1744 - 1811

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• Title	Lieut.
  Birth	23 Dec 1744	Stonington, New London, Connecticut   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1811	North Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Person ID	I61098	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	William WILLIAMS, b. 1 May 1716, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Mother	Martha WHEELER, b. 23 Apr 1717, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F3572	Group Sheet
  Family	Keturah RANDALL, b. 2 Sep 1748, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Married	29 Sep 1765	Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Children	> 1. Charles W. WILLIAMS, b. 5 Dec 1778 > 2. Esther WILLIAMS, b. 10 Dec 1768, Stonington, New London, Connecticut > 3. Polly WILLIAMS, b. 1775, Stonington, New London, Connecticut > 4. Elias WILLIAMS, b. 1774, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F4963	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Note: THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Boston, The Everett Press Company 1907,byCyrus Henry Brown, page 26. John Williams assisted in establishing American Independence,and whileacting in the capacity of lieutenant he was wounded atthe battle of WhitePlains and was brought home strapped to hishouse by a body servant. Heserved all through the war,rendering service as follows: In the Lexingtonalarm for therelief of Boston; in the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27,1776.He was in Washington's Life Guard; transferring at ValleyForge;corporal in Capt. Stanton's Co., Col. North's Battalion; ensigninthe 4th Battalion under Col. Seldon, June 1776; lieutenant inCapt.Stanton's Co., 8th Regt., Sept. 8, 1776; captain in Col.Johnson's Regt.,Jan. 1, 1778; privateer on brigantine, "Marquisde Lafayette". [From the Connecticut records of men in the Revolution.] Father: William WILLIAMS b: 1 MAY 1716 in Stonington, New London Co.,Connecticut Mother: Martha WHEELER b: 23 APR 1717 in Stonington, New London Co.,Connecticut THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Boston, The Everett Press Company 1907, by CyrusHenry Brown, page 26. John Williams assisted in establishing American Independence, andwhile acting in the capacity of lieutenant he was wounded at the battleof White Plains and was brought home strapped to his house by a bodyservant. He served all through the war, rendering service as follows: Inthe Lexington alarm for the relief of Boston; in the battle of LongIsland, Aug. 27, 1776. He was in Washington's Life Guard; transferring atValley Forge; corporal in Capt. Stanton's Co., Col. North's Battalion;ensign in the 4th Battalion under Col. Seldon, June 1776; lieutenant inCapt. Stanton's Co., 8th Regt., Sept. 8, 1776; captain in Col. Johnson'sRegt., Jan. 1, 1778; privateer on brigantine, "Marquis de Lafayette". [From the Connecticut records of men in the Revolution.]

• Sources

  [S280] Pedigree Resource File CD 5, ((Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999)). [S152] JohnDenisonDescendancy.FTW, Tree #1788. [S153] monugent.FTW. [S141] Steve Riddle's Family Tree, Steve Riddle, (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sriddle E-mail: sriddle@LNX.NET).