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Descendants of Lodowick Williams

Generation No. 2

2. EDWARD² WILLIAMS (LODOWICK¹, THOMAS S.^A) was born Bet. 1670 - 1683 in Pasquotank Co., NC (probably), and died Aft. 1739 in Pasquotank Co., NC. He married ELIZABETH SAWYER, daughter of HENRY SAWYER and SARAH. She was born July 23, 1693 in Little Hormead, Hertford, England ⁸, and died in Pasquotank Co., NC.

Notes for EDWARD WILLIAMS:
1684 Edward listed as a minor in his father's will

1715 Edward and his mother go to Baltimore, Maryland to claim property
[Baltimore County, Maryland Deed Records, Liber T.R.No. A. 1709-1717]

19 Nov 1715, "Edward Williams, of Paspotank River, Sawyers creek, North Carolina to Richard Colegate, merchant, of Baltimore Co., Maryland, L50, 100 acres... north side of Bow creek... 2nd tract, 150 acres... 3rd tract, 150 acres... west side of Bush River.... 4th tract, 300 acres... Gunpowder River, where Mathew Green's widow and Robert Smith, shoemaker, now live. Signed Edward (x) Williams. Wit: James Gordon, John Ashman, Nicholas Rogers, Thomas Randall and Peter Bond."
[JRB- This is in addition to the sale of 350 acres to Richard Colegate on 5 Dec 1715 previously listed.]

1719 Pasquotank Tithable List (Tax List) :
Edward Williams ( 1 tithable, 520 acres) is nearest Peter Sawyer and Robert Sawyer, Sr. The order of his nearest neighbors is:
Robt. Morgan, Ja. McDonel, Pet. Sawyer, Tho. Herrendon, Jer. Saxton, Bry. Garrat, Edwd. Williams, Chr. Williams, ______ Spence, Jn. Trueblood, Richd. Ferril, Tru. McBride, Jn. Creech. Robt. Sawyer, Senr., and Richd. Hastings. Elsewhere on this list are Wm Williams, Jam. Williams, and Thos. Williams. William Williams was listed between Cha. Sawyer and Thos. Sawyer, Senr. Jam. Williams was near Jn. Sawyer and Robt. Sawyer, Junr.

1727 Will of Edward Williams was found in Pasquotank Co., NC

1739 Edward's will proved; witnesses were Daniel Sawyer, B. Morgan, James Carver

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Notes of John B. Williams, Marshville, NC, 1962

"The Williamses, Williamsons, Williamstons, Wilhelms, and Willinghams are branches of one ancestral tree. Variations in spelling the name may have come about thru the natural courses of travel, environment, and the exercise of individual taste.
During a period of religious persecution in Europe over three centuries ago, Edward Williams left his native land, the little country of Wales, and found a home in the American wilderness, probably in eastern Virginia or North Carolina. Edward Williams's will was found in Pasquotank Co., NC.
A number of Williamses figured prominently in the history of Halifax County during the Revolutionary period. The records show that Joseph Williams, son of the original Edward Williams, was living in Halifax during the Revolution and that Rev. Joseph Williams, son of the first Joseph, took an active part in the war, serving as chaplain, and in other capacities during the time.
Following the Revolution, Rev. Joseph Williams moved with his wife, Marthy Parrot, from their home in what is now Duplin County, to the Meadow Branch community in Union County (then Anson), on what is known as the William Ervin Williams plantation, two miles from Wingate. Rev. Joseph Williams was the first Baptist preacher to enter central and western North Carolina, and was very active in his chosen field, organizing and building numerous churches in his day."

More About EDWARD WILLIAMS:
Date born 2: 1693
Tax List: October 26, 1719, "A True List of Tithables one the Northest Side of Pasquotank River one uper Destrict from tranowls Krick to the Head of River"
Will: Recorded in Pasquatank Co., NC; witnesses : Daniel Sawyer, B. Morgan, James Craven (Clerk of Court)

Notes for ELIZABETH SAWYER:
Williams associated with this family are those in Samson, Duplin, and Bertie Counties. -- A. Sawyer, May 14, 1999, Genforum/Sawyer. <thesawyers@worldnet.att.net>

In 1728 Henry Sawyer wills to daughters: Mary, wife of Daniel Coan (brother of Hannah Williams); Charity, wife of Griffin Gray; and Elizabeth, wife of Edward Williams (will of 1739)

Children of EDWARD WILLIAMS and ELIZABETH SAWYER are:

	i.	LEONARD³ WILLIAMS.
	ii.	JOSIAH WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1712, Pasquotank Co., NC; d. Aft. 1739.
4.	iii.	LODOWICK WILLIAMS, d. Aft. 1770.
	iv.	SARAH WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1720.
5.	v.	REV. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, SR., b. Bet. 1715 - 1730; d. Aft. 1800, Duplin/Sampson Co., NC (probably).
	vi.	REV. OR ELDER WILLIAM WILLIAMS⁹, b. Abt. 1670, Wales; m. UNKNOWN.

More About REV. OR ELDER WILLIAM WILLIAMS:
Emigration: 1690, From Western England/Wales to Virginia

3. WILLIAM² WILLIAMS (LODOWICK¹, THOMAS S.^A)¹⁰ was born Bef. 1663 ¹¹, and died Aft. 1745 in Pasquotank Co., NC. He married SUSANNAH SAWYER, daughter of HENRY SAWYER and SARAH. She was born Bet. 1673 - 1686.

Notes for WILLIAM WILLIAMS:
1704 Proves rights for self and wife Susannah
1713 John Humphrey turns over property to Wm Williams
1713 Sells property to Jonath? Humphrey and Daniel Coan
1715 Delegate to the General Assembly
1719 Pasquotank NC tithable list:
Wm. Williams listed between Cha. Sawyer and Thos. Sawyer Senr. (Meaning that he probably lived between them; this is another substantiation that his wife was their sister, Susanna Sawyer)
1719 Edenton Court, on NE side of Pasquotank River by will of Truman McBride - Edward and William Williams, William Humphries, Isaac and John Jones, et al
1720 William Luffman and Elizabeth to William Williams
1729 Edward Williams to brother William Williams
1734 Broomfield Court, William Williams, John Jones, Robert Edney and Benjamin Burnham petition for road
1737 John Sawyer and John Relfe to Caleb Coan adjoining Edward Williams and William Williams to Richard Sawyer and Joseph Morgan lines
1739 served as Grand Juror
1745 General Assembly at New Bern with James Morgan
1754 Wm Williams to Joseph Williams (son of his brother Edward Williams) land at Sawyer's Creek (What happened to this land? When was it sold, by whom, to whom?)

More About WILLIAM WILLIAMS:
Tax List: October 26, 1719, "A True List of Tithables one the Northest Side of Pasquotank River one uper Destrict from tranowls Krick to the Head of River"
Will: Left no will

Notes for SUSANNAH SAWYER:
Last name may have been Sawyer, sister of Elizabeth Sawyer, wife of Edward Williams. Someone listed as "Susanner Williams" was included in Henry Sawyer's will.May have been the wife of William Williams, brother of Edward Williams.

Child of WILLIAM WILLIAMS and SUSANNAH SAWYER is:

WILLIAM³ WILLIAMS, d. Aft. 1765, Pasquotank Co., NC.

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