Bryant/Williams: From James Williams to Peninah Williams

8th Generation: Allen Williams

  • Allen was born in March in 1768 in Wake County, North Carolina.
  • Allen married Sarah Nancy Williams on April 5, 1788, in Warren, North Carolina. They had seven children together: Thomas, Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Rebecca, Nancy, Sarah, and Allen.
  • Allen’s great grandfather William Henry is the brother to Sarah’s great grandfather, Johnathon.
  • Allen died in March 1810 (42 years old) in Wake County, North Carolina.

8th Generation: Sarah Nancy Williams

  • Sarah was born in 1765 in Warren, North Carolina.
  • Sarah married Allen on April 5, 1788, in Warren, North Carolina. They had seven children together:
    • Thomas H. (1792-1859) Died in Crockett County, Tennessee.
    • Captain Nathaniel (1796-1862) Died in Wilson County, Tennessee.
    • Jeremiah (who we are descended from) (1798-1841)
    • Rebecca Ann Taylor (1800-1881) Died in Crockett County, Tennessee.
    • Nancy Taylor (1804-1881) Died in Madison County, Tennessee.
    • Sarah T Brown (1808-1850) Died in Roxboro, NC
    • Allen (1809-?)
  • Sarah died on May 12, 1815, in Wake County, North Carolina.