Benjamin purchased two tracts of land in Monroe County, Ohio. The first purchase was on 1 May 1826 being the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 5, Range 5, consisting of 78.87 acres, under patent signed by President John Quincy Adams. The second tract was purchased on 20 March 1837 being the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 5 Range 5, consisting of 39.44 acres, under patent by President Martin VanBuren.

Benjamin was married four months after purchasing his first piece of land to Susanna Orn on 28 September 1826, recorded in Belmont County.

Benjamin and Susanna were to live on this farm, consisting of almost 120 acres, for nearly 40 years when it was foreclosed on due to a past due loan. They went to Morgan County for a time where other members of his family had settled. While in Morgan County, he learned that land was being sold for a reasonable price in Lawrence County. With his family and their belongings, they boarded a cattle boat and headed down the Muskingum River to the Ohio. Upon reaching Lawrence County, they unloaded their belongings and walked some twelve miles to land he had purchased from Elias Bazell for $600 in Lawrence Township. The present day Leatherwood Cemetery is located on this land.

In the back part of the original Williams (Hill) Cemetery (now called Leatherwood) Benjamin and Susanna were buried near a large fir tree. Only it's stump remains and recent probing brought the old stones to the surface. A new marker reminds us of whose home this once used to be. Off the old road to Rock Camp, and atop a hill, are meager remains of another Williams Cemetery, started by Benjamin's son, John A. A recent exploration of the lonely spot revealed only remnants of a fence, bunches of growing Iris, and field stones which we dug out of the ground. None were legible. The last burial there was Franklin Dillon Williams, the young son of Oscar Williams, a grandson of John A Williams and great grandson of Benjamin Williams.