When Sarah Williams was born on 17 August 1811, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William F Williams, was 46 and her mother, Honour Davis, was 34. She married John Kooken in 1832, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 30 November 1863, at the age of 52.
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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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