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{{stub}} {{Infobox ancestor | name = John Benjamin Williams | birthdate = [[June 12]], [[1817]] | location = [[Venice, New York|Venice]], [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]], [[New York]] | deathdate = [[March 8]], [[1851]] | deathplace = [[Weston, Missouri|Weston]], [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte]], [[Missouri]] | father = [[John Andrew Williams]] | mother = [[Mercy Farrington]] | spouse = [[Clarissa Hardin]] }} '''John Benjamin Williams''' ([[June 12]], [[1817]] - [[March 8]], [[1851]]) ==Biography== John Benjamin Williams was born [[June 12]], [[1817]] in [[Venice, New York|Venice]], [[New York]], a small town located in [[Cayuga County, New York]], which lies in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Very little is known about his early life. In September 1938, John married Clarissa Hardin and they settled in Venice, about mile away from his brothers. In 1840 John and Clarissa had their first child, a boy they named James Return. A girl was added to the family in April 1842 with the birth of Susan Clarissa; John's father died the same month after a long illness. It was about this time that John and Clarissa and John's sister Sarah became aware of the teachings of Mormon preachers in the area, and John and Clarissa were baptized into the Mormon faith on July 4, 1842. Soon after joining the Mormons, they began to lay in supplies and made plans to move to Nauvoo, Illinois. They were unable to sell their property in Venice, so a few months after the birth of their third child, Bateman Haight, they abandon their farm, horses, cattle, and sheep, and left for Nauvoo with John's sister Sarah. John's brothers Daniel and Martin delivered a load of freight and Sarah to the Erie Canal, while John and Clarissa followed behind in a buggy. They made their way via Buffalo, Cleveland, Portsmouth and St. Louis, finally arriving in Nauvoo in October 1, 1844. They stayed with Daniel Spencer until Spring, then move to the Spencer farm several miles out of town. They lived on the farm for about a year, but moved back into town in the winter of 1845 due to the increase in mob violence directed toward the Mormons. In May of 1846 Clarissa gave birth to their 4th child, Ellen, and a month later they crossed the river into Iowa with a group of Mormons led by Hiram Spencer. After wintering in Council Bluffs, they went to Mosquito Creek, where son John was born, then on to Missouri. In the fall of 1848, they visited John's sister Sarah in St. Joseph before moving to [[Weston, Missouri|Weston]], a small town on the Platte River in Western Missouri. While living in Weston, daughter Elizabeth was born in June of 1850. Later that year, John Jr. became ill and eventually died in November. In 1851 Elizabeth died in January, and John Sr. died in March after a lengthy illness. ==Children== ===James Return Williams=== * Born [[June 22]], [[1840]] in [[Venice, New York|Venice]], [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]], [[New York]] * Died [[1870]] ===Susan Clarissa Williams === * Born [[April 20]], [[1842]] in [[Venice, New York|Venice]], [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]], [[New York]] * Marr: 1856 - Samuel Comstock Snyder (other spouses) * Died [[June 15]], [[1937]] in [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], [[Utah County|Utah]], [[Utah]] ===[[Bateman Haight Wilhelm|Bateman Haight Williams]]=== * Born [[November 14]], [[1843]] in [[Venice, New York|Venice]], [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]], [[New York]] * Died [[June 3]], [[1903]] in [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], [[New Mexico]] ===Ellen Albinia Williams=== * Born [[May 25]], [[1846]] in [[Nauvoo, Illinois|Nauvoo]], [[Hancock County|Hacock]], [[Illinois]] * Marr: 1887 - Michael Stoker * Died [[July 11]], [[1939]] in [[Vernal, Utah|Vernal]], [[Uintah County|Uintah]], [[Utah]] ===John Benjamin Williams, Jr.=== * Born [[August 3]], [[1848]] in [[Mosquito Creek, Iowa|Mosquito Creek]], [[Pottawatomie County|Pottawatomie]], [[Iowa]] * Died [[November 25]], [[1850]] in [[Weston, Missouri|Weston]], [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte]], [[Missouri]] ===Elizabeth Mercy Williams === * Born [[June 12]], [[1850]] in [[Weston, Missouri|Weston]], [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte]], [[Missouri]] * Died [[January 12]], [[1851]] in [[Weston, Missouri|Weston]], [[Platte County, Missouri|Platte]], [[Missouri]] ==Sources== * Journal of Clarissa Hardin Williams * http://www.longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I00210&tree=Rogers [[Category:People|Williams, John Benjamin]]
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