John Williams Jr (1704 - abt. 1770)

Born 25 Jul 1704 in Hanover, Virginia

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Died about 1770 at about age 65 in Granville County, North Carolina

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Biography

John Williams Jr was a North Carolina colonist.

According to a Bible record given by a descendant of John's brother, John Williams, the son of John and Mary, was born the 26th of July 1704.^[1]

His father, referred to as John Williams Senior, in 1730 sold land to his son, John. An indenture made the 20th day of September 1730 between John Williams Senr of the county of Hannover in Virginia and John Williams Jun. of the county of Gouchland in Virginia recorded the said John Williams Senior...for the sum of 50 pounds paid by his son the said John Williams granted bargained and sold one certain parcel or tract of land lying and being in the county of Goochland on the Northside of James River on the branches or mainders [sp] of Cuthoho [Curkahoo] Creek containing 425 acres as by patent dated the 31st day of October 1716.^[2]

He married Mary Womack daughter of William Womack.^[3] The family of William "Womack" owned land that adjoined John Williams in Goochland, County. An indenture was made the 1st day of January 1740 Between William Womack and John Williams both of the parish of Saint James county of Goochland and Ralph Graves of same place...William Womack in consideration of 20 pounds sold unto Ralph Graves one certain parcel or tract of land containing by estimation 100 acres lying in Goochland on the North side of James River and bounded ...Capt. James Lohman, Richard Crouch & John Williams and the main county road, it being all that part of my tract of land on which I now live which lies on the North side of said road...and likewise the said John Williams in consideration of five pounds sold unto Ralph Graves one certain parcel or tract of land containing by estimation 30 acres...bounded on the corner line of the above said land thence Easterly to where ye dividing between John Williams and Graves Hiks' line on the dividing line between Loury Graves and the said Williams to Cpn. James Lohman Church road thence up the said road side John Williams...to corner pine of William Womacks close by the main road. ^[4]

In June of 1742, John Williams was granted a license to keep an ordinary at his house in Goochland County, and the license was renewed in 1743 and 1744.^[5]

At a Vestry of St. James Northam Parish held the 21st day of February 1744, John Williams was appointed Reader at the Lower Church at the salary of twelve hundred pounds Tobo & Cash. He was paid for being a reader through January of 1748.^[6] It appears that the family migrated to Granville County, North Carolina after January 1748, when John Williams' pay as Reader was paid to Jno Payne, rather than in 1745 as family traditions state.

On the 10th day of February 1746 John Williams of the county of Goochland in the parish of St. James Northam, in consideration of 30 pounds, sold to William Farrar one certain parcel of land containing three acres being the Spot where the said Williams' Ordinary is called & known by the name Bullocks at the Cross Roads from Manakin ferry to Loggats' glebe or Solmans Church Road & the main Road.^[7] Mary, his wife, relinquished her right of Dower.

John Williams received two land grants in Granville County, North Carolina in 1753, one for 477 acres on Great Nut Bush, and bounded on Waldrop's line, and one for 640 acres on the 28th day of April 1753.^[8] He made a deed of gift to his eldest son John Williams Junr. for the upper part of the 640 acres lying and being in Granville in the fork of Nuttbush Creek on the 25th of May 1753.^[9] "Nutbush" Creek was off the Roanoke River in Lunenburg County in the Colony of Virginia and flowed into Granville County in the Province of North Carolina. It is shown on An accurate map of North and South Carolina with their Indian frontiers...

The Muster Roll of the Militia Regiment in Granville County, North Carolina, on the 8th of October 1754, recorded John Williams, John Williams Junior, Charles Williams and William Williams under the Command of Col. William Eaton in Capt. John Glover's Company.^[10] The 1755 Granville County Tax List charged:

John Williams Sons Charles & Nathl. & Negroe Major - 3 white polls, 1 black poll, 4 total

John Williams Junr. - 1 white poll, no black polls, 1 total^[11]

John Williams & Mary his wife of the county of Granville in the Province of North Carolina sold to Daniel Williams of the county of Louisa in Virginia on the 5th day of February 1755, in consideration of 110 pounds, one certain tract of parcel of land containing 950 acres, part of this said land being granted to ye said Daniel Williams by aforesaid John & Mary by a deed bearing date 1753, lying & being in ye said county of Granville situate in the fork of Nutbush which bounded on Luke Waldrop's upper corner on great Nutbush, West on his line to little Nutbush joining line of John Williams Jun. to Road...by the old Road...down a valley by a line marked of ye old School house Branch to great Nutbush.^[12] It should be noted that Louisa County, Virginia was formed in 1742 from Hanover County.

John died before the 18th of January 1770. John Williams Jr, William Williams & Len Henley Bulloch entered into a Bond on the 18th day of January 1770 for John Williams Junior Administrator of all and singular the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of John Williams Sen in Granville County, North Carolina.^[13]

Children

Documented children of this John Williams born to Mary Womack were:

1. John Williams Jr. Esquire (born 1731 - died 1799)^[13] (married Agnes Bullock)
2. William Williams(born c1732 - died 1775) (married Phillis Beckham)^[14]
3. Charles Williams^[11]
4. Nathanial Williams^[11]

Notes

Conflated Profile:

Birth date: 26 JUL 1704, Place: Virginia ^[15]

Death date: 1 JUL 1735, Place: Hanover County, Virginia ^{[16] [17] [18]}

This profile was merged with Profile created by David Little through the import of WikiTreeLittle.ged on Jun 5, 2020

This information was left on the profile after a merge: John was born in 1704. He passed away in 1770.

Three linked children need to be removed given the fact that this John Williams was not documented in the counties of Brunswick, Rowan, and Spotsylvania, and his eldest son John Williams Jr, was born in 1731. They are:

John WilliamsIII born 1724 in Brunswick, Virginia and died in 1762 in Brunswick Virginia,

John D. Williams born 1726 in Rowan, North Carolina, died 1751 in Rowan North Carolina [This person removed 24 Sept 2021 by BBS. Source used to set up that profile was for a John D. Williams born 1828.]

William Williams born 1730 in Spotsylvania County died 1780 Culpepper County, Virginia

This John is sometimes confused with the John Williams born ca 1690, who married Sarah Henderson, a cousin, in Dec of 1711.

Sources

1. ↑ Williams, John D. Letter concerning Williams Bible record held by John D. Williams. https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/a/a4/Williams-3255.pdf
2. ↑ Goochland County Virginia Deed Book No. 3, 1737-1742, Page 90, citing John Williams Senior to his son, John Williams. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007645024. image 489 of 743
3. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book with Wills, Inventories, Etc. Book 8, page 235. citing Mary Williams in will of William Womack. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007645026. image 571 of 719. Accessed 26 September 2021.
4. ↑ Goochland County Virginia Deed Book No. 3, 1737-1742, Page 424, citing William Womack and John Williams deed to Ralph Graves. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007645024. image 673 of 743. Accessed 23 September 2021.
5. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia, Court Order books, v. 5-6 1741-1749, Page 62, Page 246, Page 433, citing Williams' Ordinary License. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007898186 image 68 of 613; image 160 of 613; image 254 of 613. Accessed 26 September 2021.
6. ↑ St. James Northam Parish vestry book, 1744-1850, Goochland County, Virginia, Page 1, citing John Williams. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #008574683 image 6 of 154; image 18 of 154; image 16 of 154. Accessed 26 September 2021.
7. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book #5, Page 227, citing John Williams to William Farrar. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007645025. image 420 of 602. Accessed the 23 September 2021.
8. ↑ North Carolina Land Grants, Granville Co. File No. 1025, John Williams. Book number 14, page 93; Granville Co. File No. 1045, John Williams Book 14, Page 99. State Archives of North Carolina MARS database.
9. ↑ Granville County, Deed Book B, page 200, citing John Williams to eldest son John Williams, Junr. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007416745 image 162 of 437.
10. ↑ North Carolina Digital Collections. Granville Co., North Carolina. Military Collection. Troop Returns. Granville County: Muster roll of Colonel William Eaton's Regiment. 8th October 1754. image 2, citing 85. John Williams, 87. John Williams Junr., 89. Charles Williams, 97. William Williams. Digital images: North Carolina Digital Collections. Accessed 17 September 2021.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Granville County Tax List, 1755, image 8, column 2, citing entry 26, John Williams Sons Charles & Nathl. entry 27, John Williams Junr. Treasurer and Compltroller. State Archives of North Carolina. Digital images: North Carolina Digital Library.
12. ↑ Granville County, Deed Book B, Page 443, citing John Williams and Mary his wife to Daniel Williams. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007416745 image 340 of 437.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Granville County, North Carolina, Estate records 1746-1919 Wheeler, Martha - Williams, John, citing Estate of John Williams. Digital images: Familysearch.org [database with images] Film #007641314. image 1878 to 1888 of 1903. Accessed 21 September 2021.
14. ↑ Tipton, French Papers, Identifier 2011a001-b3-f13, Eastern Kentucky University Archives. Digital Collections. - O Book, Page 173 [image 134 of 185], citing William Williams. Accessed 20 September 2021.
15. ↑ Source: #S604
16. ↑ Fleming Database. Barbara Tuttle <aztuttle at ktc.com> 21 Aug 2000.
17. ↑ VAGOOCHL-L at roots.web Message posted 4 Aug 2000. <Hdanw at aol.com> Evelyn Wallace.
18. ↑ VAGOOCHL-L at roots.web Message posted 25 Jun 2000. <FRMRNYR at aol.com>

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