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Sherrod Williams, Sr. was born April 20, 1776 in North Carolina, and died September 12, 1831 in Huntsville, AL (Madison Co). He married Mary Ann Looney.

 Includes NotesNotes for Sherrod Williams, Sr.:
Sherrod Williams born April 20, 1776 in North Carolina. Died September 12, 1831 in Huntsville, AL (Madison Co) on his way home to Franklin Co, TN. Buried in Williams Cove, Franklin Co, TN.
Most of the research on this family came from Dorothy "Dot" Mae McCoy Williams.
There is only family legend passed down about Sherrod Williams ancestry. We were told "There were five Williams brothers: James, John, Phillip, Robert, and Sherrod who came to this country from Wales.

Then tere is the legend that Sherrod Williams (a young boy) and his father were working in a field near their home, Indians attacked them, Sherrod ran and escaped the attack, but his father was killed by the Indians.

The EARLY TENNESSEE TAX LIST by Byron and Barbara Sistler, 1801 Hawkins County, TN:
James Williams, John Williams, Phillip Williams, Robert Williams, and Sherrod Williams

These five Williams are the only Williams on the 1801 Hawkins County, Tennessee list.

On the 1799 Hawkins County, Tennessee Tax list there was a William Williams. No other Williams are on this list.

We know family legends sometimes get distorted as they are passed from one generation to another or maybe the emigrant ancestor did come to America from Wales, but could this be the five Williams brothers that came into this country, (a new area) possible North Carolina (census records show Sherrod Williams was born in NC). Sherrod Williams married Polly Looney in 1801, Hawkins County, TN. This William Williams could be the father of the five Williams boys.

Sherrod Williams, b April 20, 1776, NC, d September 12, 1831, m November 14, 1801, Hawkins Co, TN by Robert Campbell to Mary Ann "Polly" Looney, b February 14, 1781, TN, d Jan 18 1854. Both are buried in Williams Cemetary in Williams Cove, Franklin Co, Winchester, TN.

***THIS INFORMATION WAS COPIED FROM GEN-FORUM POSTED BY CAREN J TIDWELL 4-29-1999***



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Re: Sherod Williams married to Mary Ann "Polly" Looney Williams
Posted by: Caren J Tidwell Date: April 29, 1999 at 22:10:34
In Reply to: Re: Sherod Williams married to Mary Ann "Polly" Looney Williams by Robert Lent Williams of 12382


SIX GENERATIONS OF WILLIAMS'
IN WILLIAMS COVE
FRANKLIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Many of the coves in Franklin County bear the names of the early settlers,
Williams Cove is no exception. "The most fertile lands are found in these
coves and in the valleys of the Elk and its tributaries."
"Five Williams brothers came from Wales to Virginia. All served in the
Revolutionary War, then Sherrod's father moved to North Carolina. he was
killed by an Indian while working in the field one day. Sherrod was a
small boy and was with his father but escaped. No record was kept as to
which brother was Sherrod's father."
Sherrod Williams, born April 20, 1776, died September 12, 1831, married
Mary Ann (Polly) Looney, born February 14, 1781, died June 18, 1854, they
were married November 14, 1801, in Hawkins County, Tennessee by Robert
Campbell, a Justice of the Peace.
BIRTH AND DEATH DATES FROM THE GRAVESTONES
"James Williams (5th child) was born May 28, 1807 on Duck River, Maury
County, Tennessee. They were living in Williams before Louisa, the next
child, was born March 22, 1809."
"Williamsport, a post town in Maury County, was established on land of
Edward Williams, on the south side of Duck River in 1819." "Williamsport
is situated in the western part of the county on Duck river. The land
where the town now stands was entered by Edward Williams and a ferry was
established by him at that place called "Williams Ferry". The town was
laid out in 1817 by Edward Williams and being on the river was very
naturally named Williamsport."
Edward Williams was probably one of the brothers that came from Wales to
Virginia. His son, John Edward, lived his life in Williamsport, he died in
1851; his grandson, John James Williams (1829-1891), lived in Franklin
County from 1867 to the end of his life. He was the father of six sons and
three daughters.
Sherrod's first acquiring of land in Franklin County is shown by the
conveyance of forty acres "Lying on Norwood's Creek on the Boiling Fork of
Elkriver", from David Shannon of Williamson County, Tennessee, in
consideration of the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars, cash in hand.
The deed was registered February 17, 1813. Additional entries in 1826, and
1827 brought his lands to well over four hundred acres.
With the 1813 purchase Sherrod and Polly settled down to rear a family of
18 children (12 sons and 6 daughters) in one of Franklin County's coves.
Sherrod Williams volunteered for a tour of service in the War of 1812. He
left Winchester September 24, 1813, and continued through three months. He
received $10 per month and was allowed pay for his horse at 40 cents per
day, 97 days; 38 dollars 80 cents. He was honorably discharged in
Winchester. Polly said he served another six months but she could not
prove it. She made these statements for the purpose of obtaining a Bounty
Land Warrant for Sherrod's services in the War of 1812. She was awarded 40
acres in December 1853, six months prior to her death.
Sherrod died September 12, 1831 in Madison County, Alabama, on his way
home from visiting Mississippi. His Nuncupative Will that his wife have
all his real and personal estate--land, negroes and stock of every
description. The will was probated in open court November 27, 1831. Sons,
James and Michael Williams, were administrators.
The Williams Mountain View Farm, founded in 1813, about seven miles
southeast of Winchester in Williams Cove, was honored as one of the
"century farms" at the Tennessee State Fair in 1976. Agriculture
commissioner, Edward S. Potter, awarded Mrs. Mabel Williams Young, a
descendent of Sherrod Williams, a "Century Farmer", with a family land
Heritage-Century Farm Certificate of Honor.
Mrs. Young (deceased) willed the real estate which she owned, also known
as the J.C. Williams Farm, totaling 55 acres, to her grandchildren, Clint
and Emily Young; her home and home tract to her son, John C. Young; to John
S. Cowan forty acres on the east side of the mountain provided he keep and
maintain the cemetery fence!
Following the sudden death of Sherrod in Alabama, Polly had the body
brought home and interred in the garden so that the children could see the
grave every day and be reminded of their father's virtues.

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Children of Sherrod Williams, Sr. and Mary Ann Looney are:
  1. +Josiah Conn Williams, b. 1821, d. 1905.
  2. Jefferson Williams, b. 1802, d. date unknown.
  3. Rachel Williams, b. 1803, d. date unknown.
  4. Katherine Jane Williams, b. 1805, d. date unknown.
  5. John Williams, b. 1812, d. date unknown.
  6. Absolom Williams, b. 1814, d. date unknown.
  7. Sherrod Williams, Jr., b. 1815, d. date unknown.
  8. Lent Williams, b. 1817, d. date unknown.
  9. Susanah Williams, b. 1819, d. date unknown.
  10. Nancy Williams, b. 1820, d. date unknown.
  11. William Hermsprong Williams, b. 1823, d. date unknown.
  12. George Washington Williams, b. 1825, d. 1842.
  13. Francis Marion Williams, b. 1825, d. date unknown.
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