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From: "Perry Streeter" <>
Subject: WILLIAMSON Peter, John; HunterdonCo,NJ,USA; 1740-1830
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 7:29 -0500


WILLIAMSON Peter, John; HunterdonCo,NJ,USA; 1740-1830

CLIFFORD RICHEY SMITH

I am seeking all genealogical and biographical details for the
WILLIAMSON family documented below, including their ancestors,
children, and grandchildren and the spouses thereof, including the
full names of those spouses' parents. Please reply directly to:

Perry Streeter ()
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Peter WILLIAMSON, b. ca. 1742 or earlier; m. Catherine _____,
b. ca. 1742 or earlier.
Peter WILLIAMSON and Daniel RICHEY were among the taxpayers of
Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon Co., NJ on the earliest extant lists,
1778 and 1780. The Hunterdon Co. Militia List of 1792 includes
several WILLIAMSON men from Amwell Township including two named
Peter and two named John, along with Abraham (2), Arthur, Jacob (4),
and William; another William WILLIAMSON of Amwell Township was
exempted from service. David WILLIAMSON and Robert SMITH served in
the contingent from Bethlehem Township. Parents of...

John WILLIAMSON, son of Peter and Catherine (_____)
WILLIAMSON, b. 14 Aug 1762; m. Charity RICHEY, b. 27 Aug 1770, dau.
of Daniel and Jerusha (_____) RICHEY.
Children, surname WILLIAMSON, probably all born Hunterdon Co.,
NJ:

* i. Abraham, b. 2 April 1791; d. Greenwood, Steuben Co.,
NY 3 Dec 1874; m. probably Hunterdon Co., NJ 15 Feb
1813 Sarah SMITH, b. NJ 8 June 1795, d. Greenwood,
NY 6 June 1849, perhaps the dau. of couple named
Robert and Lucy (_____) SMITH; bur. Anson Brewster
Cemetery in Greenwood, NY; my g-g-g-g-grandparents.
ii. Charity, b. 21 July 1793; named after mother.
iii. Daniel, b. 12 March 1793 [sic, say 1795]; named after
maternal grandfather.
iv. Jemima, b. 9 Feb 1797.
v. John, b. 3 June 1801; named after father.
vi. Sarah, b. 7 Sep 1803.
vii. Wilham, b. 28 Dec 1805.
viii. Peter, b. 4 May 1808; m. Charity CLIFFORD; named after
paternal grandfather.
ix. MaryAnna, b. [18] Feb 1812.

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