Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameWilliam WILLIAMS Esq. 
Birth15 Jan 1708, North Groton?, New London, Connecticut2476, p 235
Death12 Jan 1795, North Groton, New London, Connecticut2477, p 22,2476, p 235; date only Age: 86
BurialLedyard Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut2477, p 22
FatherWilliam WILLIAMS (~1668-1741)
MotherMary MORGAN (1675-1754)
Individual Notes
• Only child.2477, p 11
• William3 served as a Judge of Probate for North and South Groton, Stonington, and North Stonington and was often referred to as Judge Williams. Fortunately for posterity, his account book of court cases between 1761 and 1769 still exists, giving an insight into local misdemeanors, squabbles, and land disagreements and their resolutions.2476, p 221
• William3, in his meticulous manner while serving as Justice of the Peace, recorded the marriages he performed in Groton between 1748 and 1784 in a small handmade cloth booklet. This booklet is perhaps the only record of some of these marriages.2476, p 221
• William3 served as a Judge of Probate for North and South Groton, Stonington, and North Stonington and was often referred to as Judge Williams. Fortunately for posterity, his account book of court cases between 1761 and 1769 still exists, giving an insight into local misdemeanors, squabbles, and land disagreements and their resolutions.2476, p 221
• William3, in his meticulous manner while serving as Justice of the Peace, recorded the marriages he performed in Groton between 1748 and 1784 in a small handmade cloth booklet. This booklet is perhaps the only record of some of these marriages.2476, p 221
Spouses
Birth4 Apr 17185046
Death5 Dec 1785, North Groton, New London, Connecticut2476, p 235; date only,5046 Age: 67
BurialLedyard Cemetery, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut2477, p 22
FatherJohn COOKE
MotherRuth BARTON
Individual Notes
• She was dau. of John Cooke and Ruth Barton. See Cooke Genealogy.2477, p 11
Marriage10 Nov 17362477, p 11,2476, p 235
ChildrenSophia Christina (1738-)
William (1741-1814)
Mercy (1743-1814)
Elisha (1746-1809)
Margaret (1748-)
Hannah (1753-)
Sarah (1756-)
Rebecca (1760-)