Person:Bennett Willis (1)

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Ancestry Entries for Bennett Willis son of John Willis and Phebe Bennett

Notes on Henry Willis of Montgomery County, VA fl 1780

1810 Census, Franklin Co VA, Bennett Willis HOH

Trasncript:Marriage Record for Bennett Willis and Catharine Nossaman, Monroe VA (Now WV) 1800

Transcript:Military record for Bennet Willis of Virginia 5th Militia

Parents

Bennett Willis is commonly identified as the son of John Willis and Phoebe Bennett. According to one source:

On or about 3/19/1757, Phebe Bennett, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Bennett, married John Willis, son of Henry and Mary Willis, both of Newberry Twp., York County, PA. On or about 8/11/1764, John and Phebe Bennett Willis were disowned by Warrington Monthly Meeting for removing with out certificate and other bad conduct.
York County PA, Message Board

Some researchers note that a "Phoebe" is identified in Franklin County Virginia land records, and in John's will, as John's wife. That of course is consistent with the identification of John Willis and Phoebe Bennett as Bennett's parents, but additional work is needed to establish this.

A common description of Bennett's ancestral relations is shown below:

Birth

Bennett's DOB is often given as 1760, but dates of 1774 are common in Ancestry listings and dates of 1775 or 1778 are also given by some genealogists. These dates are consistent with the DOM for his parents of 1757. His place of birth, if given at all, is usually stated as Franklin County, Virginia. However, this is inconsistent with the disownment of his parents by Warrington MM in York PA, in 1764. Either he was born in PA, or he was born after 1764.

Marriage

The name of Bennett's wife's is commonly given as Catrina/Catherine/Katherine Nossaman/Nesseman/Nossem, and occasionally with a middle name of "Norveil" which may indicate a previous marriage. Documentary support for any of these vita is sparse. however, marriage records for Monroe County WV show that a Bennett Willis married Catharine Nossaman in 1800. This is consistent with a DOB for Bennett (1) between 1760 and 1775, though not especially plausible for the 1760 end of this range.

Military

Ancestry's Database shows four entries for a Bennett Willis in the War of 1812. One of these entries

is for a Bennett Willis in Virginia, and could conceivably be the Bennett Willis in Franklin County, VA. This particular Bennett WIllis was inducted into the 5th Virginia Militia as a Seargeant, but discharged as a corporal.

Death

His DOD is consistently given as 18 January 1814, and most give his place of death as Norfolk Virginia. Some give Monroe County WV. A Bennet Willis is shown as a sargeant in the Fourth Virginia Militia during the War of 1812. A Norfolk POD, and a DOD of 1814 are plausible for a Franklin County Resident. who was in the militia in during the War of 1812.

Citations

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/i/l/Keith--L-Willis/BOOK-0001/0005-0011.html#CHILD69

1. ↑ Numerous alternative DOB's in Ancestry database; no convincing evidence is pointed to that allows one DOB to be selected over another.
2. ↑ Death in Norfolks in 1814 appears to be related to military service in War of 1812. Direct evidence confirming this is needed.