John WILLIAMS

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John Williams was first heard of in new London when he married in 1685 pr 1686, Jane, daughter of Cary Latham and relict of Hugh Hubbard. he succeeded to the lease of the ferry across the Thames River which had been granted for fifty years to Cary Latham. He died Dec. 3, 1741, aged 84 years. His wife died May 3, 1939, aged 91 years. The will of John and Jane Williams written April 1739 (inventory taken Jan. 4, 1741) mentions daughters, Jane, wife of Henry Willing, mary Parsons, Lydia Burrows, Ann Brown, the six children of daughter Elizabeth Fish, deceased, son Peter Williams and the four sons of Peter, John, Thomas, Lambert and Cornelius, granddaughter Michal Seabury. Jane, Mary, Ann and Lydia were daughters of Hugh Hubbard. Elizabeth, daughter of John and Jane Williams, married Samuel Fish. John and Jane Williams are buried in Ledyard Cemetery, Groton, Connecticut.

John married Jane LATHAM after 1685. Jane was born in abt.1648; died on 03 May 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]