Jesse married Eleanor Johnson from Guilford County, North Carolina. She was born 3 Feb 1757 and died 6 Mar 1781 and is buried in Guilford County. They had 4 children: John, Esther, Hannah and Caleb.
Jesse's 2nd wife was Sarah Terrell. They had 7 children: Micajah Terrell, Achillas, Anna Lynch, Sarah Terrell, Robert, Eliza Douglas and Jesse Lynch.∼NOTE: Jesse's burial inclusion in this cemetery and death date came from old records found in the Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, Indiana. His birthdate was calculated from his age at death.
MOTHER: Prudence Beals
FATHER: Richard Williams
1st WIFE: Eleanor Johnson, 1757 - 1781
m. 1774, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
John Williams
Hannah Williams
Esther Williams
Caleb Williams
2nd WIFE: Sarah Lynch Terrell
m. 9 Jul 1788, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
Micajah Terrell Williams, 1792 – 1844
Achilles Williams, 1795 – 1881
Anna Lynch Williams, 1797 – 1871
Sarah Terrel Williams, 1797 – 1893
Robert Williams, 1802 – 1822
Eliza D Williams, 1804 – 1889
Jesse L. Williams, 1807 – 1886
1. Copied from the History of Wayne County, Indiana, Page 439
"Jesse Williams was born January 13, 1753. He married, first, Eleanor Johnson, by whom he had four children: John, Hannah, Esther, and Caleb.
"After the death of his wife he married Sarah Terrell, of Lynchburg, Va. He afterward removed with his family to North Carolina, where he resided many years, and then in 1814 removed to Ohio, and 1820 to Richmond, where he died in 1833, and his wife the same year.
"They had four sons and three daughters: Micajah T.; Achilles; Robert, who died in Richmond in 1822; Jesse L., who is married and resides in Fort Wayne; Anna, wife of Dr. Thomas Carroll of Cincinnati; Sarah T., widow of Dr. James R. Mendenhall, and resides in Richmond; and Eliza, wife of John L. Burgess, of Dublin, Indiana.
"Micajah T. came to Cincinnati as early as 1812, and died there in 1844. He was, while there, associated with Ephraim Morgan in publishing the Western Spy; a member of the legislature of Ohio; and president of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company. His widow now resides with her son, Alfred K Williams, on her place in Richmond."
2. "Jesse Williams, son of Richard Williams, was born near Guilford, N.C., Jan. 15th, 1753 and was said to have been the first white child born in the County. He married Eleanor Johnson, she died during the Revolutionary War. In 1790, he married Sarah Terrell of Lynchburg, VA., she being a granddaughter of Col. Charles Lynch, a Revolutionary Officer, a member of the House of Burgess, a son of the founder of the City of Lynchburg. She was a niece of Gov. Lynch of Mississippi."
SOURCE: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application for William Kossuth Steiner, Descendant of Richard Williams, accepted for approval March 21, 1924)
3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Eleanor Johnson
Gender: Female
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1757
Spouse Name: Jesse Williams
Marriage Year: 1774
Marriage State: NC
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 1593.096; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Jesse's 2nd wife was Sarah Terrell. They had 7 children: Micajah Terrell, Achillas, Anna Lynch, Sarah Terrell, Robert, Eliza Douglas and Jesse Lynch.∼NOTE: Jesse's burial inclusion in this cemetery and death date came from old records found in the Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, Indiana. His birthdate was calculated from his age at death.
MOTHER: Prudence Beals
FATHER: Richard Williams
1st WIFE: Eleanor Johnson, 1757 - 1781
m. 1774, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
John Williams
Hannah Williams
Esther Williams
Caleb Williams
2nd WIFE: Sarah Lynch Terrell
m. 9 Jul 1788, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
Micajah Terrell Williams, 1792 – 1844
Achilles Williams, 1795 – 1881
Anna Lynch Williams, 1797 – 1871
Sarah Terrel Williams, 1797 – 1893
Robert Williams, 1802 – 1822
Eliza D Williams, 1804 – 1889
Jesse L. Williams, 1807 – 1886
1. Copied from the History of Wayne County, Indiana, Page 439
"Jesse Williams was born January 13, 1753. He married, first, Eleanor Johnson, by whom he had four children: John, Hannah, Esther, and Caleb.
"After the death of his wife he married Sarah Terrell, of Lynchburg, Va. He afterward removed with his family to North Carolina, where he resided many years, and then in 1814 removed to Ohio, and 1820 to Richmond, where he died in 1833, and his wife the same year.
"They had four sons and three daughters: Micajah T.; Achilles; Robert, who died in Richmond in 1822; Jesse L., who is married and resides in Fort Wayne; Anna, wife of Dr. Thomas Carroll of Cincinnati; Sarah T., widow of Dr. James R. Mendenhall, and resides in Richmond; and Eliza, wife of John L. Burgess, of Dublin, Indiana.
"Micajah T. came to Cincinnati as early as 1812, and died there in 1844. He was, while there, associated with Ephraim Morgan in publishing the Western Spy; a member of the legislature of Ohio; and president of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company. His widow now resides with her son, Alfred K Williams, on her place in Richmond."
2. "Jesse Williams, son of Richard Williams, was born near Guilford, N.C., Jan. 15th, 1753 and was said to have been the first white child born in the County. He married Eleanor Johnson, she died during the Revolutionary War. In 1790, he married Sarah Terrell of Lynchburg, VA., she being a granddaughter of Col. Charles Lynch, a Revolutionary Officer, a member of the House of Burgess, a son of the founder of the City of Lynchburg. She was a niece of Gov. Lynch of Mississippi."
SOURCE: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application for William Kossuth Steiner, Descendant of Richard Williams, accepted for approval March 21, 1924)
3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Eleanor Johnson
Gender: Female
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1757
Spouse Name: Jesse Williams
Marriage Year: 1774
Marriage State: NC
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 1593.096; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Jesse married Eleanor Johnson from Guilford County, North Carolina. She was born 3 Feb 1757 and died 6 Mar 1781 and is buried in Guilford County. They had 4 children: John, Esther, Hannah and Caleb.
Jesse's 2nd wife was Sarah Terrell. They had 7 children: Micajah Terrell, Achillas, Anna Lynch, Sarah Terrell, Robert, Eliza Douglas and Jesse Lynch.∼NOTE: Jesse's burial inclusion in this cemetery and death date came from old records found in the Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, Indiana. His birthdate was calculated from his age at death.
MOTHER: Prudence Beals
FATHER: Richard Williams
1st WIFE: Eleanor Johnson, 1757 - 1781
m. 1774, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
John Williams
Hannah Williams
Esther Williams
Caleb Williams
2nd WIFE: Sarah Lynch Terrell
m. 9 Jul 1788, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
Micajah Terrell Williams, 1792 – 1844
Achilles Williams, 1795 – 1881
Anna Lynch Williams, 1797 – 1871
Sarah Terrel Williams, 1797 – 1893
Robert Williams, 1802 – 1822
Eliza D Williams, 1804 – 1889
Jesse L. Williams, 1807 – 1886
1. Copied from the History of Wayne County, Indiana, Page 439
"Jesse Williams was born January 13, 1753. He married, first, Eleanor Johnson, by whom he had four children: John, Hannah, Esther, and Caleb.
"After the death of his wife he married Sarah Terrell, of Lynchburg, Va. He afterward removed with his family to North Carolina, where he resided many years, and then in 1814 removed to Ohio, and 1820 to Richmond, where he died in 1833, and his wife the same year.
"They had four sons and three daughters: Micajah T.; Achilles; Robert, who died in Richmond in 1822; Jesse L., who is married and resides in Fort Wayne; Anna, wife of Dr. Thomas Carroll of Cincinnati; Sarah T., widow of Dr. James R. Mendenhall, and resides in Richmond; and Eliza, wife of John L. Burgess, of Dublin, Indiana.
"Micajah T. came to Cincinnati as early as 1812, and died there in 1844. He was, while there, associated with Ephraim Morgan in publishing the Western Spy; a member of the legislature of Ohio; and president of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company. His widow now resides with her son, Alfred K Williams, on her place in Richmond."
2. "Jesse Williams, son of Richard Williams, was born near Guilford, N.C., Jan. 15th, 1753 and was said to have been the first white child born in the County. He married Eleanor Johnson, she died during the Revolutionary War. In 1790, he married Sarah Terrell of Lynchburg, VA., she being a granddaughter of Col. Charles Lynch, a Revolutionary Officer, a member of the House of Burgess, a son of the founder of the City of Lynchburg. She was a niece of Gov. Lynch of Mississippi."
SOURCE: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application for William Kossuth Steiner, Descendant of Richard Williams, accepted for approval March 21, 1924)
3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Eleanor Johnson
Gender: Female
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1757
Spouse Name: Jesse Williams
Marriage Year: 1774
Marriage State: NC
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 1593.096; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Jesse's 2nd wife was Sarah Terrell. They had 7 children: Micajah Terrell, Achillas, Anna Lynch, Sarah Terrell, Robert, Eliza Douglas and Jesse Lynch.∼NOTE: Jesse's burial inclusion in this cemetery and death date came from old records found in the Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, Indiana. His birthdate was calculated from his age at death.
MOTHER: Prudence Beals
FATHER: Richard Williams
1st WIFE: Eleanor Johnson, 1757 - 1781
m. 1774, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
John Williams
Hannah Williams
Esther Williams
Caleb Williams
2nd WIFE: Sarah Lynch Terrell
m. 9 Jul 1788, North Carolina
CHILDREN:
Micajah Terrell Williams, 1792 – 1844
Achilles Williams, 1795 – 1881
Anna Lynch Williams, 1797 – 1871
Sarah Terrel Williams, 1797 – 1893
Robert Williams, 1802 – 1822
Eliza D Williams, 1804 – 1889
Jesse L. Williams, 1807 – 1886
1. Copied from the History of Wayne County, Indiana, Page 439
"Jesse Williams was born January 13, 1753. He married, first, Eleanor Johnson, by whom he had four children: John, Hannah, Esther, and Caleb.
"After the death of his wife he married Sarah Terrell, of Lynchburg, Va. He afterward removed with his family to North Carolina, where he resided many years, and then in 1814 removed to Ohio, and 1820 to Richmond, where he died in 1833, and his wife the same year.
"They had four sons and three daughters: Micajah T.; Achilles; Robert, who died in Richmond in 1822; Jesse L., who is married and resides in Fort Wayne; Anna, wife of Dr. Thomas Carroll of Cincinnati; Sarah T., widow of Dr. James R. Mendenhall, and resides in Richmond; and Eliza, wife of John L. Burgess, of Dublin, Indiana.
"Micajah T. came to Cincinnati as early as 1812, and died there in 1844. He was, while there, associated with Ephraim Morgan in publishing the Western Spy; a member of the legislature of Ohio; and president of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company. His widow now resides with her son, Alfred K Williams, on her place in Richmond."
2. "Jesse Williams, son of Richard Williams, was born near Guilford, N.C., Jan. 15th, 1753 and was said to have been the first white child born in the County. He married Eleanor Johnson, she died during the Revolutionary War. In 1790, he married Sarah Terrell of Lynchburg, VA., she being a granddaughter of Col. Charles Lynch, a Revolutionary Officer, a member of the House of Burgess, a son of the founder of the City of Lynchburg. She was a niece of Gov. Lynch of Mississippi."
SOURCE: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application for William Kossuth Steiner, Descendant of Richard Williams, accepted for approval March 21, 1924)
3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Eleanor Johnson
Gender: Female
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1757
Spouse Name: Jesse Williams
Marriage Year: 1774
Marriage State: NC
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 1593.096; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
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No headstone. He is buried in the Orthodox Cemetery, not the Hicksite Cemetery as previously thought.
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