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.
Interesting, I am a ggggrandson of Robert Williams and Elizabeth Hamilton and have been looking for Williams’ information further back into Banbridge, Ireland. The gravestone for Robert’s son Thomas (wife Elizabeth Tate Sadler) reads:
Tombstone photograph: “IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOMAS Williams BORN JUNE 15, 1809, DIED MAY 31 (at 89 years 11 months), 1899, ALSO HIS WIFE ELIZABETH Sadler BORN DEC. 22, 1816, DIED DEC. 7, 1902;”
I have the following info:
WILLIAMS
Thomas Williams, June 16 1809 – May 31 1899
His wife, Elizabeth Sadler, Dec 22 1816 – Dec 7 1902
Their son, Robert H, died Mar 13 1857, 12 yrs
Their daughter, Rebecca, died Dec 4 1863
Their daughter, Charlotte, died July 1 1873, 28 yrs
Their grandson, Bert, Thomas Herbert, died Jan 9 1909, 25 yrs 10 mos
James Williams, 1849-1915
Annie Collins, his wife, 1866-1924
Ann Jane Williams, 1847-1924
Robert A Williams, 1857-1939
Mary Williams, 1853-1944
Thomas Williams
Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935
Name Thomas Williams
Record Type Autres
Notarial Date 15 Oct 1884
Notarial Place Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Notary Fontaine, Eugène
Notarial Act # 3655
Record Description Promése
Participants 2
Reads as follows:
“Promise of sale by Thomas Williams to Thomas Hamilton”