John Williams (12) (1664–1729)
Author of Redeemed Captive
For other authors named John Williams, see the disambiguation page.
John Williams (12) has been aliased into John A. Williams.
Works by John Williams
Works have been aliased into John A. Williams.
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The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 252 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Williams, John
- Birthdate
- 1664-12-10
- Date of death
- 1729-06-12
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Harvard
- Relationships
- Edwards, Jonathan (nephew)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Places of residence
- Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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The Redeemed Captive, Returning to Zion: or, The Captivity and Deliverance of Rev. John Williams of Deerfield by John Williams
John Williams, well known gentleman, was a New England Puritan minister of the same generation as Cotton Mather (Salem Witch Trials). In 1704, in the frontier town of Deerfield, Williams and family (and 60+ others) were taken captive by Mohawk Indians and pressed into a forced march through the wilderness ultimately to Quebec. Stragglers were killed on the spot, usually with a quick chop to the head. His account is as brutal as it is proper in that 18th century way. The book was very popular show more in its day going through many editions and later was an inspiration for Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. The edition I read is from 1908, available on Internet Archive. It contains a fascinating Appendix giving a detailed chronology of all the deaths that occurred in and around Deerfield over the years, each one a miniature story of conflict small and large in an alien yet familiar world. show less
The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion or the Captivity and Deliverance of Rev. John Williams of Deerfield by John Williams
I've read and reread this book many times. Combined with Demos' The Unredeemed Captive, it helps paint a picture of seventeenth century America, when western Massachusetts was the frontier. John Williams is buried in Deerfield.
The redeemed captive returning to Zion. Or A faithful history of ramarkable occurrences in the captivity and deliverance of Mr. John Williams, Minister of the Gospel in Deerfield. Who, in the desolation which befel that plantation, by an incursion of the French and Indians, was by them carried away, with his family and his neighbourhood, into Canada. by John Williams
Fair for its age, "S & E Kingsbury Book June 1819" "LM Boltwood"
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