Brief Family History
Spelling variations of this family name include: Williamson, Wiliamson, Williamsone and others.
First found in Peebles where this predominantly Scottish clan were seated anciently, although their interests straddled the English Scottish border and they held territories as far south as Keswick in Cumberland.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Michael Williamson, who settled in Massachusetts in 1631; James Williamson, who settled in Virginia in 1654 along with Isaac, Richard, Alice, and Ann.
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