Lewis Williams (abt. 1645 - abt. 1717)

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Died about 1717 at about age 72 in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina

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Lewis Williams was in Nansemond Co, VA, in 1667 when he signed the "Grievances" in support of Bacon's Rebellion. He is claimed as a headright by at least three different individuals in 1679 and 1680. He patented land on the Southern Branch of the Nansemond River in 1682 when one of his headrights was Rowland Williams. He was granted land in North Carolina in Chowan Prec. in 1697. Lewis Williams was a member of the Vestry of Southwestern Parish of Chowan Prec. Lewis Williams and his wife Mary sold land west of the Chowan in what is now Hertford Co. by 1703. Lewis Williams received several grants from the Province of North Carolina between 1697 and 1714; he also sold many of the tracts. On April 30, 1707, the Virginia Council sent letter of protest about Lewis Williams presence west of the Chowan near Meherrin Creek and then, in June 1707, it was reported to council that Lewis Williams was engaged in a dispute with the Meherrin Indians, that the latter have attacked him in his house and that "his life is doubted and his family in danger." April 6, 1708, Lewis Williams to son-in-law and daughter, James and Elizabeth Rutland 100 acres Chowan Precinct. March 18, 1717, Mary Williams, relict of Lewis Williams, to James Rutland. Chowan Precinct.

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