William Williams Sr. (abt. 1625 - abt. 1701)

Born about 1625 in Wales [uncertain]

Husband of Arabella (Thompson) Williams — married 22 Sep 1657 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 14 Jun 1701 at about age 76 in New London, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

William Williams was in New London in 1664, and is by Miss Caulkins placed on the E. or Groton side of the riv. and she adds that he d. 1704, leaving children Richard, William, Henry, and Stephen, and Mary, wife of Samuel Packer.^[1]

History of Stonington by Wheeler says he was b. in Wales, came to this country in 1662 and settled in the Ledyard part of New London in 1663. He served in King Philip's War and he married Arabella Thompson, and had the same children listed by Savage^[2]

1. Richard
2. William m. Margaret Cooke
3. Henry m. unknown
4. Stephen
5. Mary m. Samuel Packer.

Research Notes

Disputed Sources

Early colonial genealogy for a common name such as William Williams is often disputed. It's almost impossible to ascertain what is correct. The following information is believed to be true, but can't be fully proven.

William was probably born in Wales, arriving in c1662.^[3][4]. All sources seem to indicate a birth in Wales, not CT, so the WikiTree record has been changed.

Sources

1. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.
2. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut : from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, with a genealogical register of Stonington families. 1900 p. 683
3. ↑ Williams, John Oliver A Genealogy of Williams Families (Tuttle Publishing Co, Rutland, Vermont, 1938) - page 6
4. ↑ "The ancestors and descendants of Ebenezer and Martha Porter Williams of Painesville, Ohio, of the fourth generation in America," by Percy Williams Lewis, 1984. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/28325/

• Williams Family Tree on Ancestry.