Joseph WILLIAMS

1723 - 1776  (52 years)

• Name	Joseph WILLIAMS  [1]
  	Joseph Williams and his father belonged to the same military company, the Fifth in the Eastern Society. In May, 1746, he was made Ensign, in May, 1754, Lieutenant, and in October, 1758, Captain. He became a wealthy merchant in Norwich and his name occurs in numerous land transfers there. One of the earlier records is curious and worth quoting entire: "May 12, 1746. To Joseph Williams, son of Capt. John Williams, for L1600 bills of Public Credit, of ye old tenour, one certain messuage or farme, situate in the Southeast Society in Norwich, with dwelling house, one barn, one blacksmith shoop, one herdinge and fencing thereon, containing 155 acres more or less." A later Norwich town record informas us that on oct. 3, 1771, Joseph Williams of Norwich for L932 lawful money conveyed to Jonathan Brewster, his son-in-law, a certain tract or parcel of land "Lying and being in Norwich, with house, barn and grist mil, containing 160 Acres, beginning at Poquetannock brook or river." Soon after this he surrendered his other interests in Norwich and removed into the Hampshire Grants, later the State of Vermont.....Joseph located in the township of Brattleboro, not far from the Connecticut River. Besides his wie, he probably took with him his six younger children, the youngest being not over four years of age. Out of a family of seventeen children only three sons carried down the Williams name: John settled in Wethersfield, Vermont; Joseph in Norwich, Conn.; and William Wheeler in the Western Reserve, where now lies the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The great struggle for independence on the part of the Colonies had begun and it was to continue until five of the sons of Joseph Williams had taken part in it, John, Frederick, Joseph, Benjamin and Isaac; Frederick and Benjamin at the cost of their lives. His gravestone is to be seen today in the old cemetery on the top of the hill north of Centerville where stood the first meetinghouse of Brattleboro. Inscription on tombstone: Here lyes the Body of Capt Joseph Williams formerly an eminent Mer- chant in the town of Nor- wich in the State of Connecticut he departed this life the 19th day of January 1776 in the 53d year of his Age He was remarkable for hie piety and as a professor of Jesus Christ. [1]
  Birth	23 Apr 1723	Poquetannock, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jan 1776	Brattleboro, Vermont   [1]
  Person ID	I61776	Main Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	John WILLIAMS,   b. 17 Feb 1679/80, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts d. 11 Jan 1741, Poquetannock, Connecticut (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary KNOWLTON,   b. 29 Mar 1681, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts d. 09 Mar 1749, Poquetannock, Connecticut (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	26 Jun 1706	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F03455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eunice WHEELER,   b. 03 Jul 1727, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Oct 1804, Poquonock, New London Co., Connecticut (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1746	Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F03750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah LATHROP,   b. 1722, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 28 Sep 1744, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1742	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F29198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 19 Jan 1776 - Brattleboro, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5445] Cornelia Bartow Williams and Anna Perkins Williams, "Descendants of John Williams" of Newbury and Haverhill, Mass. 1600-1674, (Chicago - Privately Printed-1925). [S7183] Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 4 Edward Fuller , (General Society of Mayflower Descendants).