1748 - 1825 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Rev Joseph Williams, Jr. was born in 1748; died on 6 Jul 1825 in Anson County, North Carolina. 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]
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Generation: 2
9. | Henry Williams (1.Joseph1) was born on 23 Apr 1769 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died in 1853 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
Notes:
About 1800, Henry Williams and his family moved from Sampson County, NC, to a large plot of ground near Wingate.
Henry married Sally Parker before 1791. Sally died before 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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]
Henry married Elizabeth "Betty" Norkett before 1823. Elizabeth was born about 1795; died before 1847 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Henry married Polly Roberts after 1847. Polly and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Henry married Barbarie Preslar after 1848. Barbarie and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Hezekiah Williams (1.Joseph1) was born on 9 Dec 1773 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died on 2 Oct 1823 in Jefferson County, Alabama. Hezekiah married Eunice Herring on 15 Oct 1794 in Sampson County, North Carolina. Eunice (daughter of Joseph Herring and Eunice "Euincy" Uzzell) was born on 19 Mar 1772-1773 in Dobbs County, North Carolina; died on 15 Nov 1860 in Williamsberg, Jefferson County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Henry Williams
- 34. Joseph Williams was born in 1795 in Sampson County, North Carolina; and died.
- 35. John Williams was born on 23 Apr 1798 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died in 1855 in Monroe County, Mississippi.
- 36. Owen Williams was born on 26 Apr 1800 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 16 Mar 1884 in Lee County, Mississippi.
- 37. Mary Jane Williams was born on 6 Aug 1802 in Sampson County, North Carolina; and died.
- 38. Elizabeth Williams was born on 20 Aug 1804 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 23 Jul 1883 in Lee County, Mississippi.
- 39. James Henry Williams was born on 2 Dec 1806 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 2 Sep 1903 in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 40. Katherine Williams was born on 5 Feb 1809 in Anson County, North Carolina; died in Nov 1877 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
- 41. Calvery Williams was born on 26 Jul 1811 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 20 Nov 1903 in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 42. Benjamin Williams was born on 12 Jun 1813 in Anson County, North Carolina; and died.
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19. | Herring Williams (9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1795; died in 1869 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
Notes:
Herring and Nancy Ashcraft Williams lived in the Rock Rest community of what was then Anson County, on land owned by his father, Henry. Union County was formed in 1842 from parts of Anson and Mecklenburg counties and contained the Rock Rest community.
Family/Spouse: Nancy Ashcraft. Nancy (daughter of Benjamin Ashcraft and Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin Ashcraft and Elizabeth) was born in 1801 in North Carolina; died on 10 Oct 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 85. Joseph Williams was born about 1833 in North Carolina; and died.
- 86. John Copland Williams was born on 3 Mar 1827 in North Carolina; died on 31 Oct 1901 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 87. Elizabeth Ann Williams was born on 20 Sep 1834 in North Carolina; died on 8 Nov 1856 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 88. Eveline Williams was born in 1820 in North Carolina; died on 20 Apr 1857 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 89. James Culpepper Williams was born on 16 May 1823 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 20 Nov 1881 in Union County, North Carolina.
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20. | Norfleet "Fleet" Williams (9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 24 Jan 1797; died on 19 Aug 1842 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Notes:
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 Rachel Helms before 1822. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Helms and Sarah) was born in 1796; died in 1836. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 90. Herring Williams was born on 16 Sep 1822 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jul 1877 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 91. Thetus Williams was born in 1824; died before 1843 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 92. Jacob Williams was born in 1826 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 93. Ester Williams was born on 14 Oct 1827 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1904 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 94. W Ervin Williams was born on 31 Dec 1828 in North Carolina; died on 15 Aug 1861.
- 95. Noah Williams was born in 1829; and died.
- 96. Perry Williams was born on 3 Aug 1831 in North Carolina; died on 7 May 1899 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 97. Alsey Williams was born in 1834; died on 5 Nov 1858 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 98. Sarah Williams was born in 1835; died in 1861.
- 99. A Holly Williams was born on 13 Aug 1836 in Union County, North Carolina; died between 1861 and 1862 in Union County, North Carolina.
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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]
Children:
- 100. Sylvester Williams was born in 1837 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 9 Jan 1863 in Goldsboro, NC.
- 101. Sylvania Isabelle "Bannie" Williams was born on 24 Oct 1839 in New Salem, Union County, N.C.; died on 19 Aug 1918 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 102. Salina Williams was born on 4 Jun 1841; died on 18 Jun 1913 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 103. Lewis David Hampton Williams was born on 16 Jun 1841 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jun 1897 in Union County, North Carolina.
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35. | John Williams (10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 23 Apr 1798 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died in 1855 in Monroe County, Mississippi. |
36. | Owen Williams (10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 26 Apr 1800 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 16 Mar 1884 in Lee County, Mississippi. |
41. | Calvery Williams (10.Hezekiah2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 26 Jul 1811 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 20 Nov 1903 in Jefferson County, Alabama. |
45. | Nancy Williams (11.William2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 21 Jun 1809; died on 3 Feb 1892 in Union County, North Carolina. Nancy married Jesse C Griffin about 1825. Jesse (son of Charles Griffin and Elizabeth "Betsy" Ross) was born on 10 Jan 1803; died on 28 Jul 1878 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 157. Martha B Griffin was born in 1826; died in 1901.
- 158. Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Griffin was born in 1828; and died.
- 159. Thomas Wilson Griffin was born in 1830; and died.
- 160. John Quincy Griffin was born on 3 May 1832 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 12 Apr 1928 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 161. Ellis P Griffin was born in 1836 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 162. Lydia B Griffin was born on 18 Jun 1837; and died.
- 163. Mary Ann Griffin was born on 28 Apr 1838 in Anson County, North Carolina; and died.
- 164. Joseph Elder Griffin was born on 26 May 1838 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 12 Jul 1898 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
- 165. Elizabeth Ellen Griffin was born on 10 Jan 1841; died on 9 Apr 1909 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 166. Enoch Washington Griffin was born on 18 Nov 1844 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 28 Dec 1931 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 167. Francis S Griffin was born in 1849; and died.
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63. | John Daniel Williams (12.Parrot2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 28 Apr 1828 in Union County, North Carolina; died in 1891 in Union County, North Carolina. Family/Spouse: Nancy Griffin. Nancy (daughter of Lewis Griffin and Ester Bruno) was born in 1832 in Union County, North Carolina; died in in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 176. John Caldwell Williams was born on 17 Jun 1869 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 2 Dec 1933 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 177. Mary Jane Williams was born in 1849 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 178. Sarah Caroline Williams was born on 7 Nov 1850 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 21 Mar 1931 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 179. Nancy Adaline Williams was born in 1857; died in 1862.
- 180. Luticia A Geneva Williams was born in 1860; and died.
- 181. Demetress Lavinia Williams was born on 26 Apr 1863 in Union County, North Carolina; died in 1898 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 182. Clemetine Williams was born in 1865 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 183. Beady Ann Williams was born in Aug 1871 in Union County, North Carolina; died in 1906 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 184. William Ellison Williams was born on 24 Nov 1873 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 3 Feb 1936 in Union County, North Carolina.
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Family/Spouse: E L Forbes. E (daughter of Joseph Forbes and Barbra) was born in 1849; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Mary Jane Cuthbertson. Mary (daughter of David Cuthbertson and Mary Russell) was born on 4 Apr 1852; died on 11 Nov 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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69. | Coleman Williams (15.Lemuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 22 Aug 1819; died on 28 Mar 1872 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Mill Creek Cemetery, Union County, NC
Coleman married Ester Ellen Braswell on 7 Mar 1854 in Union County, North Carolina. Ester (daughter of Shadrack Braswell and Sarah "Sally" Trull) was born on 19 Dec 1828 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 4 Oct 1886 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Coleman married Elizabeth Jane Rorie after 1860 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Coleman married Rhoda Helms on 19 Jan 1860 in Union County, North Carolina. Rhoda (daughter of Gabriel Helms and Elizabeth Keziah) was born in 1841; died before 1841 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
76. | Nancy Helms (18.Rhoda3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1814 in North Carolina; and died. Nancy married Benjamin I Simpson about 1839 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Benjamin (son of John Simpson, Sr and Rodgers) was born in 1811 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died before 1870 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 189. Tabitha Ellen Simpson was born on 3 Dec 1841 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 12 Mar 1916.
- 190. Gabriel Simpson was born on 7 Dec 1843 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 9 Jun 1920 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 191. Thomas Dennison Simpson was born on 30 Jan 1845 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 1931.
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79. | Caswell Helms (18.Rhoda3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 25 Sep 1819 in North Carolina; died on 7 Jan 1887. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Caswell married Alsie Elizabeth on 31 Jan 1850 in Union County, North Carolina. Alsie was born on 21 Feb 1820 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 9 Jun 1894 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 192. Romulus Lafayette Helms was born on 3 Oct 1851 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 193. Dorcas Edna Helms was born on 5 Sep 1853 in Union County, North Carolina; died in 1921.
- 194. Emily Josephine Helms was born on 9 Feb 1855 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 195. Frances Julia Helms was born on 11 Nov 1856 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 17 Feb 1888 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 196. Nancy Angeline Helms was born on 10 Apr 1858 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 197. Henry Ellis Helms was born on 25 Jun 1860 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 10 Mar 1935.
- 198. Abigial Elizabeth Helms was born on 11 Feb 1869 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 199. Rufus Clinton Helms was born on 22 Feb 1864 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 1 Mar 1936 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 200. Wickliff Wriston Helms was born on 25 Dec 1873 in Union County, North Carolina; died in Dec 1927.
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81. | Moses Helms (18.Rhoda3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1825 in North Carolina; died on 24 May 1864. Other Events:
- Military Service: Civil War
Family/Spouse: Louisa Eliza Mullis. Louisa was born in 1831 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 201. Mary Helms was born in 1853; and died.
- 202. Sarah Helms was born on 23 Jul 1854 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 3 Oct 1862 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 203. Nancy Ellen Helms was born in 1857 in Union County, North Carolina; died before 1883 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 204. Joseph H Helms was born on 20 Mar 1859 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 4 Feb 1906 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 205. William R Helms was born on 18 Jun 1860 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 20 May 1900 in Union County, North Carolina.
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85. | Joseph Williams (19.Herring3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1833 in North Carolina; and died. Notes:
Military Service:
In theCivil War: Co.A, 48th Regiment, NC Troops. Died while serving.
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86. | John Copland Williams (19.Herring3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 3 Mar 1827 in North Carolina; died on 31 Oct 1901 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
John married Jennett Miriam Jerome on 10 Aug 1848 in Union County, North Carolina. Jennett (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Jerome and Catherine "Kate" McClarty) was born on 22 Apr 1828; died on 15 Oct 1903 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 206. Ellen Cora Williams was born about 1849 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 207. Ellerby H Williams was born about 1851; and died.
- 208. Thomas Jefferson Williams was born on 11 Feb 1854 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 209. James Baxter Williams was born on 28 Aug 1856 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 210. Fletcher A Williams was born on 10 Jun 1859 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 18 Oct 1863 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 211. Evalina Williams was born on 22 Sep 1862 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 212. Orpha Williams was born on 28 Sep 1867 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 213. Luther Williams was born on 24 Apr 1869 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 214. Ann "Annie" Williams was born on 27 Jun 1873 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
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88. | Eveline Williams (19.Herring3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1820 in North Carolina; died on 20 Apr 1857 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
Eveline married Henry Bivens on 15 Dec 1820. Henry (son of Nathaniel Bivens, Jr and Margaret James) was born on 1 May 1818 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 28 Feb 1897 in Wingate, Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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89. | James Culpepper Williams (19.Herring3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 16 May 1823 in Anson County, North Carolina; died on 20 Nov 1881 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
- Military Service: Civil War
Notes:
He acquired approx. 1,300 acres of land.
This excerpt from p. 39 in the book, "Helms Descendants 1720 - 1991" by Gerald Helms and others may help explain why James' middle name was Culpepper:
"The Meadow Branch was organized in 1810, is also one of the oldest churches in Union County. Its name was recently changed to Wingate Baptist Church. Among the settlers of the county just after the Revolutionary War were Sikes, Williams, Bivens, all of whom were from Baptist communities. The Gourdvine Church, near this territory, lost influence; consequently, in 1810 the Meadow Branch was organized. A church building was erected one mile north of the present town of Wingate. The charter members whose descendants still live in the community, came from the Gourdvine Church. JOHN CULPEPPER was among its early ministers, and there conducted services on Sundays, sometimes during the week."
Military Service:
CSA, a Lieutenant in the NC State Militia during the closing years of the Civil War.
James married Martha Jane "Patsy" Griffin on 3 Apr 1845 in Union County, North Carolina. Martha was born on 11 Aug 1824 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 24 Jun 1907 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 220. Thomas Early Williams was born on 11 May 1846 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 22 Sep 1939 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 221. Geneva Ann Williams was born on 6 Dec 1847 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 15 Sep 1910 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 222. Mary Evelyn Williams was born on 25 Apr 1849 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Aug 1931 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 223. Nancy Haseltine Williams was born on 13 Sep 1851 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 7 Jun 1927 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 224. Margaret Emaline Williams was born on 24 Oct 1852 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 16 Apr 1891 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 225. Sarah Catherine Williams was born on 16 Apr 1854 in Union County, North Carolina; died in Nov 1931 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 226. John Herron Williams was born on 31 Jul 1856 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 31 Jul 1936.
- 227. James Henry Williams was born on 7 May 1858 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 16 May 1944 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 228. Martha Jane Williams was born on 26 Sep 1860 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 5 May 1937.
- 229. William Ewell Williams was born on 29 Jul 1863 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 11 Apr 1939.
- 230. Ellis Culpepper Williams was born on 4 Feb 1868 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 4 Feb 1930.
- 231. Julia Vann Williams was born on 4 Jul 1871 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 12 Aug 1950.
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90. | Herring Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 16 Sep 1822 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jul 1877 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Family/Spouse: Lusinda Baucom. Lusinda (daughter of Bryant Baucom and Frances Curlee) was born on 4 Aug 1822; died on 7 Feb 1897 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 232. Leander Williams was born in 1859 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 233. William E Williams was born in 1845 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 234. James M Williams was born in 1850 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 235. Sarah Williams was born in 1852 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 236. Wincy Ann Williams was born on 18 Jul 1854 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 7 Jun 1908; was buried in Union County, North Carolina.
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91. | Thetus Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1824; died before 1843 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Jackson Simpson Cemetery, Union County, NC
Thetus married Jackson Simpson about 1839 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Jackson (son of John Simpson, Sr and Mary Moore) was born in Jan 1818 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 9 Apr 1883 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 237. Marcus B Simpson was born on 29 May 1840; died on 18 Jul 1910 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 238. Mary Simpson was born on 14 Dec 1841 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Aug 1913.
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93. | Ester Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 14 Oct 1827 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1904 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Family/Spouse: Sanders Baucom. Sanders was born on 25 Feb 1824 in North Carolina; died on 26 Jan 1870 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 239. Melissa Baucom was born in 1850 in Union County, North Carolina; died in in Union County, North Carolina.
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97. | Alsey Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1834; died on 5 Nov 1858 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Alsey married Shelby Polk on 11 Aug 1853 in Union County, North Carolina. Shelby was born in 1832 in Union County, North Carolina; died about 1863 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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99. | A Holly Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 13 Aug 1836 in Union County, North Carolina; died between 1861 and 1862 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
A married Richard Simpson on 23 Dec 1855. Richard (son of John Simpson, Sr and Mary (Polly) Estridge) was born on 8 Aug 1836 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1904 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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100. | Sylvester Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1837 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 9 Jan 1863 in Goldsboro, NC. Other Events:
- Military Service: Civil War
Notes:
Military Service:
CSA; Co. F, 48th Regiment. Died of disease contracted in the war.
Sylvester married Jane Ellen Thomas on 11 Jan 1857 in Union County, North Carolina. Jane was born in 1843 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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101. | Sylvania Isabelle "Bannie" Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 24 Oct 1839 in New Salem, Union County, N.C.; died on 19 Aug 1918 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Sylvania married Sherwood Lindsey Mullis on 17 Sep 1856 in New Salem, Union County, N.C.. Sherwood was born on 23 Jul 1867; died on 3 Oct 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 247. Mary Jane Mullis was born on 29 Sep 1869 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 31 Jul 1929 in Union County, North Carolina.
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102. | Salina Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 4 Jun 1841; died on 18 Jun 1913 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Notes:
Salina was the half sister of Holly Williams
Salina married Samuel Tarlton on 29 Sep 1859 in Union County, North Carolina. Samuel (son of John "Jackie" Tarlton and Mary Ann "Polly" Parrott, son of John Tarlton and Mary Ann "Polly" Parrott) was born in 1840; died before 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Salina married Richard Simpson on 9 Nov 1862 in Union County, North Carolina. Richard (son of John Simpson, Sr and Mary (Polly) Estridge) was born on 8 Aug 1836 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1904 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 249. Elijah Simpson was born on 7 Oct 1865 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 18 Mar 1930 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 250. Beadie An Simpson was born on 29 Aug 1867; died in Mar 1958.
- 251. William Newton "Wil" Simpson was born on 12 Jun 1869 in Union County, North Carolina; died in 1951.
- 252. Fleet Wilson Simpson was born on 11 Oct 1870 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 27 Apr 1961 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 253. Sarah Ellen Simpson was born on 28 Mar 1871 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 25 Sep 1910 in Union County, North Carolina.
- 254. John Ellis Simpson was born on 19 Dec 1873; died in Mar 1944.
- 255. Lewis D. M. Simpson was born on 25 Aug 1877; died on 4 Dec 1956.
- 256. Wincy Ann Simpson was born on 27 May 1879; died on 15 Feb 1943; was buried in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
- 257. James Troy Simpson was born on 9 Mar 1881; died on 30 Mar 1963.
- 258. Lucrecia Jane Simpson was born on 16 Jul 1881; died on 28 Jan 1950.
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Salina married Joseph A. Griffin on 22 Aug 1907 in Union County, North Carolina. Joseph was born in 1836; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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103. | Lewis David Hampton Williams (20.Norfleet3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 16 Jun 1841 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jun 1897 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
- Military Service: Civil War
Notes:
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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110. | Abel Williams (24.Enoch3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 8 Aug 1824 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 2 Nov 1878 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Watson Church/Lewis Williams Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC
Notes:
Cemetery:
What relationship does Abel have to the others in theis Cemetery?
Abel married Martha Emeline Helms on 17 Oct 1854 in Union County, North Carolina. Martha (daughter of Jesse Helms and Elizabeth Owens) was born on 14 Jun 1831 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 10 May 1908 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 267. James Riley Williams was born in 1856 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
- 268. Sarah E Williams was born in 1860 in Union County, North Carolina; died in in Union County, North Carolina.
- 269. William R Williams was born in 1866 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1886 in Union County, North Carolina.
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Family/Spouse: Emily Josephine Helms. Emily (daughter of Henderson Helms and Abigale Crowell) was born in 1835 in Union County, North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 270. Alcey L Williams was born in 1853 in Union County, North Carolina; and died.
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135. | Henry Franklin Williams (26.William3, 9.Henry2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 17 Jul 1855 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 28 Jun 1927 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
Family/Spouse: Sarah Jane Moore. Sarah was born on 28 Jul 1855 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 11 Feb 1878 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Sarah "Sally" Ashcraft. Sarah was born on 2 Feb 1857 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 17 Jun 1881 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Mary E Griffin. Mary was born on 27 Nov 1852 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 27 Jun 1910 in Union County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Carrie Green. Carrie (daughter of Samuel Greene and Narcissus Padgett) was born about 1865; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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149. | Martha Etra Trull (44.Dorcas3, 11.William2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 7 Jul 1827; died on 28 Sep 1907. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Old Meadow Branch Cemetery, Wingate, North Carolina
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166. | Enoch Washington Griffin (45.Nancy3, 11.William2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 18 Nov 1844 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 28 Dec 1931 in Union County, North Carolina. Notes:
Monroe Enquirer & Express. 24 Apr 1890. "Mr.E.W. Griffin, of Goose Creek township, is a happy man. Mr. Griffin was wounded in the battle of Fredricksburg over 27 years ago. He was sitting down at the time and the ball entered his thigh and ranged upward, and lodged against his hip bone, but its location could never be discovered; Mr. Griffin has carried the ball all these years and has been more or less lamed by it. On last Friday, Mr. Griffin, while trying to dislodge a root, felt the ball break loose from its long resting place and fall down the channel of the wound. That night his son Luther sharpened up his knife and cut the ball out, and now Mr. Griffin prizes it as his most valuable relic. Mr. Griffin was a good soldier in the time that tried men's souls; he is now a good farmer, a good Alliance man, and a good citizen generally. We congratulate him."
Family/Spouse: Lydia Margaret Bivens. Lydia (daughter of Henry Bivens and Eveline Williams) was born on 22 Jul 1848; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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185. | Martha A Broom (65.Ester3, 15.Lemuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 1 May 1847 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jul 1903 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
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186. | Margaret C Broom (65.Ester3, 15.Lemuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 1 Sep 1848 in Union County, North Carolina; died on 18 Feb 1922 in Union County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Williams Griffin Cemetery, Ansonville Road, Union County, NC
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