Flora: The earliest Williams ancestor I can "prove" is Benjamin Williams bn KY 1810, died Hopkins Co., KY 1845/46. We have zeroed in on the Duplin Co., NC area as a possible place where this Williams family came from to W.KY. But, can't, as yet, prove it. As for the Golightly surname. The only reason I mentioned it was one of my cousins at Wilburton, Latimer, OK is married to a Golightly. I keep running across that surname in W.AR and E. OK. I really wish that I could refer you to someone who could help. The Latimer Co., OK History & Genealogical Society is very active and they have a site on Rootsweb. I am sure that if you queried them, someone would respond. You might also try Poteau Valley (LeFlore Co., OK) Society re Golightly surname. They too are very accomodating regarding queries. Carol Flora <fdbarr@cox.net> wrote: Carol, Can you tell me if you have a Christopher Golightly who was named as a brother of Thomas Williams in the will of Thomas Williams in Brunswick Co. VA in 1754? Would that be your Golightly line that married into the Williams? Thanks, Flora ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Huff" To: Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas to Oklahoma > 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 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Thank you Carol, I will put a query out there and see if anyone knows of a connection back into the 1700s in VA. Good luck with your search, Flora ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Huff" <c-huff1@sbcglobal.net> To: <williams@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas to Oklahoma > Flora: The earliest Williams ancestor I can "prove" is Benjamin Williams > bn KY 1810, died Hopkins Co., KY 1845/46. We have zeroed in on the Duplin > Co., NC area as a possible place where this Williams family came from to > W.KY. But, can't, as yet, prove it. > As for the Golightly surname. The only reason I mentioned it was one of > my cousins at Wilburton, Latimer, OK is married to a Golightly. I keep > running across that surname in W.AR and E. OK. I really wish that I could > refer you to someone who could help. > The Latimer Co., OK History & Genealogical Society is very active and > they have a site on Rootsweb. I am sure that if you queried them, someone > would respond. You might also try Poteau Valley (LeFlore Co., OK) Society > re Golightly surname. They too are very accomodating regarding queries. > Carol > > Flora <fdbarr@cox.net> wrote: > Carol, > > Can you tell me if you have a Christopher Golightly who was named as a > brother of Thomas Williams in the will of Thomas Williams in Brunswick Co. > VA in 1754? Would that be your Golightly line that married into the > Williams? > > Thanks, > Flora > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Huff" > To: > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 9:30 PM > Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas to Oklahoma > > >> 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 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > >

It is thought that Jonas WILLIAMS [b. ca. 1770-1775 VA. m. 5 Apr 1798 in Mercer Co., KY to Elizabeth THOMPSON and d. 6 Aug 1838 in Washington Co., IL.] had a son - Benjamin WILLIAMS b. before 1810 probably in Barren Co., KY. d. before 1850 possibly in Washington Co., IL., but I really don't know where.... I do not know if he married, but I would be surprised if he didn't marry. Kay (Williams) C. Flora: The earliest Williams ancestor I can "prove" is Benjamin Williams bn KY 1810, died Hopkins Co., KY 1845/46. > Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Huff"