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Captain Joseph Williams
1723 - 1776 (52 years)-
Name Joseph Williams Prefix Captain Birth 23 Apr 1723 Poquetannock, New London, Connecticut 
Gender Male Death 19 Jan 1776 Brattleboro, Vermont Person ID I56524 Scudder Last Modified 25 Dec 2014
Family Hannah Lathrop, b. 1722, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 28 Sep 1744, Norwich, New London, Connecticut (Age 22 years) Marriage 4 Mar 1742 Norwich, New London, Connecticut Family ID F20189 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - Joseph and his father belonged to the same military company, the Fifth in the Eastern Society. In May, 1746, he was made Ensign, in May, 1754, Lieutenant, and in October, 1758, Captain. He became a wealthy merchant in Norwich and his name occurs in numerous land transfers there.
In about 1771, Joseph surrendered his interests in Norwich and removed into the Hampshire Grants, later the State of Vermont He located in the township of Brattleboro, not far from the Connecticut River. Besides his wife, he probably took with him his six younger children, the youngest being not over four years of age. Out of a family of seventeen children only three sons carried down the Williams name
- Joseph and his father belonged to the same military company, the Fifth in the Eastern Society. In May, 1746, he was made Ensign, in May, 1754, Lieutenant, and in October, 1758, Captain. He became a wealthy merchant in Norwich and his name occurs in numerous land transfers there.