This is my brick wall. Napoleon Williams married: Elizabeth Children: James E.Williams Stanley Williams Harrison C. Williams Chauncey Williams (perhaps born in 1848, he was 15yrs during the Civil War. in 27 Jan 1871 married : Elizabeth Walker Richards children: Della Augusta Walker Williams 1 September 1876, Gnadenhutten, OH (my husbands grandmother) James Williams Anna Williams Lydia Williams Louise Williams Mayme Williams married: ? Britton children: Nanna Britton , she had a out of wedlock child with President Harding WILLIAMS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >WILLIAMS-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 191 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [WILLIAMS] Rev. War Pensions [Jpsnidow2@aol.com] > #2 [WILLIAMS] Re: Williams from Engla [Vivian E Zabel <vzabel@juno.com>] > #3 [WILLIAMS] Re: Williams from Maryl [Vivian E Zabel <vzabel@juno.com>] > #4 [WILLIAMS] Thomas Williams-Mary Pr [Famtree9@aol.com] > #5 [WILLIAMS] Thomas Williams-Mary Pr [Famtree9@aol.com] > #6 [WILLIAMS] Williams/Shelton Connec [Famtree9@aol.com] > #7 [WILLIAMS] James Mastin Williams [Famtree9@aol.com] > #8 [WILLIAMS] more on Cherokee Willia [Famtree9@aol.com] > #9 [WILLIAMS] Leake Co MS Wiliams ["Howard Busch" <hobusch@camalott.c] > #10 [WILLIAMS] David E.,born 1838, IN> [Mona534988@aol.com] > #11 Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams/Shelton Co ["Gayle Austin http://www.rootsweb.] > #12 [WILLIAMS] William W. Williams ["Judith Burkhardt" <jburkhardt@ada] > #13 [WILLIAMS] Williams/Shelton Connec [Carl Cason <ccason@compuserve.com>] > >Administrivia: >List web page: http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/WILLIAMS.htm > > ******************************************************** > >To unsubscribe from WILLIAMS-D, send a message to > WILLIAMS-D-request@rootsweb.com >that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ******************************************************* > > > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Rev. War Pensions > From: > > Jpsnidow2@aol.com > Date: > > Sat, 21 Sep 2002 20:08:19 EDT > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Hi Allen....I found 2 of my ancestors' Revolutionary War Pension applications >at the regional facility of the National Archives and Records Admin. in >Pittsfield, Massachusetts. If you've never been to one of the NARA >facilities or are not familiar, you can go to www.archives.gov. In the upper >right-hand corner of their home page, you'll see a "Where is...? Where do >I...?" window. When you click on that, it will give you a drop-down menu >from which you can choose "location/hours" and that will tell you where all >the facilities are throughout the USA. I think most of the regional NARA >facilities have ALL the applications on microfilm (regardless of which state >the applications were originally filed). > >Additionally, most State Archives facilities (I think) have the applications >on microfilm as well. (I believe I noticed that the Tennessee State Archives >had them when I was researching there last winter). But just because an >ancestor served in that war doesn't necessarily mean he filed a pension >application (i.e. - he and his spouse may have died before the pension >program was initiated). You'll have to go through an index to see if there >is an application on file for your ancestor(s). > >If anyone else has better advice than this, please jump in here! There may >be an index on-line (Library of Virginia???) Good luck Allen! Let me know >if you need more help. >~Jane > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Re: Williams from England to VA (Old Rappahannoch) > From: > > Vivian E Zabel <vzabel@juno.com> > Date: > > Sat, 21 Sep 2002 23:25:59 -0500 > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >The third Williams line I've found is short, before marrying into lines >that married into my father's, Gilbert. > >John Williams b. about 1610 in England, migrated to VA before 1663. His >daughter, b. about 1650 in England, marriedJohn R. Warren (b. 1635 in Old >Rappahannock County, VA). Thomas Warren was their son. > >Thomas' daughter Elizabeth married into a line that married into a line, >etc., that married into my father's line. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Vivian Zabel >Edmond, Oklahoma > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Re: Williams from Maryland, ended up in Indiana > From: > > Vivian E Zabel <vzabel@juno.com> > Date: > > Sat, 21 Sep 2002 23:19:49 -0500 > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >My second Williams line goes back to Dorchester, Maryland, Edward >Williams b. about 1731. His daughter Margaret, born about 1755, >Dorchester, MD, married John Abbott. She died about 1800 in Indiana. >Her daughter, Elizabeth Abbott, married an Osburn. Through marriages, >the line joined the Gilbert line, my father's. > >Vivian Zabel >Edmond, Oklahoma > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Thomas Williams-Mary Priscilla Brooks > From: > > Famtree9@aol.com > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 02:48:35 EDT > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Hi Lilly, > >I actually have 3 William Williams in my database. >The only info I have on my William WILLIAMS is that he was born 25 Oct 1803 >in Weakley Co., Tenn. He married in 1825 to Mary Isaacs and then died in 14 >May 1894 in Ranger, Eastland Co., Texas. He had another marriage to Lucinda >Jane Bean and may have had more marriages. I have no children for him. That >is all I know. > Your William could very well be MY William's son. > >Also, William Williams (1803) had a brother, Leonard Houston Williams, who >also had a son named William Williams b. 10 May 1833 in Texas. I have no >other info on him except for the names of his siblings: Leonard Houston, Jr., >Thomas, Mary, Sallie, Priscilla, Melinda, Polly and Nancy. > >In looking in my database I also found a 3rd William Lockwood Williams b. >1854 in Navarro, TX to Frederick Washington Williams and Frances "Fanny" E. >Estes. > >Well, they probably aren't yours but maybe they can help knock out a brick in >that wall. > >---Lorraine > >>Can you give me some peticulars about the children of your Williams'. My >>brick wall is William D. Williams b. abt 1880-85 East Texas d. abt 1945 >>Angelina Co Tx. he was a logger until he lost a leg and the he worked for >>the railroad. Some years later he and his wife Sallie Brown b. 1885 Tx d. >>1977 Angelina Co Tx, ran a boarding house. >>Lilly Phelps >>Tx >> > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Thomas Williams-Mary Priscilla Brooks > From: > > Famtree9@aol.com > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 02:59:50 EDT > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Lorraine, > >>do you know any more about Cherokee Williams? His birthdate, etc? Thanks. >>Rosie >> > >++++++++++++++++++++ >Rosie; >I have John W. "Cherokee" Williams birth as abt 1789 in Tennessee. One of his >siblings has his birth recorded in Weakley Co., Tennessee, so that may be a >good place to start. "Cherokee" was married to Rebecca Unknown in 1808. His >death was in 11 Jul 1835 at Techuacana Springs, Texas. The following is >excerpts regarding his parents and siblings sent to me by other researchers: > >"Thomas and (Mary) Priscilla Williams were in Louisiana Territory, just north >of the Arkansas River near present Morrilton, by 1810. They and their six >children were there by 1819, the year they sold their last preemption rights >to the land and headed for Texas. Thomas and Priscilla Williams moved west of >the Mississippi River in 1810 (according to one article). They were in Red >River Co. by 1819. They were in Nacogdoches Municipality by about 1822. (one >account says that they were there before 10-16-1821). They settled on the >Angelina River in 1822 in what became Rusk County. He and his sons Brooks, >Leonard, and William all received Texas land grants from the Mexican >government by 1835. The Williams Settlement, enumerated by son-in-law William >Elliott in 1835, was on Thomas's land. Thomas enlisted and served with Peter >Ellis Bean (thought by some to be a relative) in the Fredonian Rebellion for >the purpose of casting out the "out-laws" who readily ignored the benificance >of the government in 1826. Brooks and William were Rangers for a time, and >Leonard, a personal friend of Sam Houston, served as Indian Agent under him." > > >"The Thomas Williams family settled in Hempstead Co., Arkansas where it is >probable their son, William, met his wife-to-be Cinderella, possibly a Shaw >or a Bean." > >"July 1997: Stockman Family Newsletter, Vol 3 #4 1988, pgs 62-66: >Thomas Williams possibly from TN & Priscilla whose maiden name was possibly >Brooks; the Brooks may have come from SC. Thomas was granted land in Mexican >Texas in 1826 & his sons were not far behind: William, Leonard, Brooks, John >A & 2 girls Mary Polly &?. The family had been in the unknown area which was >between Ark & Spanish Tx. They lived beside Sam Houston in Tn prior to his >fame. >The family spent some time in Ark living alongside the Cherokee Indians, >where Leonard & William married Nancy & Mary Isaacs." > >Now the latter, is possibly suggesting that the Isaac sisters are Cherokee. >Just a guess. > >---Lorraine > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Williams/Shelton Connection > From: > > Famtree9@aol.com > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 03:10:32 EDT > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Hi List, I have an extensive study of the Shelton families and have in my >database, a Martha Wilmoth Williams m. 1847 to Henry Featherstone Shelton. >He also had two other wives: Mary D. Williams (m. in 1837) and Laura Moss. >Thomas is the son of Thomas Shelton (b.26 May 1762 in Pittsylvania, VA) and >Phoebe Hatcher. Thomas Shelton had 3 other wives: Sarah Barksdale, Miss >Hullett and Phoebe Cousins. > >Hope that helps. ---Lorraine > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] James Mastin Williams > From: > > Famtree9@aol.com > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 03:27:10 EDT > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >I also have in my database a James M. Williams b. 1858 in Navarro, TX to >Frederick Washington Williams and Frances "Fanny" E. Estes. James died in >1920 in Dawson Co., Texas. > >---Lorraine > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] more on Cherokee Williams > From: > > Famtree9@aol.com > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 03:33:53 EDT > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >I have info on Cherokee Williams' brothers: > >His brother, Brooks Williams was b. in 1791 and was killed and scalped by >Indians on the East bank of the Neches River of Ft. Houston near Alto, >Cherokee Co., Texas on 7 Mar 1836. > >His other brother, Leonard Houston Williams, was living near Nacogdoches in >1822 (on the Angelina River). Received Rusk Co. Land grant on 3-28-1829. >Participated in storming of San Antonio de Bexar Nov. 1835. 1836, served with >the Texas Rangers. 1839, at the Battle of Neches. 1840, appointed Indian >agent by Sam Houston. 1843, negotiated treaty of Bird's Foot. April 1844, >served as Commissioner at the Comanche Council at Tehuacana Creek. 1844, a >resident of Houston Co. 1845, a resident below the Waco Village (probably >Hill Co., as an Indian agent). 1846, a resident of Navarro Co. He was said to >be a personal friend of Sam Houston; perhaps this is where he got his middle >name. Some reports say that he was killed by Comanche Indians. Another story >says that he eventually died of old scalp wounds from Indians. Sam Houston >tried to get him to write his memoirs before he died. Buried in the Dr.Pitts >Cemetery, Limestone Co., Texas. > >I found this infomation from LEE family researchers. ---Lorraine > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Leake Co MS Wiliams > From: > > "Howard Busch" <hobusch@camalott.com> > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:09:55 -0500 > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >In Leake Co. MS, Evans Lane Williams married Virginia Henderson on May 4, 1952. Both were born in that county. > >In May 1904 Joseph Pleasant Williams("Plez") married Emma Ann Estes. > >These are not mine, just appear in a book I happen to own. > >Judy Busch > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] David E.,born 1838, IN>MI>NY>TX>NY > From: > > Mona534988@aol.com > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 14:11:03 EDT > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Descendants of David E. Williams > > 1 David E. WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1838 in Indiana, USA >. +Debbie A. JENNEE b: Abt. 1840 in Ohio, USA >............. 2 William WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1858 in MI, USA >............. 2 Charles WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1863 in NY, USA >............. 2 Ella WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1868 in NY, USA >............. 2 Matie L. WILLIAMS b: 1872 in Jefferson City, TX USA > >................. +Charles B. REICHELT b: 1872 in Rochester, Monroe > > County, NY USA m: 11 August 1897 in >Parma Center, > Monroe County, NY USA >............. 2 Mattie L. WILLIAMS b: 23 August 1873 in TX, USA > d: 10 September 1899 in Owasso, MI USA >................. +Frederick Swain OLMSTED b: 06 November 1864 in > Wolcott, NY USA m: 16 February 1897 in >Parma Center, > Monroe County, NY USA d: 04 May 1932 in >Owasso, MI > USA > > > *2nd Wife of David WILLIAMS: >. +MILLIE b: Abt. 1855 in New York, USA m: Abt. 1876 >............. 2 Hattie WILLIAMS b: 1879 >............. 2 Albert E. WILLIAMS b: September 1885 in New York, USA > >............. 2 Ida M. WILLIAMS b: May 1888 in New York, USA > > >NOTE: New York locations all in MONROE COUNTY, usually PARMA > >Please contact me if you think you link to this Williams family. Thanks, >Monica > > Mona534988@aol.com > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams/Shelton Connection > From: > > "Gayle Austin http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapittsy" <gayleaus@earthlink.net> > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:29:31 -0400 > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Do you happen to have the parents of Martha Wilmouth Williams? >Thanks >Gayle > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] William W. Williams > From: > > "Judith Burkhardt" <jburkhardt@adamswells.com> > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 15:56:13 -0400 > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Hi List, > >I am looking for the parentage of William W. Williams, b. 1814-1816 OH. who >married Maranda/Marinda/Amanda Jordan 27 Aug 1835 in Brown Co., OH. I would >also like to know who her parents were as well. They had the following >children: >Nancy, b. 1837/38 OH.; marr. a Blair in 1857 and a Avey 1871 in Clermont >Co., OH. >Sarah M., b. ca. 1848 OH.; marr. David Boys 1866 Clermont Co., OH. >Isaac D., b. 1841; marr. a Boyce and then Patience Carnes/Kerns >Walling G., b. 1845 Adams Co., OH. marr. Laura L. Bell in Clermont Co., OH. >and died in early 1900's in IL. > >Thanks so much for any help that any of you may have............willing to >share. > >Judi in Indiana > >______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > [WILLIAMS] Williams/Shelton Connection > From: > > Carl Cason <ccason@compuserve.com> > Date: > > Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:08:35 -0400 > To: > > WILLIAMS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Do you have Crispin Eli SHELTON b.1788 d.1833, married Sarah WILLIAMS >in 1811 in Grainger Co., Tenn.? Sarah was born 1791 in Russell Co., >Va. to Shadrack WILLIAMS and Hannah JONES Williams. > >My source for this Williams/Shelton connection is Gary SHELTON of >Pacifica, Calif. If you are interested, I will email his address to >you. Sarah is not my direct line, but her sister Elizabeth is. > >Carl Cason, Bothell, Washington >email: ccason@compuserve.com > > > >Hi List, I have an extensive study of the Shelton families and have in my > >database, a Martha Wilmoth Williams m. 1847 to Henry Featherstone Shelton. > >He also had two other wives: Mary D. Williams (m. in 1837) and Laura Moss. > >Thomas is the son of Thomas Shelton (b.26 May 1762 in Pittsylvania, VA) and > >Phoebe Hatcher. Thomas Shelton had 3 other wives: Sarah Barksdale, Miss > >Hullett and Phoebe Cousins. > > > >Hope that helps. ---Lorraine >