Brief Life History of Robert Sanford
When Robert Sanford Williams was born in 1788, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, his father, Phillip Williams, was 34 and his mother, Anne Floating Cloud Vest, was 34. He married Mary Hoskins about 1800, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 28 May 1851, in Redbush, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Old Indian Cemetery, Volga, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.
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- Robert Sanford Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
- Robert Williams in entry for Hardin Williams and Elizabeth P Lewis, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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Robert Sanford Williams, son of Phillip "Buck Spike" Williams and Ann Floating Cloud Vest was born in 1788 in Claiborne, North Carolina, USA. He died on 28 May 1851 in Red Bush, Johnson, Kentucky, USA …
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