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Williams, Stephen

November 14, 2014 by tcloud 6 Comments

Stephen Williams was born 1760 in North Carolina. He joined the American revolutionary armies at the age of eighteen and fought at the battles of Briar Creek, Camden, and Eutaw Springs. He was mustered out of the service after the expiration of his third enlistment in 1782. During the winter of 1814–15 he helped guard the Madisonville naval yards against the British invasion of the latter stages of the War of 1812. He moved to Texas in 1830. As Texan dissatisfaction with Mexican authority grew, Williams again volunteered for military service in 1835, at the age of seventy-five, and served under Capt. James Chessher. With four of his grandsons he participated in the Siege of Béxar. The veteran of three wars died in April 1839 and was buried at his home in Jasper. As part of the Texas Centennial celebration his body was moved to the State Cemetery in Austin.

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  1. Reed Davis says

    February 26, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    This is my great, great, great, great grandfather. Love history and love the connections that can be made. What an extraordinary man.

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    • Leah Norville says

      July 29, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      I’ve been doing my family tree and it seems that Stephen Williams is my 4th great grandfather. My family are the Morgans of east Texas. I’m descended from his daughter, Penelope Williams’ son, John Allen. Did the John Allen listed also participate in the Siege of Bexar?

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  2. Glenn Willams says

    April 4, 2019 at 11:41 pm

    This too is my 4th great grandfather . Down through the Williams line.

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  3. Christy says

    May 17, 2019 at 9:57 am

    I too am a descendant of Stephen Williams, he is my 5x great-grandfather in one line…. 4x in another. I Guess pickings were slim back then, lol.
    I really wish I had these resources when my father was alive, he was a history major and was truly in love with Texas History. I can Only imagine how much pride he would have had knowing how his family ties into Texas History.

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  4. Martha Bender says

    September 11, 2019 at 11:20 pm

    I am/was a member of Descendants of the Siege of Bexar on the service of my 4th great grandfather, Stephen Williams.

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  5. John W Williams says

    October 31, 2020 at 11:14 am

    This is my fourth great grandfather, I am John W Williams and still live in Jasper County Texas

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