William Williams

Born: ♂ William Williams

1597

Yarmouth Parish, Norfolk, England

Died: before 1713

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Spouses: First wife unknown; Agnes Field Williams; Mary Beard Williams (m. March 23, 1686)

Children: Matthew Williams, William Williams II, Mary, and Elizabeth

Career

(Gwillim-Moore genealogy says:) He came to America on the ship "John and Dorothy," to Watertown, MA. By 1646, he had settled in Oyster Bay, NH (present-day Durham). He had a grant of 20 acres in 1651, 5 acres in 1660, and 100 acres in 1662. On March 23, 1686/7, he deeded 40 acres to his granddaughter Elizabeth Hill and her husband Samuel.