When Nancy Williams was born on 5 October 1821, in Grayson, Carroll, Virginia, United States, her father, Jonathan Williams, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Bobbitt, was 20. She married William Matthews on 3 June 1841, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, United States in 1860 and Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 25 September 1890, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 68.
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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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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