William
Williams
III, Esq.
Born in Groton, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of William Williams Jr.
and Mary (Morgan) Williams
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Cooke) Williams
— married
10 Nov 1736 in Groton, New London County, Colony of Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
William Williams and Mary (Williams) Avery
Died
at age 85
in Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2021
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Biography
This William Williams III was born 15 Jan 1708/09, a son of William Williams and Mary (Morgan) Williams (1675-1754).
William Williams married 10 Nov 1736 at Groton, Connecticut, Margaret (Cooke) Williams (1718-1785). Their children included:
- Sophia Christina Williams, b. 25 Jul 1738
- William Williams (1740-1814); married Prudence Stanton; served in Revolutionary War; d. 18 Nov 1814 @ Groton
- Mary (Williams) Avery (1743-1814)
- Elisha Williams, b. 14 Aug 1746
- Margaret Williams, b. 19 Feb 1748
- Hannah Williams, b. 23 Sep 1753
- Sarah Williams, b. 13 May 1756
- Rebecca Williams, b. 20 Sep 1760
William Williams was elected to the Continental Congress on July 11, 1776, the day Connecticut received official word of the independence vote of July 2, to replace Oliver Wolcott. He represented Lebanon, Connecticut, at the state's Constitutional ratifying convention in January 1788.
William Williams III died 12 Jan 1795 at Ledyard, Connecticut [1].
Note: This person was incorrectly attached in the Wheeler History of Stonington to spouse Margaret Morgan [2]. His spouse was Margaret Cook(e). Apparently the Wheeler publication erroneously reversed the sequence of his mother and his wife.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 February 2021), memorial page for William Williams (15 Jan 1708–12 Jan 1795), Find A Grave: Memorial #123527954, citing William Williams Cemetery, Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut, USA; maintained by WMitch6 (contributor 47035535), two headstone photos.
- ↑ Wheeler, Richard. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut (Day Publishing, Co., New London, Conn., 1900) Page 683, no. 7: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n705/mode/1up
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-5BK : 7 January 2020), William Williams, 1708.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-126V : 21 September 2019), William Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQC-CKC1 : 21 September 2019), William Williams, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSX-BB8Z : 21 September 2019), William Williams in entry for Margaret Cooke, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272228.
- "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77W-HZP : 11 June 2020), William Jr. Williams in entry for Sophia Christina Williams, 1738.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XK-4NT2 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Sophia Christina Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-5BP : 7 January 2020), William Williams in entry for William Williams, 1740.
- "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77W-HZT : 11 June 2020), William Jr. Williams in entry for William Williams, 1740.
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WP-N9Z : 7 January 2020), William Williams in entry for Mary Williams, 1743.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQ7-QW4N : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Mary Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-5B8 : 7 January 2020), William Williams in entry for Elisha Williams, 1746.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XK-Q9W2 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Elisha Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WP-N4R : 7 January 2020), William Williams in entry for Margaret Williams, 1748.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYK-3C11 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Margaret Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77W-H8H : 11 June 2020), William Jr. Williams in entry for Hannah Williams, 1753.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP75-FSML : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Hannah Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WP-NC9 : 7 January 2020), William Williams in entry for Sarah Williams, 1756.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSK-1K55 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Sarah Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77W-H8X : 11 June 2020), William Jr. Williams in entry for Rebeca Williams, 1760.
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP37-4126 : 21 September 2019), William in entry for Rebecca Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
- https://www.revolutionary-war.net/william-williams/
- "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FF-BX7 : 16 January 2020), William Williams.
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Note also that the F-A-G posting for Margaret "Cooke" is not supported by the depicted grave marker. It simply says that her name was Margaret. It was presumed to be Margaret Cooke only by someone who left flowers in 2015. She was Margaret Morgan. The father of this William Williams married Margaret Cooke. She was a generation older.
edited by John French Ph.D.
Also as clearly noted, for William Williams III (1708-1795) (this profile), he died in Ledyard, not Preston.
If the merge is to proceed at any point, here's what I recommend: a) Change this profile to match the death data in the F-A-G posting, which initially was the only "source" supporting it b) Detach Margaret Cooke as his wife. Other than a post-script that someone else other than its creator inserted to the F-A-G page, there is no evidence yet presented that Margaret Cooke was his wife.