Norman Williams Family

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Norman Williams

b: October 6, 1791 d: January 12, 1868

Norman Williams

Mary Ann Wentworth Brown Williams

b: November 24, 1795, St. Andrews N.B. d: November 6, 1879

Mary Ann Wentworth Brown Williams

married: December 11, 1817 Woodstock, VT

Children:

  • Henry Brown Williams (b: January 24, 1820)
    Henry Brown Williams
  • Mary Ann Williams Campbell
    Mary Ann Williams Campbell
  • Edward H. Williams (b: June 1, 1824)
    Edward H. Williams
  • Norman Williams Jr. (b: February 1, 1835)
    Norman Williams Jr.

Family Notes

Family genealogists credited Mary Ann Wentworth Brown Williams with designing the Vermont State Seal, although other sources attribute the design to Ira Allen.

Norman Williams was valedictorian of the first graduating class of the University of Vermont on August 18, 1810. He later served as registrar of probate for the Hartford district of Vermont and was Secretary of State of Vermont from 1823 to 1831.

Vermont state seal

Version of the Vermont State Seal. Not necessarily the exact one attributed to Mary Ann Williams.