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Anne Willis 1581–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Mar 1581

Birth Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1665

Death Location: Nansemond County, Virginia, British America

Father: John Wallis

Mother: Elizabeth Nicholls

Spouse(s): John ⚜️

Children(s): Thomas Lear

Anne Willis was born in 1581 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Wallis And Elizabeth Nicholls. Anne Willis married John Lear, and had children including Thomas Lear. Anne Willis passed away in 1665 in Nansemond County, Virginia, British America.

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Biography

  • Anne Willis was born in 1581 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Wallis And Elizabeth Nicholls.
  • Anne Willis married John Lear, and had children including Thomas Lear.
  • Anne Willis passed away in 1665 in Nansemond County, Virginia, British America.

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Anne Willis's Ancestors

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Anne Willis
1581–1665
Birth Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Wallis
1559–
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Nicholls
1564–1588
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Nicolls
1539–1606
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Joane Frye
1543–1606
Chalton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anne Willis's Descendants

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Anne Willis (01 Mar 1581–1665) m. John (Lear) ⚜️ (1577–1665)
  1. 1. Thomas Lear 1596–1695 m. Elizabeth Bridger 1600–1686
    1. 1. Martha Lear 1606–1674 m. Robert Pitt 1607–1672

Anne Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1581
01 Mar 1581
Birth of Anne Willis in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
1665
1665
Age 84
Death of Anne Willis in Nansemond County, Virginia, British America
Nansemond County, Virginia, British America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1581
    Event Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, British America

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