James Williams (1758 - 1822)

Born 1758 in Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bruce) Williams — married 3 Jun 1795 in Orange, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1822 at about age 64 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Williams was a Virginia colonist.

Captain James Williams served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

James Williams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126184.

James was born in 1758. He was the son of William Williams and Lucy Clayton. He passed away in 1822.^[1]

Marriage

James married Elizabeth Bruce on 3 Jun 1795 in Orange County, Virginia.^[2][3][4]

Will of James Williams

James signed his will on 30 Nov 1821 in Orange County, Virginia. The will was recorded on 27 May 1822 in Orange County, Virginia. Executors: Isaac H., Charles B. & William B. Williams, John W. Green. Witnesses: Jeremiah Pannill, George & Jackson Morton. Listed in the will: Children: Philip, William, James, Charles B., William Bruce, Sally G. (Strothers), Lucy Ann, Elizabeth L.; grandson James F. Strothr. Bond provided by: John Mallory, James Farish, Jackson Norton, William B. Williams^[5]

Service during the American Revolution

James Williams served as a Captain in the 6th and 10th Virginia Regiments.^[6]

Burial

James was buried on the Soldiers Rest Plantation Grounds located in Orange County, Virginia.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave
2. ↑ "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP1P-QYX : 11 May 2018), James Williams and Elizabeth Bruce, 1795.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4X-2H2 : 29 January 2020), James Williams, 1795.
4. ↑ FamilySearch. Copy of marriage register page
5. ↑ Orange County, Virginia. Digest of Will Abstracts. Will Books 1 - 8. Ruth and Sam Sparacio. Copyright 1987 by the Antient Press Colonial Roots, Millsboro, Delaware, 2016. ISBN 978-1-68034-279-6. p. 121. Will book 6. pp. 30-33. Elizabeth is not mentioned in the will of James Williams
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 Jul 2021), "Record of James Williams", Ancestor # A126184.

• Early Colonial Settlers of So. MD & VA's Northern Neck Counties: https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I062853&tree=Tree1

• Ancestry.com. copy of p. 135 in the book, The life of Henry Bruce, by Harry T. Morgan, 1934 contains brief biography of the family of Gen. James Williams and Elizabeth Bruce.

• Printed copy of The life of Henry Bruce, by Harry T. Morgan, 1934, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, ISBN 1680342797

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4F-QLM