John Williams (1778 - 1837)

Born 29 Jan 1778 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

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Died 10 Aug 1837 at age 59 in Knox, Tennessee, United States

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Preceded by Jesse Wharton

John Williams US Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee 1815—1820

Succeeded by Andrew Jackson

Biography

John Williams is Notable.

WILLIAMS, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke Williams), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Surry County, N.C., January 29, 1778; completed preparatory studies; captain in the Sixth Regiment, United States Infantry 1799-1800; studied law in Salisbury, N.C.; was admitted to the bar of Knox County, Tenn., in 1803 and commenced practice in Knoxville, Tenn.; captain of regular troops in the War of 1812 and was colonel of a regiment of East Tennessee Mounted Volunteers in the expedition against the Seminoles in Florida in 1812 and 1813; colonel of the Thirty-ninth Regiment, United States Infantry, in 1813, and subsequently served under General Andrew Jackson in the expedition against the Creek Indians in Alabama; elected in 1815 as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George W. Campbell; was subsequently appointed to fill the vacancy in the regular term caused by a recess of the legislature; was then elected in 1817 and served from October 10, 1815, to March 3, 1823; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Fourteenth through Seventeenth Congresses); appointed by President John Quincy Adams as Charge de Affaires to the Central American Federation 1825-1826; member, State senate 1827-1828; died near Knoxville, Tenn., August 10, 1837; interment in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.^[1]

Name

Name: John /Williams/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1778

Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States^[4][5]

Marriage

Melinda White daughter of Knoxville's founder, James White ^[6][7]

Date: 1804

Death

Death: Age: 59

Date: 10 Aug 1837

Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States^[8][9]

Burial

Burial Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA^[10]

Parents

Husband: Joseph Williams

Wife: Rebecca Lanier

Child: John Williams

Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1772

Place: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
2. ↑ Source: #S-1308737120 Page: SAR Membership Number: 78103 APID: 1,2204::808342
3. ↑ Source: #S-1244357848 APID: 1,70636::2957979
4. ↑ Source: #S-1308737120 Page: SAR Membership Number: 78103 APID: 1,2204::808342
5. ↑ Source: #S-1244357848 APID: 1,70636::2957979
6. ↑ Samuel G. Heiskell, Andrew Jackson and Early Tennessee History (Nashville: Ambrose Printing Company, 1918), p. 53.
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_(Tennessee)
8. ↑ Source: #S-1308737120 Page: SAR Membership Number: 78103 APID: 1,2204::808342
9. ↑ Source: #S-1244357848 APID: 1,70636::2957979
10. ↑ Source: #S-1244357848 APID: 1,70636::2957979
11. ↑ Source: #S-1239189383 Page: Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0019009 APID: 1,8909::2072409

• Mary Rothrock, The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1972), p. 506.
• Leota Driver Maiden, "Colonel John Williams," East Tennessee Historical Society Publications, Vol. 30 (1958), pp. 7–46.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 8037047
• John Williams on Wikipedia
• Source: S-1244357848 Repository: #R-1554079771 Title: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,70636::0
• Repository: R-1554079771 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-1308737120 Repository: #R-1554079771 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0
• Source: S-1308939852 Repository: #R-1554079771 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/47834263/family

• Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012, 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Birth, Burial

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