Jeremiah Williams [4424]

  General Notes:

Jeremiah "The Elder" Williams settled on the north side of Doe Creek in the part of Montgomery County that became Giles County in 1806, Virginia. He received a land grant in 1783 of 100 acres as an assignee of Michael Drake. Later, he received additional grants of 35 and 60 acres in the same area. Tax lists show Jeremiah with six horses and no slaves. In 1791, 46 acres on the "westside of land he now lives on" were recorded in the Montgomery County Survey Book "D" for Jeremiah.

He is buried on a bench of Mountain Lake near Pearisburg in Giles County. Jeremiah's will is dated May 7, 1819 but was not proven until March 30, 1824. He leaves on third of his estate to his wife Mary as a life estate, to his son Abram Williams, one dollar,- to son John Williams, one dollar, - to son David Williams one dollar, - to son in law Randl Lucas one dollar, - to son in law John Rice one dollar, - to son Alexander William's widow Lisha Williams, one dollar, - to son Andrew Williams a tract of land joining the land of Joseph Williams, Jacob Alberts, Christian Smith, Randl Lucas and David Collins, - to son Joseph Williams a tract of land joining the land of Randl Lucas, Collins corner and Alberts corner. To my sons Hugh and James Williams, all the remainder of the land. To Margaret and Rebecca Williams, all of my personal property, household furniture and kitchen furniture except one horse to James Williams, my son.

Jeremiah married Mary Garst [4425] [MRIN: 1552]. (Mary Garst [4425] was born in 1750 in Germany.)