Eliphalet Williams D.D. (1727 - 1803)

Born 25 Feb 1727 in Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Williams — married 15 Sep 1751 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1803 at age 76 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Eliphalet Williams was born 25 Feb 1727 at Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut.^[1] Rev. Eliphalet Williams, of East Hartford, Connecticut, son of the Rev. Solomon Williams, D.D., of Lebanon, Connecticut, married Mary Williams, daughter of Rector Elisha Williams, President of Yale College.^[2]

The following is excerpted from the Connecticut Historical Society:^[3]

Reverend Eliphalet Williams was born 4 February 1727, and he graduated from Yale College in 1743. He served as the pastor of Congregational Church in East Hartford, Connecticut, from 1748 to 1801. Reverend Williams married Mary Williams (1725-1776), daughter of Reverand Elisha Williams (1694-1755) and Eunice Chester (1695-1750) in 1751. They had at least one daughter, Mary Williams (1765-1844). He married second, Sarah Parsons, on 12 June 1777. They had at least one son. Their home, on the east side of Main Street in East Hartford, was built by Benjamin Roberts in about 1755; it was demolished in 1906. Reverend Williams served in the ministry for 56 years; he died 29 June 1803 at age 77.

Children of Eliphalet Williams and Mary Williams

Eliphalet Williams and Mary had the following children:^[2]

1. Rev. Solomon Williams, of Northampton, born 1752
2. Rev. Elisha Williams, of New Hampshire, Born 7 Oct 1757
3. Edward Williams, born 14 Nov 1762, died 1807
4. Anna Williams, born 16 Sep 1759, died 5 Sep ____
5. Mary Williams, born 15 Sep 1765

Mrs. Mary (Williams) Williams died 28 Jun 1776.^[2]

Rev. Eliphalet Williams then married Mrs. Sarah (Williams) Parsons on 12 Jun 1777.^[2][4]

Children of Eliphalet Williams and Sarah (Williams) Parsons

Their children were:^[2]

1. Fanny Leonard Williams, born 6 May 1781, died 30 Jun 1792
2. Abigail Williams, born 30 July 1783

Rev. Dr. Eliphalet Williams died 29 June 1803 at East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Hale Cemetery Inscriptions: East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Williams, Stephen West,. The Genealogy and History of the Family of Williams in America. Greenfield. 1847. Page 188. pg. 188
3. ↑ Connecticut Historical Society Reverend Eliphalet Williams
4. ↑ Paige, Lucius R., History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, Pub 1877. Vol 2, page 213 History of Cambridge

• Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - The Charles R. Hale Collection. Note: 1 _APID 1,2900::0 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=halecemeteryinscriptions&h=1026736&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 3 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1726 Birth place: Death date: 29 Jun 1803 Death place: East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=fsconnecticutdeath&h=2271082&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Text: Birth date: abt 1727 Birth place: Death date: 29 Jun 1803 Death place: Connecticut
• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=barbourctmar&h=479841&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 3 Text: Death date: 29 Jun 1803 Death place: East Hartford Marriage date: 15 Sep 1751 Marriage place: East Hartford
• 1800 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - S Note: 1 _APID 1,7590::0 Page: Year: 1800; Census Place: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=14029&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 3 _APID 1,7590::14029 Data: Text: Residence date: 1800 Residence place: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
• 1790 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Note: 1 _APID 1,5058::0 Page: Year: 1790; Census Place: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: ; Image: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1790usfedcen&h=4822&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 3 _APID 1,5058::4822 Data: Text: Residence date: 1790 Residence place: East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=barbourctdeath&h=479841&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt 3 _APID 1,1063::479841 Data: Text: Death date: 29 Jun 1803 Death place: East Hartford Marriage date: 15 Sep 1751 Marriage place: East Hartford

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Williams-25032 was created by John Brown through the import of brown family tree_2014-07-20_01.ged on July 20, 2014.