John Williams (1670 - 1740)

Born 17 May 1670 in Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Husband of Ellin Eleanor (Klincken) Williams — married 3 Aug 1696 in Germantown Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1740 at age 70 in Abington, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

The birth and death dates might be off by two months. Might actually be 17 Jul 1670 and 13 Aug 1740. (Quaker records are interpreted as the 1st month = March until mid 1752)

John married Ellen Klincken on the 3rd day of the 6th month, 1696 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. (Quaker records are interpreted as the 1st month = March until mid 1752) ^[1][2]

Will abstract^[3]
WILLIAMS, JOHN. Chiltenham, Pennsylvania. Yeoman. 10 mo. 14, 1737. August 23, 1740. F.170. Children: Mary (wife of Anthony Dennis), Hannah^[4] (wife of Lewis Roberts), John, Ann (Ambloe) and Anthony. Grandchild: Joseph Williams.^[5] Exec: Son Anthony. Wit: Robert Jones, Cadwallader Foulke and Rachel Allen.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
   Radnor Monthly Meeting > Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Certificates of Removal (Received), 1683-1730
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #99925772 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   John Williams marriage to Ellin Clenken on 3rd 6mo 1696 in Delaware, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1804007 (accessed 20 May 2023)
   Radnor Monthly Meeting > Index, 1709-1749
   John Williams marriage to Ellen (Elenor) Klinken (Klincken) on 3 Jun 1696 in Germantown.
3. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills/willabstrbkf.txt
4. ↑ Will abstract gives Susanna, but the Will image on findagrave, with a handwriting comparison with other words, shows Hannah
5. ↑ Will image on findagrave gives Joseph, son of my son John, decd.

• "The Ambler Family of Pennsylvania", by Frank Rhoads Ambler, Sr., Old York Road Publishing Company, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Copyrighted 1968. 300 copies privately printed.
• Family History of son Anthony Williams: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Shoemaker, Benjamin H. "Genealogy of the Shoemaker Family of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania". Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lipincott Company. 1903.
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #394197 (accessed 20 May 2023)
  Name: John Williams; Gender: Male; Age: 70; Birth Date: 17 Jul 1670; First Marriage Date: 3 Aug 1696 [1696 June 3]; Death Date: 13 Aug 1740; Spouse: Ellen Klincken; Child: Anthony Williams.

• Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry Family Tree

• Find A Grave: Memorial #91967710 for John Williams (1670-1740) Image 1: 1701 Land record for John William. Image 2: Death dates reported by son Anthony William for his parents, mother-in-law and wife Sarah. Image 3: typed copy of marriage certificate of John William and Ellen Clenken. Image 4: Will of John William.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree Profile Williams-1555 was created through the import of 236-Cathy.ged on 20 October 2010.