Check Anson Co., NC census in 1800's. There was a Henderson Williams, son of William Williams but I don't know if he migrated to AL. An inquiry to Union Co., NC may produce some valuable information. (That part of Anson Co. became Union Co. in 1842.) Dorothy C. White [email protected] 804.795.4296 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WILLIAMS] Williams of North Carolina > > > My oldest documented maternal WILLIAMS ancestor was born in > North Carolina, > April 22, 1832. Henderson G. Williams (H.G. in census > records) is first > found in the 1860 census, Pickens County, Alabama, already > married with three > young children. > > I cannot locate him in any census in 1850 in any state - he > would have been > 18 and still living at home. A man named Henderson Williams > - possibly his > father - purchased land in Pickens County around 1838, but I > cannot locate any > additional info on him. A large number of Williams head of > households in > the 1850 Pickens census indicate NC as their place of birth. > > I have tried to link my ancestor to a family by naming > patterns, but cannot. > The first three were named in honor of famous people - Andrew > Jackson, > Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon. The first-born grandson was > named Walter Isaac. > > (Note: I have exactly the same problem with Henderson's > wife, Elizabeth > Robinson. She was born in Mississippi in 1835. Her parents > were born in North > Carolina.) > > This Williams family migrated to Texas, settling in Bell County. > > Any clues or suggestions appreciated. > > > ==== WILLIAMS Mailing List ==== > List web page: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/williams.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records > added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >