John Cornelius Williams Sr (abt. 1720 - bef. 1783)

Born about 8 Jul 1720 in Duplin County, North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 20 Oct 1783 before about age 63 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Williams Sr was a North Carolina colonist.

John Cornelius Williams Sr may have been born in North Carolina, or Wales and migrated via Virginia, circa 1739. He married Katherine Katharine Galbraith Culbreth or Galbreth circa 1740 in Sampson, North Carolina.^[1]

Some, but not all of their children were:^[2]

1. Captain John She Williams (bef. 1745-c. 1800), m. unknown, m. Katharine Carouth^[3]
2. Robert Williams (c. 1750-aft. 4 Sep 1813), m. Barbary Culbreth, m. Susan Daniels^[3]
3. Daniel Williams (bef. 1755-bef. 19 Feb 1811), m. Mary Maxwell, but both his paternity and this marriage are unconfirmed^[3]
4. Thomas Williams (d. unmarried bef. 26 Oct 1774)^[3]
5. unknown daughter (presumptively Jean Williams, ca. 1740-1805), m. Daniel Tew

The same author who painstakingly describes the supporting evidence for the children also suggests that he was an immigrant from Wales.^[1] Rosser (1990) also cites evidence of his estate inventory being filed 20 Oct 1783. Fourteen patents and five land transactions regarding this John Williams (including 4 posthumous, probate settlement actions by Governor Alexander Martin on 10 Nov 1784) are in Rosser's text.

For other deed and land grants, please see also: John Williams Sr - Land Grants, Land Purchases, Land Sales.

Death, Burial & Legacy

• John Williams apparently died in late 1783, He left his wife a large estates including 700

acres of land. Estate inventoried on 20 October 1783.

• John Williams was listed in the 1783 Tax List of Duplin County with an assessed value of 588 pounds.
• "Catron" Williams is listed in the 1784 Tax List of Sampson County as having 700 acres of land, no free polls, and four black polls.
• The 1790 Census of Sampson County lists Catherine Williams with one male under

the age of 16, three females, and four slaves; John Williams with three males over the age of 16, one male under 16, three females, and six slaves; and Robert Williams with one male over the age of 16, four males under 16, four females, and five slaves.

Research Notes

• * Sources of Ron Hudson for the data of Col John C Williams can be found linked to his profile page in his family tree index at Ancestry.com. A subscriber account is required to access the profile directly from the above link.
• In working up this profile, possible matches for parents to provide a more complete biography, David Williams (ca. 1693-1783) and Elizabeth John (born 1697) were also considered.^{[citation needed]}
• The following reference remains to be accessed and reviewed: Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774: North Carolina Militia, p. 729. In the Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774 collection of Ancestry.com: Ancestry Record 49108 #20152.
• "There were several John Williamses in North Carolina which has made a tangle of genealogy research in Cumberland, Sampson County, and New Hanover County. According to John Rosser, Cumberland County Genealogist, 'there were as many Neil Culbreths as there were John Williamses. Too many! Separating them is very difficult." John Rosser.

Rank and middle name are questionable too. the only John Williams I saw in Revolutionary war pensions was a Corporal. He could be a Colonel or Captain but needs documentation. Same for his son. See listed as John C, John Cornelius, John She or Shay.^[4]

• His son, Captain John "She" Williams, son of John Williams and Katharine Galbreth, b. c. 1745, probably in New Hanover (eventually Duplin and then named Sampson); d. c. 1799 in Sampson, (picks up on p. 15/41).^[4]
• Another read of the Rosser text: John Williams, born about 1720, may have immigrated from Wales to Virginia in 1739, and then to North Carolina in 1740 or he may have been born in North Carolina, in that part of New Hanover that later became Duplin, but probably of Welsh heritage. He married Katharine Galbreth. Descendants lived chiefly in North Carolina and in Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio, and elsewhere.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Rosser, John C Jr. Coharie to Cape Fear: The Descendants of John Williams and Katharine Galbreth of Sampson and Cumberland Counties in North Carolina (1740-1990): Vol I, Chapter 1. Apr 1990, p. 1. Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company.
2. ↑ Rosser, John C Jr. Coharie to Cape Fear: The Descendants of John Williams and Katharine Galbreth of Sampson and Cumberland Counties in North Carolina (1740-1990): Vol I, Chapter 1. Apr 1990, p. 11. Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Bizzell, Oscar M. The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina. #1142: John and Katharine Galbreth Williams. 1983, p. 683. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: The Sampson County Historical Society of Sampson, North Carolina and Hunter Publishing Company.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Rosser, John C Jr. Coharie to Cape Fear: The Descendants of John Williams and Katharine Galbreth of Sampson and Cumberland Counties in North Carolina (1740-1990): Vol I, Chapter 1. Apr 1990, p. 15-24 (virtual p. 41-50). Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Company.

See also:

• Sampson County Court Minutes 1784-1800 Catherine Williams Admin for estate of John Williams [Our family Genealogy pages Capt John Wms.
• North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
• Duplin: Loose Papers, 1769-1880
• Indexed citations from Ancestry.com include some of the following:

1. North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004: John Williams, Marriage: Duplin, North Carolina
2. U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820: John Williams, Residence: 1780 Duplin County, North Carolina, United States
3. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890: John Williams, Residence: 1783 Duplin County, NC
4. US, Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872: John William, Residence: 1831-1848 North Carolina, USA
5. US, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900: John Williams, Residence: North Carolina
6. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998:John Williams, Death: Abt 1783 North Carolina, USA. See also: "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 13 Mar 2018, John Williams, 1783; citing Duplin, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,928,392.

Acknowledgments

• Williams-37258 was created by Jillian Kern through the import of Kern of Redding CA.ged on 29 Dec 2015.
• Greg Rose also created a version of this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Greg and others.