Stephen West Williams (1790-1855) was a member of the sixth generation of the family when he wrote this History of Deerfield in 1836. He trained as a medical doctor, but had a strong interest in history and, in addition to publishing several medical texts, he assembled an herbarium (a collection of native plant specimens) and wrote a study of the Williams family in Massachusetts. This handwritten Ancient History of Pocomptuck or Deerfield was never published and passed through the family until it was given to the museum.
Williams, M.D., Stephen West. Ancient History of Pocomptuck or Deerfield…. 1836. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-023/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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