| Willoughby Williams | |
| Death Date: | June 6, 1802 |
| Death Place: | Rutledge, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Nancy Glasgow |
| Children: | 6, including Willoughby Williams Jr. |
| Relatives: | James Glasgow (father-in-law) |
Willoughby Williams was an American war veteran and politician from North Carolina.[1] [2]
Williams was born in the 18th century.
Williams enlisted in 1776 and fought in the American Revolutionary War as a regimental commissionary officer.[1] [2] He served in the Battle of Cowpens of January 17, 1781.[1] In 1790, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1]
On January 1, 1786, Williams married Nancy Glasgow (1771-1857), daughter of James Glasgow (1735-1819) who served as North Carolina Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798.[1] [3] They had six children.[1] Their son Willoughby Williams Jr. (1798-1882) went on to live in Woodlawn, a National Register of Historic Places-listed mansion in Nashville, with his wife m. Nancy Nichols (1808-1844).[3]
Williams lived in Dobbs County, North Carolina.[1]
Williams died on June 6, 1802, in Rutledge, Tennessee, on his way to Davidson County, Tennessee.[1] In 1806, his widow married Joseph McMinn, who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1815 to 1821.[1]