Willoughby Williams

Willoughby Williams
Died	June 6, 1802 Rutledge, Tennessee, U.S.
Residence	Dobbs County, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Politician
Spouse(s)	Nancy Glasgow
Children	6, including Willoughby Williams, Jr.
Relatives	James Glasgow (father-in-law)

Willoughby Williams was an American war veteran and politician from North Carolina.

Williams was born in the 18th century.

Williams enlisted in 1776 and fought in the American Revolutionary War as a regimental commissionary officer. He served in the Battle of Cowpens of January 17, 1781. In 1790, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives.

On January 1, 1786, Williams married Nancy Glasgow (1771-1857), daughter of James Glasgow (1735-1819) who served as North Carolina Secretary of State from 1777 to 1798. They had six children. Their son Willoughby Williams, Jr. (1798-1882) went on to live in Woodlawn, a National Register of Historic Places-listed mansion in Nashville, with his wife m. Nancy Nichols (1808-1844).

Williams died on June 6, 1802 in Rutledge, Tennessee on his way to Davidson County, Tennessee. In 1806, his widow married Joseph McMinn, who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1815 to 1821.