George Williams died in Moore County, North Carolina between 10 May 1797 when he wrote his will and Aug 1797 when the will was proved in open court by the oaths of William Dunn and Everitt Wallace, two of the subscribing witnesses.
In the opening statements of his will, George said he was very sick and weak of body but in perfect mind and memory. He took care of the matters of his burial and soul and then proceeded to dispose of his worldly goods.
First, to his dearly beloved wife Ann Williams, his lands, household and kitchen furniture, all other property, to be used and enjoyed by her for the remainder of her widowhood or life, then to be divided among his children as pleases Ann.
Second, to James Williams, the son of George five shillings sterling.
Third, to daughter Nelly Williams, five shillings sterling.
Fourth, to son Jeremiah Williams, five shillings sterling.
Fifth, to son Thomas Williams, five shillings sterling.
Sixth, to son William Williams, five shillings sterling.
Seventh, to daughter Mary Williams, five shillings sterling.
Eighth, to daughter Sally Williams, five shillings sterling.
Lastly, Ann Williams and Leonard Furr are appointed executrix and executor of the last will and testament.
Checking out the Williams project at FTDNA, it looks like YDNA testing has been done on male descendants of George Williams who descend from son William who was born about 1767 and son Jeremiah who was born about 1775. The YDNA testing established a familial link to William Williams born about 1748 and died 1813 in Granville County, North Carolina through his son, John who was born about 1770.
Unfortunately, I cannot tell what the exact genetic steps are, but according to Moore County Wallace’s website, the relationship is probably close.
If I have the right William Williams, he was presumably born about 1748 and died 1813 in Granville County, North Carolina. Researchers think he married Nancy Haislip, maybe in Maryland, about 1768, and their first child Henry was born about 1769. Nancy is perhaps a sister or relative of Labon Haislip.
From what I can gather, it is thought that William Williams and Labon Haislip were in Charles County, Maryland together where the two men took oaths of allegiance. I have been able to find Labon Haislip as a witness on one deed record in 1776, Charles County, Maryland.
William Williams seems to have been such a common name among so many Williams’ families that it is nearly impossible to distinguish him from any other without digging much deeper. There were a lot!
While it is questionable whether William Williams and Labon Haislip knew one another in Maryland, it is absolute that they knew one another in Granville County, North Carolina.
In a 1782 deed Labon Haislip sold to William Willams 59 acres on the south side of Little Creek joining Williams’ line and others. William White and John Smith witnessed the deed.
Labon Haislip married first Elleanor Williams in 1779 in Granville County, North Carolina. It is unknown what happened to Elleanor.
Labon Haislip had evidently served in the Revolutionary War in the state of Maryland as well as in North Carolina and married second to Rebecca Welsh (or Welch) in 1784 or 85 in Granville County, North Carolina. In Rebecca’s widow pension file, she claims she and Labon remained in Granville County seven years after they were married, until about 1792, and then moved to Johnston County, North Carolina until 1806 when they moved to Bedford County, Tennessee. From there, Labon moved to Alabama where he died in 1816.
William Williams, and wife, Nancy, remained in Granville County, North Carolina living the rest of their lives in the area of Little Creek on the North side of Tar River. Nancy is believed to have died about 1798 and William remarried to Sarah Peace.
William Williams 1813 estate file names children as Henry, John, Daniel, Varnold, James, Ann (wife of Isham House), Sarah, Lucy (wife of Abner Peace), William, Jinny, and Joseph (the last two being the children of Sarah, his second wife).
Turning to atDNA matches, I searched my Ancestry match list for the surname Haislip and was surprised to find 15 matches all between 15cM and 20cM who have Haislip’s in their family trees with about half from William Williams and his wife Nancy and some directly from Labon Haislip. A few were from Haislip’s in Charles County, Maryland.
This has really given me something to think about!
