Williams Family Pedigree

Cousin of Aaron de Sola (No. 19) and of Abraham de Sola (No. 33); born in Amsterdam. He became distinguished as an orator and Talmudist. In 1749 he was elected ḥakam of Curaçao, and held that office until his death in 1761. His brother Joseph Mendes de Sola was minister of the Sephardic congregation of London from 1749 to 1770.
Bibliography:

Biography of David Aaron de Sola, Philadelphia, 1864;
Joseph M. Corcos, Synopsis of the History of the Jews of Curaçao, Curaçao, 1897;
Asmonean, Aug., 1854;
Occident (Philadelphia), xvi., No. 1;
Pub. Am. Jew. Hist. Soc. 1893, No. 1; 1895, No. 3; 1901, No. 9; 1903, No. 11;
De Castro, Keur van Grafsteenen op de Nederl.-Portug.-Israel. Begraafplaats, etc., Leyden, 1883;
Catalogue of the Anglo-American Jewish Historical Exhibition, London, 1887;
Lucien Wolf, Old Jewish Families in England, in Leisure Hour, London, Aug., 1886;
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Encyclopœdia, Britannica, Am. Supplement, vol. iv.;
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Montreal Herald, June 7, 1882;
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Jewish Chronicle, Nov., 1860; June, 1882; Sept. 18, 1903;
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Rose Belford, Canadian Biography, Toronto, 1887;
Encyclopœdia of Canadian Biography, Montreal, 1905;
Jewish World, London, Aug., 1900; March 3, 1905.