Notes: James and his wife Mary owned land in West Deer Township (later
named Richland Township), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, for
several decades.
In the 1850 USA census, James, 40, and Mary, 37, were living in West Deer Township,
Allegheny County. James was a farmer and their real estate was worth $3,000. Their
children were John, 12, Elizabeth, 11, and Matthew 7. Also in the household was Joseph Fox,
30, a salesman.
When James' brother Joseph and Joseph's wife Mary Ann sold their
adjacent 59 acres and 271 perches on 23 Mar 1858, James and Mary,
along with three other Williams brothers and their wives, signed
the Indenture to Quit Claim their interest in Joseph's land
(Source 188). |