Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abel Williams
and Rebecca (Hickman) Williams
Sister of
William Hickman Williams, Joshua L Williams, Hannah E (Williams) Rutledge, Jacob Van Meter Williams, Lewis Williams, Van B Williams, Catherine Hickman (Williams) Buckles, Alice Ann (Williams) Condit, Sarah Ann (Williams) Collins and David Lyle Williams
Wife of
Abselom Knotts
— married
22 Dec 1828 in Virginia, United States
Mother of
Rebecca Mandeville (Knotts) Hall, Thomas B Knotts, Lucretta Katherine (Knotts) Beltch, Adelia (Knotts) Smiley, Abel Williams Knotts and Alice Knotts
Died
at about age 76
in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2014
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Biography
Third child of Abel Williams and Rebecca Hickman. She was united in marriage to Absolum Knotts, who had a plantation in Virginia. To this union was born Rebecca, Thomas, Lucretia Katherine, Adelia and Abel. After the Civil War, he bought a farm in Kosciusco Co., Indiana and died there.
Sources
- The Mellett and Hickman Families of Henry Co., Indiana by Franklin Miller, Jr. Vol 2 page 456
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBC8-FVH : 11 February 2018), Absolum Knotts and Josinah Williams, 1828; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DD-CWG : 23 December 2020), Josina Knotts in household of Absalom Knotts, Marion, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMM-CQW : 18 February 2021), Josiwah Knotts in entry for Absalom Knotts, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXD-2BH : 10 March 2021), Josina Knotts in entry for Absolem Knotts, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMD-TNL : 19 February 2021), Josinah Knotts in household of George Hall, Bolivar, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 361D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,266.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167838902/josinah-knotts
- CLS marriage record. She was first wife.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josinah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josinah:
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Williams-50855 and Williams-26585 appear to represent the same person because: potential duplicate
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