Williams County, Ohio is named for a captor of which British Army officer?
Williams County, Ohio Williams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,642. Its county seat is Bryan. The county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824. It is named for David Williams, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War.
John Vaughan (British Army officer, died 1795) Lieutenant-General Sir John Vaughan KB (c. 1731 – 30 June 1795), styled The Honourable from 1741, was a British soldier and a Member of Parliament in both the British and Irish Parliaments.