Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Williams was born about 1699, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, William Williams, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Olcott, was 45. She married William Burnham about 1720, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut (1974 edition), Book
- Ozias Goodwin, "Ancestor of the compiler of this Genealogy", & Mrs. Olcott widow of Dea. Timothy Oloctt, #11: "Descendants of Thomas Olcott: One of the First Settlers of Hartford", Connecticut (3rd edition 1874) pg 34
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Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sarah Olcott Williams's Will
Page 327-8 Name: Widow Sarah Williams Location: Hartford Will dated 23 May, 1744: I, Sarah Williams, widow, relict of William Williams, late of Hartford decd., do make this my last will and testam …
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