James Williams

Notes:

He was a citizen and merchant tailor of London.n He may have been related to the Rev. Roger Williams (d. 1626) of St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

James married Alice Pemberton about 1590. Alice (daughter of Robert Pemberton and Catherine Stokes) was born before 18 Feb 1565; was christened on 18 Feb 1565 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England; died between 1 Aug 1634 and 26 Jan 1635 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ralph Wightman. Ralph was born in of Mary le Bow, London, England; died between 27 Dec 1628 and 9 Feb 1629. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Between 1605 and 1606

Notes:

He and his wife arrived in New England at Nantucket, 5 Feb 1631, on the Lyon. They lived first at Salem, then Plymouth later in 1631, Salem again in 1633, and Providence in 1636. He returned to England twice, once in 1643-44 to obtain a charter for the colony of Rhode Island, and once in 1651-54 to settle his dispute with William Coddington over the governance of the colony. He is one of the most important and consequential individuals in the early history of New England.

From Wikipedia (accessed 9 Jan 2024):

Roger Williams [...] was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans.

Williams was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience". In 1638, he founded the First Baptist Church in America in Providence. Williams studied the language of the New England Native Americans and published the first book-length study of it in English.

Roger married Mary Bernard on 15 Dec 1629 in All Saints, High Laver, Essex, England. Mary (daughter of Rev. Richard Bernard) was born before 24 Sep 1609; was christened on 24 Sep 1609 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; died after 1683. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Aug 1632

Mary married John Sayles before 1652. John was born about 1627; died in 1681; was buried in Eastern Burying Ground, Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Aft 4 Oct 1712
• Alternate death: Between 21 Sep 1713 and 6 May 1717

Mary married John Holmes on 12 Oct 1680 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island. John (son of Rev. Obadiah Holmes and Catherine Hyde) was born in 1649; died on 2 Oct 1712 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susannah married Rev. Valentine Wightman on 10 Feb 1703. Rev. (son of George Wightman and Elizabeth Updyke) was born on 16 Apr 1681 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island; died on 7 Jun 1747 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was organied 20 May 1756, and nine years later succeeded his father in the pastorate of the Baptist church at Groton.

Rev. married Jane Fish on 1 Jun 1743. Jane (daughter of Samuel Fish and Elizabeth Williams) died on 14 Mar 1745; was buried in Wightman Burying Ground, near Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lieut. married Lucretia Packer on 31 Oct 1765. Lucretia (daughter of John Packer and Hannah Avery) was born on 23 May 1747 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; died on 20 Apr 1819 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Steven Turner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was a Baptist minister.

A Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio (citation details below) states that "Both the Turners and Baileys were of old colonial Puritan ancestry from England". Which is certainly true of Charles Avery Turner and might someday provide a hint toward Mary Bailey's ancestry.

From A Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties (citation details below):

Rev. Turner was a Baptist minister. He lived for some time at Groton, Conn., and at Blandford, Mass. Rev. Turner later bought land in Twinsburg township, and cleared his farm from the woods, and here he remained until his death. Services were held in the school-houses and at their homes throughout the surrounding townships of Twinsburg, Aurora, Streetsboro, Hudson; Northampton, Stowe, and Boston. The pioneer Baptists were poor, and Rev. Turner never had a salary for his work. He supported his large family by his labor on the farm and gave all his children an excellent education at the famous pioneer academy of Rev. Bissell, of Twinsburg. Rev. Turner was one of the faithful pioneer ministers who preached the gospel in the wilderness without money and without price. His children were Mary A., who married Rev. Williams, a Baptist minister; Joel, who died in California; Lucy; Charles, attorney-at-law, who served throughout the Civil war, entering as captain and coming out as brigadier-general, afterward judge of court of common pleas at Pekin, Ills., where he died. Then there were Emeline, Eunice, Jerusha, whe died young, Elisha, attorney-at-law, and Alcalde, of Jackson, Cal., who was shot in the court house while making a political speech. Then Reuben, who died aged sixteen years; Cordelia, and Daniel, who served in the Civil war. Rev. Turner reared a remarkable and excellent family, his sons becoming prominent men. He died at Twinsburg, October 5, 1874, aged seventy-eight years. He was early a democrat, a strong anti-slavery man, and became a republican on the outbreak of the war.

Rev. married Mary Bailey on 8 Mar 1818 in Groton, New London, Connecticut. Mary was born on 12 Nov 1798 in Connecticut; died on 24 Jul 1889; was buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Twinsburg, Summit, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1825, Massachusetts
• Alternate birth: Abt 1825, Connecticut

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From his Find a Grave page (citation details below):

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 26, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during the campaign against the city of Mobile and its defenses".

From a 2013 auction listing offering his personal presentation sword:

CHARLES TURNER (1825-1880) was born in Hampden Co., Mass. and prior to the outbreak of war practiced law and served as a judge. He enlisted in Pekin, IL on Aug. 28, 1862 as a lieutenant colonel, and likely obtained this sword at that time. Wear on the inside of the scabbard indicates much use, leading us to believe that he carried it for much if not the entire conflict. Six months later Turner was promoted to colonel. Turner served with distinction for the entire war, seeing action at Chickasaw Bluff, the capture of Fort Hindman, Port Gibson, Champion's Hill (where the regiment fought until its ammunition was exhausted), Vicksburg, the repulse of Forrest at Memphis, in operations against Mobile, and in the siege and capture of Fort Blakely. President Andrew Johnson would promote Turner to brigadier general (by brevet) retroactive to Mar. 26, 1865 for his actions during the siege of Mobile. A very extensive history of General Turner and the 108th Illinois is included containing photographs, service records, regimental reports, pension documents, etc. spelling out Turner's entire military career and his life post-war. A fine relic from a valiant fighting general.

Brig. married Sarah E. Henry on 20 Oct 1853. Sarah (daughter of Reuben Irving Henry and Lucretia Baldwin) was born on 8 Feb 1830 in Ohio; died on 26 Feb 1918; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Frederick Leonard on 21 Feb 1882 in Tazewell County, Illinois. Frederick (son of Isaac Eugene Leonard, Mayor of Pekin, Illinois and Louisa Mount) was born in 1856 in Illinois; died on 27 Oct 1924 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louise married Herman Wenger Danforth on 18 Oct 1905 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. Herman (son of Henry Rupert Danforth, Mayor of Washington, Illinois and Mary Elizabeth Wenger) was born on 15 Jun 1872 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1949 in Danforth, Iroquois, Illinois; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lieutenant (JG), US Naval Reserve, WWII.

His ashes were scattered at sea by the US Navy.

Herman married Ruth Marie Gelpi in Nov 1944 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Ruth (daughter of Dr. Maurice Joseph Gelpi and Ruth Marie de Grange) was born on 10 Jan 1926 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; died on 16 Dec 2000 in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]