James
Williams
Born in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Seth Williams
and Mary (Dean) Williams
Husband of
Sarah (Barney) Williams
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 76
in Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
This profile is part of the Williams Name Study.
James Williams was born on January 7, 1703 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, son of Seth Williams (1676–1761) and Mary Dean (1680–1746).
Christening
- Date: 25 OCT 1705 [citation needed]
James and Sarah Barney were married. Sarah was born on October 28, 1705 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of John Witt Barney and Mary (Throop) Barney.
Their children were:
- Joseph Williams (1718–1787)
- Abigail Williams (~1730–1758)
- Sarah Williams (1739–1826)
James died on July 10, 1779 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, aged 76.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43037241/james-williams: accessed 9 October 2023), memorial page for James Williams (1 Jan 1703–10 Jul 1779), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43037241, citing Neck O Land Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642).
Acknowledgments
- This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.
- Thanks to Andrew White for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Andrew and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.39%
Sean (Smith) McGowan
:
23andMe
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~0.39%
John Kingman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T782948 [compare], yourDNAportal JOHf4050974, Ancestry member jakingman
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T782948 [compare], yourDNAportal JOHf4050974, FTDNA kit #N145956
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~0.39%
Andrew White :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 2361568 [compare], FTDNA kit #F275956
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~0.39%
Fred Van Orsdol :
Autosomal DNA Test
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Williams-16245 and Williams-1008 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, spouse match.
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