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Jonathan “Biby” Williams

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
1854 (aged 74–75)
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Buried on home farm near Cedar Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Burial location from children of Jonathan and Rhoda Elliott Williams. Add to Map
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Many researchers show a middle name for Jonathan of "Middlleton", however, there is NO documentation anywhere showing a middle name for Jonathan. None of the documents involving Jonathan list him as anything but plain Jonathan Williams.

Jonathan Williams was buried on his home farm near Cedar Creek in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Jonathan's children told descendants of his burial, and about the "all-night-wake" they held at the home of their father the night he died. Those same children told descendants their father's nickname was "Biby." Biby is derived from "imbibe" as Jonathan was a heavy drinker. Family legend has it that Biby was buried in the night about 11 P.M. The crowd drank five gallons of brandy that night and danced and fiddled until daylight. All of Jonathan's children were grown when Biby died.

Family legend and records left by grandchildren of Jonathan say Jonathan and Rhoda were parents of 21 children. Some were twins (4 sets) and a possible birth of triplets. To date, we have documented 18 of the 21 children.
Many researchers show a middle name for Jonathan of "Middlleton", however, there is NO documentation anywhere showing a middle name for Jonathan. None of the documents involving Jonathan list him as anything but plain Jonathan Williams.

Jonathan Williams was buried on his home farm near Cedar Creek in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Jonathan's children told descendants of his burial, and about the "all-night-wake" they held at the home of their father the night he died. Those same children told descendants their father's nickname was "Biby." Biby is derived from "imbibe" as Jonathan was a heavy drinker. Family legend has it that Biby was buried in the night about 11 P.M. The crowd drank five gallons of brandy that night and danced and fiddled until daylight. All of Jonathan's children were grown when Biby died.

Family legend and records left by grandchildren of Jonathan say Jonathan and Rhoda were parents of 21 children. Some were twins (4 sets) and a possible birth of triplets. To date, we have documented 18 of the 21 children.

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