Daniel Williams (aft. 1667 - aft. 1725)

Born after 1667 in Maine [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died after 25 Jun 1725 at about age 58 in Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts [uncertain]

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Disputed identity:

Daniel Williams, spouse of Alice Allen, is sometimes reported in family files as the son of Joseph and Susanna (Browning) Williams, who married at Salem, where Sarah is said to have died in 1719. This Daniel, son of Joseph and Susanna, is sometimes reported to have died Beverly in 1707. There appear historical records reporting Joseph and Susanna had a son, Daniel, but nothing substantive reports he was the same Daniel Williams who resided Manchester, Massachusetts and married Alice Allen.

Somewhat in contrast, Alice Allen and her husband survived well beyond 1707. In 1712 both joined in Essex (Massachusetts) Deeds 25:17. The deed refers to Alice Williams as "one of ye Daughters of Sam'l Allen Deceased."

This is likely the same Daniel Williams described earlier as "eldest son" of Jenkin Williams. Together with his mother Abigail, this Daniel Williams was appointed administrator of the estate of Jenkin(s) Williams, late of Manchester, 1 June 1696. [Essex Probate, case 30010]

Still later and still of Manchester, this Daniel Williams was referred to in 1725 when the heirs of Jenkin Williams transferred various property to him via Essex (Massachusetts) Deeds 49:187, calling him "our brother." Among the heirs engaged in the transfer was Daniel's sister, Abigail [(Williams)] Allen and her husband, Samuel Allen, Alice (Allen) William's brother).

Biography

Daniel Williams' birth as after 1667 is based on report by authors of Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire that his parents had married before 1 Oct 1667.^[1]

Children born at Manchester, MA^[2]

1. Samuel [Willams], s. Danniel and Alce, Nov. 20, 1695; married in Manchester, 16 December 1720, Mary Presson.^[3]
2. Abigall, d. Daniell and Alce, Nov. 7, 1700.
3. Sarah, d. Daniell and Alce, May 19, 1703; married in Ipswich, 26 July 1726, Gabriel Pouchee.^[4]
4. Elizabeth, dau. Danniell and Alce, July 30, 1705.
5. Daniell, s Daniell and Alce, July 13, 1708.
6. Ruth, d. Daniell and Alce, June 13, 1710.

Daniel Williams' death as after 25 June 1725 is based on his mention in deed so dated.^[5]

Research Notes

Notes on Williams at Essex County, includes deed research.

Sources

1. ↑ Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, in five parts, paginated consecutively (1928-1939), 756 for Jenkin (10) Williams; digital images, FamilySearch (accessed via Family History Library Catalog, 2014).
2. ↑ http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Manchester/aBirthsW.shtml
3. ↑ Williams-Presson 1720 marriage, Vital Records of Manchester, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 ( Salem, Mass. : Essex Institute, 1903), 208 (Presson); digital images, InternetArchive, [Presson] "Mary, and Samuel Williams, Dec. 16, 1720."
4. ↑ Pouchi-Williams 1726 marriage, citing "C.R. 5 [____]," in Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, 3 vols. (Salem, Mass., The Essex institute, 1910-19), 2:460 (Williams); digital images, HathiTrust, [Williams], Sarah, and Gabriel Pouchi, July 26, 1726" [Intention also recorded].
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-36328-6244-64?cc=2106411&wc=M9QJ-N8B:n895039356 : accessed 20 Sep 2013), Essex > Deeds 1726-1728 vol 49-50 > image 203 of 598 for John Williams et al to Dan’l Williams, Essex County (Mass) Deeds 49:187. Deed dated 25 Jun 1725; recorded 13 July 1727.

See also

• Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, Water Goodwin Davis [and David Curtis Dearborn], Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine, Southworth Press [originally in 5 parts, paginated consecutively], 1928-1939; rpt, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 756 (10. Jenkin Williams); digital images, InternetArchive (borrow); Falmouth; "admitted an inhabitant of Salem ... 1675 and apparently did not return."
• "Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-36328-6244-64?cc=2106411&wc=M9QJ-N8B:n895039356 : accessed 20 Sep 2013), Essex > Deeds 1726-1728 vol 49-50 > image 203 of 598 for John Williams et al to Dan’l Williams, Essex County (Mass) Deeds 49:187. Deed dated 25 Jun 1725; recorded 13 July 1727.
• "Answers," article about Jenkin Williams, Boston Evening Transcript, ed. of Monday, January 18, 1909, p. 14, c 1-3; digital images, Google News (accessed 2013). Lengthy "answer" to 1903 query of 24 Aug 1903 about Jonathan Williams, son of John Williams. Traces deeds and probate in the article. Mentions a key reference in "Salem in 1700" (Essex Antiquarian) regarding Tuck's cove, "not on the Beverly side, but in Salem, on Essex street, with an ancient highway an this Tuck's Cove to the Neck, above Trask's mill ..."
• Raymond Frederick Allen, The Allens; from William Allen (1602-1679) of Manchester, England, and of Salem and Manchester, Massachusetts, in the direct line of descent through Nathaniel Allen (1744-1789) of Beverly, Massachusetts, and Sedgwick, Maine, to Lt. Raymond Frederick Allen, Jr. (1931- ) of Rochester, New York, with certain other descendants and collaterals … (1958), 20-23 for sketch of Samuel Allen (b. 1632); digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013).
• John Price, "Genealogy of the Allen Family of Manchester, Mass., from the earliest settlement to the year 1886," Essex Institute Historical Collections 24 (?1887/1888): 223-240+ and especially p. 227 for Samuel (4) Allen, jr. (b. 1663); digital images, Internet Archive (accessed 2013).
• "Allen Genealogy," The Essex Antiquarian 2 (1898): 136, entry for Samuel^3 Allen (Samuel^2, William^1); digital images,Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). Samuel Allen b. Manchester 4 Aug 1663 m. Marblehead, 17 March 1687, Abigail Williams; and for their dau. Abigail Allen b. Manchester, 10 Jun 1690. This work reports Abigail m. 16 Dec 1744 to Nehemiah Pressson of Beverly; and that this Abigail d. then 18 Nov 1745. Note: See supplement.

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• Source: S2 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1