Background
Ethnicity:
Jayson Williams is of Polish, Italian and African-American descent.
Jayson Williams was born on February 22, 1968 in Ritter, South Carolina, United States; the son of Elijah Joshua Williams and Barbara (Mazzeo) Williams. His mother, an Italian-American Catholic from New York City, and his father, a Protestant from rural South Carolina who had moved north to find work, both had children from previous marriages, so the Williams household was large and diverse.