Sarah (Wise) Williams (abt. 1647 - 1728)

Born about 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Williams — married 1666 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1728 at about age 81 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Sarah Wise was probably born in 1647 (an unknown source has suggested she was born on 19 Dec 1647), in Roxbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] She was the daughter of Joseph Wise and Mary Thompson. Her parents married on 3 December 1641 in New England. Her father died in 1684.

It is probable that Sarah married Captain Stephen Williams in about April of 1666,^[2] but at least by 1667, when their first child was born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[3]

The Millennium File lists spouse Sarah Wise and her mother as Mary Thompson. Also confirms son Stephen Williams. Lists Captain Stephen Williams b. 1640 and d. 1720.

Stephen Williams was born 8 Nov 1640 in Newton, Massachusetts, he was the son of Robert Williams and Elizabeth Stratton. ^[4] Stephen Williams was 4th son of Robert Williams "of Roxbury" and Elizabeth Stalham, and the second of his family to be born in the New World. His father Robert came to America in 1637, settled in Roxbury and was admitted a freeman May 2, 1638.

Children of Stephen Williams and Sarah Wise:^[5]:

1. Sarah Williams, b. 13 AUG 1667;
2. Mary Williams, b. 20 DEC 1669;
3. Elizabeth Williams, b. 1 OCT 1672;
4. Bethia Williams, b. 26 APR 1676;
5. Stephen Williams, Jr, b. 27 AUG 1678;
6. Robert Williams, b. 13 JUL 1680;
7. Joseph (Ens.) Williams, b. 24 FEB 1682;
8. John (Lt.) Williams, b. 1 DEC 1684;
9. Henry Williams, b. 9 APR 1686;
10. Grace Williams, b. 2 APR 1688;
11. Katherine Williams, b. 9 NOV 1690;
12. Thomas Williams, b. 27 JUL 1694.

Sarah Wise Williams died in about 1728, in Roxbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Sources

1. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, The American Genealogist 56 (1980):80-82, Joseph Wise of Roxbury, Butcher.
2. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, The American Genealogist 56 (1980):80-82, Joseph Wise of Roxbury, Butcher.
3. ↑ Torrey indicated that Stephen's wife was probably, but not certainly, Sarah Wise. He also noted an alternative theory that Stephen's wife's name was Mary. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, vol. 3, p. 1683.
4. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
5. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 36. Vols. 37-52 (1883-98) include section: Genealogical gleanings in England, by H. F. Waters. The Society, 1882 - New England. p. 277-278. Article: Ezekiel Williams of New Hartford, N.Y. [1]

• Colonial Families of the United States of America, 1917. [2], vol. I, p. 588
• Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
• Clarence Anson Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Available online (with subscription): New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
• Tuttle, Jesse Hale, ed., The Capen Family: Descendants of Bernard Capen of Dorchester, Mass., Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company, 2012.
• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 8841.686; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.
• www.genealogyofnewengland.com

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Mary-1043 created through the import of Quinn-Bradlee_2012-11-07 copy.ged on Nov 16, 2012 by Quinn Bradlee.

WikiTree profile Wise-902 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter.

Thank you to Andrew White for creating WikiTree profile Wise-1037 through the import of APW_2013-03-26.ged on Mar 26, 2013.