Key Facts

Parents:	uncertain
Born:	sometime between 1800 and 1810 location unknown
Died:	sometime between 1 June 1840 and 5 October 1841 probably Houston County, Georgia
Buried:	unknown

153Ann ___ is mentioned by name in only two records: in an 1838 deed1 and on the tombstone of her son 76Joseph P. Williams.2 Both records are shown below, and from them we can easily deduce that:

•	153Ann was married to 74Randall Williams;
•	74Randall and 153Ann had children Unity, 76Joseph P., Susan, Elizabeth, John R., Nancy Ann, and Mary Williams;
•	74Randall and 153Ann were both alive on 25 August 1838, the date the deed was written; and
•	153Ann must be related to the grantor, Jessee Capps, since he describes her children as his "loving relations," although the exact nature of their relationship isn't specified. A father-daughter relationship seems very likely, but further evidence is lacking.

This 1838 deed mentions 153Ana, her husband 74Randal and children, and strongly suggests some unspecified relationship to Jesse Capps. Full page.1

"JOSEPH P. WILLIAMS SON OF RANDEL & ANNIE WILLIAMS" as seen on 76Joseph P. Williams' tombstone. Additional photos.2

We can assume that 153Ann had died by 5 October 1841, when her husband 74Randall married his second wife Penelope Jenkins in Houston County, Georgia.3

Using what we've learned so far, we can now look back at 74Randall's household in the 18304 and 18405 censuses, knowing that 153Ann must be included even if she isn't individually named.

1830: 75Ann's family in militia district 53 (map), Emanuel County, Georgia. Full page.4

1840: 75Ann's family in Houston County, Georgia. Full page.5
The official date for this census was 1 June 1840, so 153Ann must have been alive then.

Both censuses indicate that 153Ann was born sometime between 1800 and 1810.4,5

75Ann probably died in Houston County, since she was there in 1840,5 and since her husband remarried there the following year.3

Sources Cited:

1: Houston County, Georgia. Deed book G (1836-1840), pages 529 and 530, land deed from Jessee Capps to "the heirs of Randal + Ann Williams," dated 25 August 1838. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-Y2HN?i=336&cat=207572>, accessed 23 October 2021.

2: Tombstone of Joseph P. Williams, Walker family cemetery, Johnson County, Georgia at coordinates N32.713048 W82.810960. Photographed on 16 June 2024.

3: Houston County, Georgia. Marriage book A (1833-1852), page 78, for the marriage of Randall Williams and Penelope Jenkins on 5 October 1841. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7W-J3BS-B?i=96&cc=2748952&cat=4092336>, accessed 23 October 2021.

4: 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Militia district 53, Emanuel County, Georgia. Page 172, Randall Williams household. NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 17. Ancestry.com, accessed 29 March 2012. The same record is also available on the Internet Archive: <https://archive.org/stream/populationsc18300017unit#page/n349/mode/1up>.

5: 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Houston County, Georgia. Page 391, Randall Williams household. NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 43. Ancestry.com, accessed 28 March 2012. The same record is also available on the Internet Archive: <https://archive.org/stream/populationsc18400043unit#page/n371/mode/1up>, accessed 17 February 2015.