The following new message has been added to the Group 32 board under the new topic of Match with another surname... -------------------------------- At Adrian's suggestion I increased my test results from 37 to 67 markers. At about the same time I received an email from a Bailey surname project member saving we were a 37/37 match. His was also increased to 67 and now we have a 67/67 match. I do not know the probability of a coincidental match of different surnames at that level but I assume it is small. His line only goes back to 1830 with confidence and the known families are never geographically close to that point in time. I am uncertain if he should be added to the group or if a posting like this is enough to raise the potential issue. Any thoughts?
IE7 was causing problems for me also. After reading about Foxfire, I installed it, but kept IE also. When I need to look at the DNA project I use Foxfire and have no problems. Kitty. ----- Original Message ----- From: <wwwuser@yourhostingaccount.com> To: <williams-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 6:22 PM Subject: [WILLIAMS-DNA] From The Forums! - Re: Pedigrees Not Working > The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Forums, > on the Williams Genealogy Website board under the existing topic of Re: > Pedigrees Not Working... > > > -------------------------------- > > Hello All, > > I have tried the pedigrees both in FireFox 2.0 as well as Internet > Explorer 6 and haven't seen any issues. The pedigrees open in a new > window without issue. > > However, I cannot tell you whether or not things are ok in IE > 7....personally, less that a week after I installed that version, I > became so frustrated with it that I uninstalled it. > > That said, I know of at least the one problem in IE7 with the > scrollable results tables and am trying to find someone who can help > me solve it because the problem is quite complex. Hopefully before > long, I will get that fixed. > > Adrian > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILLIAMS-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Forums, on the Williams Genealogy Website board under the existing topic of Re: Pedigrees Not Working... -------------------------------- Hello All, I have tried the pedigrees both in FireFox 2.0 as well as Internet Explorer 6 and haven't seen any issues. The pedigrees open in a new window without issue. However, I cannot tell you whether or not things are ok in IE 7....personally, less that a week after I installed that version, I became so frustrated with it that I uninstalled it. That said, I know of at least the one problem in IE7 with the scrollable results tables and am trying to find someone who can help me solve it because the problem is quite complex. Hopefully before long, I will get that fixed. Adrian
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Forums, on the Williams Genealogy Website board under the existing topic of Re: Pedigrees Not Working... -------------------------------- Hi All, I've tried everything I can think of to get the pedigrees to appear from the DNA Results page (the web friendly format). I still get a "Page Not Found" error. I think this must be an IE7 issue, since I could view the pedigress when I had IE6. Are any other IE7 users having this problem? I posted a query to Microsoft asking for a solution. If I receive an answer, I'll post it here. Catherine
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy board under the new topic of John Williams, Grainger Co. TN Will... -------------------------------- This is not my family (at least I don't have a link yet) but thought it might be of hellp to someone else. (SL#464,103 p. 281-285) Grainger Co., Tenn. probate records JOHN WILLIAMS'S WILL (This is an abstract of the original will) In the name of God Amen, I JOHN WILLIAMS, of Grainger County, state of Tennessee... To wife ELIZABETH, my plantation To my two sons, DAVID & JOHN ALFRED WILLIAMS I bequeath to WILLIAM WILLIAMS $150.25 which is to be paid To my daughter, LUCINDA WOLFENBARGER To my daughter, ELIZABETH WOLFENBARGER John Alfred is to pay MARY WILLIS if she lives with me until she is18 yrs of age. Appoint my two sons, JOHN A. WILLIAMS & DAVID WILLIAMS, executors of will. Witnessed by Joseph Clarke JOHN WILLIAMS & Joseph Williams Recorded 3 Jan. 1849 in Grainger Co., Tenn. GRAINGER CO., TENN. MGE. RECORDS recorded the following: DAVID WILLIAMS to Elizabeth Burnett 4 Oct. 1831 (?? Not sure this is he) LUCINDA WILLIAMS m. 12 Nov. 1834 PETER WOLFENBARGER ELIZABETH WILLIAMS m. 2 Feb.1846 R. W. WOLFENBARGER WILLIAM WILLIAMS m. 15 Jan. 1835 CATHARINE WOLFENBARGER I have no idea how this John Williams is related to William Williams, Sr. He could have been a brother or a cousin. But the man died in Grainger Co., Tenn. in 1849 & these are his children. I've not done any thorough research on this family.
My guess it to much Security is blocking it........jr > Thank you for responding. Now I know the probme is with my IE7. If I > can > just figure out what the problem is...
Bill, Thank you for responding. Now I know the probme is with my IE7. If I can just figure out what the problem is... Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: <wwwuser@yourhostingaccount.com> To: <williams-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:26 PM Subject: [WILLIAMS-DNA] From The Forums! - Re: Pedigrees Not Working > The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Forums, > on the Williams Genealogy Website board under the existing topic of Re: > Pedigrees Not Working... > > > -------------------------------- > > Hi Catherine, > The Pedigrees are working fine for me. It may be an IE 7 problem. > > Bill > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILLIAMS-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Forums, on the Williams Genealogy Website board under the existing topic of Re: Pedigrees Not Working... -------------------------------- Hi Catherine, The Pedigrees are working fine for me. It may be an IE 7 problem. Bill
Catherine, I also had that problem last week. I am glad to know that I was not the only one. Karen
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Website board under the new topic of Pedigrees Not Working... -------------------------------- Hi All, When I click on any name in the Results Web page, the pedigree chart for that participant won't appear. I get an error message stating the page was not found. Pop-up blocker is turned off so that can't be the problem. I'm using IE 7. Is anyone else have this problem? Catherine
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy board under the new topic of Williams, Laurel Co., KY... -------------------------------- Are there any particpants that have William's in Laural Co.? One of my cousins has come up with info on this family and is wondering if we have any DNA links with them. If there is anyone with family there, I'll put you in touch with her, as she's found some data taking them back to Grainger Co and on back to PA. Lynda
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy board under the new topic of Sarah Williams & Susannah Williams... -------------------------------- I have two Williams ladies in my direct line that I need to find the parents for. Does anyone have any information on these two ladies or can point me in the right direction? 1. Sarah Williams: Born abt. 1811 - census records state born in Ohio Died 09-20-1884 - Jewell Co., KS. Married 08-20-1835 - Coshocton Co., OH. - Benjamin Pounds 2. Susannah Williams: Born abt. 1790 - maybe Pittsylvania Co., VA. Died ? Married 02-11-1817 - Guernsey Co., OH. - Samuel Pounds Thanks for your help! tlc
The following new message has been added to the Group 35 board under the new topic of Interested in WV lines of Williams ... -------------------------------- I am new to this site and am interested in any group of Williams who are from WV. My mother, Adeline Williams was d/o Brant Williams, Brant was s/o Dison Williams, Dison was s/o Richard Williams, Richard was s/o John Williams. All were in WV. John is our earliest known ancestor and we are thinking of getting some dna testing done. John was born about 1773 in Greenbrier Co, Va (now WV) and died in Braxton Co, WV. Our question was, should we join this group or start a WV Williams group. Our Williams ancestors are in central WV.
The following new message has been added to the Group 31 board under the new topic of Williams-group 31... -------------------------------- I've checked here from time to time, and no one has written anything. I'd sure like to see some activity for group 31, so I decided no time like the present...being a new year and all...to leave a note and hope that others will add to it. My father's people have been in Washington county, Ala. since the early 19th cent., coming apparently from South Carolina or Georgia, perhaps via Fla. There are two Williams living in Wash.Co. at the right time with sons names George W and daughters named Sarah...one was born in S.C., the other in Ga. My gut feeling says that James Williams (from SC) is the correct line to follow, but I've been unable to find any conclusive evidence to that fact. All I know for sure is that George W Williams m. Sarah ( Warrick) Loper (dau of James Madison Warrick) in 1870. My grandfather, Walter was b. abt 1873 but in the 1880 census was living with an uncle George Batley. There is no 1890 census, but in 1900 he appeared to be living alone and in 1910 he was living with a half sister and her family, next door to Martha Jane (Jones) Hopkins, whom he married abt Sept of that year. So there is no census that shows Walter Coleman Williams living with his parents. Did they die young? I have yet to unearth probate or death records for George or Sarah, so I don't know. I have sent for Walter's death certificate 3 times, only to get someone else's each time, but never his. Most of the DNA records of matching people (those few who have given their gedcoms) show that their families came from Va. So, I'm assuming that George's ancestors came down from Virginia to S.C. quite early. James (the predicted father of George W.) was b. S.C. abt 1804. James Williams m. Mary Phelps (b Miss), dau of Wm and Margaret Phelps of SC. James' parents were Benjamin and Sarah (Turner) Williams of SC, and Sarah Turner was daughter of John and Mary Ann. Like many of you, most of the matching DNA studies (even the 37 marker) show us matched to people of different surnames...all different, not even a similar thread there. There are only 4 Williams listed at the 12 marker level and they are all one 'genetic distance' from Andrew (i.e. 11/37). There is one Williams listed at the 37 marker level with a 3 'genetic difference' noted. I'd love to have the other Williams from group 31 post their history information and let's see if we can make 2007 more productive! If anyone has any thoughts on my family, listed above, I would really appreciate hearing from you. Thank you and have a wonderful New Year!! Connie Williams file no 36902 (Andrew)
The following new message has been added to the Williams DNA Project board under the new topic of New Years Resolutions for the DNA Project... -------------------------------- Y'all, I have been pondering a lot lately and have thought quite a bit about our project and where some things need to be done. I figured I'd lay these thoughts out here and solicit assistance from project members to help these dreams become reality!! In order to do this, I need to delegate some of this stuff off to folks and, I'd really like to create some "permanent" positions out there for the future needs. First, something I have been trying for a long time to do, with mixed success, is to get every lineage in the project defined and loaded to the website, either in a simple html format or in the TNG module. A few months ago, I did a call for lineages and received a dozen or so...some of which I still need to get loaded (dangit...where'd I put that third arm?!?!)...But, there are still a large number of lineages missing in our project and without them, the dna testing is practically useless. This brings up the first position I'd like to see filled....Lineage Coordinator. This position would be responsible for collecting/managing all of the project participant lineages, both the Word format as well as the TNG uploads. This person would have 4 primary responsibilities: 1.) Contact participants and obtain the lineages that are currently missing from the project and 2.) Work with matched groups to put together the lineages for the groups and 3.) Work with folks to upload their GEDCOM's to the Pedigree module of the website and 4.) Generate a high-level "report" of sorts of the ancestries represented by testers in the project. This will require, above all, a good amount of spare time and dedication as it is one of the most critical pieces of the project and there is a lot of work to do. You will need a good working knowledge of MS Word and a comfort with navigating the pedigree module (TNG). And, this may need to be split into two positions...Lineage Coordinator and TNG Pedigree Coordinator with the latter being the tasks needed to get folks to upload their GEDCOMs. My thinking on the TNG Coord is that person will need to ACTIVELY pursue existing participants to get them to upload their GEDCOMs to the system. The next position would be Groups Coordinator. This person would be responsible for two primary aspects. First, he/she will be responsible for working with the matched groups and putting descriptions together for the groups. These same descriptions will be put by the Groups Coordinator into the Forums group boards descriptions. Additionally, this person will be charged with working with the groups to identify Group Leaders for each group to act as the liaison person for that group. This position will need someone who is comfortable working with people and comfortable with working in the Forums.i I would also like to see someone step up to become the Y-Search Coordinator. This person very specifically has the challenge of getting all of our participants to upload their results to the Y-Search database so that they are available worldwide and easily comparable to other testers lineages. We have found a couple of surprise matches out there using this database. Additionally, this person would need to track the Y-Search IDs and provide me with that information so I can keep our database up to date. There are a couple of areas that I'd like to see us pursue are 1.) Williams Surname History/Origins: There are a number of sources for our surnames origin including William the Conquerer, the helmet maker skillset (Guilliams) and patronymic naming conventions. There are a number of coats of arms out there as well as notable Williams families. I think this will probably take a couple of folks to work on but I'd really like to see this level of information out there since much of it relates directly to what do. 2.) Something else that I think is VERY important to us is to get all of the 12-marker kits that are currently in matched groups, upgraded to 25 markers or more. There are a large number of these and 12-markers is simply not very effective for our surname. I am not sure what the best approach to this is, whether it is a person who works on it or simply and overall effort of all groups. I am open to ideas. 3.) I have been talking with one of our UK participants to try to figure out what we need to do to encourage more participants from across the pond. That, coupled with a large discussion recently between GAPs, I have a "holy cow" understanding of why this has been such a difficult challenge. I'll make a separate posting later on to go over that, but I think that we may need some type of UK/Wales Coordinator be the point person to work on getting overseas participation. Thoughts?!?! Obviously these are all volunteer positions but I'd like to ask that if you are thinking of stepping into one of these roles, please be sure that you will have the time to give the position as most of them will need it. I appreciate everyone considering these and if you have something that I have left off that our project should address, please let me know!! As always, Adrian
My first proven Williams ancestor starts with Daniel Williams b. bef. 1747 in Maryland or Frederick Co., VA. and died after 1823 in Newberry County, South Carolina. He married Cassandra Prather. We are currently researching Joseph Williams and wife Lydia as the parents of Daniel, but this has not been proven. Joseph and Lydia Williams, Providence and wife Sarah, and Ann Williams Poulson/Paulson were siblings and in Frederick County, Maryland in 1733 before going to Orange Co./later Frederick Co., Virginia. There is a possibility that our Daniel was married first to a Frances Griffin. The following were children of Daniel and Cassandra. Josiah Williams b. abt. 1764 probably in VA. and died April 9, 1865 in Hickman Co., Kentucky Josiah married his first cousin, Abigail Williams, daughter of Providence Williams and Elizabeth Gary first. His married second, my ancestor, Mary L. Polly Tweedle on Feb. 14, 1823 in Posey County, Indiana. Josiah and Mary L. Polly Tweedle are my descendants. Joseph Williams probably born in VA. Abigail Abrailla Williams born 1766 prob. in VA died 1859 in Graves Co., VA. Abigail Abrailla married Williams Cannon bef. 1790. John Williams b. abt. 1770 in Virginia and died 1830 in Gibson Co., Indiana. He married Sarah Colvin. Frances Williams b. abt. 1766 in Newberry Co., South Carolina and died in Newberry Co., SC. Fanne Williams b. 1792 in Newberry Co., SC and died in Indiana. Married Meeks Neal. Druscilla Williams who married John Martin Rev. War Hero. Daughter Williams also married to Thomas Martin. Reference to John Martin and Thomas Martin were on Daniel Williams Will. Sarah Williams born in Newberry Co., SC. Daniel Williams Isaac Williams Josiah and Abigail's children are: John b. abt 1802; Sarah b. 1804 and died 1861 in Independence Co., Arkansas. Married Josiah Williams in 1823 in SC or Georgia. Josiah and Mary L. Polly Tweedle Williams' children were: Isaac (Ike) Williams b. about 1827 and died 1861. He married Sarah Jane Norman Williams. They had a plantation in Graves County, Kentucky when Isaac (Ike) Williams was shot and killed. Sarah Jane sold the plantation and bought an oxen driven covered wagaon and loaded the children and moved to Howell County, Missouri - Willow Springs, MO area. There son, Joseph (Josiah) Hardin Williams was my Great Grandfather. He and his wife Adeline Susan Dawson Williams lived on a farm in Willow Springs, Ks. Their son, Bert T. Williams, was my Grandfther. Bert's siblings were: Charles Preston, Docia, Monroe, Ed, and Lena. He married Elsie Grace Oaks Williams. Their son, Harley Glen Williams was my father. My father's siblings were: Nona Williams, Gaylen, Raymond, Bert, Gene, and Orville Williams. Josiah A. Williams, Jr. b. 1827 in Graves Co., KY. and died 1872 in Bronson, Levy Co., Florida. Married Arvilla (Avarilla) White. James Talmadge or Tweedle Williams 1828-1908. Married Parthenia (Theny) McDougal. They both died in Independence Co., Arkansas. Polly Ann Williams. Married William Maxwell. Died young. Williamson Williams b. 1823-1834 in Graves Co., KY. Jackson (Andrew?) Williams b. abt. 1837-1861 Drowned, died young. Volney Hawkins (Dock) Williams b. 1843 in Hickman Co., KY died 1903 in Bald Ridge or Russell, Ark. Married Elizabeth (Betty) Johns. William (Billy) Williams b. abt. 1823 in Graves Co., KY. died near Fulton, KY. Ann Robinson Williams b. 1845 in Hickman Co., KY died 1897 in Hickman Co., KY. Married William Henry Roach. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILLIAMS-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Kay: Based upon the information at the link provided by my son, I downloaded Adobe Reader 8. The developers insist that the flaw is not inherent in the new version, so I decided to trust them. I don't often click on links for PDF files, so I haven't tried it yet. This seems to me to be a judgment call. If you trust them, use it; if not, don't use anything until you feel sure that there is no risk. Don Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:52:13 -0800 From: "N & K Chestnut" <nkopportunity@gorge.net> Subject: [WILLIAMS-DNA] What have people been experiencing with Adobe Reader 8 ?? To: <williams-dna@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <007e01c732b7$efb72670$0201a8c0@nednulb6bx16vi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Has anyone downloaded Adobe Reader 8 ?? Does it work well or not ?? Kay Chestnut __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
The following new message has been added to the Group 9 board under the new topic of John Williams and wife Ann Whitley...... -------------------------------- Some from Group #9 seem to agree that this DNA group 9 stems from the marriage of John Williams b. abt 1650 and his wife Ann or Elizabeth Ann Whitley b. 1654, daughter of Capt. John Whitley Sr. and wife Ann Moss. Others feel that John Williams b. abt 1650 also married Anne Moore b. abt 1637. I feel that these are two different men, and that possibly the John williams b. 1615 who I believe married Anne Moore b. abt 1637 could be the parents of the John Williams b. abt 1650 who married Ann Whitley. Is there anyone else working on this line? Children of the John Williams/Ann Whitley marriage are: Elizabeth Ellen (m. Wright), Mary Sophia (m. Browne), Bridgett Ann (m. Browne), John (m. poss. Jones & Pope and poss. others), Richard (m. Sarah Daughtry), William (m. Mary Moore), Thomas (m. Susannah Crews Blount), Jonathan or Jon of John (m. poss. Mary Keeling or Keeting and/or Mary Womack), Mary (m. John or Daniel Williams), Jane (died infant), Nicholas Hunter (m. Ann Lewis), Theophilus (d. infant), Eliza (no info.). At present I have the children of John Williams b. 1615 and wife Ann Moore b. abt 1637 as follows: George (poss. m. Susannah Clark) , Mary, Rowland, John (poss. m. Ann Whitley), Elizabeth, Thomas (poss. m. Mary budd), Anne, Sarah, Lewis (m. Mary Walburton), William, Samuel. If you have any information about these families and can confirm dates or records, please let me know. I cannot vouch for absolute accuracy, and welcome anyone who feels that this information is incorrect. THANKS. Gerri Williams
Has anyone downloaded Adobe Reader 8 ?? Does it work well or not ?? Kay Chestnut ----- Original Message ----- From: Donald Williams To: WILLIAMS-DNA@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 6:21 AM Subject: [WILLIAMS-DNA] PDF/Adobe Reader Virus Regarding your warning about the PDF virus and Adobe Reader, I sent a query to my son (who is expert in such matters). He confirmed that this is not a hoax but a very real threat. He also sent me this link which gives some interesting info and a link to download Adobe Reader 8: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196801513 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WILLIAMS-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Forums, on the Williams Genealogy board under the existing topic of Re: William Williams 1727-1791... -------------------------------- "Also looking for a Joseph Williams who married Martha Parrott" I am a descendent of Rev. Joseph Williams, Jr. and Martha Parrot. There is an extensive amount of research that has been completed on that line and available on the internet. Google "Lodwick Williams" and follow through Lodwick's son Edward. There you will find the Rev. Jospeh Williams Sr. There is unproven link is between the Rev. Joseph Williams, Jr. and the Rev. Jospeph Williams, Sr. If that link is proven the oldest male ancestor in what is now the US appears to be previously mentioned Lodwick Williams, an indentured servant from Wales who arrived in Jamestown, VA via St. Christopher in 1664. After he served the term of his contract he relocated to Albemarle,North Carolina.The Jamestown website has copies of the list of indentured servants that mention Lodwick. I have tired to locate Lodwick's ancestors in Wales with little success though I did discover one interesting lead. Some researchers have tried to link Lodwick to Thomas S. Williams of the Mayflower. This has been disproven. Lodwick may have been the son of another Thomas Williams, also an indentured servant who went to St. Christopher at the same time as Lodwick but this remains unproven.