↑ McTeer, Francis (Davis) and Frederick C. Warner. "The Willis Family of Sudbury, Massachusetts", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society) Vol. 114, p. 37.
Samuel Willis m. (1) about 1727 [on 9 Jul 1727 the young couple owned the Covenant at the West Church] Rebecca Haynes, d/o James Haynes and Sarah Noyes. "The case for Samuel willis's first wife rests solely on the Haynes genealogy. Since there was no surviving child from this marriage, it has been impossible to obtain either proof or disproof from the Middlesex County deeds or probates."
Children of James Haynes and Sarah Noyes: Rebecca, b. 20 Aug 1705, m. Samuel Willis of Sudbury. "She d. at time of birth of her child, the child also dying."
