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• Birth	25 Jan 1802	Ledyard, New London, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jun 1854	Ledyard, New London, Connecticut   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I44622	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Seth WILLIAMS, b. 21 Jan 1761, North Groton, New London, Connecticut
  Mother	Abigail
  Family ID	F19503	Group Sheet
  Family	Lucy Ann NOYES, b. 21 Nov 1805, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Married	28 Feb 1827	Stonington, New London, Connecticut   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Children	> 1. Lucy Ann WILLIAMS, b. 31 Jan 1828, Stonington, New London, Connecticut   2. Eunice Zerviah WILLIAMS, b. 19 Mar 1829, Stonington, New London, Connecticut > 3. Seth Noyes WILLIAMS, b. 23 Apr 1831, Ledyard, Connecticut   4. Harriet Newell WILLIAMS, b. 22 Nov 1832, Stonington, New London, Connecticut > 5. Gurdon WILLIAMS, b. 6 Nov 1834, Mystic, New London, Connecticut > 6. Joseph Warren WILLIAMS, b. 27 Aug 1837, Ledyard, Connecticut   7. William Henry WILLIAMS, b. 22 Oct 1839, Ledyard, Connecticut > 8. Benjamin Franklin WILLIAMS, b. 7 Sep 1841, Ledyard, Connecticut   9. Abbie Eliza WILLIAMS, b. 7 Jul 1843, Stonington, New London, Connecticut   10. Orrin Merwin WILLIAMS, b. 17 Nov 1845, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F19501	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Records of the 1st Congregational Church, Ledyard, Connecticut, (found in the Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT), show that Seth was baptized as an adult on July 10, 1831, and was admitted to the church on the same day. The record also shows that he died in July, 1854. His marriage to Lucy Ann Noyes of Stonington, on February 28, 1827, by the Rev. Timothy Tuttle, is also in the record. Rev. Tuttle also performed the marriage of his father to his second wife in 1825 (the widow Anna GallupP. The 1840 Census shows Seth, 2 males under 5; 2 males 5-10; 1 male 30-40; 1 male 40-50; 3 females 8-10; 1 female 30-40. In 1840, William Henry would have been an infant and Joseph W. would have been the second male under 5; the 1 male 5-10 would have been Seth N. age 9; 1 male 30-40 would have been Seth himself. The male 40-50 is unknown and does not appear in the later census. The 3 females 8-10 would have been Harriet (age 7), Eunice Zerviah (age 11 and married by the 1850 census); and Lucy Ann, age 12. The female age 30-40 would be his wife Lucy Ann. The 1850 Census, State of Connecticut, New London County, Town of Ledyard, Roll #48, page 65, shows that Seth was a farmer, born in Connecticut, with real estate valued at $5,000. It also shows wife Lucy Ann, age 44, and children Seth N., age 19; Harriet N., age 17; Joseph W., age 12; William H. age 10; Benjamin F., age 8; Abby E., age 6; and Orrin M., age 4 - all born in Connecticut. A copy of the Census is in the Williams family file. The 1860 Census shows Lucy A. Williams, age 54; William Henry, age 20; Benjamin F., age 18; Abby E., age 17; and Orrin, age 14. By this time, son Joseph would have been 22 and was gone. Joseph is next found in the Chicago, Illinois 1860-61 City Directory.

• Sources

  [S505] Tombstone (and cemetery records), Elm Grove Cemeter, Mystic, CT. See Photo. [S506] Hartford Times, pg. 830. Seth Williams died June 29, 1854, age 53 (story also carried in the Hartford Courant on July 22, 1854, pg. 1414) [S507] Hartford Times, pg. 830. [S2020] Marriage record, Clerk's Office, Town of Stonington, CT, pg. 272. County of New London S.S.Stonington, Feby 28, 1827. "Personally appeared Seth Williams Jr. of Groton and Lucy Ann Noyes of Sd. Stonington and were lawfully joined in marriage by Timothy Tuttle, Pasto r of a Church in Groton." [S515] A Genealogy of Williams Families, J. Oliver Williams of Brookline, Massachusetts, pg. 64. [S2020] Marriage record, Clerk's Office, Town of Stonington, CT, pg. 272. [S168] A Genealogy of Williams Families, J. Oliver Williams of Brookline, Massachusetts, pg. 64.