James
Williams
Sr.
Born about in Wales
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Kiziah Elizabeth (Brooks) Williams
— married
[date unknown] (to 1755) in Sullivan, Virginia
Husband of
Unknown Brooks
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Eliz Brooks
— married
1 Mar 1736 in St Saviour, Denmark Park, Surrey, England
Descendants 
Father of
Garrett Williams, Phillip Williams, John W Williams, Mark Williams, James W Williams II, Hardin Williams, William Williams and Sherrod Williams Sr
Died about
at about age 60
in Hawkins, Tennessee
Profile managers:
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Biography
Note: An alternate birth of about 1733 in Ireland has been proposed, but no documentary evidence has been produced to support that date. Similarly, a death in South Carolina has been proposed.
In his book, The Printers Devil, Sam Williams, who was a great-grandson of James Williams, states that James and his family left South Carolina in about 1773, moving to what was then western North Carolina, now eastern Tennessee. They settled not far from the site of present day Knoxville. The settlers built temporary log homes and a fort for shelter, and began planting crops. James was killed during an Indian attack while working in his fields.[1]
May have been born in North Carolina. Moved to Hawkins County, Tennessee; settled on Big Creek in 1770. Scalped & killed by Native Americans .[2]
Marriage: 1755, Sullivan County, Virginia, USA [Source?]
Possible Children:
Records that may belong to someone else
On 28 December 1793, James Williams was granted 100 acres in Hawkins County, North Carolina (now part of Tennessee). The land was "on the north side of Holston River on Flatt Creek." [3] Note: Flat Creek rises in Clinch Valley in Grainger County, runs south through Union County to Knox County, where it joins the Holston River at Mascot. The west half of Grainger County was part of Hawkins County until 1796, so James' land must have been on the headwaters of Flat Creek, probably in Clinch Valley.
1790 US Census - James Williams, Iredell County, North Carolina:
- 2 Free White Males under 16
- 2 Free White Males 16 and over
- 4 Females
- 1 Slave.
James Williams & Eliz. Brooks were married 1 March 1735/6 in St. Saviour Parish, Southwark, London, England. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Sam Williams, Printer's Devil: Some Ante-bellum Reminiscences of Hempstead County, Arkansas, by Sam Williams, edited by Mary Medearis, 1979, pages 197-199.
- ↑ Entered by Jim Payne.
- ↑ Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927. Ancestry.com (includes an image of the grant)
- ↑ Title: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Author: Ancestry.com
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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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~1.56%
Frank Henderson
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
S Bunn :
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~0.78%
Chuck Kent :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Jim Williams :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Pending merges › James Patillo Williams (1730-1780)
Unmerged matches › James Williams (abt.1725-1782)
Rejected matches › James Williams III (1724-1776)
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Categories: Iredell County, North Carolina, Early Settlers
Hasenstab-19 Just Wondering Who James Williams Parrents Are???? Possible Mayflower Lineage.???.
If it is the same you can work with Mitzie Katzen , profile manager of the other James, to merge the two. This might prevent confusion from our descendants.
Fellow Wiki Genealogist, Debbie https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Database_Errors_Project_2017-04-16