William Williamson (b. 1637) was an early settler of New Netherland, a Dutch colony which covered the region presently known as New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. He emigrated from Holland around 1657 and settled in Gravesend, now a neighborhood in modern-day Brooklyn. Williamson and his wife Mayke Peterse Wyckoff (b. 1653) had seven children, the eldest of whom was Nicholas (b. 1680). Nicholas Williamson had at least 10 children, including son Rem (b. 1738). Rem Williamson served as Captain of the Second Company Foot Militia, township of Gravesend, in the Militia of the Colony of New York during the American Revolutionary War.
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Sources
- Williamson, James.
Genealogical Records of the Williamson Family in America: Tracing the Wives back to the Earliest Settlers. Wyoming, N.J.: Privately published, 1896.
From the guide to the William Williamson family papers, Bulk, 1743-1885, 1687-1953, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
