Maj.
Edward
Payson
Williams
Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Jeremiah Williams
and Catherine (Payson) Williams
Brother of
Catherine Williams, Jeremiah Williams, Henry Williams, Joseph Williams [half], Abigail (Williams) Lee and Lucy Williams
Husband of
Sarah Craft
— married
21 May 1772 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 30
in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jun 2016
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Biography
Maj. Edward Payson Williams was born on 26 Feb 1746 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony to parents Jeremiah Williams Sr. and Catherine Payson. He married Sarah Craft on 24 May 1772 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Children: Sally Gilbert, Priscilla. He died about 1777 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Major Edward Williams served with 24th Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Edward served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Lexington as a Corporal in the 3rd Company of the Roxbury Minutemen.
Sources
- "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3XR-L?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RMH%3A1588791499 : 24 January 2018), Massachusetts, vol 17, Whidden, James-Zyranius, Christopher > image 427 of 1044; citing various published state rosters, United States.
- Service Record of Edward Payson Williams, shared by Fold3.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Jaki Erdoes
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup T2b5a, FTDNA kit #395953, MitoYDNA ID T17681 [compare]
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~0.78%
Orrin Parker :
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