Mary Clark (Wallace) Williams (1743 - 1804)

Born 8 May 1743 in Augusta, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of James Henderson Williams — married 1762 in Granville, Province of North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1804 at about age 60 in Crosshills, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary (Wallace) Williams performed Patriotic Service in South Carolina in the American Revolution.

Mary (Wallace) Williams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A215190.

Mary Wallace-Williams-Griffin. Suffered depredation. The DAR cites the Cornwallis Papers er al. ^[1]

Birth 10 November 1740, Hanover County, Virginia. Died 13 October 1780, Kings Mountain, North Carolina.^[2]

Marriage

1762 Granville, North Carolina, James Williams and Mary Wallace.^[3]

Children

Child: Mary Williams

Child: Robert I Williams

Child: Daniel Williams

Child: Joseph Williams

Child: John Williams

Child: John Williams

Laurens Co SC Deed Book B p 2 Jan 1, 1787, Deed of Gift: Laurens Co SC Indenture made between Mary Williams, Executrix to the late Col James Williams deceased of the County and State aforesaid, and Elizabeth Tindsley,of the same place. That the said Mary Williams in consideration of the Natural Love and Affection which she hath and bequest unto her beloved daughter Elizabeth Tindsley, also the sum of £ 1 Sterling to her paid. . . returned back again from when it came to be equally divided among the Col Williams' children then alive, Viz, one Negro man slave names Peter, one negro woman slave named Tina, one Negro boy slave named Fell, one negro girl slave named Easter, one Negro girl slave named Marian and one hundred and fifty acres of land. Granted unto Joseph Hutcheson on 06 Mar 1770, lying upon Mudlick Creek. Mary Williams Wit: John Williams Jr, Robt Sayer, Anthony Golden, As Criswell, Prestings Tindsley. Recorded 24 Jun 1788.

Laurens Co SC Deed Book B: 375. January 29, 1787. Mary Williams to James Atwood Williams. Mention of Slaves - very poor microfilm copy. Recorded June 30, 1788.

Widow Mary Williams appears to have married probably Laurens Co SC between the above date of gift 29 Jan 1787 and 17 Jul 1788 to Joseph C Griffin

Fragments shown in book, Laurens Co SC Wills by Colleen Elliott p 1 17 Jul 1788 Appraisal of the estate of Col James Williams dec'd Execs Mary and Joseph Griffin. Appraised by Robt Gillam, Richard Griffin, Wm Caldwell. Certified by John Hunter, JP (Laurens Co SC Will Book A)

Laurens County, South Carolina DEED BOOK B - 1787 - 1790

Deed Book B: 359. May 14. 1788. Deed of Gift: Laurens County, South Carolina. Indenture made 14 May 1788 between Joseph Griffin and Mary his wife of the State and County aforesaid and James Williams and Washington Williams of the same place. Witness that the said Joseph Griffin and Mary his wife as well for the Natural Love and Affection which they hath bequest unto their beloved (?) William Washington, [also lists Negro slaves - copy very poor to read] Recorded June 25, 1788.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 June 2022), "Record of Mary Wallace Williams", Ancestor # A215190.
2. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees.
3. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees.

• Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records; database, Ancestry.
• DAR Vol 085 - DAR Patriot A215190.
• Laurens County South Carolina Deed Book B 1787-1790 p 2
• Bk: Laurens County, South Carolina Wills 1784-1840 by Colleen Elliott p 1

Acknowledgments

• Melissa Wise.

Slaughter/Whitson/Bond/Harrison family histories, probably coming down from Bettie Prouty Harrison, say that Mary Wallace Williams remarried, in 1782, to Robert Henry Harrison (c. 1735-1826). She had two more children with him: one baby boy who died, and Jesse J. Harrison (1791-1860). Mary was Robert Henry's second wife. He had several children with his first wife, MN Johnson. R.H. and Mary's son Jesse J. was also married twice, first to Mary Wilson, then to Margaret Almira Hulsey. He had 2 children with Wilson, then he and Margaret had several more. One of those children was Bettie Prouty Harrison b, 1741 who married Robert Toncray Bond. My family is descended from R.H. through Jesse J. and then Bettie. We have very little information about Robert Henry's other children, first wife, or his birth family. I hope somebody else has or can find something that is documented by good sources. If this is all true, Wallace-21140 and Wallace-515 should be merged. Robert Henry Harrison is Harrison-