Individual Details
James Williams
(Abt 1724 - Bef 19 Nov 1770)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1724 | Bertie, North Carolina, British America |  | ||
| Will | 31 Oct 1770 | Carteret, North Carolina, British America |  | | |
| Death | Bef 19 Nov 1770 | Carteret, North Carolina, British America | |||
| Marriage | Sarah Brice | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Brice ( - ) |
| Father | Theophilus Williams (1695 - 1760) |
| Mother | Christian Busby ( - 1760) |
| Sibling | John Williams (1721 - ) |
| Sibling | Capt. Joseph Williams (1721 - ) |
| Sibling | Esther Williams (1726 - ) |
| Sibling | Lewis Williams (1728 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Ferribee Williams (1730 - ) |
Notes
Will
WILLIAMS, JAMES.Carteret County.
October 31, 1770. November 19, 1770. Sons: BRICE (land in Duplin County on Stewart's Creek, and four negroes), BENJAMIN and JAMES (“plantation I now live on” divided between them, and five negroes bequeathed to each). Wife and Executrix: SARAH (½ dozen cushion chairs, ½ dozen chairs, silver spoons and other household furniture, together with three negroes). Daughters: CHRISTIAN NIXON, SARAH HATCH (negroes), CASSANDRA (three negroes), MARY (three negroes), CLARISSICA (three negroes). Executor: LEMUEL HATCH. Witnesses: STEPHEN BALL, STEPHEN YEATS, CHARLES MACKLAND. Proven before WM. TRYON.
(Grimes 409-410)
Endnotes
1. Rebecca Williams Harris, Daniel Williams and His Kin ,1987 ( pages sent Nov 2007 by Mildred Vander Hoeven mvanh@sbcglobal.net).
2. Grimes, J. Bryan, Secretary of State, Abstract of North Carolina Wills: compiled from original and recorded wills in the office of the Secretary of State (Raleigh, N. C.: E. M. Uzzell & Co., 1910), ; digital images, J.Y. Joyner Library, Eastern North Carolina Digital Library (http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/item.aspx?id=gra : accessed August 2009.
3. Rebecca Williams Harris, Daniel Williams and His Kin ,1987 ( pages sent Nov 2007 by Mildred Vander Hoeven mvanh@sbcglobal.net).