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Benjamin Williams 1651 – 1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death Date: Jul 1701

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Father: Richard Williams

Mother: Frances Deighton

Spouse(s): Rebecca Macey

Children(s): Josiah Williams, John Williams

Benjamin Williams was born in 1651 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of Richard Williams and Frances Deighton. Benjamin Williams later married Rebecca Macey, and together they raised children including Josiah Williams and John Williams. In 1701, Benjamin Williams passed away in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Richard Williams
1607 – 1693
Birth Location: Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England
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Frances Deighton
1611 – 1706
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Macey
1661 – 1738
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Josiah Williams
1692 – 1770
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
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John Williams
1697 – 1756
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1651
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1701
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jul 1701
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records 1690-1881; Author: Bristol County (Massachusetts). Register of Probate; Probate Place: Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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