huff1@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Carol: Relating some experiences to this message. In Oct. my husband and I are travelling from here in San Luis Obispo, CA to Memphis, TN to visit Samuel D. Williams. Sam & my Dad's dna were a 37 marker match. Sam's nephew and I have researched this Williams family of W.KY for almost 20 years and had pretty well proven that we were related, but the dna proved our research, without a doubt. There is, however, a Williams family in W.KY about the same time as my GGrandfather, Thomas J. Williams. That other Williams male is also named Thomas J. Williams and is approx 5-8 years younger than my GGrandfather. When his descendant sent me a photo, I was astonished at the similarity between the two men. That is one of the families I am trying to get to do dna testing. Wouldn't that be something, if they were to match. The interesting thing is that I asked the descendant just how tall this fellow was, as my GGrandfather's CW pension file indicated that he was only 5'4". The photo I was sent showed a couple probably in their 50's standing side by side. As the woman was the same heighth as the man, I asked the descendant if her GGrandmother was unusually tall. She said that they were both 5'3" - 5'5". They all seem to be small, have very dark hair and eyes. If you look at CW pension file descriptions of other Williams males from that area, some are described as tall; i.e., 6' and blue eyed. That definitely does not describe my GGrandfather and his children. Sam Williams of Memphis sent me a photo of his father as a young man and the similarity between this fellow Joseph and my Dad & his brothers at the same age, was amazing. We will see, I am anxious to meet Sam and see just how much like my Dad & Uncles he might be. Wish me luck in finding other Williams surnamed male descendants of these W.KY men. As for your question about a connection between my Williams and Duplin Co., NC area. Many pioneers of these W.KY Counties were from the Duplin Co., NC area. That is the reason I have spent so many years researching all of those families. As my GGrandmothers Graddy family in Hopkins Co., KY originated in Duplin Co., NC, there is some possibility that my GGrandfather Williams family might also. Carol Carol Williams wrote: Carol What is the connection between the Williams in Duplin Co., NC and those that were in KY to TX? My half-uncles line is in KY, AR, TX. My husband's line is all Onslow/Duplin Co., NC. My husband and uncle look alot alike and to see pictures of my step grandfather and my husband grandfather you would think they were brothers. Plus my husband and uncles personalities are almost the same. I am sure that they have to be related and that it all started in NC. Carol Williams in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Huff" To: Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas to Oklahoma >I too, have a J.B. (James B., we believe possibly the B. is Benjamin, as >his Father was Benjamin) Williams. Our J.B. was bn in Hopkins Co., KY abt >1845. He married Mary Ann Pullam in W.KY in 1865. About 1885 he, his >family, and other Williams family members migrated to Dunklin Co., MO. > While searching for our J. B. Williams, as we didn't know his date or > place of death, I ran across a J.B. & Mary Ann Williams in Latimer Co., > OK. > We suspect that the Grandfather; i.e., the Father of Benjamin, was named > Thomas. > If anyone needs further data re these W.KY families, I have some 20 > years accumulation on them and extended families. > related surnames: Pullam, Watson, Graddy, Skinner, > Canada/Canaday/Kennedy, Moore, Cox, McClure, Harris, Crowell. All of > these families were in W.KY migrating to MO, TX & IT/OK. The Graddy > family was also in Duplin Co., NC along with Williams', Whitfield & > Outlaw. > Carol Williams Huff > > F2bemee@wmconnect.com wrote: > Searching for the family of J B Williams b. 1857/58 > may have connections to Golightly, Loudermilk, Didway families > Sons: Francis A., John D. and Thomas Williams. > > Always do right. > This will gratify some people & astonish the rest. -Mark Twain- > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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