Lewis David Hampton Williams

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• Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
• Military Service: Civil War

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Military Service:
March 20, 1862, Enlisted in Union Co., NC, as a private in Co., I, 48th Regiment, NC State Troops; wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland, Sept. 17, 1862; furloughed for 30 days on Oct. 6, 1862; reported present in Jan. - June 1863, March-April 1864, and Sept.-Oct. 1864.

Lewis married Pamelia Simpson on 1 Feb 1862. Pamelia (daughter of Elijah Simpson and Tobitha Helms) was born on 14 Apr 1845; died on 14 Apr 1898 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
The wedding took place in her father's, Elijah Simpson's home. Lewis's uncle, Enoch Williams, Esqr. performed the ceremony. Since Enoch Williams was married to a Miss Helms, he was already related through marriage to Permelia, whose mother was Tabitha Helms. Lewis's cousin, Caswell Helms, son of Rhoda Williams and Mr. Helms, served as their witness. - -These notes come from the original marriage pages of the L.D.H. Williams family Bible brought to Arkansas from North Carolina in 1899 by Elijah Alexander Williams and his wife Hester Lucinda Helms, now in possession of Charles Withrow Williams, Nashville, Arkansas. This is a large, old Bible. It has a tooled black leather cover and many lovely engraved pictures of Biblical scenes. Unfortunately, during the trip from North Carolina to Arkansas, the Bible suffered damage and it is falling apart at the seams. The high acid quality paper used at the time of its manufacture make it impossible to rebind, but the family record pages are still readable, a wonderful record of this Baptist family.

1. Sarah E Williams was born about 1866; and died.
2. Mary E Williams was born about 1868; and died.
3. Henry W Williams was born about 1869; and died.
4. Henry W WILLIAMS was born about 1869; and died.
5. Elijah Alexander Williams was born on 25 Jul 1871 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1942 in Nashville, Howard County, Arkansas.
6. Bitha A Williams was born about 1873; and died.
7. Francis C Williams was born about 1878; and died.
8. Lewis M Williams was born in 1879; and died.

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• Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC

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In the name of God, Amen. I Fleet Williams of the County of Anson of State of North Carolina This ninth day of may in the year of our lord one Thousand Eight hundred and forty two living in Body weak, but of a sound disposing mind and Memory thanks be to god, But Calling to mind My mortality that it is appointed to man to die Do make and ordain this Instrument of writing To be my last will and testament in manner and form Following ---------

first it is my desire that all My Just Debts be paid out of my Estate------ Item 1st It is my will & I give and Bequeath unto my beloved wife Sally as a loan for her benefit in raising the family the plantation Where on I now live with all my other Personal Property with my household and Kitchen furniture During her Natural life or widowhood, and amediately after her death or widowhood, all the above Property to be put to public auction and the Amount of money arising therefrom, it is my will that all my lawfull sons shall receive three-forths of said amount Equally divided between them By including the amount I shall hereafter bequeath to my son Herren in his part, It also is my will that the ballance of said amount Which is one fourth part be equally divided between My lawfull Daughters Item 2nd It is my will & I give and bequeath Unto my son Herren my Hiliard Trail of Land That I Purchased of Richardson Jenkins At the extimate sum of seventy dollars an His part it also is my will that my son Herren shall have my hundred acres of land Joining of the land I have Bequesthed him, at the estimated sum of fifty dollars. If he may think so to do, or if he will not pay the above estimated sum of fifty dollars to the Estate my Executors shall be Entitled to sell the above Land at any time by a public sale and the money or amount thereof to be disposed as I here to fore decided in the division of my Estate. Item 3rd I hereby appoint nominae and constitute my most worthy & trusted Friends Son in law and son Jackson Simpson & Herren Williams The Excecutors of this my last will And I also hereby set aside and make void All other wills heretofore by me made and Hereby publish & Constitute this my only proper True last will & testement -- In witness whereof I the above named Fleet Williams have hereunto Set my hand & seal the day and date Above Written

Fleet Williams (seal) Tsst Geo Little M. Austin +

State of North Carolina October Term 1842 -- Then the above last will and testament was exhibited in open court and duly proven by the oath of Marcus Austin and of the subscribing witnesses thereto and entered to be recorded M. D. Boggans (? Clerk)

January Term 1843 Then Jackson Simpson & Herren Williams came into open court and qualified as executors to the forgoing Will and obtained letters Testamentary. M. D. Boggans MO (?)

Norfleet married Sarah (Sally) Baucom after 1836. Sarah (daughter of Lewis Baucom and Catherine Louisa Ellington) was born on 9 Jun 1813 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 11 May 1875 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC

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Census: 1850, Union Co., NC; Sarah Williams, age 38, listed with seven children: Perry 19, Ala (Sarah) 16, Olley (Holly) 15, (first three children by Sarah Rachael Helms); Sylvester 13, Sylvania 11, Lewis D. H. 10, Selina 8 (children by Sarah Baucom)

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• Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC

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About 1800, Henry Williams and his family moved from Sampson County, NC, to a large plot of ground near Wingate.

Henry married Nancy Herring on 21 Aug 1792 in Sampson County, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Joseph Herring and Eunice "Euincy" Uzzell) was born about 1774 in Johnston County, North Carolina; died before 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC

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Sampson Co., NC, on October 8, 1792, Joseph Herring deeded to his daughter, Nancy Herring Williams, a black girl named Olive -- to be received after his death. (Sampson Co., NC, deed book 9, p. 111.)

Lewis married Catherine Louisa Ellington on 24 Feb 1803 in Wake County, North Carolina. Catherine (daughter of Jesse Ellington and Martha) was born in 1785 in Johnston (Now Wake) County, NC; died in 1868 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
• Military Service: Revolutionary War
• Occupation: Baptist Minister

Notes:

"Genealogy of the Williams Family" by R. C. Griffin, Historian;
A brief history of Rev. Joseph Williams in whose honor the Williams Family reunion is held at Wingate, North Carolina, on August 19, 1930. "Rev. Joseph Williams, Jr., was born in eastern Carolina in 1737, supposed to have been in what was then Duplin County, now Sampson County. He enlisted with his brother, William Williams, in the Continental Army, June 10, 1777, and served until the end of the war, in Sept. 3, 1778. In 1761 he had married Martha Parrot and they lived in what was the Rock Fish Creek neighborhood in Sampson County. About 1785 or 1787 he was asked by the Council of Safety of North Carolina to come to Anson County and preach the Gospel, instructing the people as to the duties to Almighty God and in the ways of right living. Under these instructions he moved his family (in 1787) from Duplin County to Meadow Branch, North Carolina, and settled on what is now known as the Ervin Williams Plantation.

The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina 1983 "After the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, Elder Joseph Williams, Jr. and wife Martha sold their land on Goshen Swamp* and moved to Anson County, the part of which is now Union County, where they purchased land and settled on the spot where Wingate College now stands. He was sent there to organize the first Baptist church in that frontier area. This church is known today as High Hill Primitive Baptist, located on the outskirts of Monroe."

Source: "Saturday Before the Second Sabbath", a History of Meadow Branch-Wingate Baptist Church 1810-1984, by Carolyn Caldwell Gaddy, p. 10, "After serving during the Revolutionary War in the First North Carolina Regiment under Col. Thomas Clark, Joseph Williams came to Union Co. from Sampson Co. and bought land from John Bivens in 1797, near the location of the first Meadow Branch Church. Elder Williams and his second wife Martha were buried in the Williams' family graveyard near Wingate on the old Monroe-Ansonville road. A reunion is held at the grave in his honor on Tuesday after the third Sunday in August of each year.

"Our Heritage: Genealogy of the Williams Family" by John B. Williams, Marshville, NC.; The Monroe Enquirer, Monroe, NC, June 28, 1962: " Rev. Joseph Williams lived to be an old man. He had often said that he and Martha having lived to a ripe old age, he hoped they might die together. He made his will July 4, 1825, having Nathan(iel) Bivens and Grissom Taylor witness it. A few days later he and his wife died within a few hours of each other but I do not know which went first. (Another report says two days apart.--Margie Williams Baucom) They are buried at the Williams Griffin cemetery at the William Ervin Williams old home place about 5 miles east of Monroe, NC, on the old Monroe-Ansonville Road (Union Co., NC), being the first persons buried there. Their graves were marked with slate rock. A movement has been on foot to erect a suitable monument on the spot." (Bill Baker reported on March 20, 1999, that a newer marker by the DAR has now been placed there.) Will recorded in Anson Co., NC

Records of North Carolina, Volume 25, Pages 247, 270, and 271." The following information was obtained from Bill Tilley. It originally came from the UNION BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, Chapter XII, ELDER JOSEPH WILLIAMS, 1825. Elder Joseph Williams was the second Baptist preacher to settle in this county. He came here from Sampson County about the year 1805. He purchased a tract of land from John Bivins, which he had entered July 10, 1797. This land is still in the hands of the descendants of the old preacher. It is owned by Mr. Henry Frank Williams. Thus you can see that it has been in the Williams family for more than a hundred years. The old preacher was twice married. His second wife was named Martha. She is buried beside him in the old Williams graveyard near Wingate, NC." Note from Anne Medlin Sendgikoski: This is surely Martha Parrott, but this was the first I had heard that he was married before her.) Military: Rev War: Enlisted in the Continental Army as a Rev Soldier from Duplin Co, NC on 10 June 1777. He was assigned to the 1st NC Reg under Col Thomas Clarke. Joseph taken prisoner with William Williams also a Rev Soldier on Apr 4,1779 and was held in prison until Nov 1779. Mustered out of Army Mar1780. Moved 1785 to Anson Co, NC. Joseph Williams' Rev War Certificate shows that he enlisted on 10 June 1777 and was on the roll of Lt Colonel Mebane's Company of the 1st NC Battalion Commanded by Col Thomas Clark (chp note :Clark spelled without the final "e" on this record. Copy of this record in chp files)2 Court Records: Will Book A, Page 118 3 He served in the Revolutionary War in the 1st Revolutionary Regiment under Col. Thomas Clark. Following the war, Joseph and his wife, Martha moved from their home in Eastern (sic), NC to Anson County, in that part which was in Anson County, prior to 1842. They settled in the Meadow Branch section of the county, near Wingate, on what was then called the William Erwin Williams plantation. He died there on July 6, 1825. His wife died about 40 hours later. The following information was received from William E. "Bill" Tilley, son of Selma Glady Duncan Tilley, of Mint Hill, NC on July 19, 2000: "This ancestor's services in assisting in the establishing of American independence during the War of the Revolution is as follows: Joseph Williams was born in that part of Duplin County, North Carolina that was in 1784 formed into Sampson County. In 1785, he moved to that part of Mecklenburg County (or Anson County) that was formed into Union County in 1842, where he died on July 25, 1825, and was buried in a family burying ground (called the Williams) about four miles from Monroe. Like most of the Williams men he very early on became interested in public affairs and was elected, while a young man, to the North Carolina Assembly. He was also a preacher of the Gospel, and we find him active in bring charges against rectors and vestrymen of the established church for what he believed to be illegitimacies, and was on the House Committe.

Military Service:
Mebane's Company, 1st NC Regiment, Revolutionary War Chaplain and Private enlisted 10 June 1777 in Halifax Co., NC

Joseph married Martha Parrott in 1761 in Duplin County, North Carolina. Martha (daughter of John /Parrott Perritt and Agnes) was born in 1748; died on 28 Jul 1825 in Anson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC

Other Events:

• Military Service: Revolutionary War

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HERRING, Joseph, Private, NC Militia Soldier had six pay vouchers. Soldier was listed in Sampson for 1790 and had one male and four females in his household. Issue from deeds: 1-Nancy Williams, 2-Unice Herring, 3-Joshua Herring, 4-Bridget Herring, 5-Jacob Herring, and gs Robert Wilkins. Deeds dated 1792 and 1793. Soldier was the son of Abraham and Mary Williams Herring. Soldier married Eunice Uzzell and died in 1794. SLAVES GIVEN: A deed of gift from Joseph Herring to his daughter, Briget Herring, for a Negro girl called Edah, was acknowledged in open court and ordered to be registered. A deed of gift from Joseph Herring to his daughter, Eunice Herring, for a Negro girl called Amey, was acknowledged in open court and ordered to be registered. A deed of gift from Joseph Herring to his daughter, Nancy Williams, for a Negro girl called Olive, was acknowledged in open court and ordered to be registered. DEED of gift from Joseph Herring to his son, Joshua Herring, for 206 acres was acknowledged in open court and ordered to be registered


Military Service:
He drew fsix RW pay vouchers.

Joseph married Eunice "Euincy" Uzzell about 1755 in Dobbs County, North Carolina. Eunice (daughter of Thomas Uzzell and Catherine Parr) was born before 1735; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Rachael Barker. Rachael was born in 1735 in Wake County, North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jesse married Martha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]