Mary (Womack) Williams (1708 - 1771)

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Died 1771 at about age 62 in Granville County, North Carolina

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Biography

Mary was born about 1706.

She married John Williams Jr. The family of William "Womack" owned land that adjoined John Williams in Goochland, County. An indenture was made the 1st day of January 1740 Between William Womack and John Williams both of the parish of Saint James county of Goochland and Ralph Graves of same place...William Womack in consideration of 20 pounds sold unto Ralph Graves one certain parcel or tract of land containing by estimation 100 acres lying in Goochland on the North side of James River and bounded ...Capt. James Lohman, Richard Crouch & John Williams and the main county road, it being all that part of my tract of land on which I now live which lies on the North side of said road...and likewise the said John Williams in consideration of five pounds sold unto Ralph Graves one certain parcel or tract of land containing by estimation 30 acres...bounded on the corner line of the above said land thence Easterly to where ye dividing between John Williams and Graves Hiks' line on the dividing line between Loury Graves and the said Williams to Cpn. James Lohman Church road thence up the said road side John Williams...to corner pine of William Womacks close by the main road. ^[1]

On the 10th day of February 1746 John Williams of the county of Goochland in the parish of St. James Northam, in consideration of 30 pounds, sold to Williams Farrar one certain parcel of land containing three acres being the Spot where the said Williams' Ordinary is called & known by the name Bullocks at the Cross Roads from Manakin ferry to Loggats' glebe or Solmans Church Road & the main Road.^[2] Mary, his wife, relinquished her right of Dower. The family migrated to Granville County, North Carolina about 1745.

John Williams received two land grants in Granville County in 1753, one for 477 acres on Great Nut Bush, and bounded on Waldrop's line, and one for 640 acres on the 28th day of April 1753.^[3] He made a deed of gift to his eldest son John Williams Junr. for the upper part of the 640 acres lying and being in Granville in the fork of Nuttbush Creek on the 25th of May 1753.^[4] "Nutbush" Creek was off the Roanoke River in Lunenburg County in the Colony of Virginia and flowed into Granville County in the Province of North Carolina. It is shown on An accurate map of North and South Carolina with their Indian frontiers...

John Williams & Mary his wife of the county of Granville in the Province of North Carolina sold to Daniel Williams of the county of Louisa in Virginia on the 5th day of February 1755, in consideration of 110 pounds, one certain tract of parcel of land containing 950 acres, part of this said land being granted to ye said Daniel Williams by aforesaid John & Mary by a deed bearing date 1753, lying & being in ye said county of Granville situate in the fork of Nutbush which bounded on Luke Waldrop's upper corner on great Nutbush, West on his line to little Nutbush joining line of John Williams Jun. to Road...by the old Road...down a valley by a line marked of ye old School house Branch to great Nutbush.^[5] It should be noted that Louisa County, Virginia was formed in 1742 from Hanover County.

William Womack of St. James Northam Parish in Goochland County and Colony of Virginia set his hand and seal to his Last Will and Testament on the 6th day of February 1758 bequeathing to his daughter Mary Williams forty shilling current money to be equally divided among her and her sisters Martha Nichols, Sarah Barnett, and Judith Graves.^[6]

Mary Womack ... ^[7]

Children

Documented children of this John Williams born to Mary Womack were:

1. John Williams Jr. Esquire (born 1731 - died 1799)^[4] (married Agnes Bullock)

• William Williams(born c1732 - died 1775) (married Phillis Beckham)^[8]

Documents need to be found to prove other children:

• Charles Williams
• Nathanial Williams

Sources

1. ↑ Goochland County Virginia Deed Book No. 3, 1737-1742, Page 424, citing William Womack and John Williams deed to Ralph Graves. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007645024. image 673 of 743. Accessed 23 September 2021.
2. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book #5, Page 227, citing John Williams to William Farrar. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007645025. image 420 of 602. Accessed the 23 September 2021.
3. ↑ North Carolina Land Grants, Granville Co. File No. 1025, John Williams. Book number 14, page 93; Granville Co. File No. 1045, John Williams Book 14, Page 99. State Archives of North Carolina MARS database.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Granville County, Deed Book B, page 200, citing John Williams to eldest son John Williams, Junr. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007416745 image 162 of 437.
5. ↑ Granville County, Deed Book B, Page 443, citing John Williams and Mary his wife to Daniel Williams. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007416745 image 340 of 437.
6. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book with Wills, Inventories, Etc. Book 8, page 235. citing will of William Womack. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007645026. image 571 of 719. Accessed 26 September 2021.
7. ↑ Entered by William Farrar, Wednesday, November 6, 2013.
8. ↑ Tipton, French Papers, Identifier 2011a001-b3-f13, Eastern Kentucky University Archives. Digital Collections. - O Book, Page 173 [image 134 of 185], citing William Williams. Accessed 20 September 2021.

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