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Simon Williams (abt. 1753 - aft. 1834)

Simon Williams
Born about in Culpeper, Colony of Virginiamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1778 in Henry County, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 81 in Cynthiana, Posey, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Simon was born about 1753. He died some time after 17 Jul 1834[1], when he deeded 53+ acres of land to his son Enoch. He and his wife were members of the Big Creek Baptist Church at Cynthiana, IN.

Simon Williams' father is unknown. He was NOT the son of Simon Williams of Warren County, North Carolina, who died in 1809 - this Simon's son was a bachelor who died in 1831, also in Warren County, North Carolina.[2].

John Clark Williams was NOT Simon Williams' son. This claim has been persistently and erroneously made, but this notion has been clearly disproven.[3] Simon's son John married Elizabeth Rook. They lived in Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana and many of their children migrated to Williamson County, Illinois.[4]

Name

Simon Williams

Birth

17 Oct 1753 Culpepper County, Colony of Virginia

Residence

1790 Rowan County, North Carolina (census)
1804 Warren County, Kentucky (witness to will)
1810 Warren County, Kentucky (census)
1813 Warren County, Kentucky (survey)
1814 Posey County, Indiana Territory (deed)
1821 Posey County, Indiana (deed)
1830 Smith, Posey, Indiana, United States (census)

Death

after 17 Jul 1834 Cynthiana, Posey, Indiana, United States (deed)

Sources

  1. Indiana, Posey County, Deeds, Book 6, page 86
  2. The Pioneer Williams Families of Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana, Volume 2 (2014), Addendum 1
  3. The Pioneer Williams Families of Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana, Volume 2 (2014), Addendum 4
  4. The Pioneer Williams Families of Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana, Volume 1 (2014)

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This source contains extensive and very detailed primary source record research into the lives of Simon Williams, his children and the families that they married into.
This source retains research conducted for the main volume that turned out not to be related to Simon Williams. Among other things, it proves his father was not the Simon Williams who died in 1809 in Warren County, North Carolina and that John Clark Williams was not his son.




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Williams-41483 and Williams-16147 appear to represent the same person because: It looks like these should be merged.
posted by Leland McCleary

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