Willoughby Williams

Willoughby Williams was an American war veteran and politician from North Carolina.[1][2]

Willoughby Williams
Died	June 6, 1802 Rutledge, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Politician
Spouse(s)	Nancy Glasgow
Children	6, including Willoughby Williams Jr.
Relatives	James Glasgow (father-in-law)

Early life

Williams was born in the 18th century.

Career

Williams enlisted in 1776 and fought in the American Revolutionary War as a regimental commissionary officer.[1][2] He served in the Battle of Cowpens of January 17, 1781.[1] In 1790, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1]

Personal life

On January 1, 1786, Williams married Nancy Glasgow (1771-1857), daughter of James Glasgow (1735-1819) who served as North Carolina Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798.[1][3] They had six children.[1] Their son Willoughby Williams Jr. (1798-1882) went on to live in Woodlawn, a National Register of Historic Places-listed mansion in Nashville, with his wife m. Nancy Nichols (1808-1844).[3]

Williams lived in Dobbs County, North Carolina.[1]

Death

Williams died on June 6, 1802 in Rutledge, Tennessee on his way to Davidson County, Tennessee.[1] In 1806, his widow married Joseph McMinn, who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1815 to 1821.[1]

References

1. Zella Armstrong, Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution: Compiled from Pension Statements, Genealogical Publishing Com, 2009, p. 117
2. William Stevens Powell (ed.), Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press, 1986, p. 304
3. Lineage Book, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1936, p. 269