Born: 1755, in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Died: 1838, in Mechanic Township, Holmes County, Ohio
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Burial: 1838, in Bloomfield, Holmes County, Ohio
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Father: unknown
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Mother: unknown
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Marriage: 7 April 1777 in Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire to Sobriety Bunker (1775 - 1830-1840).
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Military: American Revolution. Served from 1775-1783 in the 2nd NH Regiment as as corporal. He was in the battles of Ticonderoga, Saratoga and others, being wounded several times. War of 1812. Served as private in Captain Bradford’s Company, Colonel Ripley's Twenty-first Regiment, U.S. Infantry and about 15 July 1813, while a prisoner on board a prison ship near Quebec, Canada, he was seized with dropsy from which he became entirely disabled, and was discharged 11 August 1814, at Boston, Massachusetts.
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Children by Sobriety Bunker:
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1. Rev. Samuel A. Williams, Jr. (1779 - 1859) m. Polly Philbrick
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2. Joshua Williams (1786 - 1867) m1. Ruth Philbrick; m2. Sally Philbrick
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3. Elizabeth "Betsy" Williams (1787 - 1876) m. Nathaniel Winslow, Sr.
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4. Sarah Williams (? - ?) m. ReubenWilbur
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5. Stephen Williams (1791 - 1878) m. Hannah Merry
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6. John Williams (1796 - 1828) m. Anna Brown
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