John Williamson (1687 - 1757)

Born 1687 in Kent, England

Died 1757 at about age 70 in Henrico Co., Colony of Virginia

Biography

Name

John /Williamson. ^[1]

Birth

1687

Place: Kent, England^[2]

ID: B3EF7064-7CDA-49BB-8DC9-D7CA32C145EE

ID Number: MH:IF1625

Death

1757

Henrico Co., Virginia, USA^[3]

ID: F6D7F4A9-3E3D-494F-BA13-F6BCBB73781B

ID Number: MH:IF1627

Record ID Number

ID Number: MH:I948

Property

310+340 acres in Henrico Co., VA

ID: 91196F47-506D-4F91-A5E6-5B5DE89B272C

ID Number: MH:IF1626

1742^[4]

170 acre land grant, Henrico Co., VA

ID: 38F9D3D7-1D5D-4630-817C-7BE490658B20

ID Number: MH:IF1628

1756^[5]

Note

@N57@

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S133 Data: Text: Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Marriages [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001.
2. ↑ Source: #S97
3. ↑ Source: #S97
4. ↑ Source: #S207
5. ↑ Source: #S207

• Source: S133 Record ID Number: MH:S133 User ID: 4E3CC4EC-8EFC-4558-9F9E-D4B464C6E95E Title: Family Data Collection - Marriages Note: _SUBQ: Family Data Collection - Marriages _BIBL: Family Data Collection - Marriages. _TMPLT:
• Source: S207 Record ID Number: MH:S207 User ID: 59536FCB-305F-4223-AC80-A84253F6D532 Title: Virginia County Records Repository: #R17 Note: _SUBQ: Virginia County Records _BIBL: Virginia County Records. _TMPLT: Repository: R17 Record ID Number: MH:R17 User ID: E1B0C010-C10D-47BA-8B9B-9FA47ABF9F95
• Source: S97 Record ID Number: MH:S97 User ID: F29A9AE5-FA49-4413-AB09-EB230F967420 Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1 Record ID Number: MH:R1 User ID: 389F8629-741E-455D-8032-AD913AB08EB8

Notes

N57The evidence for this John as the son or gandson of Sir Joseph is that John named his place opposite Jamestown, Cobham--the same as the family estate in Kent, England. See below from:

http://fuzzo.com/genealogy/David/dml_anc0001.htm

There is a tradition that John WIlliamson is the son of Sir Joseph Williamson, Secretary of State for England, and Katherine Stuart O'Brien. Evidence for this relationship is supposed to be that John Williamson built a manor in Surry, Virginia, named Cobham Hall, and that manor was supposed to be a replica of Sir Joseph's estate in England.

The tradition is not true. Katherine Stuart was descended from the Stuart line of Scotland and she and Sir Joseph Williamson are listed in the Complete Peerage. The Complete Peerage clearly states that Sir Joseph Williamson died without issue. He never owned Cobham Hall. Katherine Stuart inherited it from her ancestors, the Darnleys. After her death the estate passed into the possession of her daughter, Catherine O'Brien, by her first husband, Henry O'Brien.

ID Number: MH:N57

ID: AA624AD4-2F2B-4C41-BA66-B9E075232BFA

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kay Olberding for creating WikiTree profile Williamson-2430 through the import of PrantlGedcom.GED on May 11, 2013. ID: FE1DC03A-2D02-4160-AFF3-701F89569031. ck to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.