>From Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-Present on http://bioguide.congress.gov/ This is very abbreviated: Williams, John, 1778-1837 Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823 Party: Republican Williams, John, (brother of Lewis and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke Williams), a Senator from Tennesssee; born in Surry County, N.C., January 29, 1778..... [detailed bio which I am omitting] died near Knoxville, Tenn., August 10, 1837; interment in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Question: Who are his parents? Question: Who are the parents of Marmaduke Williams? His brief bio also appears in the same directory of Congress. From BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF U. S. CONGRESS, p. 2059 "Williams, Marmaduke (cousin of John Williams, of Tennessee, Lewis Williams, and Robert Williams), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Caswell County, NC, April 6, 1774; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the State senate in 1802; elected as a Republican to the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Congresses (March 4, 1803-March 3, 1809); was not a candidate for renomination; moved to Mississippi Territory in 1810 and later to Huntsville, Madison County, Ala; in 1818 settled in Tuscaloosa, Ala .... I think I stumbled upon these on a website called Political Graveyard. Thanks for your answers. E.W.Wallace