Individual Details

Frances was the daughter of John McNeill and Anness Lea.
Annis Lea married on 8 September 1780 John McNeill who was a merchant at Leasburg and co-owned a store in Orange County with Thomas Cole. He was deceased before March 1792 when an inventory of his store property was returned to the first term of Person County Court.

Person County, North Carolina
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
March Court 1804
Record Book 3, Page 243
Will of William Lea, dated 30 October 1802. Daughter Eunice Rose; oldest daughter of grandson Benjamin Lea; son George Lea; daughter Anness Cochran and her six children of first marriage with John McNeill. Executors: James Cochran, Alexander Rose, Sen., grandson Duncan Rose, Moses Bradsher, Loyd Vanhook. Test: Loyd Vanhook, Margaret Vanhook, Alexander Rose, Jun.
Codicil: "I William Lea Sen. of South Hyco": daughters Anniss Cochran and Eunice Rose. 5 July 1803.

John McNeill was the son of Thomas McNeill who died 1781, Caswell. John apparently was deceased prior to his father's death. His mother was Ann Tolbert, who lived until about 1820.
Person County, North Carolina
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
September Court 1792
Record Book 1, Page 36
Edmond and Elizabeth Roberts of Wake County, Wilson and Nancy Vermillion, Carter and Pattey Hubbard Lea, Richard and Lois Duty, Thomas McNeill, Benjamin McNeil, and legatees of John McNeil -- request division of estate of Thomas McNeil.

Likely the death of Frances's grandmother, Ann (Tolbert) McNeill about 1820, brought about the need for the following.
15 Jun 1821, Caswell Co NC. Nathan Williams of Rutherford County, TN, appoints Hosea McNeill of Caswell Co his power of attorney to secure legacy in right of his wife Frances from the estates of Thomas McNeill, Dec'd or Ann McNeill, Dec'd. of Person County, NC. Caswell WB i, p.35.

1840 Census. Henry Co TN
Frances Williams: 1m age 20-30. 1f 15-20, 1f 30-40, 1f 50-60. numerous slaves.

From the Williams-Courts Bible
Frances Williams Senr, Departed this life on the 2nd day of July 1843 in the 62 year of her age. Being a member of the Christian Congregation for forty one years.

Birth	19 Oct 1781
Marriage	14 Nov 1796	Person County, North Carolina - Nathan Williams
Death	2 Jul 1843	Henry County, Tennessee
Burial		Williams Cemetery, Henry County, Tennessee

Spouse	Nathan Williams (1776 - 1838)
Child	Sarah Williams (1797 - )
Child	John McNeil Williams (1799 - 1863)
Child	Susanna Williams (1801 - 1830)
Child	Elizabeth G. Williams (1803 - 1862)
Child	Anness Lea Williams (1805 - 1855)
Child	Franklin Williams (1807 - 1814)
Child	Eunice Rose Williams (1809 - )
Child	Henry L. Williams (1811 - 1833)
Child	Robert Williams (1813 - 1815)
Child	Frances McNeil Williams (1816 - 1829)
Child	Nathan Williams (1819 - 1842)
Child	Hosea McNeil Williams (1822 - 1837)
Child	Isabella Malvina Williams (1824 - 1858)

Father	Living
Mother	Living
Sibling	Hosea McNeill (1785 - )

Father	John McNeill (1755 - )
Mother	Annis Lea ( - )
Sibling	Sarah McNeill (1783 - )
Sibling	Hosea McNeill (1785 - )
Sibling	William Lea McNeill (1787 - )
Sibling	John Hubbard McNeill (1789 - )
Sibling	George McNeill (1791 - )