William Williams (1674 - bef. 1741)

Born 1674 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Husband of Ann (Sessums) Williams — married 1700 in Surry, Surry, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 16 Apr 1741 before age 67 in Newport Parish, Isle of Wight, Virginia

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Biography

William Williams was born circa 1674, in Lower Isle of Wight, Virginia, a son of John Williams and Anne Moore. William married Ann Sussums, 1687-1740 ^[1]

William Williams was born circa 1674, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, a son of John Williams, who wrote his Will on March 9, 1692, and was probated on August 9, 1692, in Isle of Wight County. ^[2]

• John Williams names his ten children in his Will, naming his son John Williams, Jr. as his eldest son and Theophilus Williams as his youngest. William was his fourth child and third son and is remembered in the Will as follows:
• Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my son William one parcel of land lying and being in Newport parish which parcel of land contains two hundred acres lying near Meadows which parcel of land my foursaid Sonn William Williams is to enjoy with all appurtenances thereunto belonging to him and the hyers of his body truly begotten. ^[3]

William Williams wrote his Will on November 17, 1740 and it was probated April 16, 1741. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9ZVY-8J1
2. ↑ Chapman, Blanche Adams. Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1647-1800, Books 1-3. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2006.
3. ↑ Roberta Estes' website "Lost Colony Research Group Genealogy ~ DNA ~ Archaeology" Hosted on RootsWeb (9/23/2023)
4. ↑ Will Book 9, p. 294: https://www.lamartin.com/genealogy/sessums.htm

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25352682&pid=1139