Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Williams-Paisley in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Kimberly Payne Williams
Place of Birth: Rye, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 14, 1971
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, German
Kimberly Williams-Paisley, previously credited as Kimberly Williams, is an American actress. She is married to country singer Brad Paisley, with whom she has two children. Her sister is actress Ashley Williams, who is married to producer Neal Dodson.
Kimberly’s paternal grandfather was Jack Gurney Williams (the son of Joseph John Gurney Williams and Mary Alex/Alexander Wood). Jack was born in Pennsylvania. Joseph was the son of Francis Howard Williams and Mary B. Houston. Kimberly’s great-grandmother Mary Alex/Alexander was the daughter of James Roberts Wood.
Kimberly’s paternal grandmother is Lois L. Jones (the daughter of Arthur Alvin Jones and Sadie Melvina Brown). Lois was born in Missouri. Arthur was the son of Daniel Greenberry Jones and Mary Margaret Hicks. Sadie was the daughter of James McCleith Brown and Martha Jane Hale.
Kimberly’s maternal grandfather was George Richard Payne (the son of George Albert Payne and Florence May Marchent). Kimberly’s grandfather George was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Kimberly’s great-grandfather George was born on the Isle of Wight, England, and was the son of George H. Payne and Elizabeth. Florence was born in Hampshire, England, the daughter of Richard Robert Marchent and Alice Godding.
Kimberly’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Emily Beach (the daughter of Wesley Herman/Heman Beach and Florence Josephine “Flora” Miller). Elizabeth was born in California. Wesley was the son of Theodore Charles Beach and Amanda Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bridgeman. Florence was the daughter of Zadok/Zadoc Miller and Emily Hodson.
Sources: Genealogy of Kimberly Williams-Paisley – https://www.geni.com
Kimberly’s paternal grandfather, Jack Gurney Williams, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kimberly’s maternal great-grandparents, Wesley Herman/Heman Beach and Florence Josephine “Flora” Miller – https://www.familysearch.org
Which side of her family is French?
I’m guessing the Marchent line.
I don’t know, it’s possible I was thinking of the Marchent line, which goes back to Atlantic Canada. Or something I found on the name Gurney.