James Williams Jr (abt. 1735 - bef. 1799)

Husband of Mary (Redd) Williams — married 1766 in Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before Nov 1799 before about age 64 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1736. He passed away in 1799.

Name

Name: James /Williams/^[1]

The Williams family of "Soldier's Rest" was/is a much more prominent Williams family whose ancestry is documented and does not include the James Williams (Sr or Jr) family of Spotsylvania. The "Soldier's Rest" Williams family does indeed trace back to Spotsylvania but to a James Williams family who "lived nearby Fredericksburg".

JAMES WILLIAMS, JR

James Williams (Jr), the oldest son of James Williams & Elizabeth of Spotsylvania, is NOT the James Williams of Culpeper. This James Williams with his brothers, Alford and Charles Williams, his nephew, Charles Pierce Williams, son of Barnett and Samuel Williams, son of brother Samuel dec'd and Elizabeth (Stewart) Williams, widow of Samuel--all migrated to Kentucky.

James Williams, Jr., and his wife Mary (Redd) Williams lived in Jessamine County, Kentucky. James died before Nov. 1799 when his estate was entered for probate.

Mary (Redd) Williams lived a widow until 1825. As per tax records of Jessamine Co and: Jessamine Co., Ky. --Mary Williams, dec'd, widow of James. 20 May 1825. James Williams (III), "Administrator". Ordered Lewis Singleton, Mason Singleton, James Hiter, Thomas T. Crozier to appraise the estate.

They (Redds and various of these Williams) first left Spotsylvania for Frederick County, VA. Frederick Co., Va. Records:

• 1774...Mordecai Redd purchased 827 acres (NOTE: brother of Mary (Redd) Williams)
• May 1775..Mordecai Redd & Agatha h/w sold 300 acres to James Williams
• 1 Mar 1785..James Williams & Mary h/w sold land to Barnett Williams, on Opechon Creek.
• Jessamine Co., Ky. Records: Nov 1799. The estate of James Williams dec'd to be divided between the widow & legal representatives.
• 10 Dec 1799..Marston Clay, James Knight, John Baker, James Williams (Jr) & Robert Daugherty, legal representatives conveyed to sd James Williams, together with all right & widows rights of dower, their part in the land where Mary Williams, Adm now lives -

(NOTE: Clay, Knight--an ARW pensioner, Baker, Daugherty all married daughters of James Williams Jr and Mary Redd Williams.

• Jessamine County, Kentucky: Jun 1800 - Willis Williams, infant of James Williams chose James Williams his guardian with Marston Clay security. -

Nov 1800, Mary Williams - infant of James Williams chose James Williams her guardian with Marston Clay, security.

Research Notes

The DAR paper below does not apply to this James Williams of Spotsylvania Co., Virginia to Jessamine County, Kentucky:

WILLIAMS, JAMES DAR Ancestor #: A202734 Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: CIRCA 1737 Death: ANTE 10-6-1803 ALBEMARLE PARISH SUSSEX CO VIRGINIA Service Source: LOOSE COURT PAPERS, SUSSEX CO VA 1754-1870, #1777-28 Service Description: 1) SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE 4 OCT 1777 Residence 1) City: ALBEMARLE PARISH - County: SUSSEX CO - State: VIRGINIA

• http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A202734

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S29 Page: Ancestry Family Tree

• Source: S29 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

Thank you to David Lawrence for creating WikiTree profile Williams-18427 through the import of Broughton Family 8 1 13_2013-08-13 for web.ged on Aug 16, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.