Amy Johnson Crow, on her blog No Story Too Small, has challenged her fellow bloggers to post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. This is week forty-nine, in my attempt to catch up before the end of the year!
My great-great-great-great grandfather was Robert Williams. He was born in Ireland, likely in the late 1780s. He married Elizabeth Hamilton around 1808.
They emigrated to Canada in the early 1820s and settled in the Ormstown, Quebec area.
According to a Deed of Donation, as indexed, from April 18, 1831, the family had several children:
Robert Williams & his wife Elizabeth Hamilton; their minor children Isabella, Sarah, James, William, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Mary , Hamilton, Robert Alexander & Andrew; their son Thomas of age of majority.
I don’t have a great deal more solid information on the family at this point – I’m not even entirely positive when Robert and Elizabeth died.
Hi Jena,
I just found your note on the web and am in the same situation as you, ie. I share your precise connection with Robert Williams but have come to a dead end with him in Ireland. I was wondering whether you were able to gain any further information as a result o your request several years ago now.
Many thanks,
Ken
Hi Jena & Ken,
We all seem to be in the same “vintage” and boat of where our family history information stops. I would love to connect and be added to any findings you both have!
My great grandfather ,Thomas Hamilton, purchased the farm that I farm today from Thomas Williams. I would like to know if I am related to Thomas’s son Roberts wife Elizabeth Hamilton. Cheers
Correction, Elizabeth Hamilton was Roberts Williams wife.