Thomas Williams (1721 - 1781)

Born 20 Sep 1721 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Raymond) Williams — married 11 Oct 1742 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1781 at age 59 in Fort Griswold, Groton, New London County, Connecticut

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Biography

Private Thomas Williams served with Col William Ledyard's Co at Fort Griswold, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Thomas Williams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126679.

Private Thomas Williams was killed at Fort Griswold during the American Revolution.

Thomas Williams, born 20 Sep 1721 at Stonington, Connecticut, was the sixth child of Desire Denison, the first wife of John Williams.

He married 11 Oct 1742 at Stonington, Connecticut, Mary "Mercy" Raymond of New London. They had 4 children as profiled herein.

American Revolutionary War service: Thomas Williams died 6 Sep 1781, defending Fort Griswold against British attack ^[1]. His grave is in Whitehall burying ground at Stonington, Connecticut ^[2].

Sources

1. ↑ Ft. Griswold casualties: https://www.newrivernotes.com/the-battle-of-fort-griswold/
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13393933

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 187: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/8/mode/1up

• White, Elizabeth Pearson. John Howland of the Mayflower (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1990) Vol. 1, Page 486.

• Caulkins, Frances Manwaring. The Stone Records of Groton (Free Academy Press, Norwich, Conn., 1903) Page 76

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 669, 670, no. 177: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n692/mode/1up

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3CF-9?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 595 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.