When James Williams was born about 1810, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Jones Williams, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Thompson, was 33. He married Sarah "Sally" D Beer on 31 August 1828, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Will, Illinois, United States in 1830. He died on 8 November 1849, in Washington, Illinois, United States, at the age of 40.
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English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
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