WILLIAMS, STEPHEN
(1760-1839)
Stephen Williams, soldier and early East Texas settler, son of Richard and Ann Williams, was born on May 9, 1760, in Granville County (later Bertie County), 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.
After moving westward to Louisiana, Stephen helped to guard the Madisonville Naval Yards again the British invasion in the war of 1812, during the winter of 1814-15. Stephen, a blacksmith by trade, began suffering from extreme rheumatism in about 1816, hindering his ability to make a living. As a result,Stephen incurred debt and in 1830 he left St. Helena Parish, Louisiana for Texas. He settled in Newton County, Texas; later, in Jasper County.
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 Bexar. 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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View cenotaph HERE.
(1760-1839)
Stephen Williams, soldier and early East Texas settler, son of Richard and Ann Williams, was born on May 9, 1760, in Granville County (later Bertie County), 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.
After moving westward to Louisiana, Stephen helped to guard the Madisonville Naval Yards again the British invasion in the war of 1812, during the winter of 1814-15. Stephen, a blacksmith by trade, began suffering from extreme rheumatism in about 1816, hindering his ability to make a living. As a result,Stephen incurred debt and in 1830 he left St. Helena Parish, Louisiana for Texas. He settled in Newton County, Texas; later, in Jasper County.
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 Bexar. 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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View cenotaph HERE.
WILLIAMS, STEPHEN
(1760-1839)
Stephen Williams, soldier and early East Texas settler, son of Richard and Ann Williams, was born on May 9, 1760, in Granville County (later Bertie County), 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.
After moving westward to Louisiana, Stephen helped to guard the Madisonville Naval Yards again the British invasion in the war of 1812, during the winter of 1814-15. Stephen, a blacksmith by trade, began suffering from extreme rheumatism in about 1816, hindering his ability to make a living. As a result,Stephen incurred debt and in 1830 he left St. Helena Parish, Louisiana for Texas. He settled in Newton County, Texas; later, in Jasper County.
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 Bexar. 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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View cenotaph HERE.
(1760-1839)
Stephen Williams, soldier and early East Texas settler, son of Richard and Ann Williams, was born on May 9, 1760, in Granville County (later Bertie County), 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.
After moving westward to Louisiana, Stephen helped to guard the Madisonville Naval Yards again the British invasion in the war of 1812, during the winter of 1814-15. Stephen, a blacksmith by trade, began suffering from extreme rheumatism in about 1816, hindering his ability to make a living. As a result,Stephen incurred debt and in 1830 he left St. Helena Parish, Louisiana for Texas. He settled in Newton County, Texas; later, in Jasper County.
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 Bexar. 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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View cenotaph HERE.
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