Historedia
Person

Evan Williams

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1783–1794

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Evan Williams, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Evan Williams Distillery

    1783–1794

    Role: Distiller credited with settling in Kentucky and beginning distillation in 1783

    1. 1783 · What is now Louisville, KentuckyWilliams settles in Kentucky and begins distilling

      Evan Williams reportedly settled in Kentucky and began distilling in 1783, in what is now Louisville, Kentucky, the year the brand later claimed as its founding.

    2. May 1794 · Journey from London to Philadelphia1794 travel record disputes the 1783 dating

      A critic argued that a record of Williams traveling from London to Philadelphia in May 1794 disproves the 1783 date, meaning he could only have begun distilling substantially later.

Sources

  1. Evan Williams (bourbon) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28