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James Atwood Williams 1707 – 1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1707

Birth Location: Llangollen or Glamorgenshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA

Father: William Williams

Mother: Lucy Clayton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bruce

Children(s): Frances Williams, Sarah Williams, James Jr., Samuel Williams, Thany Williams, Charles Williams, Susannah Williams

According to available records, James Atwood Williams was born in 1707 in Llangollen or Glamorgenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of William Williams and Lucy Clayton. Following those early years, James Atwood Williams married Elizabeth Bruce, and their family grew to include Frances Williams, Sarah Williams, James Williams Jr., Samuel Williams, Thany Williams, Charles Bruce Williams and Susannah Williams. In the later years of life, James Atwood Williams died in 1770 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

William Williams
1690 – 1775
Birth Location: Glamorgenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
WW
Lucy Clayton
1677 – 1747
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bruce
1704 – 1770
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, British America, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Frances Williams
1731 –
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Williams
1734 – 1816
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
SW
James Jr.
1737 – 1803
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Williams
1738 – 1816
Birth Location: –
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Thany Williams
1742 – 1775
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
TW
Charles Williams
1745 – 1798
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
CW
Susannah Williams
– 1850
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA
SW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Dec 1707
    Event Place: Llangollen or Glamorgenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1770
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 23 Mar 1744
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England
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