Mary Williams
16 October 1743–
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
The Life Summary of Mary
When Mary Williams was born on 16 October 1743, in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, her father, Hezekiah Williams Sr, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Abbott, was 24.
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Family Time Line
Hezekiah Williams Sr
1715–1774
Sarah Abbott
1719–1746
Samuel Williams
1741–
Jesse Williams
1742–
Absolom Williams
1744–
Charles Williams
1743–
Mary Williams
1743–
Abbott Williams
1746–1803
Charles Williams
1746–1782
Hezekiah Williams Jr
1746–1821
Parents and Siblings
1715–1774Male
1719–1746Female
Siblings
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1741–Male
1742–Male
1743–Male
1743–Female
1744–Male
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World Events (3)
1775
Age 32
1775
Age 32
"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
1776
Age 33
1776
Age 33
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 33
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 33
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
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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