The Signers - William Williams - 4th Cousin 8 times removed

Born in 1731, he attained a common school education. He attended Harvard and graduated in 1751. He then studied theology with his father, Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Lebanon. Four years later, he joined his father's cousin in the French and Indian War at Lake George.

He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1776. He arrived too late to vote for Independence (he replaced Oliver Wolcott, who became seriously ill), but he did sign the Declaration, and was then appointed a member of the committee to frame the Articles of Confederation. In 1777 he was appointed to the Board of War. After the war, he attended the Hartford convention, where Connecticut ratified the Federal Constitution. Williams spent his remaining years as a County Court judge. He died in 1811 at the age of 80.

Once again, he comes from my maternal line - The Clossons, Armstrongs, Lewis, Moore and Stanley.




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The Signers - Lyman Hall - 3rd Cousin 7 times removed

Lyman Hall was an American physician and statesman, best known as one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, representing the state of Georgia. He was born on 12 April 1724 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut to John Hall and Mary Street. He was one of the eight children of his parents.

He comes from my mother's side.

Patricia Hasenstab,
Mabel Closson,
Benjamin Closson,
Benjamin Closson,
Luther Closson,
David Lewis (Luther's father-in-law)
Benjamin Benham
John Hall
John Hall
John Hall - We share John Hall, born 1605-1676


In 1757,  after coming to know about sufficient land resources in Georgia he moved to Georgia and became an owner of a small plantation.

In the 1770s, when the Revolution approached, he was elected as a delegate from the city he represented  - St. John’s Parish in the Second Continental Congress in 1775.

In 1776, he formed a Provincial Congress and him along with Button Gwinnett and George Walton were appointed delegates from the state of Georgia. The same year, on August 2, he signed the Declaration of Independence.

After the Revolution, he was made the Governor of Georgia in order to restore the city. After his one-year term as governor, he served in the assembly and as a judge.

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