? Williams [W452] Genealogy

? Williams

Born: abt 1785 in Wales?
Married: Possibly Ann bef 1819
Died:

Father:
Mother:
Religion:

Children:

Margaret Williams (13 Oct 1819 - 19 May 1880);
m. 1) John Wolohon (1808 - 07 Apr 1849 in Pittsburgh, PA) bef. 1840 in NJ or PA
2) James M. Perkins (1815 - 10 May 1878) on 13 Nov 1850 in Richmond, IN

Discussion

The possibility of Margaret Williams' mother being Ann is based on the family having a sampler by Ann Williams dated 1805.

The death of Margaret's first husband, John Wolohon, in 1849 undoubtedly led to her moving from Pittsburgh to Richmond, IN in 1849 or early 1850, where she married James Perkins. Whether she married John Wolohon in Pittsburgh or in New Jersey, where we orginiated, is yet to be determined. No marriage record for them has been found in New Jersey records searched in Gloucester and Camden counties. John Wolohon is most likely the son of John Wolohon and Priscilla Mullick, who were married in 08 Mar 1804 in (then) Gloucester Co., NJ.

Supporting Information

Census

1830 NJ, Gloucester, Gloucester - looking for Williams female in 3rd column; Wolohon males in 3rd-5th column

p 66	Jas [Jos] Wolohon	1001220000000-0001100000000
	Pricilla Wolohon	0000000000000-0101001000000
	John Williams	0012000100000-0000100100000
	Chas Williams	0101210000000-0000010000000
p 67	Humphry Williams	0000010000000-3100010010000
p 68	Elwood Wolohon	0011100000000-1000200000000
	Jun'r? Williams	0121200100000-0101001000000

1840 PA, Pittsburgh south - Margaret would be 21; daughter Sarah is not yet born

Death Certificate

Sarah W Hawkins, Richmond, IN Book 9 CITY pg 9 line 1530: birthdate 11/28/1840; birthplace Pittsburgh, PA; father John Wolohan, birthplace New Jersey; mother Margaret Williams, birthplace Wales.

Pittsburgh City Directories

1837 - No entry
1839 - No entry
1841 - Wolohon, John, Jefferson House, cor Grant and Third
1844 - No entry
1847 - Wallhorn John, tavern, c 4th a Ross
1850 - No entry
The above two locations are separated by about a block.

Secondary Sources

From A full account of the great fire at Pittsburgh, on the tenth day of April, 1845 compiled by J. Heron Foster, p6 -

"On the corner of Fourth and Ross the "Scotch Hill House," kept by Mr. Wolohon, a large three story frame, was the only building in the square which remains standing--it was on fire severl times, but instantly extinguished, and the flames were eventually staved in that direction by blowing up with gunpowder the adjoining brick dwellings."

The most likely Wolohan family [Source: IGI] is shown below, based on Sarah Wolohan Hawkins' death certificate indicating her father was John and from New Jersey. John Wolohan, grandson of John & Sarah Hammett, son of John & Priscilla Mullick seems to be a good fit with a birthdate around 1810. The middle generation John's death in Mar 1829 could explain the absence of a John in the 1830 New Jersey census.

 John WOLOHAN (AFN:9C7T-C4) (~1740  Gloucester, NJ - 7 Mar 1796 Gloucester, NJ) 
   m. Sarah HAMMETT (AFN:9C7K-S8) (~1744/1748 Evesham, Brlngt, NJ - 1816) 13 Feb 1773 in Philadelphia, Pa
   [d/o George HAMMETT (AFN:9C7K-HP) + Rhoda PACKER (AFN:9C76-P7)] 
    -  John WOLOHAN (AFN:9C7T-FG)  (~1781 Gloucester, NJ - Mar 1829)
	m. Priscilla MULLICK (AFN:9DRT-GC) (b ~1784) 8 Mar 1804 Gloucester, NJ 
	-   John WOLOHAN (AFN:9DRT-KV) (b ~1810)