Joseph WILLIAMS, Esquire

1643 - 1724  (80 years)

• Name	Joseph WILLIAMS
  Suffix	Esquire
  Born	12 Dec 1643	Providence Colony, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Aug 1724	Mashapaug, Providence, Rhode Island
  Buried	Williams Family Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I1235	Main Tree
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Roger WILLIAMS, Esquire,   b. 21 Dec 1603, Long Lane, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1 Apr 1683, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary BARNARD,   b. 24 Sep 1609, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1676, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 66 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1629	,Essex, England
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia OLNEY,   b. May 1644, Providence Colony, Rhode Island ,   d. 9 Sep 1724, Mashapaug, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 80 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1669	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Children	1. Joseph WILLIAMS,   b. 26 Sep 1670, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. Abt 1672, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 1 years)   2. Thomas WILLIAMS,   b. 16 Feb 1672, Mashapaug, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 27 Aug 1724, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 52 years)   3. Joseph WILLIAMS,   b. 10 Nov 1673, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 15 Aug 1752, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 78 years)   4. Mary WILLIAMS,   b. 10 Jun 1676, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island + 5. James WILLIAMS,   b. 24 Sep 1680, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 25 Jun 1757, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 76 years)   6. Lydia WILLIAMS,   b. 26 Sep 1683, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Williams Coat of Arms This name derives from the personal name "Wilhelm" composed of the elements "wil", meaning "of strong mind", and "helm", translating literally as helmet, and in this context meaning "protection".

  
  

  Headstones

  Joseph Williams Esquire 1643-1724 Inscription: Here lies the Body of Joseph Williams Esq. Son of Roger Williams Esq, who was the first white Man that Came to Providence, he was Born 1644, he died Au 17, 1724 in the 81 Year of his Age.