Hannah Williams was born in 1798, in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England as the daughter of Richard Williams and Hannah. She married Aaron Toms on 23 January 1821, in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in St James' Church, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Leytonstone, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died in 1878, in West Ham, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80, and was buried in Leytonstone, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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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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