Per my first post, the first documented member in North America of the Williams family is Jeremiah Williams. Some speculate that Jeremiah was born in England or Wales and immigrated to North America. Immigration from those countries to Virginia was consistent with settlement patterns at the time Jeremiah and his family first appear in the records. Jeremiah married Mary Garst, who was the daughter of German immigrants. She was born during their voyage to America. According to the book "Giles county, VA, History--Families", most of the early white settlers in that area came from Pennsylvania where their parents had landed as immigrants.
Although I have not posted information regarding my grandmother's side, the Loudermilks, she is also a descendant of German parents. My grandmother's side of the family also married into Hungarian and Polish ethnicities.
My Great Uncle Tracy Williams married Nobue Suzuki from Japan.
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