Family:Silas Willis and Ann Pearsall (1)

Parents: Henry Willis and Phebe Powell Silas Willis b. 4 Mar 1715/16 Westbury, Nassau, New York, United States d. 17 Jun 1745 Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States	Parents: Henry Pearsall and Mary Titus Ann Pearsall b. 4 Apr 1722 Bethpage, Nassau, New York, United States

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Marriage^[1]^[2]

4 Mar 1740/41

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Jordan Willis	15 Apr 1742 Westbury, Nassau, New York, United States
2.	Daughter Willis	8 Jan 1743/44 Westbury, Nassau, New York, United States	27 Jan 1743/44 Westbury, Nassau, New York, United States
3.	Phebe Willis	25 May 1745 Westbury, Nassau, New York, United States	13 Jun 1801 Cane Creek, Union, South Carolina, United States

References

↑ Hinshaw, William Wade; Thomas Worth Marshall; and John Cox. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States: Edwards Brothers, 1936-1950)
3:474.

‘Silas [Willis], s Henry, b 1 Mo (Mar ) 4, 1715/16; m 1 Mo (Mar) 4, 1741/42 Ann PEARSALL, dt Henry, b 2 Mo (Apr) 4, 1722’
[This marriage date appears off by one year, probably a double-dating error, since their first child was born a month later.]
↑ Cornell, Thomas Clapp. Adam and Anne Mott, their ancestors and their descendants. (unknown: unknown, 1890)
p. 281.

The following is "summarized and condensed" from an account written by Samuel Willis, one of Silas's uncles, giving the children of all his brothers and sisters:
Children of Henry Willis and Phebe Powell: "Silas Willis, born 1715-16, died 17th of 4th month, 1745; married Ann Pearsall, daughter of Henry Pearsall, died 1st month, 1740-41, and had Jordan, Phebe, and one that died young."
[Note: Ann clearly did not die 1740-41 as all the children were born after that date and her subsequent remarriage to Matthew Prior is documented, so "1st month, 1740-41" is presumed to mean the marriage date.]