The Williams Bonded Passengers List I

Transported From Britian to:
Virginia, Maryland, and the Caribbean Islands

Thanks to Shirley Maynard for providing this list.
She has spent many hours in the library researching these records.
If you would like to thank her, you can write her here:
Shirley Maynard

Coldham, Peter Wilson. Bonded Passengers to America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983.
7 volumes in 3 books. Volume I, "History of Transportation" A summary gives the history of the practice, explaining that serious crimes such as murder, rape, treason, etc. were not commuted to transportation, that the usual time of transportaion was 7 years unless otherwise noted, that the colonies of Virginia and Maryland and the Caribbean Islands received the prisons, that the prisoners were treated no differently than the indentured servants once they arrived in the colonies, and that no less than a personage than Benjamin Franklin pled for the transportation of the "rattlesnakes" to help populate the colonies.
Code:
Ala is alias, used by men or sometimes listed as the maiden name of the women.
AT is Awaiting Transportation
PT is Pleaded Transportation
The dates of AT or PT.
R is reprieved from the death sentence, followed by date.
S is sentenced, followed by date. Sessions of Gaol Delivery
SQ is sentenced to transportation at Middlesex Quarter Sessions, followed by date.
SW is sentenced to transportation at Westminster Sessions
s is stealing, and usually has the items listed.
T is transported, with date of embarcation, ship's name, and destination.


Occasionally an item will tell where the crime took place.
Sample of coded entry:
"Williams, Frances, wife of Rice S Apr T May 1767 Thorton"
This is the name, her identification, her sentence in April 1767
and the date of transportation May 1767 and the ship Thorton.
Volume II
"Middlesex: 1617-1775" Page 290
NAMESENTENCE/CRIMEDATE OF EMBARKATIONSHIP/DESTINATION
WILLIAMS, AnnS Dec T Nov 1728 "Forward" to Va.
WILLIAMS, Ann of St Mary WhitechapelS Feb s linenFeb 1740"York" to Md
WILLIAMS, BarbaraS Apr 1734 --
WILLIAMS, KatharinePT Aug 1678--
WILLIAMS, Charles R Oct for 10 yrs in plantations 1662--
WILLIAMS, Charles S Dec 1756--
WILLIAMS, ChristianS Feb T Mar 1730"Patapscoe" to Md
WILLIAMS, ChristopherR May 1668 for Barbados--
WILLIAMS, DavidAT Oct 1699--
WILLIAMS, DavidSQ FebT May 1767 "Thornton"
WILLIAMS, EdwardS 1718 to be T 14 yrs--
WILLIAMS, EdwardS OctT Nov 1728 "Forward" to Va
WILLIAMS, EdwardS FebT Mar 1729"Patapscoe" to Md
WILLIAMS, EdwardS Sep 1735 s animal skins--
WILLIAMS, Edward S Sep T Dec 1758 "The Brothers"
WILLIAMS, Edward, ala JONES 1765--
WILLIAMS, Edward SQ July T Aug 1769 "Douglas"
WILLIAMS, Eleanor S Feb T Mar 1764 "Tryal"
WILLIAMS, Elizha S May July 1746-
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth R Oct 1662 for 10 yrs in plantations- -
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S Aug T Oct 1724 "Forward" to Md
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S Jan T Feb 1724 "Anne" to Carolina
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S May T Dec 1734 "Caesar" to Va
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S Oct T Dec 1734 "Caesar" to Va
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S July T Dec 1736 "Dorsetshire" to Va
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S Feb T Apr 1741 "Speedwell" or "Mediterranean" to Md
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S Feb-Apr 1746 --
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S Sep-Dec 1746 --
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth SQ Sep T Oct 1750 "Rachael"
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth SQ Dec T Dec 1767 "Neptune"
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth S July T July 1772 "Taylor"
WILLIAMS, Essex als ESSEX, William S Jan-Feb T Apr 1753 "Thames"
WILLIAMS, Frances AT Dec 1716 T Jan 1717 "Queen Elizabeth" to Jamaica
WILLIAMS, Frances of St Margaret Westminster S May T May 1736 "Patapscoe" to Md
WILLIAMS, Frances wife of Rice S Apr T May 1767 "Thornton"
WILLIAMS, George S Oct 1661 to House of Correction unless he agrees to be T --
WILLIAMS, George S Sep T Dec 1763 "Neptune"
WILLIAMS, Hannah S Feb T Apr 1768 "Thornton"
WILLIAMS, Henry S Sep T Dec 1767 "Neptune"
WILLIAMS, Henry S Feb T Apr 1768 "Thornton"
WILLIAMS, Hester SQ Jan 1761--
WILLIAMS, Isabella S Oct T 14 yrs Nov 1725 "Rappahanock" to Va
WILLIAMS, James S Feb T Mar 1727 "Rappahanock" to Va
WILLIAMS, James S Oct 1751-Jan 1752 --
WILLIAMS, James als PARROTT, Thomas S May T Nov 1762 "Prince William"
WILLIAMS, Jane S May-July T Sep 1751 "Greyhound"
WILLIAMS, als MATCHETT, John AT Apr 1675--
WILLIAMS, John PT Jan 1699--
WILLIAMS, John S July T Sep 1718 "Eagle" to Md or Va
WILLIAMS, als VINCENT, John S Oct T Oct 1722 "Forward" to Md
WILLIAMS, als VINCENT, John S Jan 1726 to be T 14 yrs - -
WILLIAMS, als VINCENT, John S Aug 1727 to be T 14 yrs - -
WILLIAMS, John S Apr-June 1739--
WILLIAMS, JohnS Jan-Apr 1749--
WILLIAMS, John S Sep T Oct 1750 "Rachael"
WILLIAMS, John S Sep T Nov 1759 "Phoenix"
WILLIAMS, John S Sep T Dec 1763 "Neptune"
WILLIAMS, John als KING KAGO SQ Dec 1764 T Jan 1765 "Tryal"
WILLIAMS, John S June for blackmail T Sep 1767 "Justitia"
WILLIAMS, John SW T Apr 1768 "Thorton"
WILLIAMS, John als MONK 1768 --
WILLIAMS, John SQ Apr 1773 --
WILLIAMS, Lewis R Oct 1772 to be T 14 yrs - -
WILLIAMS, Lewis S Sep-Oct 1774 --
WILLIAMS, Margaret, als OXLEY 1731 --
WILLIAMS, Mary R June 1663 for Barbados- -
WILLIAMS, Mary, als GLASS PT July 1697 to Barbados or Jamaica- -
WILLIAMS, Mary S Aug T Oct 1726 "Forward" to Va
WILLIAMS, als FOSTER, Mary S Feb T Mar 1730 "Patapscoe" to Md
WILLIAMS, Mary S Apr T Dec 1734 "Caesar" to Va
WILLIAMS, Mary S Sep-Oct T Dec 1752 "Greyhound"
WILLIAMS, Mary, wife of John S May T Sep 1757 "Thetis"
WILLIIAMS, Mary R Feb T for life Mar 1764 "Tryal"
WILLIAMS, Mary, als TANNER1764 --
WILLIAMS, Mary S Apr T Apr 1766 "Ann"
WILLIAMS, Mary S May-July 1772 --
WILLIAMS, Philip S Dec 1749-Jan 1750 T Mar 1750 "Tryal"
WILLIAMS, Philip S May-July 1750 --
WILLIAMS, Richard S Jan T Feb 1726"Supply" to Md
WILLIAMS, Richard S Sep-Oct 1749 --
WILLIAMS, Robert R Aug 1670 -for Barbados
WILLIAMS, Robert S May T Aug 1769 "Douglas"
WILLIAMS, Samuel of St Luke S July 1740 s stgewpan etc T Jan 1741 "Harpooner" to Rappahanock, Va
WILLIAMS, als NEWELL, Sarah S Aug 1727 to be T 14 yrs --
WILLIAMS, Sarah S Jan 1733 --
WILLIAMS, Sarah S Dec 1753-Jan 1754 --
WILLIAMS, als KING, Sarah 1774--
WILLIAMS, Simon R June 1671 for Barbados--
WILLIAMS, Susanna S Jan T Feb 1733 "Smith" to Md or Va
WILLIAMS, Susanna S Jan 1755 --
WILLIAMS, Susan S Apr T Apr 1769 "Tryal"
WILLIAMS, als FLOYD, Thomas PT Apr 1691--
WILLIAMS, Thomas R Jan for 14 yrs T Feb 1723 "Jonathan" to Md
WILLIAMS, Thomas S Oct 14 yrs T Oct 1730 "Forward" to Va
WILLIAMS, Thomas S Sep-Oct T Dec 1753 "Whiteing"
WILLIAMS, Thomas S Feb-Apr T June 1756 "Lyon"
WILLIAMS, Thomas - T Sep 1766 "Justitia"
WILLIAMS, Thomas SQ Feb T May 1767 "Thornton"
WILLIAMS, Thomas SQ July T Oct 1768 "Justitia"
WILLIAMS, Thomas of St Martin in Fields SW Apr 1773--
WILLIAMS, Thomas SQ Apr 1773 --
WILLIAMS, Tutor S May T June 1726 "Loyal Margaret" to Va
WILLIAMS, William S JanT Jan 1722 "Gilbert" to Md
WILLIAMS, William S Dec T Dec 1731 "Forward" to Md or Va
WILLIAMS, William S July-Dec 1747 --
WILLIAMS, William S July 1773 --
WILLIAMS, als McKENZIE, William R Dec 1773 to be T 14 yrs--
WILLIAMSON, als Harrison, Ann 1761--
WILLIAMSON, Eleanor S Apr T Apr 1766 "Ann"
WILLIAMSON, James S Oct T Oct 1730 "Forward" to Va
WILLIAMSON, James S Dec T Dec 1734 "Caesar" to Va
WILLIAMSON, William (Mary) S Oct 1768 s from Lady Ann Hamilton T Jan 1769 "Thornton."
****************************************************************************** ******************* This completes the first WILLIAMS list in Volume II, Middlesex. Volume III will be the London cases, 1656 to 1775. Look for "List II" Here

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