James Williams

1562 - 1620  (58 years)

• Name	James Williams  [1, 2]
  Birth	1562	Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Will	His will, proven 19 November 1621, left, in addition to bequests to his "loving wife, Alice," to his sons, Sydrach, Roger and Robert, and to his daughter Catherine, money and bread to the poor in various sections of London  [3]
  Death	7 Sep 1620	London, England   [1, 3]
  Burial	London, England   [3]
  	(Holy Sepulchre London Churchyard)
  Person ID	I22684	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Mark Williams,   b. 1540, Hertfordshire, England d. 1582, Hertfordshire, England (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Audley,   b. 1544, Hertfordshire, England d. 7 Sep 1620, London, England (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1561	Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F3387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Pemberton,   b. 18 Feb 1564, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1634, London, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1597	Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Catherine Williams,   b. 19 Jan 1598, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 1628, London, England (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Roger Williams,   b. 21 Dec 1603, London, England d. 1 Apr 1683, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sydrach Williams,   b. 10 Jan 1599, London, England d. 29 Apr 1647, Yorkshire, England (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Robert Williams,   b. 1604, London, England d. 1680, England (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1562 - Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 2 Jan 1597 - Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England Death - 7 Sep 1620 - London, England Burial - - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-WILLAMS Williams Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 37.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJC. Record for James Williams http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1333382&indiv=try [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, James Williams 1562-1620. Son of Mark Williams and Agnes Audley. Date of burial: November 19, 1620. He is the Father of Roger Williams: champion of religious freedom in America. Founder of the first Baptist church in America. Founder of Rhode Island. His will, proven 19 November 1621, left, in addition to bequests to his "loving wife, Alice," to his sons, Sydrach, Roger and Robert, and to his daughter Catherine, money and bread to the poor in various sections of London James Williams married Alice Pemberton, d/o Robert, January 2, 1597 St. Albans, Hertfordshire. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217209533/james-williams