Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  John Williams of Montpelier (1731-1799) — of Granville County (part now inVanceCounty), N.C.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,March14, 1731.Delegateto North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1778;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1778-79;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1779-99.Died in Montpelier,VanceCounty, N.C.,October10, 1799 (age68 years, 210days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C. | | Richard Henderson (1735-1785) — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,April20, 1735.Lawyer;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1768-73; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1781.Anglican.Pioneer and colonizer in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky;organized what became known as the Transylvania Land Company, whichmade treaties with the Cherokees, hired Daniel Boone as advance agentto blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap, and created TransylvaniaColony in Kentucky and Tennessee.Died inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,January30, 1785 (age49 years, 285days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C. | | John Williams (1740-1804) — ofOrangeCounty, N.C.;CaswellCounty, N.C.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,July 7,1740.Delegateto North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; colonel in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1778-80; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1782, 1793-94.Died inCaswellCounty, N.C., December,1804(age64years, 0 days).Interment atTrinityOld Baptist Church Cemetery, Locust Hill, N.C. | | Nathaniel Williams Jr. (1742-1805) — ofGuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,October1, 1742.Lawyer;planter;delegateto North Carolina provincial congress, 1775.Accidentallydrownedwhile trying to ford a swollen stream, inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,January25, 1805 (age62 years, 116days).Burial location unknown. | | Robert Williams (1744-1790) — of North Carolina. Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,August4, 1744.Lawyer;AdjutantGeneral of North Carolina, 1780.Died in North Carolina,1790(ageabout45 years).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Winston (1746-1815) — of North Carolina. Born inLouisaCounty, Va.,June 17,1746.Democrat. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1790;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1793-95, 1803-07 (at-large1793-95, 12th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07).Slaveowner. Died near Germanton,StokesCounty, N.C.,April21, 1815 (age68 years, 308days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atGuilfordCourthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C. | | Robert Burton (1747-1825) — of North Carolina. Born near Chase City,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,October20, 1747.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1787.Died in Granville County (part now inVanceCounty), N.C.,May 31,1825 (age77 years, 223days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C. | | Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford (1748-1827) — also known as"Duke of Surry" — ofSurryCounty, N.C.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,March27, 1748.Delegateto North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; served in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War.Died inSurryCounty, N.C.,August11, 1827 (age79 years, 137days).Interment atPantherCreek Cemetery, Lewisville, N.C. | | Thomas Henderson (1752-1815) — ofGuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,1752.Delegateto North Carolina provincial congress, 1775.Died in Danbury,StokesCounty, N.C.,March31, 1815 (ageabout 62years).Burial location unknown. | | Matthew Clay (1754-1815) — of Halifax,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,March25, 1754.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1790-94;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1797-1813, 1815 (at-large1797-1807, 14th District 1807-13, 15th District 1815); died in office1815.Slaveowner. Died suddenlywhilemaking a speech at Halifax Court House,HalifaxCounty, Va.,May 27,1815 (age61 years, 63days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Pittsylvania County, Va. | | Robert Williams (1766-1836) — Born in North Carolina,October30, 1766.Governorof Mississippi Territory, 1805-06, 1807-09; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1811.Died near Monroe,OuachitaParish, La.,January25, 1836 (age69 years, 87days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La. | | Archibald Henderson (1768-1822) — of Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.Born near Williamsboro,VanceCounty, N.C.,August7, 1768.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1807-09, 1814, 1819-20.Slaveowner. Died in Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,October21, 1822 (age54 years, 75days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Salisbury, N.C. | | Leonard Henderson (1772-1833) — of North Carolina. Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,October6, 1772.State court judge in North Carolina, 1808;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1818;chiefjustice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1829-33.Died in Williamsboro,VanceCounty, N.C.,August13, 1833 (age60 years, 311days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C. | | Robert Overton Williams (1773-1821) — Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,January12, 1773.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1792-95;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1797-1803 (3rd District1797-99, at-large 1799-1803).Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,May 27,1821 (age48 years, 135days).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) — of North Carolina; Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.Born inCaswellCounty, N.C.,April 6,1774.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1802;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09);delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; candidate forGovernorof Alabama, 1819; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1821-39;TuscaloosaCounty Judge, 1832-42.Methodist.Slaveowner. Died in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,October29, 1850 (age76 years, 206days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | | John Williams (1778-1837) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,January29, 1778.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1815-23; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toCentral America, 1825-26; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1827-28.Slaveowner. Died near Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August10, 1837 (age59 years, 193days).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | Lewis Williams (1782-1842) — of Panther Creek,SurryCounty, N.C.Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,February1, 1782.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1813-14;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 13th District, 1815-42; diedin office 1842.Died inWashington,D.C.,February23, 1842 (age60 years, 22days).Interment atPantherCreek Cemetery, Lewisville, N.C.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Thomas Lanier Williams (1782-1856) — Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,February1, 1782.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1820;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1826.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,December3, 1856 (age74 years, 306days).Interment atNashvilleCity Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | Louis L. Winston (1784-1824) — of Mississippi. Born in Germanton,StokesCounty, N.C.,November24, 1784.Delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1821-24; died in office 1824.Died in Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,August20, 1824 (age39 years, 270days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Adams County, Miss. | | Fountain Winston (1793-1834) — of Mississippi. Born in Germanton,StokesCounty, N.C.,November3, 1793.Member ofMississippistate senate, 1827-28;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1832-34.Died in Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,December1, 1834 (age41 years, 28days).Burial location unknown. | | John Patton Erwin (1795-1857) — also known asJohn P. Erwin — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born inWilkesCounty, N.C.,January8, 1795.Mayorof Nashville, Tenn., 1821-22, 1834-35; postmaster atNashville,Tenn., 1826-29.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August27, 1857 (age62 years, 231days).Interment atNashvilleCity Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | Christopher Harris Williams (1798-1857) — of Lexington,HendersonCounty, Tenn.Born near Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,December18, 1798.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1837-43, 1849-53 (13th District1837-43, 11th District 1849-53).Slaveowner. Died in Lexington,HendersonCounty, Tenn.,November27, 1857 (age58 years, 344days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Tenn. | | William Barclay Napton (1808-1883) — also known asWilliam B. Napton — of Fayette,HowardCounty, Mo.;SalineCounty, Mo.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,May 23,1808.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofMissouristate senate, 1834;Missouristate attorney general, 1836-39;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1839-51, 1857-61, 1873-80;appointed 1839; defeated, 1851.Died inSalineCounty, Mo.,January8, 1883 (age74 years, 230days).Interment atRidgePark Cemetery, Marshall, Mo. | | Joseph Lanier Williams (1810-1865) — of Tennessee. Born near Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,October23, 1810.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1837-43;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December14, 1865 (age55 years, 52days).Interment atOldGray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn. | | John Gaines Miller (1812-1856) — also known asJohn G. Miller — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Born in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,November29, 1812.Lawyer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Cooper County, 1840-43;U.S.Representative from Missouri, 1851-56 (3rd District 1851-53, 5thDistrict 1853-56); died in office 1856.Slaveowner. Died near Marshall,SalineCounty, Mo.,May 11,1856 (age43 years, 164days).Interment atMt.Olive Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.  | John Sharp Williams (1854-1932) — of Yazoo City,YazooCounty, Miss.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,July 30,1854.Democrat.Lawyer;cottonplanter;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1892,1904(TemporaryChair; member,Platformand Resolutions Committee; chair,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee;speaker),1912(speaker),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1920;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1893-1909 (5th District1893-1903, 8th District 1903-09);U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1911-23.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons;Elks.Died near Yazoo City,YazooCounty, Miss.,September7, 1932 (age78 years, 39days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Yazoo County, Miss. | | John Sharp Williams Jr. (born c.1886) — of Yazoo City,YazooCounty, Miss.Born about 1886. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1936,1940,1944,1948.Burial location unknown.
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