Florida Family Groupsheet for Williams Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** SUBMITTED BY: Patricia Creel Kendrick e-mail: Kendrick_@webtv.net ================================= HUSBAND: WILLIAMS, Lewellen AKA Lewelling/Lewellan/Lew date and place of birth: DOB ? VA date and place of marriage: unknown other marriages: unknown military service: "2nd Seminole War", served in two units: "6 Regiment Florida Militia" and "1 Reg't (Warren's) Florida Militia." date and place of death: died: August 8, 1836 Alachua County, FL; in "2nd Seminole War" father: Unknown VA mother: Unknown VA ================================= WIFE: Unknown date and place of birth: unknown b ? SC other marriages: Unknown date and place of marriage: Unknown date and place of death: abt 1834 Territory of Florida father: Unknown mother: Unknown ........................................................... CHILD 1: Margarett M. WILLIAMS (Mary) date and place of birth: DOB abt 1824 Territory of Florida date and place of marriage: [1] BLANTIN/BLANTON Isaac B. & WILLIAMS, Margaret M., 1842, Book 1; Page 035; By: Thomas J. PREVATT, offical other marriages: [2] BLANTON, Margaret & EXLEY James B. 1855 Book 2; Page 043; By: Rob't YOUNGBLOOD date and place of death: Unknown .......................................................... CHILD 2: Minnerva/Manerva WILLIAMS date and place of birth: abt 1826 Territory of Florida married: unknown date and place of marriage: unknown other marriages: unknown date and place of death: Unknown ............................................................ CHILD 3: Nancy WILLIAMS date and place of birth: b abt 1828 Terriory of Florida married: James PENDARVIS date and place of marriage: Abt 1851 FL other marriages: Unknown date and place of death: Sept 1872, Alachua County, FL .......................................................... CHILD 4: Lewallen A. WILLIAMS date and place of birth: b abt 1833 Terriory of Florida married: UNKNOWN date and place of marriage: UNKNOWN other marriages: Unknown date and place of death: abt 1867, in "Battle of Seven Pines" other marriages: UNKNOWN ............................................................... SOURCES: 1. "Alachua County FL Court Records: copied from the Clerk of the Court Site" 2. FL Military records from: Indian River County Main Library, Florida History & Genealogy Dept, Vero Beach, Florida 3. Lewellen WILLIAMS: DOB Lew/Lewelling/Lewellan/Llwellyn b Virgina (as on Mary EXLEY's 1880 Census Records for FL). 4. Mrs. Lewellen WILLIAMS: Birth state from Alachua County FL Census 1880 of daughter Mary EXLEY 5. Llewellyn WILLIAMS is listed under "JACKSONVILLE-THE FIRST GRAND JURY". He was selected and impaneled on December 2, 1823. [Source: "Pioneers of Florida's First Coast" page 46] 6. Lewellen WILLIAMS was also county clerk 1826 Alachua County, FL. Lewellen owned a store with Thomas BARROW in 1836 Territory of Florida, Alachua County, FL called "WILLIAMS & BARROW". [Documation: 1838 Alachua County Fl Probate Records] 7. Fernando A. UNDERWOOD, Justice of the Peace, was made Guardian: of Minnerva WILLIAMS, Margarett WILLIAMS, Lewellan WILLIAMS, and Nancy WILLIAMS. F.A. as written in WILLIAMS 1836 probate records. 8. Lewellin WILLIAMS was in the "Florida War" which is also known as the "2nd Seminole War". He served in two units: "6 Regiment Florida Militia" and "1 Reg't (Warren's) Florida Militia." He was known as a Captain and a Private. There was also a pension filed. Lewellen's files can be (copied) ordered from the "National Archives". Pension #11863 of the Old War MC-1442. 9. "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who served in Organizations from the State of Florida during the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858, "National Archives Microfilm Series M1086, Reel #9 [Source:] "Indian River County Main Library, Florida History & Genealogy Dept, Vero Beach, Florida." 10. Census Records WILLIAMS, Lewelling State: Florida, Year: 1828 County: Duval Township: Jacksonville, Page: 0 WILLIAMS, Lewelling State: Florida Year: 1828 County: Duval Township: Jacksonville, Page: 0 WILLIAMS, Lewelling State: Florida, Year: 1829 County: Alachua WILLIAMS, Lewelling State: Florida, Year: 1829 County: Alachua [State: Florida Year: 1830; County: Alachua] Roll: M19_15 Township: Unknown Townships; Page: 37; WILLIAMS, Lewellen (from researcher) 1 male 30 and under 40 1 male 40 and under 50 3 females under 5 1 female 5 and under 10 1 female 10 and under 15 1 female 20 and under 30 1830 Census for Levy Co FL Lewellen WILLIAMS 1850 ALACHUA Census For WILLIAMS family of Alachua Co., FL; Living next door to the F A UNDERWOOD family WILLIAMS, Manerva 24 F Florida 36 216 216 WILLIAMS, Nancy 22 F Florida 37 216 216 WILLIAMS, Lewallen A 17 M Florida 1850 Census Alachua County Mary BLANTON age 26 F pg 30 & 31 line 41; 1860 Alachua County Census: BLANTON, Thomas age 16, BLANTON, Sumpter age 14, BLANTON, Mary age 12, BLANTON, Claudius age 10 (along with EXLEY children) EXLEY, Margaret age 37, F Page 93, line 15 Pg 93 line 21 & 20 James age 3 M; Margaret age 5 Fe 1880 Alachua County Census, FL: Precinct 2, Alachua, Florida FHL film 1254125--NAfilm T9-0125 p. 34D; EXLEY, JAMES-farming- son-male-single-white-22 yr.FL-GA-FL (living with mother, M Exley) EXLEY, MARY-keepinghouse-fe-w-white- - FL-VA-SC- 11. Marrage records: Documation: Alachua County Fl Marriage Database 12. Alachua County, FL Land Patent Descriptions FL0770__.052 to FL0790__.421 EXLEY James W. 6/29/1889 FL0780__.370 Homestead Entry 135 aces; Exley FL 0780__.370 Gainesville 232/8 South/18 East EXLEY Margarett 6/29/1889 FL 0780__.37 1 Homestead Entry 158.89 acres; EXLEY FL 0780__.371 Gainesville SW 32/8 South/18 East BLANTON, Margaret Grantee A Page 309; Isaiah FLOYD grantor Alachua County, FL Land Patent Descriptions FL0410__.008 to FL0410__.490 WILLIAMS Lewelling 4/1/1859 FL 0410__.168 Sale-Cash 320.0 acres; WILLIAMS FL 0410__.168 Newnansville W½ 29/9 South/18 East WILLIAMS Lewelling 4/1/1859 FL 0410__.168 Sale-Cash 320.08; WILLIAMS FL 0410__.168 Newnansville W½ 29/9 South/18 East Alachua County, FL Land Patent Descriptions FL0390__.002 to FL0390__.500 13. Minnerva/Manerva WILLIAMS (on probate records of James EXLEY as witness 1857) 14. Lewallen WILLIAMS is on his Uncle James EXLEY probate records with first cousin James EXLEY, and also his brother-in-law James PENDARVIS, and sisters Mary & Minvera WILLIAMS. He was county clerk for several years for the County of Alachua, FL. Also one of the Road Comm., of Alachua County, also doing bussiness with George BROWN, John EXLEY, and James PENDARVIS, and others. 15. [Note: from Jim SANDERS] Margaret WILLIAMS's brother was killed in the "Battle of Seven-Pines"; He was a commander. Mr. OLMSTEAD wrote a letter home about her brother and son, Thomas BLANTON, being killed in the war. 16. [DOCUMENTED]: 1867 Probate records for Alachua Co, FL Lewellan AKA Lew/Lewelling/Llewelyn/Lewellen Williams is brother of Nancy WILLIAMS PENDARVIS. He left personal proverty to sister Nancy WILLIAMS- PENDARVIS . [note:] (I haven't seen or read any records of any marriage on Lew WILLIAMS, [died abt 1868] yet.) 17. Captain Lewellen WILLIAMS (b. abt 1833) enlisted 5/23/61 in Company B, 2nd Florida Infantry at Newnansville. He was wounded 5/5/62 at Williamsburg and wounded again 5/31/62 at Seven Pines. He was absent sick in early 1863 and resigned 3/9/63 from General Hospital #4, Richmond. ============================== Copyright © 2003.