Nathaniel Williams was born on 11 October 1714 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.[11][12][13] He was Justice of the Peace in Cranston in 1777.
Residence: Att a Town Council held in Scituate by adjournment this 22nd Day of December Annoqe Dom 1735...
Whereas there is one Nathaniel Williams lately Come into this Town of Scituate to Dwell and hath procured a Certificate from the Town Council of the Town of Warwick from Whence he Removed in the following Words.
These may Certifie the Town Council of Scituate that whereas there is one Nathaniel Williams with his family Come into your Town to Dwell, We the Town Council of Warwick do acknowledge him and his family to be Inhabitant of our Town and Shall be always willing to Recieve them as such: Warwick December ye 8th: 1735 by order John Wicks, Council Clerk.[14]
Death: Nathaniel Williams died on 15 January 1782 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.[15][16][17]
Will:
The will of Nathaniel Williams of Cranston, yeoman, was dated 16 January 1773 and was exhibited to the Cranston Town Council for probate on 14 February 1782.[18]
↑ Scituate, Rhode Island. Probate and Town Council Records, Book 1, p. 25. Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9079/007649084_00047#. (Subscription required.)
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 August 2020), memorial page for Nathaniel Williams (11 Oct 1714–15 Jan 1782), Find a Grave Memorial no. 18111758, citing Williams Family Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by CMC (contributor 47117651) Find A Grave: Memorial #18111758.
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