Twelfth Generation

2284. John Williams¹⁷⁸² was born before 1617.¹³⁸¹ He signed a will on 9 March 1691 in Virginia Colony, Isle of Wight Co..¹³⁸¹ In his will, made 9 March 1691, and recorded 9 August 1692, John Williams mentioned wife Ann and gave his eldest son, John, his Manor Plantation, but he added that should John prefer to stay in Surry Co. on the plantation on which he was seated, the then bequest should redound to the youngest son, Theopilus. He gave son, William, 200 acres of land near Mandew's; son, Thomas, 150 acres in Surry, this being part of the tract on which son, John, then lived; son Nicholas, 150 acres, a part of the same tract; and son Richard another part of the same tract. He made gifts to his daughters, Mary and Jane; and to his granddaughters, Ann, Bridget and Mary Browne; and to his boy, Daniel Hickman, to Daniel Long, Jr., and to Thomas Wright and wife.
Witnesses: Boaz Gwin, Alexander Mathewes, and Thomas Gayner. He died after 9 March 1691 at the age of 74 in Virginia Colony, Isle of Wight Co.. John Williams came to Isle of Wight Co. Virginia in 1638. On September 29, 1645, he received 250 acres of land in Warwick Co., north of Wight Co. for transportaion of passengers, and on August 30, 1647, 150 acres in Warwick Co.
A deed dated 6 April 1677 in Isle of Wight Co. VA gives an assignment of land to John Williams, Planter, from Edward Webb and his wife Hannah. This deed was witnessed by William Bradshaw and an Isaac Williams.
John and Thomas Williams purchased 400 acres of land in Isle of Wight Co. from George Pierce, 9 September 1681. Then in 1682, John Williams purchased from William Boddie on Cypress Swamp.
It is not known how Isaac and Thomas Williams are related to John, though it is possible they are kin. There is also a Lewis Williams who died around 1669 in Surry Co.,Virginia, who had a son, Lewis, who died about 1717 in Isle of Wight Co, VA, who might be related.
John Williams also owned land in Surry Co. Virginia, which adjoined Isle of Wight Co, and this land is mentioned in his will. It was half of a grant of 1200 acres which he patented with John Browne in 1685.
In 1670 in Isle of Wight Co, VA, John Williams was called son-in-law, and Ann Williams, granddaughter, by John Whitley. Ann and John Williams were married.

2285. Ann¹³⁸¹ died after 1697/8 in Virginia Colony, Isle of Wight Co..¹³⁸¹ Anne Williams made a deed of gift to her children, 9 Apr. 1694 as follows: John, William, Thomas, Mary, Nicholas, Richard, Jane and Elizabeth Wright.

On 21 May 1694, signed by Arnold Shumacke is the following: "I do give my free and voluntary consent to the within deed, amde by my now wife (the former Ann Williams) when she was in her widowhood."

Ann survived both her husbands; Arnold Shumacke dying 1697-98 in Isle of Wight Co. VA.

Children were:

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i.
John Williams.
ii.
William Williams¹³⁸¹ died between 1708 and 1712 in North Carolina Colony, Chowan Co. or Virginia Colony, Isle of Wight.¹³⁸¹ He also had several daughters, but their names are unknown.
iii.
Thomas Williams signed a will on 19 March 1761.¹³⁸¹ He named sons, Jacob, Benjamin, Thomas, and Robert; daughters, Sarah Williams and Prudence Rogers (per Boddie, (C-1067.) He died after 19 March 1761.¹³⁸¹
iv.
Nicholas Williams¹³⁸¹ died on 18 August 1749.¹³⁸¹ His children were named in a deed of gift 25 Jun 1744.
v.
Richard Williams¹³⁸¹ was born (date unknown).
vi.
Mary Williams¹³⁸¹ was born (date unknown).
vii.
Jane Williams¹³⁸¹ was born (date unknown).
viii.
Williams died before 1691 in Virginia Colony, Isle of Wight Co..¹³⁸¹ must have been deceased by the time of her father's will.
ix.
Elizabeth Williams¹³⁸¹ was born (date unknown).
x.
Theophilus Williams died before 1694.¹³⁸¹ His father will of 1691 mentions him as the youngest son. He may have died before his mother's deed of gift in 1694 as he is not mentioned.