Roger Williams (abt. 1645 - abt. 1705)

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Curtis) Williams — married 15 Jun 1674 (to about 1705) in Morden, Surrey, England

Descendants

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Biography

Roger Williams was born about 1645. He was the fifth son of Griffith Williams and Gwen Bodwrda.^{[1] [2]}

He lived in London and is sometimes identified as Roger Williams of Fleet Street. He was a merchant tailor, also described as a woolen draper. He had a contract with the king to supply military uniforms, and he invented a scarlet dye for this purpose.^[3] This included, specifically, uniforms for soldiers serving in the colony of Virginia.

Despite this lucrative business, Roger Williams and a business partner went bankrupt in 1689/90. This was due to bad loans made to family members and friends who could not repay them.^[4]

In 1674, in Surrey, Roger Williams married Mary Curtis, daughter of Norton Curtis Esq. The parish register for Morden reads: 'Roger Williams of St. Bride, London, widower, and Mary Curtis, spinster, about 25, who consents - at Morden, Battersea or Lambeth, Co. Surrey, 15th June 1674.'^[5], though the record elsewherere lists the date as the 25th.^[6]

The children of Roger Williams and Mary Curtis Williams included:

• Rev. Grifith Williams, 1675-1718
• William Williams (abt.1677-aft.1719)
• Mary Williams, 1679-
• Ann Williams, 1681-
• Gwen Williams, 1682-
• Frances Williams, 1684-'John Williams, 1686-
• Roger Williams, 1679- (there is some dispute about whether Roger was his father)

Roger Williams passed away in 1705.^[7]

For more on this branch of the Williams family, see "Updated Williams Geneaology" at the DubStewartMania website. https://alison-stewart.blogspot.com/2012/04/updated-williams-genealogy.html

Sources

1. ↑ Lundy, Darryl, "Roger Williams," The Peerage [1], accessed 13 Apr 2023. This source cites Burke's Peerage (2003) for information about Roger Williams.
2. ↑ Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary, Vol 2, London, 1865, p. 1180in Ancestry.com, [2]Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, accessed 13 Apr 2023. Original data: Burke, Sir Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London, England: Harrison, 1865. This is not the most recent edition of Burke's Peerage, but Lundy's "The Peerage" shows no changes in 2003.
3. ↑ "Updated Williams Genealogy." DubStewartMania, [3], accessed 12 Apr 2023.
4. ↑ "Updated Williams Genealogy." DubStewartMania, [4], accessed 12 Apr 2023.
5. ↑ "Updated Williams Genealogy." DubStewartMania, [5], accessed 12 Apr 2023.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wandworth, St Mary, Battersea, 1670-1701, [6]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
7. ↑ "Updated Williams Genealogy." DubStewartMania, [7], accessed 12 Apr 2023.

• "Updated Williams Genealogy." DubStewartMania, [8], accessed 12 Apr 2023.
• Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wandworth, St Mary, Battersea, 1670-1701, [9]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
• Lundy, Darryl, "Roger Williams," The Peerage [10], accessed 13 Apr 2023. This source cites Burke's Peerage (2003) for information about Roger Williams.
• Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary, Vol 2, London, 1865, p. 1180in Ancestry.com, [11]Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, accessed 13 Apr 2023. Original data: Burke, Sir Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. London, England: Harrison, 1865. This is not the most recent edition of Burke's Peerage, but Lundy's "The Peerage" shows no changes for Roger Williams in 2003.