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John Williams

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John Williams

Birth
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Death
10 Oct 1799 (aged 68)
Vance County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Continental Congressman. Signer of the Articles of Confederation. Delegate from North Carolina. John moved to North Carolina in 1745. He donated the land and laid out the town of Williamsboro, N.C. He was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John was a judge of the supreme court of North Carolina from 1779 until his death. He is interred in the family cemetery in Montpelier, N.C.
Continental Congressman. Signer of the Articles of Confederation. Delegate from North Carolina. John moved to North Carolina in 1745. He donated the land and laid out the town of Williamsboro, N.C. He was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John was a judge of the supreme court of North Carolina from 1779 until his death. He is interred in the family cemetery in Montpelier, N.C.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Dan Silva
  • Added: Aug 28, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11631017/john-williams: accessed ), memorial page for John Williams (14 Mar 1731–10 Oct 1799), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11631017, citing Montpelier Plantation Cemetery, Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.