Person:William Willett (7)

Quote from NYG&B Record, Vol 47, pg 412, 413: "Since William Willetts, Jr.'s will is dated Nov. 28, 1755, he must have been born not later than Nov., 1734, to be of age at the time of making his will, consequently he could not be the son of Col. William Willett, by his wife Aalice Colden (born in 1725). It follows therefore, that he was the issue of a former wife. His will leaves us in no doubt as to who she was, inasmuch as he described as brother and sisters, the children of Margaret Floyd by her first husband, the Rev. John Thomas. They were in fact his half-brother and half-sisters, he being the son of Col. William Willett by his first wife, Margaret (Floyd) Thomas. In the same way Gilbert Colden Willett was his half-brother, both having the same father but different mothers. Thus the three statements in 'The Jones Family of Long Island' are proved to be incorrect."

1.   The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society)
   Vol 47, pg 412, 413.