Robert WIlliams

[Melissa]

ROBERT WILLIAMS, of Norwich, bap. at Great Yarmouth, England, 11th December, 1608; Freeman of Norwich, 1630; Warden of his Guild, 1635; emigrated to Massachusetts, 1637, coming in the John and Dorothy, of Ipswich, arriving at Boston, 20th June, 1637; Freeman of Roxbury, Mass., 1638; member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1644; m. (firstly) Elizabeth STALHAM, in England, b. circa 1594; d. at Roxbury, Mass., 28th July, 1674; m. (secondly) Margaret, the widow of John FEARING, who came from England in the Diligent in 1638; she d. 22d December, 1690.
I. Elizabeth, b. in England.
II. Deborah, b. in England.
III. John, b. in England; d. unm., at Roxbury, 6th October, 1658.
IV. Samuel, b. in England, 1632; d. 28th September, 1698; Deacon, etc.; m. 2d March, 1654, Theoda PARKE, b. 26th July, 1637; d. 2d August, 1718; dau. of Deacon William and Martha (HOLGRAVE) PARKE.
V. ISAAC, b. at Roxbury, 1st September, 1638.
VI. Stephen, b. at Roxbury, 8th November, 1640; Captain, farmer, etc.; d. 15th February, 1720; Captain of a Troop, 1704-5; Captain of the Red Troop of Horse, 1707-12, and in command of the frontier; m. 1666, Sarah WISE, dau. of Joseph and Mary (THOMPSON) WISE.
VII. Thomas, b. and d.; unknown.

[Melissa]

The Last Will of )
Joseph Williams )
In the name of God, Amen. February the 17th 1780. I,
Joseph Williams of Saint Mary's County, in the Province of Maryland, and
being weak of body but of sound and perfect sence and memory, thanks be to
God, do make this my last will and Testament: first, I bequeath my soul to
Almighty God, and my body to the Earth, to be buried at the discretion of
my Executors hereafter named: and as to my Worldly Estate, I give and
bequeath as follows.-
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving son William Williams and the one
my wife is now with child with, if it should be a boy, all the land I am
now in possession of, or have any claim to, to be equally divided between
them, if the child my wife now goes with should be a girl, eighty acres of
the above mentioned land to be equally divided her and my other three
daughters, Mary Williams, Elisabeth Williams and Ann Williams, to them and
their heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, four negro's vizt Watt, Iwo,
Hannah's and Prudence, also one-third part of my stock and household
furniture, to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my three daughters above mentioned Mary,
Elisabeth and Ann Williams, and the child my wife now goes with, if a girl,
the following negro's, to wit: Sarah, Nell, Barton, Charles, Henry, Jane,
Bett, Lettice, Little Nell and Rafe, also the remaining part of my stock,
and household furniture, to them and theirs heirs forever.
Item I constitute, make and ordain my loving wife and Brother James
Williams to be joint executors of this my last will and Testament. Lastly,
I do hereby utterly revoke and disannul all and every other former
Testaments, wills Legacies, bequeath and Executors by me in any ways before
named willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this to be my last
will and Testament.

JOSEPH (his mark) WILLIAMS. (SEAL)
Signed, sealed and delivered to be the last will and testament of Joseph
Williams, in presence of us Philip Medley Bennet Combs Jno
Greenwell, Junior.

[Melissa]

“In the Name of God Amen, I Samuel Williams of Bertie county being thro. the abundant Mercy of God, the Weak yet of Sound and perfect understanding and Memory Do Constitute this my Last Will & Testament & Devise it may be Rec’d by all as Such, Imprimus, I most Humbly bequeath my Soul to God my Maker beseeching his most Gracious Acceptance of it through the All affecient merit & mediation of my most Compassionate Redeemer Jesus Christ who gave himself to be & attonement for my sins & is able to save the Uttermost all that come to come to <?> by him seeing he even Liveth to make Intercession for them, & Who I trust will not reject me a Returning Penitent sinner when I come to him for mercy, in this hope & confidence I render up my Soul with Comfort Humbly beseeching the most blessed & glorious Trinity one God most Holy most mercifull & Gracious to prepare me for the Time of my Dissolution & then to take me to himself unto that peace & Rest & incomparable Felicity which he has prepared for all that Love & fear his holy Name Amen Blessed be God ~~~ Imprimis, I give my body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full Assurance of its resurrection from thence at the Last Day, and as for my Burial I Desire it may be Decent without pomp or state at the Discretion of my Dear wife and my Ex’s hirafter Named who I doubt not will manage it with all Requisite providence, As to my worldly estate I will am possitively order that all my Debts be paid
Item I give My Dear Loving wife Mary Williams During her Natural Life all my Lands of Living And after her Death to be Divided in the manner following
Item I give to my Eldest Son Samuel Williams a piece of Land wher the school house Stands between the road and a branch known by the Name of the Gum branch Containing ab’t five Acres.
Item I give & bequeath to my Son Moses Williams my plantation & all the Remainder part of my Land & in Case he Dies without heir then to fall to my Son Benjamin Williams
Item (after the Death of my Wife) I Will that the remainder part of Estate be Equally Divided among all my Children
Item & Lastly I Do Constitute David Gaskine Executor & my Loving Wife Mary Williams Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 23’d day of January in the year of our Lord 1764
Samuel Williams
Sign’d, Seal’d, & Declar’d
in the presence of
William Hardy son of Lamb Jurat
William Vossey
Michael [mark] Capehart

This will was proven in Bertie Co., NC, May 1764.


In the Name of god amen I Samuel Williams of the County of Perqs County within the State of North Carolina being of perfect memoral and Sound judgment thanks be to god for the same Calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appinted for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and testement in manner and form as followeth first it is my will that all my just debts and funeral Expences be first Descharges by my Exrs. here after appinted and for the rest of my Estate I intends to dispos of in the following manner. Secondly I give to my daughter Sarah Rogers one Cow and cald one bead and furnetur to her and hers heirs forever thirdly I give to my son William <?> the land and Plantation lying on the South side of bolaback swamp and one hors bridle one Sadle and one gun to hime and his heirs forever perviding that he pays the yearly Expence of Child that was <?> to him be Sarah Small – fourly I give to my blove wife mary the land and Plantation where on I now live during her life time and afterwards I give it to my two sons Samuel and Richard to be Equal Devided betwixt them fifthly I give to my daughter mary one Cow and Calf to her and her heirs forever sixly I give to my daughter Peninah one Cow and Calf to her and her heirs forever Sevenly I give to my Daughter Ann one Cow and Calf to her and her heirs forever Eightly I give all the rest of my estate that is not above mention wherever to be found to my beloved wife mary and after her death it is my will that it Should be Equal devided betwixt my three daughters that is to say mary Peninah and ann lastly, I appoint my wife mary and John Goodwin Ex-rs to this my last will and testement alowing this to be my last will and testement in witness hereof I have here unto set my hand and fixt my Seal this 11th day of January 1790 ~~
Samuell Williams
Signed Sealed and discharged
to by my will and testement
in Presents of us
Jacob Goodwin (Jurat
Nathan Goodwin
The above will was proven in Perquimans Co., NC January Court, 1790.

[Melissa]

Robert Williams of Roxbury Association, 111 DeKoven Drive #1106, Middletown, CT 06457 for any information they may have, or they can put you in touch with other Williams researchers. Your local Family History Center's card catalog of Salt Lake list the published genealogies they have and probably will list the book or books that you need.



Sir Robert Williams, Bt.1 (M)
b. before 1651, #19390
Last Edited=14 Sep 2003
Sir Robert Williams, Bt. was born before 1651. He gained the title of Baronet Williams, of Penrhyn.1
Child of Sir Robert Williams, Bt.:
Anne Williams+ b. b 1667
1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 207. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.


7680. Stephen WILLIAMS was born in 1580 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. He was buried on 19 Sep 1625 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. He died of the Plague. He was married to Margaret COOKE on 22 Sep 1605 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England.
7681. Margaret COOKE was born about 1590 in England. She died on 13 Sep 1625 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. She died of the Plague. Children were:

i. Anne WILLIAMS was born about 1606 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England.
3840 ii. Robert WILLIAMS.
iii. Nicholas WILLIAMS was born on 11 Aug 1616 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. He died on 27 Aug 1692 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
iv. John WILLIAMS was born on 2 Feb 1618 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England.
v. Frances WILLIAMS was born on 10 Jun 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England.
vi. Thomas WILLIAMS died about 1625 in England. He died of the Plague.
vii. Margaret WILLIAMS died after 1623. She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England.


840. Robert WILLIAMS was born on 24 Jul 1607 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. He was baptized on 11 Dec 1608 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. He died on 1 Sep 1692 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was Puritan. ------------------------------------------------
He arrived in America on the ship "ROSE of Yarmouth" in 1637. It sailed in April. He may have been on "JOHN & DOROTHY" per another History (Wetherfld).

In 1635, Robert was warden of Guild of Cordwainers and Sealer of Leather for City of Norwich. Nicholas, his brother, was apprenticed to Robert.

Robert's home lasted until it was torn down in 1794.

"1634--Roxbury's inhabitants all very rich!"
------------------------------------------------ He was married to Elizabeth STAHLHAM on 11 Dec 1628 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. Early Roxbury, MA records burned in 1645.
3841. Elizabeth STAHLHAM was christened on 11 Nov 1597 in St. George, Norfolkshire, England. She died on 28 Jul 1674 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Children were:

i. Mary WILLIAMS died on 7 Feb 1663 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She was born in England.
ii. Elizabeth WILLIAMS was born about 1620 in England. She died on 5 Mar 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
iii. Deborah WILLIAMS died about 1675 in Medfield, Massachusetts. She resided in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She resided in Medfield, Massachusetts. She resided in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
iv. John WILLIAMS died on 6 Oct 1658 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was born in Norwich, Norfolkshire, England.
v. Samuel WILLIAMS was born in 1632 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England. He died on 28 Sep 1698 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was buried in Eliot Cemetery, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was a tanner.
1920 vi. Capt. Isaac WILLIAMS Sr..
vii. Capt. Stephen WILLIAMS was born on 8 Nov 1640 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on 15 Feb 1719/20 in Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was buried in Eliot Cemetery, Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was a tanner.
viii. Thomas WILLIAMS died young.
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Joseph WILLIAMS was born 1813 in North Carolina.
I am PURELY speculating that Joseph Williams is the father of my William Thomas Williams. I have NO PROOF YET! But since he was next door to the Terrys and Roberts, he very well may be the one.
1840 Giles Co. TN Census
James Terry - 2 Males 20 to 30, 3 Females 0 to 5, 1 Female 20 to 30 and 1 Female 40 to 50
Roberts, Wm. - 1 Male 0 to 5, 1 Male 20 to 30, 2 Females 0 to 5, 1 Female 20 to 30
Pillow, A.G. - 1 Male 0 to 5, I Male 5 to 10, 1 Male 30 to 40, 2 Females 0 to 5, 1 Female 20 to 30
Williams, Joseph - 1 Male 0 to 5, 1 Male 20 to 30, 3 Females 0 to 5, 1 Female 5 to 10, 1 Female 20 to 30
Williams, Wm. - 2 Males 0 to 5, 1 Male 5 to 10, 1 Male 10 to 15, 1 Male 30 to 40, I Female 0 to 5, 1 Female 5 to 10, 1 Female 10 to 15, 1 Female 15 to 20, 1 Female 40 to 50
1850 Giles Co. TN Census
134 134 Joseph WILLIAMS 43 M Farmer 250 NC X
Martha 40 F Tenn X
Martha J. 20 F Tenn X Dumb
Mary A. 17 F Tenn X
Franklin 15 M Farmer NC X
M. J. 12 F Tenn X
Cassy 11 F Tenn X
Tabitha J. 8 F Tenn
Parthena L. J. 6 F Tenn
Wm T. 1 M Tenn
This is quite possibly my William Thomas Williams since I have since proven that he is not the son of Henry.
Marriage: M.J. Williams to J.B. Smith 5 Jan. 1868
In 1860 I found:
667 667 Joseph Williams 53 M Overseer 600 NC 1
Martha 45 F Tenn 1
Martha J. 31 F Tenn 1 Deaf & Dumb
Margaret 21 F Tenn 1
Carsey 18 F Tenn
Parthena 13 F Tenn
Josaphene 15 F Tenn
Tabitha J. 11 F Tenn
Thomas 9 M Tenn
Monroe? 5 M Tenn
Willis Robards 19 M Com'n Labourer
Here it appears that he is called Thomas. He falls in around the Tabitha and Parthena of the 1850 although they are not in the same order.
668 668 Moses Dogget 23 M Overseer 400 Tenn
Elizabeth 19 F Tenn
669 669 Franklin Williams 23 M Farmer 400 Tenn 1
Elizabeth 22 F Tenn 1
Tennessee 5/12 F Tenn