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This genealogy links the world famous playright to all his notable cousins, including royalty, presidents of the United States, and several state governors. Mr. Brayton traces Williams' ancestry back a full fourteen generations, citing all primary and secondary sources and sometimes discussing the genealogical problems associated with each ancestor. The volume includes separate chapters on the following Williams ancestors: the two Thomas Bakers of Boston, MA; Bellar of Frederick Co., VA, and Stokes Co., NC; Bowker of King & Queen, Spotsylvania and Cumberland Cos., VA; Carnes of Boston, MA: Evans of Prince George Co., VA; Lanier of Rowan Co., NC; Miller of Northampton Co, PA; Nickerson of Norfolk, VA; Moses White of Rowan Co., NC; and Woodhouse of Boston, MA.

See also the addendum to this volume, The Ancestry of General James Robertson "Father of Tennessee."