John Williams1

M, #2537, b. 17 July 1670, d. 13 August 1740
  • Birth*: 17 July 1670; Wales2
  • Marriage*: 3 June 1696; Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; Compiler's abstract of marriage certificate recorded at Radnor Monthly Meeting:
    John Williams of township of Miriom in co. of Phila. and Ellin Clinkin of German Town, having declared intentions at meetings at Richard Wall's house, having consent of parties & relation concerned, married 3rd day 4th mo 1696 at meeting place at German Town. (No witnesses recorded).

    Shoemaker: "The marriage certificate of John Williams and Ellen Klincken is now in possession of Charles Trump, No. 3826. Among the witnesses, immediately following the names of the bride and groom, appear the name of Kathrine Williams, and Gwen --- (her last name is illegible)."

    Abington Monthly Meeting minutes 25th of 3rd mo 1696: Declared intentions & reported accomplished.; Spouse: Eleanor Klincken3,4,5
  • Death*: 13 August 1740; Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; "The Departure of [family] of Anthony Williams...My Father Departed this Life ye 19th of ye 6th mo 1740 Being 69 years of age"6
Last Edited: 28 Apr 2011
Charts:
Pedigree of Josephine Bailey

Parents:

Father: William ap John1 d. 1683
Mother: Ann Reynald1

Family:

Eleanor Klincken b. 14 Aug 1670, d. 24 Apr 1736
  • Marriage*: 3 June 1696; Germantown, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; Compiler's abstract of marriage certificate recorded at Radnor Monthly Meeting:
    John Williams of township of Miriom in co. of Phila. and Ellin Clinkin of German Town, having declared intentions at meetings at Richard Wall's house, having consent of parties & relation concerned, married 3rd day 4th mo 1696 at meeting place at German Town. (No witnesses recorded).

    Shoemaker: "The marriage certificate of John Williams and Ellen Klincken is now in possession of Charles Trump, No. 3826. Among the witnesses, immediately following the names of the bride and groom, appear the name of Kathrine Williams, and Gwen --- (her last name is illegible)."

    Abington Monthly Meeting minutes 25th of 3rd mo 1696: Declared intentions & reported accomplished.; Spouse: Eleanor Klincken3,4,5

Children:

Mary Williams13 b. 7 Jun 1697
Ann Williams12
Hannah Williams14 b. 29 Nov 1702
John Williams15 b. 4 Apr 1705
Arrett Williams16 b. 13 Feb 1707/8
Anthony Williams+ 17 b. 3 Mar 1710/11, d. 11 Aug 1793

Notes

  • Note*: Removals in Abington Meeting Minutes:

    25th 12th mo 1711/12: "John Williams produced a Certificate from Radnor being removed from thence to Germantown."

    27th 4th mo 1715: "Whereas there hath been a difference between Derick Johnson & John Williams, Friends have labored much between them in order that they might be reconciled: which at last proved effectual, & they do forgive each other for their harsh words, & are sorry that they uttered unsavoury words, Especially by John Williams given."

    29th 6th mo 1715: "A Certificate was granted John Williams to remove to Merrion."

    27th 2dth mo 1724: "At this meeting John Williams Lately Removed from Radnor Produced a Certificate for him & his family which was Read & Accepted."7
  • Note: Lands: John Williams apparently inherited the two properties his father had been allotted in the Welsh Tract. The 76 1/2 acre property in Merion Township was sold by John Williams to Cadwallader Morgan, who owned an adjacent property. The deed is indexed as Book C2, vol. 5, p. 298. Shoemaker stated the price as £50 and the date as 4 mo. 18, 1694; Browning had the same day but 1684. This compiler could not locate the deed. The 78 acre property in Goshen Township was sold to Edward Price in 1697. See abstract below.

    According to Shoemaker, John Williams purchased 133 acres in Cheltenham township in 1716, and added 93 acres in 1724, and that he held land in Bristol township, believed to have come from his father-in-law Aret Klincken.

    John William bequeathed all his lands to his son Anthony.8,9,10,11
  • Note: Clarence V. Roberts' abstract of John William's will:
    "Will of John Williams, township of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
    To my dau. Mary wife of Anthony Dennis, £100.
    To my dau. Hannah, wife of Lewis Roberts, £100.
    To my grandson Joseph, son of my son John William, decd., £25.
    To my dau. Ann Abler, 5 shillings.
    To my son Anthony Williams, all my messuages, lands, plantations, etc., and residue of my personal estate.
    Execr.: my said son Anthony.
    Dated 14 October 1737; pr. 23 August 1740.
    Wits.: Robt. Jones, Caddr. ffoulke, Rachel Allen.
    [Phila. Will Book F, p. 170.]12
  • Note: It is likely, but only very weakly proven, that this John Williams is the son of William ap John. The evidence is that two women with John William's purported sisters' names witnessed his unpublished marriage certificate, and that he was at the right place at the right time. But there were other John and Katherine Williams in the area. The sisters' marriages have not been located.

Citations

  1. [S348] Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. Register of Wills. filmed at City Hall, Phila. FHL microfilm series titled 'Wills, 1682-1916; indexes to wills, 1682-1924'. Nuncupative will of William Jones and his wife Ann Reynald, A:24.
  2. [S409] Shoemaker, Benjamin H., Genealogy of the Shoemaker Family of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania (JB Lippincott Co Phil. 1903. Available on web at BYU via FHL catalog, ), p. 33-34 [without further citation].   Shoemaker--Shoemaker-Family.pdf
  3. [S449] Society of Friends, Radnor Monthly Meeting, Delaware Co., Pa. 1680 - 1733. III Births Deaths & Marriages, Certificates of Removal Received, 1683-1730. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Transcription made by Gilbert Cope. FHL Microfilm 20480. p. 133-134.
  4. [S409] Shoemaker, Benjamin H., Shoemaker Family, p. 33-34.   Shoemaker--Shoemaker-Family.pdf
  5. [S421] Society of Friends, Abington Monthly Meeting. Women's Minutes and Marriages , Births & Deaths, now Montgomery Co., Pa., abstracted by Gilbert Cope, about 1903. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. FHL Microfilm 383,428. Item 2. Minutes, p. 28.
  6. [S417] Society of Friends, Abington Monthly Meeting, Births & Deaths 1682-1809 Vol I. Filmed at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College. FHL microfilm 20,375. Appear to be original records. p. 284.
  7. [S268] London Grove Monthly Meeting, West Marlboro Twp., Chester Co., Pa. original records. Filmed at Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore Pa. Contains pre-split & Hicksite post-split. FHL Microfilm 20,417. Minutes 1682-1746, pp. 75, 89, 90, 135.
  8. [S409] Shoemaker, Benjamin H., Shoemaker Family, p. 34-35.   Shoemaker--Shoemaker-Family.pdf
  9. [S38] Browning, Charles H., Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania (Phil. 1912 Wm. J Campbell. Viewed on Google books June 2009, ), p. 56.
  10. [S126] Deeds, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1683-1886. FHL microfilm series. Grantor Index, FHL microfilm 21868.
  11. [S345] Philadelphia Archives Deed Book Index. URL http://philadox.phila.gov/phillyhistoricalindex/index.html Guide to it, URL http://nephillyhistory.freeforums.org/… 1684.
  12. [S389] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts : comprising a chart and sketches of some fifty-six ancestral families who settled mostly in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell, printers, 1940), p. 307.   Roberts--Roberts.pdf
  13. [S448] Society of Friends, Radnor Monthly Meeting, Delaware Co., Pa. 1680 - 1733. I Births 1682-1806. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Originals or copy made about 1750s. FHL Microfilm 20480. p. 14 at end of book.
  14. [S448] Society of Friends, Radnor Monthly Meeting, Delaware Co., Pa. 1680 - 1733. I Births 1682-1806. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Originals or copy made about 1750s. FHL Microfilm 20480., p. 19.
  15. [S448] Society of Friends, Radnor Monthly Meeting, Delaware Co., Pa. 1680 - 1733. I Births 1682-1806. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Originals or copy made about 1750s. FHL Microfilm 20480., p. 23.
  16. [S448] Society of Friends, Radnor Monthly Meeting, Delaware Co., Pa. 1680 - 1733. I Births 1682-1806. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Originals or copy made about 1750s. FHL Microfilm 20480., p. 29.
  17. [S448] Society of Friends, Radnor Monthly Meeting, Delaware Co., Pa. 1680 - 1733. I Births 1682-1806. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Originals or copy made about 1750s. FHL Microfilm 20480., p. 31.