Person:John Willis (44)

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John Willis
b.1719 Virginia
d.1766 Hall, Brunswick County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1715
  1. Francis WillisAbt 1717 - 1780
  2. Mary WillisAbt 1718 -
  3. John Willis1719 - 1766
Spouse and Children
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m. 26 Jan 1743
  1. Francis Willis1745 - 1829
  2. Augustine Willis1747 - 1799
  3. Richard "Rich" Willis1750 - 1812
  4. Lewis Willis1755 - 1828
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Facts and Events
Name John Willis
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1719 Virginia
Marriage 26 Jan 1743 MIddlesex County, Virginiato Mildred Smith
Death[1] 1766 Hall, Brunswick County, Virginia
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Land Acquisition in Virginia

  • Indenture made the 16th day of ________, 1744, between Benjamin Harrison of Surry County, and Susanna, his wife, and Nathaniel Harrison of Prince George County, and Mary, his wife, and John Willis of Gloucester County, Gent., for 668 pounds, 1 shilling, and 6 pence, conveying 3,265 acres on both sides of Three Creeks formerly in Surry County, and being same lands granted to Nathaniel Harrison, Esq. by Letters of Patent bearing date of November 18, 1724; 625 acre tract of land on South side of Little Creek of the Three Creeks formerly in Surry County, and being same land granted to Nathaniel Harrison, Esq., dec'd. by Letters of Patent bearing date of December 14, 1723; 425 acre tract on South side of Three Creek and on North side of ______ Creek, being same lands granted to James Washington by Letters of Patent bearing date of February 22, 1722, and sold by the said James Washington to Nathaniel Harrison, Esq., dec'd.; 490 acre tract on both side of Maherrin River, being same lands granted to David Crawley, now deceased, by Letters of Patent bearing date of February 18, 1722, and sold to Nathaniel Harrison, Esq., dec'd.; 130 acre tract on North side of Maherrin River granted to David Crawley by Letters of Patent bearing date of February 22, 1724 and by David Crawley was given and devised to Nathaniel Harrison, Esq., dec'd. and devised to Benjamin Harrison by the Last Will and Testament of Nathaniel Harrison, Esq., dec'd., dated December 15, 1726 ; and 240 acre tract on Uriah's Branch, according to a survey of land made for Benjamin Harrison by Drury Stith, dated January ___, 17__. Witnesses were Nathaniel Edwards, William Skipwith, Fal Skipwith, Augt. Curtis, John Emerley, Thos. Emerley. Acknowledged receipt of money from John Willis paid by the hands of his father, Col. Francis Willis. [Source: Misc. Deed Abstracts of Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 2, page 484].
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://person.ancestry.com/tree/44445407/person/25779398844/facts

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