Colonel Williams Memorial Petition

Colonel Williams Memorial Petition was a special effort during American Revolutionary War by the officers and soldiers of the Little River District Militia Regiment of South Carolina who had served under his command. In 1775 and 1776, James Henderson Williams (1740-1780) was a member of the state's Provisional Assembly. He was a founder and first commanding officer for this militia unit that saw a lot of action.

During the War of Independence, he held a colonel's rank in the South Carolina militia. He was killed at the decisive Battle of Kings Mountain being a rare Patriot casualty in what was otherwise a decisive American victory. After his death, his home was burned by Loyalists forces as part of the Hayes Station Massacre.