There are many Williams families in Missouri, and early Missouri. I have seen several while checking census records in Monroe and Polk Counties. I also have a lone Williams family in Polk County, Missouri. John T. Williams was born in Virginia about 1775, migrated to Kentucky, married a Mary Russell, and migrated to Greene County {now Polk} County, Missouri about 1830, when the area was first opening up. I know he had one child, name of Martha born about 1811 in Kentucky, who married and stayed in Polk County. A bio on John T. Williams says that Martha was his only child - "in this county." Where the other children were, I have not found. They may have been somehow related to a Ruyle family. If anyone has or knows of any connections to this John T. and Mary {Russell} Williams, I would be appreciative of clues on where to search. They are of a direct line with my Smith family. Judy Smith/Colorado

All: I want to let you know about a Williams resource, available online for the first time. The book WILLIAMS AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by Katie Maud Seale Ellis, was published in 1973 and has been unavailable for almost 30 years. This Williams line, the primary one documented at RelatedLines.com, dates to 1790 with the birth of at least four brothers in the Carolinas: Elijah, William R., Ezekiel, and George W. Katie began actively researching her lines in the 1920s. WILLIAMS AND ALLIED FAMILIES represents literally decades of her research and effort. In addition to Williams and Seale, other surnames that make significant appearances in the book include: Castle, Cottingham, Cross, Ellis, Harris, Holland, Hopkins, Hutchison, Lott, Pearson, Pollard, and Smith. There is a strong Mississippi/Alabama geographic presence in the book. The online version includes supplemental material supplied in the latter 1970s by Annie B. (Williams) Adams. It totals 164 pages, and a table of contents and index are provided. You can access the book from the RelatedLines homepage at: http://www.relatedlines.com/ Thanks, and good hunting, --Hughes Williams