John Stanton Williams

John Stanton Williams (c1810-1876) with William H. Guion (c1810-c1890) owned and operated the Williams and Guion Black Star Line‎.

He married Mary Maclay Pentz (c1810-1891) and they owned a convert|121|acre|km2|sing=on tract in Somerset, New Jersey which was inherited by their son: Stephen Guion Williams on February 28, 1891.

tephen Guion Williams

Tulipwood (home) was built for Stephen Guion Williams in 1892 and was the third house built by Williams family members on that site. Stephen Guion Williams earned the first Ph.D. from Columbia University in Political Science in 1883; by the year 1892 he was a practicing law in New York City.

References

*New York Times; January 20, 1884, Wednesday; Failure of W.H. Guion; Making An Assignment Without Preferences. His Liabilities Estimated At Between $250,000 And $500,000. His Trouble Due To Helping His Friends. Mr. William H. Guion, who has been, since the death of Mr. John S. Williams in 1876, at the head of the firm of Williams Guion, agents of the Guion line of European steamers in this City, yesterday made an assignment without preferences to Avery T. Brown, a lawyer at No. 63 Wall-Street.
*New York Times; October 6, 1914, Tuesday; Mrs. C. G. Wyeth is to be a Bride; Her Engagement to Stephen Guion Williams Announced to Friends. Head of St. Anthonys Club. Bridegroom-to-be a Lawyer and Treasurer of Chrystie Street House. Fiancee Has Four Daughters.