Jacob
Williams
Born in Rhinebeck Flats, Dutchess, New York Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Rhighebel Williams
and Margrietje (Van Dyck) Williams
Brother of
Hannah (Williams) Mott and Elisabeth (Williams) Schryver
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Williams
Died
at age 78
in New Brunswick
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Mar 2023
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Biography
Jacob Williams was born on 13 Sep 1755 in Rhinebeck Flats, Dutchess, New York Colony[1], the son of Richbell Williams and Margariet Van Dyk. He was baptized in Poughkeepsie (The Flats), Dutchess on 15 Feb 1756[2].
Jacob fought for the British in the American revolution and emmigrated to St. Stephen, New Brunswick as a United Empire Loyalist in 1783[3].
He married Lydia Pomeroy on 6 Jul 1800 in Charlotte county, New Brunswick[4].
Jacob died on 12 Apr 1834 in New Brunswick, and is buried in the Old Kirk-Mccoll United Church Cemetery, Charlotte County[5][6].
Sources
- ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HF-2V3 : 17 February 2023), Jacob Williams, 1756.
- ↑ U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/59433:6961?tid=&pid=&queryId=d8f66366c2e71485523ff611aff350d5&_phsrc=YCv185&_phstart=successSource
- ↑ Records of Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/OldSoldiers/ViewImages.aspx?culture=en-CA&Key=451
- ↑ Anglican Church Records, Charlotte Co., NB. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~aek740/genealogy/Anglican%20Church%20Records/ma02.jpg
- ↑ New Brunswick Cemeteries: https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/Cemeteries/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&Key=173213
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146974597/jacob-williams: accessed 14 March 2023), memorial page for Jacob Williams (unknown–12 Apr 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146974597, citing Kirk-McColl United Church Cemetery, Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Weston Renoud (contributor 48728044).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jacob by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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