The England "Matthews" & Tennessee "Williams"

We are collorating with Matthews cousins in England to develop our family tree. We know the following:
William Matthews
Born about 1780 in Beeston, Beds, England
Married: February 01, 1805, in Hitchens, Herts, England
Died: July 8, 1849
Buried: July 11, 1849
Father: Henry Matthews
Mother: Edith
Other Spouse: Sarah
English cousin says Mother is Elizabeth; Father Unknown
Wife: Elizabeth Rowney
Born: January 31, 1779 in Northill, Beds, England
Buried: March 4, 1852
Father: James Rowney
Mother: Elizabeth Cooper
We are trying to trace the ancestry of William and Elizabeth as many generations back as possible.

We are also trying to trace the Williams family who came from Tennessee:
William Williams married Zilpha Lassiter. To them was born
James Franklin Williams on August 01, 1859, and died February 14, 1946. He married Sarah Jane Carnahan. She was born February 05, 1857, and died August 05, 1911. Their children:
William Auther Eagleton Williams, b. July 23, 1879, Tenn.;
d. February 28, 1963, Leonard, Texas
John Burt Williams, b. June 06, 1881; d. October 16, 1922
Zilthia Elizebeth Williams, b. September 23, 1883;
d. February 05, 1967
Jesse Floyd Hall Williams, b. April 18, 1886;
d. January 16, 1923
Esther Paulene Williams, b. August 23, 1888;
d. January 11, 1943
Orpha Beatrice Williams, b. December 23, 1890;
d. July 07, 1893
Stella Emeline Williams, b. August 10, 1893; d. unk, Tenn
Ada Izora Williams, b. February 18, 1896; d. unk, Tenn
We are trying find more about the ancestry and descendants of James Franklin and Sarah Jane Carnahan Williams. We have learned that James Franklin's parents were William Williams and Zilpha Lasiter. Go to the Brian Jacobs link below to get a family tree for Zilpha.

GEDCOM Trees (viewing trees requires 4.0 or later)

• Henry and Sarah Matthews, England (85 KB)
  Tree of Henry and Sarah Matthews to the present, including 10 generations. Information is sketchy on some, but accurate for the information gathered. We hope to complete information in present tree, and push further back in time.

Related Links

• This is the tree for James Franklin's mother.