Pioneers of Florida, 1776-1860: The Story of the Williams Family

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Pioneers of Florida, 1776-1860: The Story of the Williams Family

Entry/Object ID

Library.2127

Description

201 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm Pioneers of Florida, 1776-1860: The Story of the Williams Family by Philip Eschbach, III. This book is about early Florida history. Includes bibliographical references (page 169-186) and index. Selected contents: Introduction (Covers the period of Florida History, beginning with the British Period through the Second Spanish Period and into the Territorial Period to 1845. In 1845, Florida became a state.) Selected contents: From North Carolina to Florida -- British Period (1763-1783) -- Georgia connection, Ashleys and the forts -- Bahamas connection (Henry Williams Family) -- Developing the East Coast Plantations, Second Spanish Period, Samuel Williams "The Younger's" family -- Developing North Florida (Thomas Jefferson's legacy, Territorial period (1821-1845)) -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index. Jax connections: Samuel Williams was born in 1770 and decided to move from the Bahamas back to Florida around 1803. He registered 2 of his ships at St. Augustine, the Swift and the Minerva. -- Samuel married a woman from St. Augustine, Ana Maria Hill, with whom he had 4 children. After his death in 1811, Ana Maria managed the Orange Grove with the help of her nephews, William Henry, William and Abner Williams -- William Henry Williams in 1830 had postal route no. 2455 from Jax to Tallahassee -- Zephaniah Kingsley and David Levy Yulee -- Samuel Hill Williams took over the Orange Grove Plantation -- In 1821, Florida only had 2 counties (Escambia and St, Johns).

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Frontier and pioneer life -- Florida., Florida -- History -- Biography., Kingsley, Z. (Zephaniah), 1765-1843.

Publication Details

Author

Eschbach, Philip, 1948-

Publisher

Shakespeare & Co.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

New York

Call No.

F 314 .E83 2019

ISBN

9781951121006