Nathaniel F. Williams

Nathaniel F. Williams
Born (1782-03-14)March 14, 1782
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Died September 10, 1854(1854-09-10) (aged 72)
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Alma mater Harvard
Known for Politician, War of 1812, Founding Savage Mill
Board member of Trustee, University of Maryland
Spouse(s) Caroline Barney, Maria Pickett Dalrymple
Children Joshua Barney (1819-),[1] Joseph Barney (1830-), Ann B., Victoria B., Samuel, Caroline B., Sarah - Rebbecca D., Maria D., Dalrymple
Parent(s) Joseph Williams, Susanna May
Relatives 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)

Nathaniel F. Williams (1782–1864 ) was an American businessman and politician.

Early life

The Battle of North Point

Nathaniel F. Williams was born 14 March 1782, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph (born 1738) and Susannah (May) Williams. His grandfather, Colonel Joseph Williams (1708–1798), fought in the French and Indian War in 1755.[2][3] Before 1799, his brother Benjamin moved from Roxbury to 126 Lombard in Baltimore becoming wealthy in the shipping industry.[4][5] Benjamin's Daughter Susan May Williams, became well known for her relation to Napoleon through her marriage to Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte.

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 1811-1816. 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 Luther Martin became ill, Williams became Acting Attorney General of Maryland serving from 1820-1822. In this time he wrote to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.[9] Williams married Maria Pickett Dalrymple in 1829. He was the District of Maryland United States Attorney from 1824-1841 and served on the Executive Council from 1835-1837. He represented Baltimore City in the Maryland Senate in 1853. He was also a Trustee, University of Maryland in 1826.[10] Williams died on 10 September 1854.

References

  1. ↑ Edwin C. Gibbons Jr. Vital Records of the First Independent (Now Unitarian) Church, Baltimore, Maryland 1818-1921. p. 47.
  2. ↑ Stephen West Williams. The Genealogy and History of the Family of Williams in America. p. 293–297.
  3. ↑ Ancestral Records and Portraits: A Compilation from the Archives of Chapter I, the Colonial Dames of America, Volume 2. p. 666.
  4. ↑ Chaim M. Rosenberg. The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775–1817. p. 86.
  5. ↑ "Benjamin Williams". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Meeting of the members of the Bar, Tributes of Respect". The Baltimore Sun. 13 June 1864.
  8. ↑ Ralph E. Eshelman; Scott S. Sheads. Chesapeake Legends and Lore from the War of 1812. p. 93.
  9. ↑ "Founders Online". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nathaniel F. Williams Maryland State Archives". Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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