Ephraim Williams (1756 - 1804)

Born 31 May 1756 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hepzibeth (Phelps) Williams — married 23 Dec 1787 in Stonington, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1804 at age 48 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Ephraim Williams, born 16 May 1766 at Stonington, Connecticut, was the ninth child of William Williams and Martha (Wheeler) Williams.

He married twice:

1. Sarah Potter, 15 Mar 1781 (daughter of John Potter Esq. of Kingston, Rhode Island)
2. Hepsibeth Phelps, 23 Dec 1787, in Stonington, Connecticut; two children of this union are herein profiled

Ephraim Williams died 6 Jul 1804, age 48, at Stonington, Connecticut. ^{[1] [2]}

He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut ^[3]

Sergeant Ephraim Williams served with Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Ephraim Williams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126071.

Ephraim served for CT Militia. ^[4]

Sources

• White, Elizabeth Pearson. John Howland of the Mayflower (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1990) Vol. 1, Page 483.

• http://www.famouskin.com ; Ancestry of Louis Auchincloss, Ahnentafel# 60.

• Wheeler, Richard. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 670, 673, no. 218: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n695/mode/1up

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 985: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/35/mode/1up

1. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7FR-MPR : 16 January 2020), Ephraim Williams, 1804.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7JT-8HC : 16 January 2020), Ephraim Williams, .
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 April 2020), memorial page for Col Ephraim Williams (unknown–6 Jul 1804), Find A Grave: Memorial #180417888, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Joanna Case (contributor 47811828) . Gravestone picture with dates
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 March 2024), "Record of Ephraim Williams", Ancestor # A126071.Meehan-411