Daniel Jackson Williams, served in the American Revolutionary War, and came to central Kentucky shortly after the War had ended. Captain Williams was descended from Sir William Williams, a Welsh Baron, and from Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island. His wife, Mary Jackson Williams, was a close relative of President Andrew Jackson. Daniel Jackson Williams was by profession a surveyor. - AsNotedIn
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| 1585/00/00 | Daniel Jackson Williams dies in 1858, leaving the house to his son, Jackson Williams, a lawyer and philanthropist. The following owner was Jackson's daughter, Bette Rogers, who willed it to her son, Joseph Williams Rogers. | Died | |||||
| 1829/00/00 | Pleasant Lawn is built by Daniel J Williams on land given to him by his father. Daniel Williams, a surveyor by trade, acted as his own architect, and Pleasant Lawn is said to have been constructed by farm labor. | Architect, Home | Pleasant Lawn | Versailles, KY |
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