Williams was severely injured fighting for the Greek cause and was discovered by American abolitionist and philhellene Jonathan Peckham Miller.

Miller brought Williams to his home in Poros where he properly recovered and lived out the rest of his life as a free man in Greece.

He was a slave during his early life and managed to escape and hide on the American warship the USS Guerriere when it was part of the Delaware Flotilla during the War of 1812.

He was eventually discovered in a hospital by American abolitionist and philhellene Jonathan Peckham Miller and brought to his home in Poros to recover.

[7][3][4][5][6] Williams has been honored by countless Greek organizations including the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism (EEF) and the AHEPA.