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1763 - 1838 (74 years)
Est 1728 - 1780 (~ 52 years)
Birth |
Est 1728 |
Prob. Lunenburg County, Virginia |
Died |
16 May 1780 |
Halifax County, Virginia or Pittsylvania |
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Family 1 |
Mary Lewis, b. Abt 1730, Brunswick Co., Virgnia Colony |
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Family 2 |
Lucy Clayton Terry, b. Est 1737, Halifax Co. Virginia |
Married |
21 Nov 1755 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Joseph Terry Williams, b. 16 Aug 1756, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania County], Virginia] |
| 2. Thomas Terry Williams, b. Est 1759, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 3. John Williams, b. Est 1762, Halifax County, Virginia |
+ | 4. Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
+ | 5. David Champness Williams, b. 26 Apr 1768, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania] |
| 6. Doctor Crawford Williams, b. Est 1773, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 7. William Mastin Williams, Jr., b. Est 1759, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 8. Lucy Terry Williams, b. 1768, Halifax County, Virginia |
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Est 1737 - 1788 (~ 51 years)
Birth |
Est 1737 |
Halifax Co. Virginia |
Died |
25 Jun 1788 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
Joseph Terry, Sr., b. Abt 1717, Caroline, Virginia Colony |
Mother |
Judith Crawford, b. 9 Jul 1705, Hanover Co., Virginia |
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Family |
1st Lt. William Mastin Williams, Sr., b. Est 1728, Prob. Lunenburg County, Virginia |
Married |
21 Nov 1755 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Joseph Terry Williams, b. 16 Aug 1756, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania County], Virginia] |
| 2. Thomas Terry Williams, b. Est 1759, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 3. John Williams, b. Est 1762, Halifax County, Virginia |
+ | 4. Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
+ | 5. David Champness Williams, b. 26 Apr 1768, Halifax Co. Virginia [later Pittsylvania] |
| 6. Doctor Crawford Williams, b. Est 1773, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 7. William Mastin Williams, Jr., b. Est 1759, Halifax County, Virginia |
| 8. Lucy Terry Williams, b. 1768, Halifax County, Virginia |
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1768 - 1850 (81 years)
Birth |
20 Oct 1768 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
29 Mar 1850 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
J M Williams Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Family |
Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia [7, 8] |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Alice B. Williams, b. 1742, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
+ | 2. Elizabeth W. [Wilmouth] Williams, b. 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
+ | 3. Wilmouth Mastin Williams, b. 21 Feb 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
+ | 4. James Mastin Williams, Jr., b. 1801, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
+ | 5. Robert Walker Williams, b. 9 Apr 1807, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 6. John Williams, b. 5 Mar 1791, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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1742 - Abt 1785 (43 years)
Birth |
1742 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
Abt 1785 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker, b. 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
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Family |
Spotswood Franklin Gravely, b. 1831, Henry Co., Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Joseph Jackson Gravely, b. 11 Jun 1871, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia |
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1788 - Abt 1835 (47 years)
Birth |
1788 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
Abt 1835 |
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker, b. 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
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Family |
William L. Terry, b. 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
20 Jun 1808 |
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Susan Joseph Terry, b. 3 Jul 1817, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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1794 - 1866 (72 years)
Birth |
21 Feb 1794 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
28 Nov 1866 |
Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Buried |
Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia |
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Father |
Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker, b. 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
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Family 1 |
Thomas H. Neal, b. 23 Aug 1789, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
18 Feb 1811 |
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Thomas David Neal, Sr., b. 29 Oct 1812, Halifax Co., Virginia |
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Family 2 |
Capt. William Motley, b. 18 Jan 1795, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. Martha Wilmouth Ann Motley, b. 31 Mar 1834, Halifax Co., Virginia |
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1801 - 1864 (63 years)
Birth |
1801 |
Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
23 Dec 1864 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker, b. 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
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Family 1 |
Elsa B. Motley, b. 1804, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
3 May 1820 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Alice B. Williams, b. 1842, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Family 2 |
Sarah 'Sallie Ann' Fowlkes, b. 6 Apr 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
25 Nov 1868 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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1807 - 1865 (58 years)
Birth |
9 Apr 1807 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
2 Jul 1865 |
Danville, Virginia |
Buried |
Grove Street Cemetery Danville, Virginia |
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Father |
Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker, b. 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
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Family 1 |
Frances Ann Watkins, b. 1814, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Family 2 |
Elizabeth Pocahontas Martin, b. 27 Oct 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
11 Oct 1841 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Sarah 'Sallie' Wilmoth Williams, b. 1842, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 2. Honorable Samuel Walker Confederate Soldier Williams, Esquire, b. 24 Jan 1847, Henry County, Virginia |
+ | 3. Thomas Neal Williams, b. 11 Apr 1854, Sandy River, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
| 4. Mary Alice Williams, b. 12 May 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 5. Archelaus Hughes 'Arch' Williams, b. 12 May 1862, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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1791 - 1856 (64 years)
Birth |
5 Mar 1791 |
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Died |
15 Feb 1856 |
Oak Ridge, Morehouse, Louisiana |
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Father |
Captain James Mastin Williams, Sr., b. 23 Sep 1763, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker, b. 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
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Family |
Elizabeth Wooding, b. 26 Sep 1795, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Married |
13 Nov 1815 |
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Name |
James Mastin Williams [5] |
Title |
PATRIOT |
Prefix |
Captain |
Suffix |
Sr. |
Born |
23 Sep 1763 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
12 Jan 1838 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
J M Williams Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia [6] |
Person ID |
I6658 |
My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Terry |
Last Modified |
18 Jul 2022 |
Father |
1st Lt. William Mastin Williams, Sr., b. Est 1728, Prob. Lunenburg County, Virginia , d. 16 May 1780, Halifax County, Virginia or Pittsylvania (Age ~ 52 years) |
Mother |
Lucy Clayton Terry, b. Est 1737, Halifax Co. Virginia , d. 25 Jun 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age ~ 51 years) |
Married |
21 Nov 1755 |
Halifax County, Virginia |
Family ID |
F4062 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Martha Wilmouth 'Patsy' Walker, b. 20 Oct 1768, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 29 Mar 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 81 years) |
Married |
15 Nov 1784 |
Pittsylvania Couny, Virginia |
- Children of JAMES MASTIN WILLIAMS and WILMOTH WALKER: [James Mastin Williams]
i. POLLY W. WILLIAMS, b. 1786. 12
ii. SUSANNA WILLIAMS.
iii. BENJAMIN W. WILLIAMS.
iv. COL. JOHN WILLIAMS.
v. ELIZABETH W. WILLIAMS.
vi. MARTHA W. WILLIAMS.
vii. SAMUEL CARTER WILLIAMS.
viii. SARAH C. WILLIAMS.
ix. THOMAS TERRY WILLIAMS.
x. WILMOTH MOTLEY WILLIAMS.
xi. CATHERINE WILLIAMS, b. September 18, 1797.
xii. JAMES MASTIN WILLIAMS, JR., b. 1802. 12
xiii. ROBERT WALKER WILLIAMS, b. 1807, Pittsylvania Co., VA.
xiv. WILLIAM M. WILLIAMS, b. March 28, 1809; d. 1859.
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Children |
+ | 1. Alice B. Williams, b. 1742, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. Abt 1785, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 43 years) |
+ | 2. Elizabeth W. [Wilmouth] Williams, b. 1788, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. Abt 1835, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (Age 47 years) |
+ | 3. Wilmouth Mastin Williams, b. 21 Feb 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 28 Nov 1866, Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (Age 72 years) |
+ | 4. James Mastin Williams, Jr., b. 1801, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 23 Dec 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 63 years) |
+ | 5. Robert Walker Williams, b. 9 Apr 1807, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 2 Jul 1865, Danville, Virginia (Age 58 years) |
| 6. John Williams, b. 5 Mar 1791, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia , d. 15 Feb 1856, Oak Ridge, Morehouse, Louisiana (Age 64 years) |
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Last Modified |
28 Jul 2022 |
Family ID |
F5163 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Made purchases at sale of estate of Richard 'Tailor' Carter
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Sources |
- [S48] Ancestry Link, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/23056921/person/1348824535.
William Williams
Birth 1728 in Halifax, Halifax, Va.
Death 1780 in Pittsylvania (Halifax) Co., Va.
Wife: Lucy Clayton Terry 1737 ? 1788
Children:
Joseph Terry Williams 1756 ? 1834
Susannah Williams 1758 ? 1831
Thomas Terry Williams 1759 ? 1794
James Mastin Williams Sr. 1763 ? 1838
David Champness Williams 1768 ? 1861
John Williams 1770 ? 1850
Doctor Crawford Williams 1773 ? 1853
William Mastin Williams Jr. 1777 ? 1858
Excellent Documentation
- [S48] Ancestry Link, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/23056921/person/1348537207.
James Mastin Williams Sr.
Birth 22 Sep 1763 Sandy Creek, Pittsylvania, Va.
Death 12 Jan 1838 Sandy Creek, Pittsylvania, Va
Wife: Wilmouth ("Patsy") Walker 1768 ? 1850
Children:
Polly W. Williams 1786 ? 1815
Elizabeth W. Williams 1788 ? 1835
John Williams 1791 ? 1856
Wilmouth Mastin Williams 1794 ? 1866
Thomas Terry Williams 1795 ? 1839
Catherine Harrison Williams 1797 ? 1859
Sarah Champness Williams 1799 ? 1844
James Mastin Williams Junior 1802 ? 1864
Martha Williams 1804 ? 1861
Robert Walker Williams 1807 ? 1865
William Mastin Williams 1809 ? 1859
- [S40] Will, James Mastin Williams.
WILL OF JAMES MASTIN WILLIAMS, Sen Dec 16, 1836
Will Book 1, page 353-356, Pittsylvania County, VA
In the name of God Amen I James M Williams Sen of the County of Pittsylvania and state of Virginia, being of infirmed body but of sound mind and disposing memory and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die. Therefore being desirous of Disposing of the worldly estate I have do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit. First I give my beloved wife Wilmoth Williams which she may dispose of among my children and Grand children as she may hereafter think proper the following negro Slaves and other property six negro slaves named Bob, Tom, Kenny, Paulina, Quthzan? Jinny and the increase of the families. Also the stock of ____ every description all the household and Kitchen furniture of every kind and Description a Double Rigg Harness, the money due me from Philip G Williams as his home ? and Interest amounting to about six hundred and fifty Dollars. I also Loan to her during her natural life the use and ____ of the Tract of Land upon which we now live Lying upon both sides of Sandy Creek of Banister river including the ____Land sold by M. Geo. K Gilmer commissioner from _____ by John Terry, Jr. Containing in all about eighteen hundred and thirty acres Reserving however one acre to be laid off around the family Grave Yard. I also loan her the use of four slaves to wit. Will, Cain, Abram and Amey together with all the stock of hogs, sheep and cattle work oxen, Carts and waggons plantation tools and all the crops of every Description with the stock of provisions which may be on hand at the time of my death. Item In addition to the property already given to my son John Williams, I give to him a debt due me from Robert Townes which is Secured in a Deed of Trust to me & others (the Bond and papers are now in the hands of John Williams) also two shares of stock in the Roanoke Navigation Company. Item I give to my son Thomas Williams and to his heirs, one Tract of land lying and being in the County of Pittsylvania upon Gaities Creek near Staunton River and adjoining the land of William McAlister and others containing four hundred and sixteen acres. Also a Small Tract of Eleven Acres lying upon the waters of Sandy River and adjoining the land of the heirs of Ellis Wilson Decd. Also another Tract of ____ Acres lying and being in the County of Dinwiddie Va and which was sold for D__ Taxes and bought my me Also a debt of about $2.500 dollars due me from George T (?) Sansdown. Item I give to my Daughter Sarah C Leftwich in addition to the property given her The sum of one thousand dollars cash, which has been paid by JM and RW Williams to the order of her husband Maj William Leftwich. Also I give to my Grandson Thomas D Neal the sum of Five hundred Dollars which he has received of Jm & R W Williams being a part of money due me from them. Item I give to my Daughters Wilmoth M Motley and Martha McAlister each the sum of five hundred Dollars to be paid to them by my Executor hereafter named as early as convenient after my Death without Int. I also desire after the death of my wife, that if Martha McAlister should be living or may have an Heir of her body that the sum of five hundred Dollars more be paid to her or to the Heirs of her body. Item My wish and desire is that my Executors shall pay in consideration of moneys advanced to Mr. James Bruce a Security for William M Williams to Stephen C Townes the sum of five hundred Dollars to William Motley the said sum of five hundred Dollars to John McAlister the sum of five hundred Dollars to Robert W Williams the sum of five hundred Dollars and to James M Williams Jr the sum of five hundred Dollars making in all the sum of Two thousand five hundred . Item It is my will and Desire that after my Death my Ex will proceed to Collect all moneys due to me upon Bond accounts and after paying my just debts and all proper ___ together with the several ____ of money given and desired paid herewith, that the balance shall remain in their legal interest untill the death of my wife, Wilmoth Williams and after her death then to sell all the property both real and personal which I have loaned to her upon Such credit as ____ may think proper. And out of the proceeds of Such Sale together with the monies and interest thereon accumulated pay to my __Legatees? as follows to wit To William W. Hurt, Mary Jackson and Gra---- Hurt heirs of Polly W Hurt Decd the sum of two hundred Dollars each.
To Mary W Clopton, Wilmoth M Sydnor, Susan I Jones, ____ Bibb Terry Heirs of Elizabeth Terry decd the sum of two hundred dollars each.
To the heirs of Catherine K (?) Townes the Sum of one hundred dollars each to be paid to them as they become of age or shall marry and need the Same.
To James M Motley Sam K Williams, Thomas Williams and Thomas Williams son of Thomas each the sum of one hundred dollars.
Item 8 The Balance of my Estate in cash remaining in the hands of the Executors to be divided between my nine children in named Thomas, Robert, James, William, Wilmoth, Catherine, Sarah, Martha, or the heirs of their body and with this specification as it regards Williams part that it shall remain in the ___ of J M Williams, Jr. and if not applyed for in two years after____division to be equally made between the nine children ____ then it shall be retained by James M Williams, Jr. in ___ partnership ____ actions with Said W M Williams, Jr.
Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Williams James M Williams Jr and Robert W Williams as Executors to this my last will and Testament with a desire of the worshipful [court]___ county of Pittsylvania after my [decd]___ to permit them to qualify as Executors to Law and not to require Security of them because of the confidence reposed in them nor do I wish an appraisement of the Estate untill after the death of my beloved wife Wilmoth Williams
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 16th day of December 1836.
J M Williams Sr (SEAL)
Signed, Sealed and acknowledged in presence of
R A Clopton
James Terry Sen
William Owen
Codicil to the Will of James Mastin Williams, Senior
January 9, 1838. I James M Williams Sen being in a Sour state of health do make and ordain this codicil to my last will and Testament. Having sold the Tract of Land upon Partial Creek of 416 (?) acres and which I had intended to give to my son Thomas Williams do now revoke the same and Direct that my Executors shall use the money arising from said Sale to the payment of the Several legacied bequeathed in money in my Said will, and having recently purchased a negro woman Margaret with her five children named Charles, Billy, Anna, Sopha and Matilda I desire that they shall remain in the possession of my wife Wilmoth Williams and to her use with the increase of the females, until her death, and then to be sold by my Executors with all the other property Loaned to my Said wife both real and personal, together with the balance of my Estate not otherwise disposed or divided between my nine children named and divided (?) in the 8" Item of the Said will in Testimony of which I have hereto Subscribed my hand and Seal the day and year first above written.
J M Williams Sr (SEAL)
In presence of
James Terry
James Banes
R A Clopton
At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 16th day of April 1838 This Last will and Testament of James M Williams Sr Decd was presented in Court and with the codicil thereto annexed was proved by Robert A Clopton a Subscribing witness to be the act and Deed of Said Decedent and at another day to Wit at a Court held for Said County the 22nd day of May 1838 the Same was further proven by the oaths of James Terry Sen and Wm Owen two Subscribing witnesses thereto and the Codicil by the oath of the said Terry and James Baynes, witnesses Item _____ ordered to be recorded and on the motion of James M Williams Jr one of the Excors in Said will named also according to law and entered into and acknowledged bond in the _____ of thirty two thousand dollars conditioned as law ____ Certificate as granted him for obtaining a probate of the _____ in due form Security and being required by the will and liberty ______reserved to the other executors in Said will named to join in the probat thereof when they shall think of it.
NOTE: There are 8 more lines written in his Will ? very difficult to read.
- [S150] Photograph, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/4616373/person/6140456247/media/00445742-3937-4d30-b52b-f6eaa7c4c950?_phsrc=XFO10625&usePUBJs=true.
- [S251] Various Books.
Thomas D. Neal
1885 Sketch Book of Danville Virginia
Its Manufactures and Commerce
By Edward Pollock
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187405381/james-m_-williams.
James M. Williams
Birth 23 Sep 1763
Death 12 Jan 1838 (aged 74)
Burial: J.M. Williams Cemetery
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- [S126] United States Archives, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/pittsylvania/obits/1914/w4520000.txt.
THOMAS NEAL WILLIAMS
Thomas Neal Williams was born on April 11, 1854 at "Homewood" on Sandy River in Pittsylvania county, near Brosville, and died on December 15, 1914 at "Wayside" near Whitmell, a few miles from his birthplace. He was descended from a long line of ancestors distinguished for their service to the Colony, State and Nation from early Colonial period. His father was Colonel Robert Walker Williams, who was a son of Colonel James Mastin Williams, of near Pickaway, Pittsylvania Co, Va who before the Revolution was Crown surveyor of the Colony of Virginia, appointed by George Third of England, and who on the braking out of the war for Independence entered the Colonial Army as a private and rose steadily to the rank of Captain and after the war to Colonel of State Militia. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Pocahontas Martin, a daughter of Colonel William Martin of "Greenwood" Henry County, Va and granddaughter of General Joseph Martin of the Revolutionary Army who was distinguished for gallantry in the battle of King's Mountain. Mr Williams was the fourth son of his parents. His early youth was passed near Brosville and his early training was received at the "Oldfield's Schools" of his native county, notably at the old Brick Academy at Cascade. About 1870 he went to Richmond to live with his brother-in-law and cousin, D.T. Williams and while there attended Richmond College and later became a student at William & Mary College at Williamsburg where he was elected president of the College Literary Society and also Captain of the Military Company of Cadets then maintained at this historic old school. About 1875 he was appointed to the position of Deputy Sheriff of Pittsylvania Co by Mr James H Collie, Sheriff, and later by the late
sheriff W I Overby, and in the performance of the duties of this office he traveled all over the county and made scores of firm and lifelong friends. In 1885 Mr. Williams was appointed by President Cleveland to the position of Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the counties of
Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin and adjoining counties and engaged in the collection of revenues and the supression of the illicit whiskey traffic.
On the change of administration in 1889 Mr. Williams retired to his farm "Wayside" near Whitmell where the next four years were spent very
sucessfully in farming and the management of his several plantations, and descended as he was from a long line of practical planters and landowners, inherited a passionate fondness for the farm and country life. On the re-election of Mr. Cleveland in 1893, Mr Williams was again appointed to a position in the Internal Revenue Service, this time being made Special Raiding Deputy and assigned to the States of Virginia and North Carolina and to parts of the States of Tennessee and West Virginia. In the performance of this duty he was often exposed to the greatest personal danger and was ever distinguished for his cool daring, bravery and fearlessness and for the faithful performance of his duty. General Fitzhugh Lee and Colonel W H Chapman, the latter a distinguished follower of Colonel John S Mobsy with whom Mr Williams was associated in the government service both declared Mr Williams to be one of the bravest and coolest men, in places of danger, that they had ever seen. On the retirement of the Democratic Administration in 1897 he again
retired to his farm where the remainder of his life was spent in the cultivation and supervision of his plantations, and as success came to him, he constantly added to his holdings of land and was one of his native counties largest landowners. A farm was to him the most attractive place on earth.
Mr. Williams home life was a happy one. On June 21, 1877 he was married to Miss Pattie Green Jennings, third daughter of Joseph Jennings of near Swansonville, Va and to this union the following children were born. David T Williams of Chatham, Va.; Mrs Joseph F Roberts of Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. Howard Randolph Gano of Richmond, Va.;
Dr. James Neal Williams of Clifton Forge, Va and George Cabel Williams and Hamilton Sheppard Williams, both of Pittsylvania County. Reported in the Bee Register, Danville Va
- [S93] Sons of the American Revolution, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2204/images/32596_242324-00153?pId=780574.
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