WILLIAMS

1. WILLIAM-

m.1. ______
2. Agnes Field (living 18 June 1674)
3. between 25 Mar. 1679 & 23 Mar. 1686, Mary Beard (d. June 1704)

William was at Oyster River, NH before 1646. He had a grant of 20 acres in 1651 and was made a freeman in 1655. He was a constable between 1657 & 1663. In 1659 John Goddard sold him the lot that was John Pillines' at Oyster River being the neck of land between Stony Brook and the meeting house lot. William was the highway surveyor in 1659.(1)

"Oyster River provition Rate maed the 22:9::59... William Williams, sin 1-5-8 Rate 2-11-4."(2)

William had a grant of five acres in 1660 and one of 100 acres in 1662.(3) Also in 1660 he was fined for being absent from meeting perhaps because he was attending the Quaker meetings.(4)

"Oyster River 3d Raet. 4:9 mo. in ye yeir 61... William Willyams sinyer 2-2-0 Rate 1-5-8."(5)

"Provition Rate made the 19th of the 9th month (1662) apon the inhabitants in Oyster River at a penny apon the pound... William Wilyams sinyer 0-13-4."(6)

"Oyster River Provetion Rate made throwe the hole towneship ye 7th 10th month 1663... William willyams siney 0- 12-1."(7)

"A Provetion Rate maed the 2d 10th mo. 1666 for Mr. Raynes at a penny in the pound throwe the hole towneship... Oyster River... William willyams sinyer 0-12-4."(8)

In 1668 William was fined: "for a Breach of Town order for entertaining Naomi hull."(9)

Later in life William went to live with Samuel Hill and Elizabeth.

Issue-

  • I. Matthew- b.c.1625, m. Elizabeth Giles?
  • 2II. WILLIAM- b.c.1630, m. MARGARET (2) STEVENSON
  • III. Mary-
  • IV. Elizabeth-

    Ref:

    (1) Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- p.758
    (2) History of Dover, NH- John Scales BA, MA
    (3) Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- p.758
    (4) The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury- David W. Hoyt- Vol.III, p.1025
    (5) History of Dover, NH- John Scales BA, MA
    (6) Ibid
    (7) Ibid
    (8) Ibid
    (9) The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury- David W. Hoyt

    2II. WILLIAM (WILLIAM 1)

    b.c.1630
    m. MARGARET (2) STEVENSON

    William had a 10 acre grant at Oyster River, NH in 1653. He was made a freeman in 1655 and he or his father was the constable in 1657. He was granted a small lot between that of his father and Matthew in 1658 and 5 acres in 1660.(1) Later he inherited land and had "a handsome estate known as the Williams farm which was retained by the family till after the Revolution"(2)

    "Oyster River provition Rate maed the 22:9::59 Juner William Williams 8-0 Rate 0-16-0."(3)

    "Oyster River 3d Raet. 4:9 mo. in ye yeir 61... Will Williams Juner 12-6 Rate 0-8-4."(4)

    "Provition Rate made the 19th of the 9th month (1662) apon the inhabitants sin Oyster River at a penny apon the pound... william williams juner 0-4-8."(5)

    "Oyster River Provetion Rate made throwe the hole towneship ye 7th 10th month 1663... will willyams Juner 0-5- 2."(6)

    "A Provetion Rate maed the 2d 10th mo. 1666 for Mr. Raynes at a penny in the pound throwe the hole towneship... Oyster River... Will wilyams juner 0-5-0 1/4."(7) William was taxed again in 1675.(8)

    William had sold one half of his plantation in Oyster River to John Cutt of Portsmouth, NH before 1680 when Cutt made his will.(9)

    In 1695 William signed a petition to make Oyster River a township.(10) He was on the jury in the following year.(11)

    Issue-

  • I. William- b. 22 Dec. 1662 Dover, d.s.p. before 1707
  • 3II. ELIZABETH- b. 25 Oct. 1663, m. 28 Oct. 1680 SAMUEL (3) HILL, d. 1737
  • III. John- b. 30 Mar. 1664, m. Ruth ______, will 23 May 1735-27 Mar. 1745 Durham, NH
  • IV. Thomas- d. by 1707
  • V. Samuel- m. by 1712 Elizabeth Stevenson, living in 1738

    Ref:

    (1) Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- p.758
    (2) Ancient Dover- p.77, quoted by Hoyt in Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury- Vol.III, p.1025
    (3) History of Dover, NH- John Scales BA, MA
    (4) Ibid
    (5) Ibid
    (6) Ibid
    (7) Ibid
    (8) The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury- David W. Hoyt- Vol.III, p.1025
    (9) Ibid
    (10) Ibid
    (11) Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- p.758

    Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire- p.237
    Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England- Savage, Vol. IV, p.572

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