Samuel Williams (1725 - 1789)

Born 25 Nov 1725 in Northampton County, Virginia Colony

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Died 19 May 1789 at age 63 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester (later Mathews) County, Virginia

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Biography

Samuel Williams was a Virginia colonist.

Samuel Williams

Origin

Samuel was born November 25, 1725 at the family home, Holly Grove on Nassawadox Creek in Northampton County, Virginia Colony.^[1] He was the son of John Williams and his 2nd wife, Mary (Fountain) Williams.^[1]

Marriages and Children

Samuel married three times.

• He married, as his 1st, to Sarah Haggoman of Oak Grove.^[1]

• He married, as his 2nd, to Sarah Dunton, daughter of Levin Dunton Sr.^[1] Sarah Dunton died by 1772.^[1]

• He married on December 12, 1772, to Margaret Nottingham, daughter of Thomas and Scarborough Nottingham of Lebanon, (later Milford).^[1] Margaret died October 1, 1810.^[1]

Children of Samuel and Sarah Haggoman:^[1]

1. John Williams; mar 1) Edith Nottingham, daughter of Thomas and Scarborough Nottingham, 2) Margaret Glanville, 3) Margaret "Peggy" Goffigon, daughter of Southy and Margaret Evans Goffigon, of Accomack Co.
2. William Williams; mar 1) Mary Nottingham, (sister of Edith above), 2) Leah Goffigon (sister of "Peggy" above)
3. Thomas Williams; mar 1) Susan Billups, 2) Mary Lilly Billups

Children of Samuel and Sarah Dunton:^[1]

1. Margaret Esther Williams; mar Levin Gayle
2. Mary "Pollie" Williams; mar Gabriel Hughes, Jr

Children of Samuel and Margaret Nottingham:^[1]

1. Sarah Scarbrough Williams; mar Christopher Billups
2. Elizabeth Williams; mar John Dixon Jarvis
3. Hannah Williams; mar Dr.? Briggs
4. Susan Williams; mar Capt. Francis Bright
5. Margaret "Peggy" Williams; mar Mr. Deans
6. Annie Williams
7. Mary Fountain Williams; mar Dr. Seth Sheppard

Property and Positions

Samuel was the owner of Holly Grove, but in 1770, he purchased 341 acres on the East River in Kingston Parish, formerly owned by John Davis and John Gayle.^[1] He also purchased additional properties in the area, and on September 13, 1774, he sold the Eastern Shore property and then removed at Kingston Parish. On one tract which was 640 acres, once owned by Francis Armistead who sold it to Shepherd Gabriel Miller, was near the old Kingston Church and included a home called "Springhill." This is where Samuel built his estate called "Poplar Grove."^[1] It included a mill, "Poplar Grove Mill," a rare tide mill (the only one in Virginia). This and the general store were built by Samuel and his sons, Thomas and William (with the help of slave labor).^[1]

Death and Legacy

Samuel died May 19, 1789 at Kingston Parish, Gloucester (later Mathews) County, Virginia.^[1] He was buried at the Williams family cemetery, which still exists, and Samuel's headstone can be read, "Samuel Williams, departed this life the 19th May, 1789."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Mandell, Gayle N., (archived 19 Mar 2016) "Chapter 10: Early Gayle Families of Gloucester County, VA." Archive.org The Gale & Gayle Families.