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Brigadier General James Henderson Williams

Brigadier General James Henderson Williams

Male 1740 - 1780  (39 years)

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  • Name James Henderson Williams  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Title Brigadier General 
    Birth 10 Nov 1740  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    • Old Fork Church
    Gender Male 
    DAR/SAR Daughters of the American Revolution #: A126181, Sons of the American Revolution P-320778 
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    FSID L2P2-ZG5 
    Residence 1756  Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Muster Roll: SC Militia 
    _ELEC Between 1775 and 1776  Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Representative of South Carolina in the First and Second Provincial Congresses 
    Probate 1780  Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Religion Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elder of Little River Presbyterian Church 
    _MILT 1780  [10] 
    American Army - Revolutionary War: Led at Battles of Stono Ferry, Briar Creek, Musgrove Mill, and King's Mountain; "Hero of Kings Mountain" 
    Battle of Kings Mountain    		 Battle of Kings Mountain
    Death 7 Oct 1780  Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7, 8, 9] 
    Cause: Killed in Action - Revolutionary War 
    • Died at the Battle of Kings Mountain
    Burial Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Cherokee County Administration Building
    Grave-WILLIAM James (Gafney SC)    		 Grave-WILLIAM James (Gafney SC)
    Person ID I25837  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father Daniel Williams,   b. 28 Sep 1710, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1759, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ursula Henderson,   b. 23 Feb 1710, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1765, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 19 Oct 1732  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Old Fork Church
    Family ID F3320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Clark Wallace,   b. 8 May 1743, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1804, Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 1762  Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8, 12] 
    Children 
     1. James Baker Williams,   b. 18 Jan 1774, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1833, Cross Hill, Laurens, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [natural]
     2. Sarah Elizabeth Williams,   b. 1774, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Marshall County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     3. Elizabeth Williams,   b. 22 Aug 1777, King Mountain, York, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1807, Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [natural]
     4. Joseph Williams,   b. 1767, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1781, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)  [natural]
     5. Major Daniel Williams,   b. 1763, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1781, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [natural]
     6. John Williams,   b. Abt 1769, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1782 (Age 13 years)  [natural]
     7. Mary Ann Williams,   b. 25 Sep 1769, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1828, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [natural]
     8. Washington Williams,   b. 22 Aug 1777, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1829, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [natural]
     9. William Williams,   b. Abt 1780, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1815, Camp Covington, Chatham, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F10636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Nov 1740 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Muster Roll: SC Militia - 1756 - Granville County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1762 - Granville County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_ELEC - Representative of South Carolina in the First and Second Provincial Congresses - Between 1775 and 1776 - Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 1780 - Caswell County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Elder of Little River Presbyterian Church - - Laurens County, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Killed in Action - Revolutionary War - 7 Oct 1780 - Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S890] Hunting For Bears, comp., South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).

    2. [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), BG James Henderson Williams - Birth: 10 Nov 1740 Old Church, Hanover County, Virginia, USA - Death: 7 Oct 1780 (aged 39) Gaston County, North Carolina, USA - Burial: Cherokee County Administration Building, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Ca.
      Revolutionary War Brigadier General James Henderson Williams, mortally wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54701368/james-henderson-williams

    3. [S526] Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4; Serial: 8848; Volume: 5.

    4. [S425] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Volume: 201.
      U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970      		 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970


    5. [S1394] Ancestry.com, South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    6. [S110] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 241.048; Source type: Family group sheet (from "Gleanings"), listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.

    7. [S141] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1740; Birth city: Hanover County; Birth state: VA.

    8. [S550] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 085.
      North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000      		 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000


    9. [S3340] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).

    10. [S3654] Wikipedia: Battle of Kings Mountain, (Name: Wikipedia;).
      The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. The battle took place on October 7, 1780, 9 miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. In what is now rural Cherokee County, South Carolina, the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot. The battle has been described as "the war's largest all-American fight".
      . . . The battle was a pivotal event in the Southern campaign. The surprising victory of the American Patriot militia over the Loyalists came after a string of Patriot defeats at the hands of Lord Cornwallis, and greatly raised the Patriots' morale. With Ferguson dead and his Loyalist militia destroyed, Cornwallis was forced to abandon his plan to invade North Carolina and retreated into South Carolina.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kings_Mountain

    11. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.

    12. [S550] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 085.


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