Joseph Williams (1679 - aft. 1752)

Born 28 Oct 1679 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Lawrence) Williams — married 13 Oct 1710 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died after 1 May 1752 after age 72 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Joseph WILLIAMS was born in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut.^[1]

Please note a search for Joseph Williams with birthdate and place (28 Oct 1689, Stow, Massachusetts,) which was listed on this profile found no birth record.

Instead Joseph Williams son of Thomas and Sarah, born in Plainfield, Connecticut 28 Oct 1679. This Joseph married in Plainfield, 13 Oct 1710, Susannah Lawrans, d. Peleg of Grotton.^[2] It is in Plainfield that his children were born.

Plainfield May 1, 1752 the last will and testament of Joseph Williams of Plainfield - beloved wife Susannah, four sons Samuel, Nathan, Eliheu, Ebenezer, daughter Elizabeth Butts and husband Josiah, daughter Susannah Parrish. Eldest son Samuel was executor. This will was presented in court June 8 1752.^[3]

1. Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Susanna, was born 16 Oct 1711^[2]
2. Joseph, son of Joseph and Suesanna, was born 18 April 1713; d. 24 May 1713.^[2]
3. Joseph, son of Joseph and Susanah, was born 17 June 1714. Joseph, son of Joseph and Susanah, died 10 May 1730.^[2]
4. Samuel, son of Joseph and Susannah, was born 14 Nov 1717^[2]
5. Nathan, son of Joseph and Susanah, was born 1 Mar 1722/3^[2]
6. Elisha, son of Joseph and Susannah, was born 23 May 1725.^[2] Called Elihu is his father's will
7. Anne, daughter of Joseph and Suesanna, was born 14 Aug 1728; d. 13 Sept 1728^[2]
8. Elezer, son of Joseph and Suesanna, was born 8 Sep 1730; d. the same day^[2]
9. Ebenezer, son of Joseph and Suesanna, was born 8 Sep 1730^[2]
10. Susannah, daughter of Joseph and Suesannah, was born 28 Nov 1732; m. Ebenezer Parish 13 Feb 1752.^[2]

Joseph was born in 1689. He passed away in 1752.

Joseph served as a United States Representative in 1728.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-BRP : 3 December 2014), Joseph Williams, 28 Oct 1679; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Plainfield p. 279-280
3. ↑ Probate Packets, Whipple, Zebulon-Z, Misc, 1747-1880. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Joseph Williams. 1752. Accessed at Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Witter, Henry M., Troland, John, Burleigh, George Shepard. Plainfield Bicentennial: A Souvenir Volume; Comprising the Speeches, Historical Papers, Poems and General Exercises, at the Observance of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Organization of the Town of Plainfield, Conn., Aug. 31st, 1899. The Bulletin Company: Norwich, Conn., 1899, p. 94. Image: [1]

• Mass. Marriages 1633-1850
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Plainfield, Page 145. Birth record. Marriage record.