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:
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:
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]
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).
↑ North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960: Edward Williams, Civil: 4 Aug 1723, Residence: Pasquotank, North Carolina: Ancestry Record 60621 #85577.
↑ 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.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Williams Williams :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued), haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member mlcrouch1 +
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R1b, FTDNA kit #B1018
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward: