A lister is is asking about a Roger Williams line. Presumably this is Roger Williams in the colonial era. He/She should be aware that there are at least two colonial Roger Williams families. There is the famous Baptist, Roger Williams of Rhode Island. Much has been written of him, and I would suggest scouring a few American type encyclopedias, as well using search engine www.google.net to try to find biographies/genealogies. There was another less famous Roger Williams of Northern Neck Virginia whose widow Joan/Jane (some say Frith, but this probably is incorrect) remarried twice after his death. Roger and Joan had two sons: Roger the younger and Shadrack. By implication, he also had a daughter Ruth Williams. Here are a few tidbits about this latter Roger Williams: ROGER WILLIAMS OF NORTHERN NECK VIRGINIA. WIR 3655 (ca. 1625 prob Eng-d. bef June 1677 Old Rappahannock Co., VA) Lived on TOTUSKEY CREEK [variant spellings]. Roger Williams of Northern Neck, VA is an ancestor of the Simpson-Kincheloe-Canterbury family of Caswell Co., NC, previously of Northern Neck, VA. His wife probably was Joan (or Jane) probably Chamberlyn (surname not proved). His conjectured daughter is Ruth Williams, wife of John Canterbury, as implied in documents other than his will. Refer to will of Lewis Loyd, her stepfather. Williams, Roger (1645-77) VA; m. Joane Frith. Landowner. (Mary Louise Marshall Hutton, SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COLONIAL ANCESTORS OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY COLONIAL DAMES XVII CENTURY, 1915-1975 (Ann Arbor, MI: 1976) (New Orleans PL Gen R 929.3 H98s, p. 116) (This surname for Joan is in question in 1998.) In 1664, Roger Williams purchased from William Barber 200 acres on the south ... branch of Totoskey Crk adj. Edward Lewis. (Ruth & Samuel Sparacio, ([OLD RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY DEED BOOK 1656-1664, Part II, [McLean, VA: The Antient Press] p. 78) Other sections of the deed book indicate neighbors were James and Mary Samford, and later one Quintan Shereman. A John Simpson [spelled Sympson] and a Thomas Cheetwood purchased land in that county in 1664. The seller was John Chinley. References in later deed books ca. 1672 still refer to the land of Roger Williams on Totoskey creek. On 4 Mar 1672/3 (Capt.) John Hull and Eliz. Hull sold approximately 650 acres "235 thirds" to Roger Williams. The preceding document concerns a patent to John Hull which he received by will from Miles Ryly. The land was on the north side of Rap(idan - partly erased) River. Some of the lines mentioned were Henry Austin, Thomas Freshwater, Robert Sisson, Court House, Cat Path. You may want to search the online catalog of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City for family histories of these two Roger Williamses. A Dr. M Meek wrote me some time ago that he had deposited with the FH Library in SLC some genealogical papers pertaining to the Roger Williams of Virginia. I believe when I last checked they had been filmed. Here is the website for FHL: www.familysearch.org Go to the link to the catalog which is on the lower right. If you are near an LDS FHC, you can borrow the film, for a small fee, for a short time. Search for the author: M. Meek He is the compiler of the material for the Virginia Roger Williams. Dr. Meek suspects, but had not yet found very good proof, that Roger Williams of VA may be a nephew of the Roger Williams of Rhode Island. Dr. Meek seems to be a careful researcher. Also search for the surname Williams (a tough go)! I tried the subject search for Baptists in Rhode Island. There is a book but it has not been filmed. FHL in SLC does not permit its books to circulate, but perhaps your librarian can help you initiate an interlibrary loan. A nearby University or community college may have just the info you need in the reference section. It's worth a visit. Most colleges and Univs. do not want to admit they have genealogical material--it's there, but generally under local history, immigration, nobility, etc. Good luck. E.W.Wallace