Williamsville is an

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in Kent County,

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, United States. Williamsville is located at the intersection of Williamsville Road and Deep Grass Lane, south of

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. It was known as Guinea-Town, until an official name change in 1827. Williamsville was the site of the Williamsville Colored School (1920–1929). Griffith's Chapel was listed on the

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in 1983.

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