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George Williams (1717 - 1803)

Colonel George Williams
Born in Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 6 Jan 1737 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 86 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

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George was born in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1717. On 6 Jan 1736 he married Sarah Hodges. She was the daughter of Henry Hodges and Sarah Leonard and died at age 83 on 26 Nov 1797, six years before George. He was remarried on 19 Jul 1798 to a widow, Mercy (Nancy) Dean, though all of his children were born in Taunton with his first wife, Sarah. The children include: Sarah, Phebe, George, Anna (Hannah), Ebenezer, Lydia, Richard, Abiatha and perhaps two unnamed children who both died about age nine.
1776 Project
Colonel George Williams served with 3rd Regiment, Bristol County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Williams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126091.
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George Williams is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 320711
Rank: Colonel

George was chosen by the Mass. Legislature in 1776 to serve as Colonel of the 3rd Bristol Co. Regiment, a position he held for three years during the American Revolution. [1] [2] [3] [4] He had served as an Ensign in the 3rd Foot Co. of Taunton under Capt. Ebenezer Dean and Col. Ephraim Leonard in 1754. During the French and Indian (Seven Years) War in 1757 he was taken prisoner.

George Williams of Taunton executed his last will on 6 Oct 1803, witnessed by Edward Dean, Job Godfrey, and James Williams, making bequests to:[5]

  • wife Mercy
  • son George Williams
  • son Ebenezer Williams
  • son Richard Williams
  • daughter Phebe Harlow
  • daughter Sarah, wife of Richard Godfrey
  • daughter Annah French
  • grandson Williams Tobey
  • grandson Caleb Codding

Executor: son George Williams.

George died in Taunton on 5 Dec 1803 at about age 86.[6]

Inventory on his estate was ordered on 9 Dec 1803 of Joseph Dean, Philip Dean, Godfrey Robinson, and returned on 3 Jan 1804, presented by George Williams, executor. It was appraised at $14,376.88.[5]

Sources

  1. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-11-14), "Record of George Williams", Ancestor # A126091.
  2. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  3. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time
  4. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
  5. 5.0 5.1 George Williams, last will and testament and inventory, 1803. Bristol County Probate Book 40:252-6, Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts; Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Bristol Probates, Vol 39-40, 1802-1804, images 471-4.
  6. * Williams, Charles C., "Ancestry and posterity of Richard Williams of Taunton, MA", pp. 57,98. Mss 795, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1924. Also available Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton, Massachusetts.

See also:

  • Personal recollection of Anne Ryder Wilson 1378
  • Williams, Charles C., "Ancestry and posterity of Richard Williams of Taunton, MA", Mss 795, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1924. Also available Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton, Massachusetts.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2020-10-08), "Record of George Williams", Ancestor # A126091.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87458459/george-williams: accessed 12 November 2023), memorial page for Col George Williams (1717–5 Dec 1803), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87458459, citing Pine Hill Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by jtb (contributor 46774572).




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