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From: "LINDA" <>
Subject: [PaOldC] Benjamin or Samuel McWilliams circa 1800
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 14:13:43 -0500


Hi, I'm fairly new to your website and have thoroughly enjoyed reading the wealth of information that's been provided. Am hoping that someone may have information on my "brickwall" gggrandfather Benjamin McWilliams b. 1810 d. 1848 in Mercer county, PA or his brother Samuel b. ? (his wife, Mary was born in 1791) d. 1842 in Mercer county. I've been looking for a connection of my Benjamin to 3 early McWilliams settlers of Mercer county (parts later Lawrence county) - brothers John, George and James who came to the county in 1793, made some improvements and left. According to "History of Lawrence County 1770-1877" , Nathaniel Porter from Chester county returned in 1796 with James McWilliams. George came later. I've nothing on John. Another settler, Robert McWilliams- 1751-1852- m. to Hannah Wilkin was also from Chester county. Could these 3 brothers have been from Chester county?? I've wondered if there could be a connection to Samuel McWilliams b. 1765 d. 1835 in McWilliamstown m. Mary Stevenson. Children were James Porter b. 1807 and Stevenson b. abt. 1809??? Did Samuel have other wives or children??? What about Alexander on the 1790 census???? Any Johns??? Benjamin had 4 children - the 1st son was named John W. and the 2nd William Smith McWilliams. Thank you in advance for any help or advice that anyone has. Linda McWilliams Ligo

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