 1745 - 1831 (85 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Mary Trumbull |
| Birth |
16 Jul 1745 |
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
9 Feb 1831 |
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
26 Oct 1904 |
LOGAN |
| FamilySearch ID |
LT85-FPX |
| Person ID |
I98222 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Governor Jonathan Trumbull, b. 12 Oct 1710, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 17 Aug 1785, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Faith Robinson, b. 13 Dec 1718, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 May 1780, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Dec 1735 |
Connecticut, United States |
| Family ID |
F31211 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
William Williams, b. 23 Apr 1731, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 2 Aug 1811, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Feb 1771 |
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Solomon Williams, b. 5 Jan 1772, Columbia, Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut, United States d. 5 Oct 1810, New York, United States (Age 38 years) |
| | 2. Faith Williams, b. 15 Sep 1774, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 25 Apr 1838, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States (Age 63 years) |
| | 3. William Williams, b. 4 Mar 1779, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 15 Dec 1839, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 60 years) |
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| Family ID |
F31209 |
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| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2025 |
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| Notes |
- Mary Trumbull Williams 1745-1831
Wife of William Williams
Mary Trumbull, second daughter of "Brother Jonathan" Trumbull, War Gover n or of Connecticut, was married, on 4 Feb 1771, to William Williams, on e o f the most prominent citizens of Lebanon, which town he had represent ed f or many years in the General Assembly. She was twenty-five years ol d at t he time of her marriage and was a handsome, educated, and accompli shed yo ung woman of excellent family.
It seems to have been a most advantageous mating. Mr. Williams was a suc c essful and prosperous business man and also held the office of Town Cle r k as well as Member of Assembly. He took his bride to a handsome home , no t far from the big house of his father-in-law, which was to be know n duri ng the Revolution as the "War Office." Jonathan Trumbull was the o nly Col onial governor to remain true to the cause of the Colonies, and p atriot s from all parts of New England came to consult with him and lay p lans fo r future action.
To few women of the Revolutionary period was it given to stand in such c l ose relation with the great men who were supporting the cause. Her publ ic -spirited husband, who had for years watched the gradual encroachmen t o n the rights of the Colonies by the British ministry and who, throug h hi s association with British officers during the time he served in th e Fren ch and Indian War, had come to know the contempt in which they hel d the C olonies and their rights. Moreover, he was the trusted son-in-la w of Gove rnor Trumbull who was in constant correspondence with Samuel Ad ams and th e other patriots of Massachusetts, and the confidant and advis er of Gener al Washington. More than most women of her time, Mary Trumbul l understoo d the condition of affairs during the years leading up to th e Declaratio n of Independence, and we may be sure that it was a proud da y for her whe n her husband was elected a delegate to Congress in 1775.
He was then colonel of the Twelfth Regiment of militia. He promptly resi g ned as he could not possibly attend to the duties of both positions. H e s eems also to have realized that it was no holiday occasion that he wa s en tering upon; he closed out all his business leaving himself entirel y foo t free to attend to public affairs. And in all these actions we ar e told , he was loyally upheld and supported by his wife whose patriotis m and pu blic spirit were equal to his own. Throughout the entire war the ir home w as thrown open to soldiers, and during the winter of 1781 the y gave up th eir own house to the officers of a detachment of soldiers st ationed nea r them, and took other quarters for themselves.
The following anecdote is related: At a meeting of the Council of Safe t y in Lebanon, near the close of 1776, when the prospects of our succes s l ooked dark, two members of the Council were invited to the home of Mr . an d Mrs. Williams, Benjamin Huntington and William Hillhouse. The conv ersat ion turned upon the gloomy outlook. Mr. Hillhouse expressed hope an d conf idence. "If we fail," said Mr. Williams, "I know what my fate wil l be . I have done much to prosecute the war; and one thing I have done w hic h the British will never pardon--I have signed the Declaration of Ind epen dence; I shall be hanged."
"Well," said Mr. Huntington, "if we fail I shall be exempt from the gall o ws, for my name is not attached to the Declaration, nor have I ever wri tt en anything against the British Government."
"Then, sir," said Colonel Williams turning upon him, "you deserve to b e h anged for not doing your duty."
Three children were born to Mary Williams and her husband: 1)Solomon, w h o was born January 6, 1775, and who died in 1810, in New York ;
2)Faith, born September 29, 1774, who married John McClellan of Woodstoc k ;
3) William T., born March 2, 1779, and who married his cousin, Sarah Tru m bull.
The death of Solomon Williams was a great blow to his father who died wi t hin a year, his last words being the name of his son. Mrs. Williams sur vi ved her husband nearly twenty years, dying at Lebanon in 1831.
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