Nathaniel F. Williams
Nathaniel F. Williams | |
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| Member of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1853 | |
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| Born | March 14, 1782 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Barney, Maria Pickett Dalrymple |
| Relations | Joseph (1764-1793), Susanna (1767-1812), Samuel (1769-1813), Mary (1771-1793), Lemuel (1774-1797), Amos Adams (1776), George (1778-1852), Martha (1780), Cumberland Dugan (1781-1840), Nehimeiah Davis (1786-), Benjamin (-1822) |
| Children | Joshua Barney (1819-),[1] Joseph Barney (1830-), Ann B., Victoria B., Samuel, Caroline B., Sarah - Rebecca D., Maria D., Dalrymple |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Williams, Susanna May |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Politician, War of 1812, Founding Savage Mill |
Nathaniel F. Williams (March 14, 1782 – September 10, 1864) was an American businessman and politician.
Early life
Nathaniel F. Williams was born March 14, 1782, in
He graduated from Harvard College in 1801. Serving as a lawyer in Boston and Annapolis. He married Caroline Barney, daughter of Anne and Commodore Joshua Barney in 1809. With his brothers, Amos, George and Cumberland, he founded the Savage Mill on land next to the Commodore Joshua Barney House in Maryland.
During this time he also served as an attorney for the Maryland Senate, Western Shore from 1811 to 1816. He served as a private, Baltimore Fencibles, War of 1812, becoming wounded at the Battle of North Point in 1814. He was considered dead after being shot on the battlefield in his hip. He was treated by Dr. Owens of the 5th regiment for two days, then sent home on a wagon cart. Nathaniel's brothers Cumberland Dugan, and George Williams were also on the roster of the Fencibles.[6][7][8]
When
During his life he corresponded with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.[10][11]
References
- ^ Edwin C. Gibbons Jr. Vital Records of the First Independent (Now Unitarian) Church, Baltimore, Maryland 1818-1921. p. 47.
- ^ Stephen West Williams. The Genealogy and History of the Family of Williams in America. p. 293–297.
- ^ Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America, Volume 2. p. 666.
- ^ Chaim M. Rosenberg. The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775–1817. p. 86.
- ^ "Benjamin Williams". Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ The citizen soldiers at North Point and Port McHenry, September 12 & 13, 1814. Resolves of the citizens in town meeting, particulars relating to the battle, official correspondence and honorable discharge of the troops. Also, celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary, 1889. Reprint. p. 13.
- ^ "Meeting of the members of the Bar, Tributes of Respect". The Baltimore Sun. June 13, 1864.
- ^ Ralph E. Eshelman; Scott S. Sheads. Chesapeake Legends and Lore from the War of 1812. p. 93.
- ^ "Nathaniel F. Williams Maryland State Archives". Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ Williams, Nathaniel F. "To John Adams from Nathaniel F. Williams, 21 May 1823". Founders Online. National Archives. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)[This is an Early Access document from The Adams Papers. It is not an authoritative final version.] Also available via Internet Archive as captured on January 5, 2020. . - ^ Williams, Nathaniel F. "To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel F. Williams, 25 March 1826". Founders Online. National Archives. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)[This is an Early Access document from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. It is not an authoritative final version.] Also available via Internet Archive as captured on January 5, 2020. .
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