Elisha Williams was born in 1822 in Tennessee. He married Mary Ann "Polly" Bayless in Tennessee on November 22, 1841.[1] They had two children, James J and Thomas Jessee. He died about 1845 and his widow remarried in 1846.
Notes
Note: Searched Washington County Inventories of Estates 1779-1821, on p. 101 Estate of Edmond Williams, mentions Joshua and Archibald Williams - related to our Williams??
Reply to above Note:
No evidence has been found of an Edmond, a Joshua or Archibald Williams in this family's records. ~ Donna Harris
Sources
↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH7-JHHV : 17 October 2017), Elihen E Williams and Polly Ann Bayles, 22 Nov 1841; citing Washington, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,117,931.
See Also
"United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LG7T : accessed 31 December 2021), Elisha Williams, 04 Mar 1831; citing Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,319,388.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha 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 Elisha: