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Absalom Willey 1739–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1739

Birth Location: Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America

Death Date: 19 Dec 1791

Death Location: Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: Abraham Willey

Mother: Margaret Waitman

Spouse(s): Margaret Polk

Children(s): Absalom Willey, John Willey, William Willey, Magdaline Willey, Boyd Willey, Nancy Willey, Mary Willey, Clement Willey, John Willey, Levin Willey, Mary Willey, Mary Wall, Margaret Willey, James Willey, Polly Willey

The story of Absalom Willey began in 1739 in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America. Absalom Willey married Margaret Polk, and had children including Absalom Willey, Boyd Willey, Clement Willey, James Willey, John Waitman Willey, Levin Willey, Magdaline Willey, Margaret Willey, Mary Margaret Willey, Mary Polly Willey, Mary Wall, Nancy Willey, Polly Willey, William Polk Willey. Absalom Willey passed away in 1791 in Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Absalom Willey began in 1739 in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America.
  • Absalom Willey married Margaret Polk, and had children including Absalom Willey, Boyd Willey, Clement Willey, James Willey, John Waitman Willey, Levin Willey, Magdaline Willey, Margaret Willey, Mary Margaret Willey, Mary Polly Willey, Mary Wall, Nancy Willey, Polly Willey, William Polk Willey.
  • Absalom Willey passed away in 1791 in Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Willey
1712–1792
Birth Location: New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Margaret Waitman
1714–1816
Birth Location: Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Polk
1741–1816
Birth Location: Sussex co., Delaware
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Children(s)

Absalom Willey
1777–1856
Birth Location: Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, USA
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John Willey
1768–1855
Birth Location: Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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William Willey
1786–1860
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Magdaline Willey
1771–1841
Birth Location: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
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Boyd Willey
1781–1816
Birth Location: Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Nancy Willey
1769–1816
Birth Location: Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Mary Willey
1784–1801
Birth Location: Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Clement Willey
1792–1816
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
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John Willey
1785–1855
Birth Location: Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
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Levin Willey
1787–1815
Birth Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States
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Mary Willey
1786–1860
Birth Location: Sussex Co. DE
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Mary Wall
1780–1845
Birth Location: London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Margaret Willey
1784–1860
Birth Location: Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States
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James Willey
1764–1853
Birth Location: Naniticoke Hundred, Sussex Co., Delaware
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Polly Willey
1779–
Birth Location: Sussex Co., Delaware
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Absalom Willey's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Willey
1739–1791
Birth Place: Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Parents
Abraham Willey
1712–1792
New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Margaret Waitman
1714–1816
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (H.) Wiley
1695–1760
New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Rebecca (Ann) Hough
1710–1734
Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Willey
1650–1692
Elizabeth Mortimer
1650–1692
WILLIAM HOUGH*
1619–1683
SARAH CAULKINS*
1627–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Willey
1614–1685
Joanna Lutten
1618–1692
Thomas Mortimer
1631–1709
Elizabeth Rowland
1635–1710
Edward Hough
1590–1672
Ann Post
1588–1671

Absalom Willey's Descendants

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Absalom Willey (6 May 1739–19 Dec 1791) m. Margaret Polk (14 Nov 1741–3 Jan 1816)
  1. 1. Absalom Willey 1777–1856 m. Rachel Willey 1783–1859 m. Sarah (L. Willey) Unknown 1788–
    1. 1. Sarah Griffith 1802–1865 m. Obed Griffin 1777–
      1. 1. Silas Griffith 1814–1937 m. Mila Chapman 1830–1899 m. Ruth (Ann) Hunter 1820–
        1. 1. O Griffith 1848–1902 m. Nancy Gibson 1834–
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Griffith 1859–1938
        3. 3. Laura Griffet 1862–1941
        4. 4. Jane Griffith 1867–1943 m. John (E) Griffith 1864–
        5. 5. John Griffith 1859–1917 m. Sophronia Waltrip 1861–1917 m. Louise Griffith 1864–
        6. 6. Jane Griffith 1867–1941 m. Daniel (G) Goode 1866–1925
        7. 7. Fillmore (D) Griffith 1857–1928 m. Laura Griffith 1863–1905
        8. 8. M. (Nathaniel) Curtis 1848–
        9. 9. Anne (A.) Griffith 1848–1870
        10. 10. Ama Griffith 1852–
        11. 11. Jane Griffith 1868–1941
        12. 12. U (S Grant) Griffith 1867–1937 m. Salome Eyer 1862–1891 m. Mary (J) Griffith 1865–1904 m. Cynthia Doughtry 1892–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Griffith 1824–1885
      3. 3. Wm. Griffith 1836–1912 m. Mary Dixon 1839–1909
        1. 1. Eva (May) Griffith 1863–1908
        2. 2. Zachariah Griffith 1860–
        3. 3. Obed Griffith 1862–1906
        4. 4. Jane Griffith 1868–
        5. 5. Terry Griffith 1872–1943
        6. 6. Nancy (C.) Griffith 1886–1937
        7. 7. John (J) Griffith 1859–1929
        8. 8. Nancy (C) Hodgson 1866–1937 m. Sherman (T.) Hodgson 1866–1940
        9. 9. Lan Griffith –1912
        10. 10. Perry Griffith 1875–1912
        11. 11. Nancy Griffith –1912
        12. 12. Perry (Max) Griffith 1884–1977
        13. 13. Lander Griffith 1873–1948
      4. 4. Absalom Griffith 1829–1902
      5. 5. James (Wylie) Griffith 1837–1912
      6. 6. Sarah (A) Griffith 1822–1836
      7. 7. Catherine Griffith 1825–1854
      8. 8. Susan Griffith 1827–1889
      9. 9. John (Benjamin) Griffith 1828–1907
      10. 10. Wiley Griffin 1833–
    2. 2. George Willey 1809–1880
    3. 3. Catherine Willey 1813–1880
    4. 4. Charles (W.) Willey 1818–1890
    5. 5. Henry (Isaac) Willey 1829–1866
    6. 6. William (Martin) Willey 1817–1877
      1. 1. Edward (C D) Wiley 1858–
        1. 1. Ella Simpkin 1881–1957 m. Henry Simpkin 1871–1950
    7. 7. Rachel (Elizabeth) Willey 1820–1855
    8. 8. Daughter Willey 1807–
    9. 9. Samuel Willey 1809–1877
    10. 10. William (Martin) WILLEY 1809–1877
    11. 11. John Willey 1805–1864
    12. 12. Catherine Willey 1799–
    13. 13. John Willey 1807–1864 m. Sally Webster 1800–1848
      1. 1. Maria (Webster) Willey 1830–1882
        1. 1. Henry (Leonard) Waldron 1856–1930
    14. 14. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Willey 1807–
    15. 15. Samuel Willey 1819–1890
    16. 16. Lucinda Willey 1816–
    17. 17. George Willey 1815–1880
    18. 18. Mahalia Willey 1839–
    19. 19. John Willey 1814–1864
    20. 20. Margaret ("Peggy") Wiley 1797–1850
    21. 21. Jim Wiley 1807–
    22. 22. Charles Willey 1815–1880
    23. 23. Charles Willey 1815–1880
  2. 2. John (Waitman) Willey 1768–1855 m. Cornelia (Amanda) Willey 1788–1869
    1. 1. Elizabeth Willey 1811–1855
    2. 2. John (Wesley) Willey 1806–1867
    3. 3. Hiram (F) Willey 1803–1858
    4. 4. Silas Willey 1805–1857
    5. 5. Waitman Willey 1819–1900
  3. 3. William (Polk) Willey 1786–1860
  4. 4. Magdaline Willey 1771–1841
  5. 5. Boyd Willey 1781–1816
  6. 6. Nancy Willey 1769–1816
  7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Willey 1784–1801
  8. 8. Clement Willey 1792–1816
  9. 9. John (Waitman) Willey 1785–1855
  10. 10. Levin Willey 1787–1815
  11. 11. Mary (Polly) Willey 1786–1860
  12. 12. Mary Wall 1780–1845
  13. 13. Margaret Willey 1784–1860
  14. 14. James Willey 1764–1853
  15. 15. Polly Willey 1779–

Absalom Willey's Timeline

2 Records

1739
6 May 1739
Birth of Absalom Willey in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
1791
19 Dec 1791
Age 52
Death of Absalom Willey in Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1739
    Event Place: Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1791
    Event Place: Nanticoke, Sussex, Delaware, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, Abstracts of Wills, Sussex County, Delaware, 1700s-1800s; Probate Place: Sussex, Delaware
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, Abstracts of Wills, Sussex County, Delaware, 1700s-1800s; Probate Place: Sussex, Delaware
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