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Facts and Events
NB:CHild list and list of wives needs considerable work. The W&M Quarterly of 1898 may have the most definitive description, but there's a lot of confusion.
Source
- The Willis Family W&M Quarterly, 1898.
About Henry Willis
Henry Willis was born in 1690 in Ware Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia and died 14 Sept 1740 in Virginia.
Henry Willis married Mildred Lewis, daughter of John Lewis and Elizabeth Warner, on 30 Oct 1726.
Mildred was born in 1691 in Bedford County, Virginia and died on 5 Sep 1747
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DOB:
| February 1690
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POB:
| Ware River Parish, Gloucester Co., VA;
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DOD:
| 14 Sept 1740
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POD:
| Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co., VA;
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Burial:
| Fredericksburg, Va
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Spouse 1:
| Anne Alexander, .
| daughter of David Alexander and Anne Morgan
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DOM:
| 2 Nov 1714
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POM:
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Spouse 2:
| Mildred Lewis (c1691-1733)
| daughter of John Lewis and Elizabeth Warner;
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DOM:
| 30 Oct 1726
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POM:
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Spouse 3:
| Mildred Warner Washington (1696-1747),
| daughter of Laurence Washington and Mildred Warner
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DOM:
| 23 Jan 1732/33
| Note conflict with second wife's DOD
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POM:
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Father:
| Francis Willis
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Mother:
| Sarah Lewis(?)
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Father: Capt. Francis WILLIS Jr. b: ABT 1660
Mother: LEWIS
- Marriage 1 Mildred WASHINGTON b: 1696 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Va
- Married: 23 Jan 1733
- Children
- Person:Lewis Willis (2) b: 11 Nov 1734 in Fredericksberg, Va
- Ann WILLIS b: 30 Jan 1734 in Willis Hill, Fauquier, Virginia
- Isabel WILLIS b: 10 Jun 1737 in Wareriver Parish, Glencester Co., Vi.
- Margaret (Peggy) WILLIS b: 25 Feb 1741 in Orange Co., Orange, Va
- Marriage 2 Spouse Unknown
- Children
- John WILLIS
- Marriage 3 Mildred LEWIS b: 1691 in New Kent, St. Peter's Parrish, Va.
HENRY WILLIS, Col. (1690/91-1740)
Born February 1690/91 in Ware River Parish, Gloucester Co., VA; died 14 Sept 1740, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co., VA; buried Fredericksburg, Va; son of Francis Willis and Sarah Lewis(?).
Married 1): 2 Nov 1714 Anne Alexander, daughter of David Alexander and Anne Morgan.
Children:
- 1. Mary Willis, born 5 Aug 1716; died 4 Dec 1766; married Hancock Lee, 23 Jan 1732/33
- 2. Frances Willis, born 12 Oct 1718
- 3. David Willis, born 17 Dec 1720
- 4. Henry Willis, Jr., born 22 Sept 1722; married Elizabeth Gregory, 30 April 1742
- 5. John Willis, born 17 Aug 1724; died 5 March 1749/50; married Elizabeth Madison
- 6. Robert Willis, born 12 March 1725/26, Gloucester Co., VA; died 1766, Goochland Co., VA
Married 2): 30 Oct 1726 Mildred Lewis, daughter of John Lewis and Elizabeth Warner; born ca 1691; died Nov 1733.
Children:
- 7. Anne Willis, born 14 Sept 1731; died 1820 Danville, KY; married Duff Green
- 8. John Willis, born 16 July 1728; married Nanny Spotswood
- 9. Elizabeth Willis, born 1729; married Howell Lewis
Married 3): 23 Jan 1732/33 Mildred Warner Washington, daughter of Laurence Washington and Mildred Warner; she was born 1696; died 5 Sept 1747.
Children:
- 10. Isabel Willis, born 10 June 1733; married FNU Clayton
- 11. Lewis Willis, born 11 Nov 1734
Name
| DOB
| POB
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| DOM
| POM
| Spouse
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Mary Willis,
| 5 Aug 1716
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| died 4 Dec 1766
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| by Anne Alexander
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Frances Willis
| 12 Oct 1718
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| by Anne Alexander
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David Willis,
| 17 Dec 1720
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| by Anne Alexander
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Henry Willis, Jr.
| 22 Sept 1722
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| 30 April 1742
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| Elizabeth Gregory,
| by Anne Alexander
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John Willis
| 17 Aug 1724
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| 5 March 1749/50
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| Elizabeth Madison
| by Anne Alexander
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Person:Robert Willis
| 12 March 1725/26
| Gloucester Co. VA
| 1766
| Goochland Co., VA
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| by Anne Alexander
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Anne Willis
| 14 Sept 1731
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| 1820
| Danville, KY
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| Duff Green
| by Mildred Lewis (c1691-1733)
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John Willis,
| 16 July 1728
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| Nanny Spotswood
| by Mildred Lewis (c1691-1733)
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Elizabeth Willis
| 1729
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| Howell Lewis
| by Mildred Lewis (c1691-1733)
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Isabel Willis
| 10 June 1733
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| ? Clayton_
| by Mildred Warner Washington (1696-1747)
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Lewis Willis
| 11 Nov 1734
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| by Mildred Warner Washington (1696-1747)
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Records of Henry Willis
From Orange County, Virginia Records:
- Early Land Survey:
- Page 447. Surveys made in Orange County between June 1737 and June 1738.
- October 26 (1737) - Colo. Henry Willis, 343 acres.
- October 26 (1737) - Colo. Henry Willis, 352 acres.
- J. Wood, Surveyor.
- 23 June 1738. Ordered to be recored.
- [Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2, Dorman, pg. 59].
- Pages 238-38. John Gasper Stover. Estate Account, with Col. Henry Willis. May 1739. Balance divided between Mary Magdalene Stover widow, John Gaspar Stover, exr., Eliza. Catherine Countz, Phillip Stover and [____] Stover. £158-13-8¾. Signed by John Grymes, exr. of Henry Willis, John Casper Stover, execr. to my father. Wit: Jonath. Gibson, James Porteus. 25 Nov. 1742. Returned to Court. [Orange County Virginia Will Book 1, Dorman, pg. 46].
References
- ↑ Cook, Michael L. (Michael Lewis). Pioneer Lewis families. (Evansville, Indiana: Cook Publications, c1978- (Hartford, Kentucky : McDowell Publications))
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