Edward Williams (abt. 1651 - 1739)

Born about 1651 in Carolina

Husband of Elizabeth (Sawyer) Williams — married [date unknown] in Pasquotank, Carolina [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Oct 1739 at about age 88 in Pasquotank, North Carolina

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Biography

Edward Williams was a Carolina colonist.

Based upon a land grant record and scant data from his will, it appears that Edward was a planter who likely received some of his land from passenger headrights:

North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

Edward Williams

Civil: 4 Aug 1723

Residence: Pasquotank, North Carolina^[1]

Will Abstract for Edward Williams

Will of Edward Williams, Pasquotank County. Oct Court, 1739.

Two versions of abstracts might represent the same person, but it is hard to tell; noting, however, that the latter may be court settlement of probate, not just the will:

1. Sons: LEMAND, JOSIAH, LODWICK and JOSEPH [lands and Negroes (sic)]. Daughter: SARAH. Wife and Ezecutriz: Elizabeth. Witnesses: DANIEL SAWYER, B. MORGAN. Clerk of the Court: JAMES CRAVEN.^[2]
2. Edward Williams of Pasquotank. Oct Court 1739; son Leonard, daughter Barbara Lurry and her husband Evan Lurry, son Josiah, brother William Williams, son Joseph, daughter Sarah Parseley, daughter Mary Morgan, daughter Jemima Williams, wife Elizabeth, son Luodovick (sic) Williams, son Josiah Williams.^[3]

Reconcilement between the two abstract versions:

• Lemand might be Leonard
• Josiah appears in both abstracts
• Lodwick is a highly probable match of Luodovick
• Joseph appears in both abstracts
• Daughter Sarah is a highly probable match of daughter Sara Parseley
• Wife Elizabeth appears in both abstracts
• Appearing only in the second abstract:
  • Barbara Lurry and husband Evan
  • Brother William Williams
  • Daughter Mary Morgan
  • Daughter Jemima Williams

Research Notes

• A previously attached son, William Williams, had an unrealistic birth date, as his mother was reported out of range: mother's birth date (Sawyer-1692 born 1650) should not be more than 67 years before the birth date of one of her children (Williams-22688 born 1739).
• Ancestry Family Tree person facts

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960: Edward Williams, Civil: 4 Aug 1723, Residence: Pasquotank, North Carolina: Ancestry Record 60621 #85577.
2. ↑ North Carolina Abstracts, p. 408. See also: North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790: Edward Williams, Civil: Oct 1739 Pasquotank County Ancestry Record 4197 #2564, and North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998: E Williams, Death: Abt 1739 North Carolina Ancestry Record 9061 #727661.
3. ↑ Hathaway, James Robert Bent & Ray, Worth Stickley, editors. The North Carolina historical and genealogical register, Vol 1. 1900, p. 81. Edenton, North Carolina.

• See also: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/e/f/Charlotte-W-Jeffers/GENE27-0002.html#CHILD2