Margaret (Jones) Williams (abt. 1697 - 1795)

Born about 1697 in Anglesey, Wales

Wife of Richard Williams — married 10 Jul 1717 in Gwynedd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1795 at about age 98 in Cameron Parish, Loudoun, Virginia Colony

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Biography

This group of Williams moved into Virginia from Pennsylvania. The husband and wife were married in Pennsylvania before they move into Virginia.

Margaret (Jones) Williams

(born Eaton) 1697 - 1795

Birth:

Sep 24 1697 in Anglesey, Wales

Parents:

Father: Humphrey Eaton (1675 - 1684) Removed as unlikely & his death date is 13 years before she was born.

Mother: Martha Batte (1672 - 1717) Unlikely unless documented evidence can be found.

Marriage: Richard Williams

Married on July 10 1717

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

Death:

Sep 5 1795

Place: Cameron Parish, Loudon, Virginia, USA

Family:

Husband: Richard Williams 1692 - 1797

10 Children:

1. Sarah Williams 1718 - ?
2. William Williams 1719 - 1773
3. Richard Williams 1722 - 1797
4. Jenkins Williams 1742 - 1829
5. James Williams 1744 - 1829
6. Mary Williams 1746 - 1766
7. Joseph Adams Williams 1748 - 1830
8. Enos Williams 1748 - 1830
9. Jean Williams 1755 - 1766
10. Margaret Williams 1755 - 1813

The Justice Family Connections Tree says:^[1]

ID: I0646

Name: Margaret JONES-EATON

Sex: F

Birth: 1697 in Wales, England [sic]

Death: UNKNOWN

• Event: "Disowned" in 1753 - She joined the Montgomery Baptist Church. [Margaret left the Quakers in 1753 at least temporarily]

Children:

1. Sarah WILLIAMS b: 1718 Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
2. William WILLIAMS b: 1719 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Penna.
3. Joseph WILLIAMS b: 1742 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Penna.
4. James WILLIAMS b: 1744 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Penna.
5. Jenkins WILLIAMS b: 1745 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Penna.
6. Mary WILLIAMS b: 1746 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Penna.
7. Enos WILLIAMS b: 1748 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Penna.

NOTE by Chet Snow: Apparently Margaret stayed with Richard Williams despite her change of churches because she died in Loudon Co., Virginia, in 1795 or 1797, the same location and about the same time as her husband, Richard Williams, died. It is possible that she returned to the Society of Friends.

NOTE: At least one genealogy states that, "Lady Eaton came alone to Philadelphia from the Old World. She had been married before and was widowed." ^[2] This corroborates later family stories that her maiden name was Jones (a Welsh name) and that Eaton was the name of her first husband, who must have died young in Wales.

The Dyna Garst Tree on RootsWeb lists Margaret & Richard Williams as having a son, Joseph Williams, born in 1748 in Gwynedd Twp. PA; he was a soldier in the American Revolution. Other family genealogies give this son the name "Enos". This source also says Margaret's middle name was "Jane" (probably a misspelling of "Jones" as many sources cite her as "Margaret Jones Eaton" and at least 1 genealogy states that "Eaton" was the name of her 1st husband who died in Wales).^[3]

The Sovelenko-Williams Family Tree says Margaret's maiden name was JONES (not Eaton): ^[4]

Marriage: Richard Williams b: 24 SEP 1692 in Marion, Chester, PA

Married: 17 OCT 1717 in Gwynedd MM, Montgomery, PA

Children:

William Williams b: 1719 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, PA

Sources

1. ↑ The Justice Family Connections Tree on RootsWeb - Margaret Jones-Eaton
2. ↑ Rittenhouse, Buffinga, Bruce, Ramage trees on RootsWeb - Margaret Eaton
3. ↑ The Dyna Garst Tree on RootsWeb - Margaret Jane Eaton
4. ↑ The Sovelenko-Williams Tree on RootsWeb - Margaret Eaton Jones NOTE: While it's very probable that Margaret's maiden name was Jones, it's improbable that she had parents born in Virginia, as sometimes stated, or that she was born in 1692 in Pennsylvania. Most genealogies state that she was born in Wales in 1697; at least one affirms "Eaton" was her 1st husband, who died in Wales,' name.

Note: This profile for also Margaret of Pennsylvania was detached as a daughter from the profiles of Martha (Batte) and Abraham Wood Jones, who have only one known child (Peter) and who are firmly Virginia people. Their daughter would not have been born/married in Pennsylvania. Noland-165 18:23, 24 July 2016 (EDT)

Name: Margaret Jones Residence Place: Loudoun, Virginia Event Type: Miscellaneous Monthly Meeting: Fairfax Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index' Type (Orthodox or Hicksite): Pre-Separation Yearly Meeting: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Meeting State: Virginia Meeting County: Loudoun

Source Citation Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1784; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/B/F351 3.7

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Original data:

Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-272928871-3-6842/margaret-jones-williams-born-eaton-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841

• https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841&itemId=213451191-1-279&action=showRecord

• https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841&itemId=249071021-1-500508&action=showRecord

• http://rea-williams.com/getperson.php?personID=I12515&tree=tree1

• Source: S642 WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/> [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] Repository: #R3 Call Number: Copied webpage. Repository: R3

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Eaton-786 was created by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.