Williams, Stephen, 1693-1782

Clergyman.

From the description of Stephen Williams diary fragment, 1749-1750. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981591

Longmeadow, Mass., clergyman, who as a child in 1703/1704 was taken captive with his family and other Deerfield residents by a French and Indian raiding party.

A Harvard graduate, Williams was minister at Longmeadow for sixty-six years. In 1756 he served as army chaplain to the Massachusetts regiment commanded by Dr. Thomas Williams of Deerfield.

From the description of Letter : Col: Schuyler['s, New York], to Davenport Williams, Longmeadow, Mass., 1756 Sept. 5. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40993230

Stephen Williams (1693-1782), son of the Rev. John Williams, was born in Deerfield, Mass. and taken prisoner to Canada along with most of his family by a party of French and Indians in 1704.

After his release, he was later educated at Harvard College and eventually ordained as a minister settling in Longmeadow, Mass. Williams played an important role in establishing the Stockbridge Indian Mission in western Massachusetts in 1734 and in securing the services of the Rev. John Sergeant as its first minister. With funds from the Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England as well as private donations, Sergeant commenced to educate and christianize the remnants of the Stockbridge Indians. He continued to live and work among the indians until his death in 1749.

From the description of Letter : LM [Longmeadow, Mass.], to the Revd. Mr. J. Sergeant, 1743 Apr. 15. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35774946

Longmeadow, Mass., Congregational clergyman.

Born in 1693 to Deerfield, Mass., minister and author, John Williams, and his wife, Eunice, and taken captive with his family and other Deerfield residents by a raiding party of French and Indians in 1703/04, Stephen Williams graduated from Harvard in 1713 and a year later entered a sixty-six year ministry at Longmeadow. In 1734 he was responsible for establishing the mission to the Indians at Stockbridge and he served as chaplain to three army campaigns, 1745-1755.

From the description of Stephen Williams papers, 1716-1753. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36016191