Brief Life History of John
When John Williamson was born in 1680, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, George Williamson, was 25 and his mother, Hester Bridger, was 27. He married Susannah Perry Lowe about 1719, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1746, in Buckingham, Virginia, British Colonial America, at the age of 66.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Williamson - Published information: birth: 1694; Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
- General index to deeds, 1688-1890; deeds, 1688-1900; wills, 1715-1726; court orders, 1755-1757
- Film # 007831269 DAR John Williamson
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English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.
History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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