The Williams of North Carolina
- Robert Williams (1773–1836), North Carolina State Senator 1792-1803, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1797-1803, Governor of Mississippi Territory 1805-1809. Brother of Marmaduke Williams.
- Marmaduke Williams (1774–1850), North Carolina State Senator 1802, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1803-1809, delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention 1819, candidate for Governor of Alabama 1819, Alabama State Representative 1821-1839, Judge of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 1832-1842. Brother of Robert Williams.
- John Williams (1778–1837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1815-1823, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to the Central American Federation 1825-1826, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Guatemala 1826, Tennessee State Senator 1827-1828. Cousin of Robert Williams and Marmaduke Williams.
- Lewis Williams (1782–1842), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1813-1814, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1815-1842. Cousin of Robert Williams and Marmaduke Williams.
- Joseph Lanier Williams (1810–1865), U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1837-1843, Judge of U.S. District Court of the Dakota Territory. Son of John Williams.
NOTE: Robert Williams was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Joseph Winston, brother-in-law of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Louis L. Winston and Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Fountain Winston. He and Marmaduke Williams were also second cousins by marriage of U.S. Representative Matthew Clay.
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