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Dr Charles WILLIAMS, III

Dr Charles WILLIAMS, III

Male 1725 - 1803  (77 years)


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  • Name Charles WILLIAMS  [1] 
    Prefix Dr 
    Suffix III 
    Birth 11 Jun 1725  Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Last Will of Charles Williams - Written 25 March 1802; Probated January Session 1803 Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Last Will of Charles Williams - Written 25 March 1802; Probated January Session 1803 
    Residence 1749  Living in Prince George County (later Dinwiddie), Virginia after marrying Elizabeth Abernathy Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1752  Dinwiddie County, Virginia created from Prince George County, and adjacent to Prince George, Sussex, Geensville, and Brunswick Counties Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1767  Purchases property on the south side of the Catawba River in Tryon County (later Lincoln), North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Sold property in Bute County, NC 13 Feb 1770  Bute, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Sold property in Bute County, NC 
    Residence 1779  Lincoln County, North Carolina created from part of Tryon County, and adjacent to Burke, Mecklenburg, and Gaston Counties Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1790  Married, living in Lincoln County, North Carolina with his wife, son Frederick, and six slaves Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1800  Widower, living alone in Lincoln County, North Carolina with 4 slaves, and near 5 of his sons Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    _FSFTID L8BR-M56 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8BR-M56 
    _UID 72A8107084294DDDAF7642C0697DB4C3F586 
    Death 25 Mar 1803  Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I594786280  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2025 

    Father Charles Henry WILLIAMS,   b. 27 Oct 1694, Bristol Parish, Charles City County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1738, Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth MCCATTRY,   b. Abt 1698, Goodson, Washington, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1733, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1719  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F536734403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Ann ABERNATHY,   b. 20 May 1730, Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1795, Caswell, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1757  Prince George County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary WILLIAMS,   b. 1758, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1813, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     2. Ann WILLIAMS,   b. 1760, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850, Giles, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. David WILLIAMS,   b. 1762, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1847, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     4. Priscilla Equilla WILLIAMS,   b. 1762, Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, Monroe, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Joel WILLIAMS,   b. 1764, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1823, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     6. Richard WILLIAMS,   b. 1766, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1806, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     7. Charles WILLIAMS,   b. 1770, Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1835, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     8. Amy WILLIAMS,   b. 30 Jun 1771, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1843, McGee Plantation, Village Of Lowesville, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     9. Lucy WILLIAMS,   b. 1772, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1815, Robertson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     10. Frederick WILLIAMS,   b. 1774, Tryon County, North Carolina, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1855, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     11. Elizabeth WILLIAMS,   b. 1783, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1856, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F536734408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2025 

  • Notes 
    • We've been researching the family of the OTHER Charles Williams of Prince George County, VA -- our Charles Williams m. ANN and they were living in Prince George County, VA at the SAME TIME as the Charles Williams and Elizabeth who are listed as the parents of DR. CHARLES WILLIAMS III.

      The other Charles Williams [L6JF-124] who was married to ANN, was the son of MARY JONES and JOHN WILLIAMS, SENIOR of Prince George County, VA [K4DF-FL5].

      Charles Williams [L6JF-124] and his wife ANN also had a son named CHARLES WILLIAMS, b. 26 May 1722 per the BRISTOL PARISH VESTRY BOOK. CHARLES WILLIAMS, son of CHARLES and ANN WILLIAMS, had brothers JONES WILLIAMS [L558-CSP] and WILLIAM WILLIAMS [L6JN-M73].

      So while researching the "other" Charles Williams who married Ann, I found the following deed in Tryon County, NC:

      8 Nov 1771 -- Lincoln County, North Carolina Real Estate Conveyances Vol. 1 1769-1774

      Image 340 of 468: (THIS IS BARELY LEGIBLE) -- Sale of property by ABRAHAM SCOTT and MARYANN his wife of the COUNTY OF ROWAN and PROVINCE OF NORTH CAROLINA to CHARLES WILLIAMS, JUNIOR of the COUNTY OF DINWIDDIE in the COLONY OF VIRGINIA . . . land being in the COUNTY OF TRYON and Province aforesaid on the SOUTH SIDE OF THE CATAWBA RIVER . . . (maybe McGEE or McKEE) . . . granted to JOHN KILLON (?) by patent bearing date the 30th day of (illegible -- SEPTEMBER?) in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and (illegible) seven (probably 1767) . . . . signed ABRAHAM SCOTT. witnesses: GEORGE LAMIKIN, ROBERT ABERNATHY, JAMES ABERNATHY.

      It initially appeared that this might be evidence that Dr. Charles Williams III was actually the son of Charles and Ann Williams of Prince George County, Virginia as some of their descendants ended up in Dinwiddie County after its creation from Prince George County -- however, further research has revealed no connections between these two Williams families in Prince George County, VA or in Tryon County, North Carolina -- after Tryon County, NC split into Lincoln County and Rutherford County, the descendants of Charles and Ann Williams were living in Rutherford County, NC -- and Dr. Charles Williams III and Elizabeth Abernathy and their descendants were living in Lincoln County, NC.

      That said -- as both of these Williams families were living in Prince George County, Virginia in the very early 1700s, it is possible that they may be related.

      And I also found the following deeds in Tryon County, North Carolina in 1771, one of which was also witnessed by GEORGE LAMIKIN, who witnessed the deed of Dr. Charles Williams III :

      12 Jul 1771 -- Lincoln County, North Carolina Real Estate Conveyances Vol. 1 1769-1774

      Image 257 of 468: Sale of property by JACOB SHATELEY of the County of Tryon in the Province of North Carolina to MICHAEL WILLIAMS of the county and province aforesaid . . . one hundred and fifty acres situate lying and being in THE COUNTY FORMERLY MECKLENBERUG, NOW TRYON in the said Province and on BOTH SIDES OF HOYLES MILL CREEK of the SOUTH FORK OF THE CATAWBA RIVER . . . granted to the said JACOB SHOTLEY by his Majestys patent bearing date the twenty ninth day of April in the eighth year of our Reign 1768 . . . . signed JACOB (illegible). witnesses: ROBERT BLACKBURN, MARTHA BLACKBURN

      2 Aug 1776 -- Lincoln County, North Carolina Real Estate Conveyances Vol. 2 1774-1784

      Image 119 of 417: Sale of property by JACOB SHATLEY of Tryon County in the Province of North Carolina to MICHAEL WILLIAMS of the same county and province aforesaid . . . on a branch of HYL (?) creek on the SOUTH FORK OF CATAWBA RIVER . . . corner of the place where he now lives, running thence with JACOB STROUPS line . . . . signed JACOB (illegible). witnesses: GEORGE LAMIKIN, CHRISTIAN ARNEY.

      So, it appears there may be a connection between this MICHAEL WILLIAMS and Dr. Charles Williams III in Tryon County (prior to the creation of Lincoln County).

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2025), entry for Charles Henry WILLIAMS, person ID LWY8-6FX. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2025), entry for Charles Williams, person ID L8BR-M56. (Reliability: 3).



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