My direct line is: Matthew/Samuel/Joseph/Mary Elizabeth Williams-Denman 1 Matthew WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: abt 1605, Wales [1] Death: 1679, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT Spouse: Susanna COLE [1] Children: Samuel (1653-1706) Amos (1645-1683) Matthew (1651-) Ruth (1649-) 1.1a Samuel WILLIAMS* [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 4 Jan 1653, Wethersfield, CT [1] Death: 8 May 1706, Elizabethtown, NJ [1] Spouse: UNNAMED Death: 1679 [1] Marr: abt 1679 [1] Children: Joseph (1678-1728) Other spouses: Esther WHEELER 1.1a.1 Joseph WILLIAMS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1678 [1] Death: 1728 [1] Spouse: Mary [1] Children: Mary Elizabeth (1700-1762) Joseph Benjamin Phebe Daniel 1.1a.1.1 Mary Elizabeth WILLIAMS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1700, Westfield, NJ [2] Death: 27 Mar 1762, Westfield, NJ [3], [2] Burial: Old Cemetery Of The Westfield, NJ Presbyterian Church [2] Spouse: John DENMAN Birth: 1700, Westfield, NJ Death: 15 Mar 1775, Westfield, Essex Co., NJ [3], [2] Father: John DENMAN (1643-1713) Mother: Mary Madelain GANO (GERNEAUX) (1675-1761) Marr: 1721, Westfield, NJ [2] Children: Mary (1722-) Joseph (1723-1782) Jane (Jennie) (1723-) John (1725-) Daniel Wright (1732-1808) Christopher (1741-1808) 1.1a.1.2 Joseph WILLIAMS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Spouse: Betsey LYON 1.1a.1.3 Benjamin WILLIAMS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Spouse: Eliza MINDWELL 1.1a.1.4 Phebe WILLIAMS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Spouse: William WOODRUFF 1.1a.1.5 Daniel WILLIAMS ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.1b Samuel WILLIAMS* (See above) ————————————————————————————————————————————— Spouse: Esther WHEELER [1] Father: Nathaniel WHEELER Mother: Esther BOTSFORD Marr: aft 1680 [1] Children: Samuel Nathaniel David Josiah Susanna Sarah Ester Other spouses: UNNAMED 1.1b.1 Samuel WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.1b.2 Nathaniel WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.1b.3 David WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.1b.4 Josiah WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.1b.5 Susanna WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.1b.6 Sarah WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.1b.7 Ester WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1.2 Amos WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 14 Mar 1645 [4] Death: 20 Aug 1683, CT Gen 1               Matthew Williams – b. ca. 1623, England; d. Jul 1659 - Nov 1665, CT                                     married to Susannah Cole                                                             ß Gen 2               Amos Williams – b. 14 Mar 1645, CT; d. 20 Aug 1683, CT                                     married to Elizabeth Rogers                                                             ß Gen 3               Amos Williams Jr. (Captain) – b. 17 Mar 1671, CT; d. 19 Apr 1744, NJ                                     married to Johannah Wheeler                                                             ß Gen 4               Amos  Williams III – b. ca. 1716                                     married to Abiah                                                             ß Gen 5               Enos Williams – b. ca. 1749, NJ or VT; d. 8 Mar 1811, NJ                                     married to Susannah Ogden                                                             ß Gen 6               Gershom Simeon Williams – b. 1781-1783, NJ; d. 1862, OH                                     married to Elizabeth Frances Brundage                                                             ß Gen 7               Swaine Ogden Williams – b. 1809, NJ; d. 1866, OH                                     married to Mary Myrinda Doud                                                             ß Gen 8               Freeman Simmon Williams – b. 13 Sep 1847, PA; d. Apr 1930, MI                                     married to Norah Ida Parker                                                             ß Gen 9               Clyde Freeman Williams – b. 11 Aug 1892, OH; d. 1 Sep 1963, MI                                     married to Beulah Adele Badder                                                             ß Gen 10              George Freeman Williams  – b. 20 Apr 1913, MI;  d. Jan 1991, MI                                     married to Eileen Lucy Pierce                                                             ß Gen 11              David LeRoy Williams - Participant Spouse: Elizabeth ROGERS [4] 1.3 Matthew WILLIAMS [1] ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1651 [1] 1.4 Ruth WILLIAMS ————————————————————————————————————————————— Birth: 1649 [1] Spouse: Caleb PIERSON [1] Sources 1. Carter, Kathryn S., The Family History of Nathaniel Purdue Willis. 1979. 2. Snyder, Betty Pond, Denman-Frisinger and Allied Families, Baltimore, Gateway Press, Inc. 1987. 3. I pick up a copy of their book (Westfield NJ Presbyterian Church) while I was there doing research. I find a John and Mary DENMAN on page 466 which tell the date of death for John, March 1, 1775, at the age of 74 and Mary, wife of John May 27, 1762, at the age of 61.) - per Ken, [email protected] Welsh decent 4. http://williams.genealogy.fm/DNA_Project_Pedigrees/Web_Ready/David_Leroy_Williams.htm, 10/26/04. Thanks, Daniel Ewer